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Snow in the Rockies; Showers and Thunderstorms Along the Gulf Coast; Potential Winter Storm for Northern Mid-Atlantic and Interior New England

A winter-like pattern will continue over much of the Lower 48 over the next few days, with snow stretching from the Rockies today into the Middle Mississippi Valley on Monday. Showers and thunderstorms will develop along the Gulf Coast and Southeast on Monday. As the storm moves northward late Monday into Tuesday, winter weather is possible from the Central Appalachians to Interior New England. Read More >

Overview

A strong winter storm brought moderate to heavy snow to portions of eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois late Friday night and early Saturday morning.

Precipitation began as rain that quickly changed over to snow early Saturday.  Heavy wet snow fell east of a line from Fairfield to Iowa City, to Dubuque and generally north of a line from Burlington Iowa to Galesburg Illinois.  The heaviest snowfall amounts between 8 and 12 inches fell from extreme eastern Iowa in Cedar, Scott, and Clinton counties, to Carroll, Jo Daviess, and Stephenson counties in Illinois.  This heavy snow caused numerous accidents and downed several tree branches due to the weight of the snow.  

NWS Official Totals

Moline: 7.3"
Dubuque: 4.2"
Davenport NWS: 7.8" 

Notable (Non-NWS) Totals

Elizabeth, IL: 12.5" (COOP Observer)
Hanover, IL: 11.0" (Trained Spotter)
Lowden, IA: 10" (COOP Observer)

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