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Arctic Air Mass Lingers for Areas of the East; Critical Fire Weather for the Plains; Active Weather Pattern for Hawaii

Arctic air lingers for the east, however, winds will slowly subside and a slow moderating trend starts during the week. Moisture continues to provide rainfall and higher elevation snow for the Pacific Northwest, northern California and northern Rockies through Monday. For the State of Hawaii, dangerous surf conditions with strong winds and heavy rainfall will impact the islands through Monday. Read More >

Overview

February 15, 2021

An area of light to moderate snow moved north across extreme eastern Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois Monday, February 15, 2021.  North winds of 10 to 15 mph brought some blowing and drifting snow on east-west roads.  Snowfall amounts were generally between 1 and 3 inches along and south of a Fairfield, IA to Freeport, IL line.  The higher amounts around 3-4 inches fell in west central and north central IL. 
 

Official National Weather Service Observations

Moline, IL 3.8"
Davenport, IA 1.3"
Dubuque, IA 0.4"


Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Burlington do not measure snow as part of their climate records. Please see the Snowfall Amounts and Storm Reports sections for reported snow amounts in these locations.

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