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An upper level storm system tracked east across the eastern Great Plains into northern Missouri and Illinois on from Feb. 8-9, 2018, bringing widespread snow to portions of eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois. The heaviest snowfall fell along the Highway 20 corridor, where amounts of 6 to 8 inches were reported in Independence, Dubuque, and Freeport. To the south, around 2 to 5 inches fell from the Interstate 80 corridor to Highway 30. This page will update as more information becomes available. |
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| Interactive Map Link | Iowa Snow Analysis Courtesy Iowa Environmental Mesonet |
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THE REPORTS BELOW ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 1055 AM CST Fri Feb 9 2018 ...Snowfall Totals from February 8-9, 2018... Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon 1 E Freeport 8.0 in 0500 AM 02/09 42.29N/89.62W 2 WSW Chadwick 7.2 in 0836 AM 02/09 42.00N/89.92W 2 NNE Hazleton 7.0 in 0600 AM 02/09 42.64N/91.89W Freeport 6.5 in 0700 AM 02/09 42.29N/89.63W 1 ENE Independence 6.5 in 0539 AM 02/09 42.47N/91.88W 1 ENE Nora 6.3 in 0916 AM 02/09 42.46N/89.93W Lanark 6.0 in 0500 AM 02/09 42.10N/89.83W 1 SE Asbury 6.0 in 0803 AM 02/09 42.51N/90.75W Manchester 5.6 in 0700 AM 02/09 42.49N/91.46W 3 SW Winneshiek 5.3 in 0700 AM 02/09 42.32N/89.57W Rock Falls 5.0 in 0500 AM 02/09 41.77N/89.69W 3 NW Greeley 5.0 in 0657 AM 02/09 42.62N/91.38W Hopkinton 4.5 in 1012 AM 02/09 42.34N/91.25W Elizabeth 4.4 in 0630 AM 02/09 42.32N/90.22W Dubuque Regional Arpt 4.3 in 0600 AM 02/09 42.40N/90.72W Coggon 4.2 in 0630 AM 02/09 42.28N/91.53W Unionville 4.0 in 0759 AM 02/09 41.81N/89.98W Central City 4.0 in 0837 AM 02/09 42.20N/91.52W Cascade 4.0 in 0757 AM 02/09 42.30N/91.01W Fulton 4.0 in 1027 AM 02/09 42.15N/90.68W Monticello 4.0 in 0800 AM 02/09 42.24N/91.19W Galena 4.0 in 0700 AM 02/09 42.42N/90.43W Wyoming 4.0 in 0900 AM 02/09 42.06N/91.00W Anamosa 3.7 in 0630 AM 02/09 42.11N/91.28W 1 SSW Coleta 3.3 in 0837 AM 02/09 41.89N/89.81W 3 W Cedar Rapids 3.2 in 0843 AM 02/09 41.97N/91.73W 1 NE Mount Vernon 3.0 in 0759 AM 02/09 41.93N/91.41W Vinton 3.0 in 0700 AM 02/09 42.16N/92.03W 1 SW Cordova 2.8 in 0833 AM 02/09 41.67N/90.33W 1 ESE Clinton 2.7 in 0823 AM 02/09 41.84N/90.22W Lowden 2.6 in 0730 AM 02/09 41.86N/90.92W Davenport Municipality 2.6 in 0600 AM 02/09 41.62N/90.58W Eldridge 2.5 in 0834 AM 02/09 41.64N/90.57W Princeton 2.5 in 0700 AM 02/09 41.38N/89.47W 1 ENE Riverdale 2.3 in 0837 AM 02/09 41.54N/90.45W Park View 2.2 in 0633 AM 02/09 41.69N/90.54W Davenport 2.0 in 0754 AM 02/09 41.56N/90.61W Moline Quad-City Airport 2.0 in 0600 AM 02/09 41.45N/90.50W Durant 2.0 in 0813 AM 02/09 41.60N/90.91W 3 NNE Cedar Rapids 2.0 in 0523 AM 02/09 42.01N/91.65W Belle Plaine 1.0 in 0800 AM 02/09 41.90N/92.27W Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. $$
Highlighted locations are official NWS observations.
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| Figure 1: 00Z 2/9 DVN Sounding | Figure 2: 12Z 2/9 DVN Sounding |
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