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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 winter storm spread light to moderate snow across much of eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri. The snow began Wednesday (Feb 12) afternoon and ended early Thursday (Feb 13) morning   Snowfall amounts ranged from around 1 inch along a line from Manchester IA to Cedar Rapids IA to Sigourney IA, to near 4 inches in west central Illinois. A snow total of 5 inches was measured at the Augusta IL (Hancock Co IL) NWS COOP station.

In addition to the snow, strong winds gusts up to 40 mph were seen Wednesday night and early Thursday as an arctic cold front pushed through the area.  This caused some blowing and drifting of snow, leading to hazardous travel conditions and a few accidents for the Thursday morning commute.

 

Official NWS Obs:

Moline: 3.3"

Davenport: 2.8"

Dubuque: 2.8"

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Surface Map 02/12-02/13
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