Extreme Fire Weather Concerns; Severe Thunderstorms from the Plains to Mississippi Valley

Extremely critical fire weather concerns for portions of the southern High Plans as strong wind and very dry conditions could result in rapid spread of any fires. Meanwhile, severe thunderstorms are expected once again across areas of the Central and Southern Plains, then spreading in the Mississippi Valley regions on Monday. Damaging winds, very large hail and strong tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Overview

A wide swath of 6 to 10 inches of snow fell across parts of eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois from the late evening of Feb. 11 into the early morning of Feb. 13.
Much of the area saw completely snow-covered roads with numerous accidents, towing restrictions, and school and business closures on Feb. 12.

Official Snowfall Totals

Moline, IL Davenport, IA Dubuque, IA

2.3" 4.6" 6.8"

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Local Storm Reports
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Reported between Midnight and 9 AM,
Wednesday February 12, 2025.

....IOWA....
Oskaloosa                         5.0
Lowden                            4.4
Iowa City 2.0 WSW                 4.0
North Liberty 0.7 SSW             4.0
Pella                             4.0
Iowa City 1.4 NNE                 3.5
Amana 4.7 W                       3.0
Iowa City                         3.0
Keosauqua                         2.7
Wellman 4.0 E                     2.5
Solon 0.3 ESE                     2.5
Sigourney                         2.5
North English                     2.5
Fairfield 5.7 NNE                 2.2
Marion 0.4 NNW                    2.0
Robins 0.4 SSE                    2.0
Grinnell                          2.0
Belle Plaine                      2.0
Park View 0.2 WSW                 1.8
NWS Johnston*                     1.8
Vinton                            1.7
Marshalltown                      1.6
Boone                             1.6
Farmington 2.4 W                  1.5
Farmington 3.5 W                  1.5
Clinton 1.3 NNE                   1.5
Shellsburg 2.9 S                  1.5
Cedar Rapids 5.8 N                1.4
Robins 0.8 SE                     1.4
Washington                        1.4
Marion 0.9 NE                     1.3
Bellevue 12.2 NW                  1.2
Anamosa 3 SSW                     1.2
Eldridge 0.7 SSW                  1.0
Cedar Rapids 2.1 NW               1.0
Cedar Rapids 2.7 NE               1.0
Muscatine 2N                      1.0
De Witt                           1.0
Columbus Jct                      1.0
Bellevue LD12                     1.0
Davenport 4.3 NE                  0.8
Fairfax 4.0 NW                    0.8
Donnellson                        0.8
Wapello 5.4 SE                    0.7
Salem 1S                          0.7
Davenport 0.9 WNW                 0.6
Farmington 0.4 NNW                0.5
Farmington 0.3 NW                 0.5
Dubuque 1.0 SE                    0.4
Fayette                           0.4
Elkader 6SSW                      0.4
New London 1.5 SW                 0.3
Yarmouth 1.9 SW                   0.2
Riverdale 0.5 N                   0.1
Camanche 1.2 W                    0.1
Hampton                           0.1
Mount Auburn 2.2 NNW              0.0
Mason City                        0.0
Oelwein 1E                        0.0
Dubuque LD11                      0.0
....ILLINOIS....
Mount Carroll 6.8 NNW             2.6
Gladstone LD18                    2.0
Freeport                          1.0
Moline 0.7 NNE                    0.9
Stockton 3.4 NNE                  0.6
Stockton                          0.6
Dallas City 3.0 SSE               0.5
Walnut 5.3 ENE                    0.5
Geneseo 2.0 NW                    0.5
Hanover 0.2 NW                    0.5
Stronghurst 0.4 SSW               0.4
Colona 0.5 ESE                    0.2
New Windsor 2.0 N                 0.2
Morrison 3.2 E                    0.1
Winslow 4.3 ESE                   0.1
East Dubuque 1.7 SE               0.1
Colchester 3.5 NE                 0.0
Warsaw 5.8 SE                     0.0
Davis 1.5 NNE                     0.0
Lena 0.3 SSE                      0.0
Steward                           0.0
Mendota                           0.0
Augusta                           0.0
Aledo                             0.0
Romeoville                        0.0

Reported between Midnight and 9 AM,
Thursday February 13, 2025.

