Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >
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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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