....IOWA....
Monticello                        9.0
Parnell 0.1 SSW                   8.5
Cedar Rapids 2.1 NW               8.2
Lowden                            7.3
Clinton 1.3 NNE                   7.0
Solon 0.3 ESE                     6.5
Sigourney                         6.5
Dubuque LD11                      6.0
Robins 0.4 SSE                    5.5
Camanche 1.2 W                    5.1
Nichols 2.5 NNW                   5.0
Ames US 30                        5.0
Bellevue LD12                     5.0
NWS Johnston*                     5.0
Calamus 2.0 NE                    4.9
Robins 0.8 SE                     4.7
Anamosa 3 SSW                     4.6
Farmington 2.4 W                  4.5
Farmington 3.5 W                  4.5
Marion 0.9 NE                     4.5
Wellman 4.0 E                     4.3
Park View 0.2 WSW                 4.2
Clinton 1.7 NNW                   4.1
Iowa City 1.4 NNE                 4.0
Marengo 2.6 SSW                   4.0
Toledo                            4.0
De Witt                           4.0
Columbus Jct                      4.0
Marion 0.4 NNW                    3.9
Davenport 4.3 NE                  3.8
Bettendorf 2.4 ENE                3.7
Farmington 0.4 NNW                3.5
Farmington 0.3 NW                 3.5
Grinnell                          3.5
Washington                        3.5
Yarmouth 1.9 SW                   3.0
Mount Auburn 2.2 NNW              3.0
Rickardsville 0.2 W               3.0
Marshalltown                      3.0
Iowa City                         3.0
Davenport 0.9 WNW                 2.8
Fayette                           2.8
Rathbun Reservoir                 2.6
Wapello 5.4 SE                    2.5
Donnellson                        2.5
Oskaloosa                         2.4
Davenport 2.9 W                   2.3
Boone                             2.2
Muscatine 2N                      2.2
Keosauqua                         2.1
Keokuk LD19                       2.0
Belle Plaine                      2.0
Hampton                           1.2
Oelwein 1E                        1.1
....ILLINOIS....
Galena 0.8 WSW                    9.7
Hanover 0.2 NW                    7.8
Stockton                          6.7
Elizabeth                         6.5
Lena 0.3 SSE                      5.5
East Dubuque 1.7 SE               5.5
Freeport                          5.2
Mount Carroll                     5.0
Mount Carroll 6.8 NNW             4.5
Winslow 4.3 ESE                   4.5
Geneseo 2.0 NW                    3.5
Moline 0.7 NNE                    3.3
Streator                          3.0
St Anne                           2.6
Colona 0.5 ESE                    2.3
Aledo                             2.1
New Windsor 2.0 N                 2.0
Stronghurst 0.4 SSW               1.9
Romeoville                        1.8
Mendota                           1.7
Bentley                           1.7
Colchester 3.5 NE                 1.5
Galva 0.4 NW                      1.5
Ottawa                            1.5
Steward                           1.3
Augusta                           1.2
La Harpe                          1.0
Gladstone LD18                    0.0
....MISSOURI....
Memphis                           1.5
....WISCONSIN....
Beloit-College                    5.8
Monroe                            5.0
Brodhead                          4.7
Whitewater                        4.0
Steuben 4SE                       3.0
La Crosse WFO                     2.1
Viroqua                           1.6
....MINNESOTA....
Grand Meadow                      1.3

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Extreme Fire Weather Concerns; Severe Thunderstorms from the Plains to Mississippi Valley

Event Summary: Feb. 12, 2025