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Storm Surge Flooding Continues in the Outer Banks; Dangerous Heat in the West

Storm surge flooding will continue through tonight in the Outer Banks in North Carolina as Hurricane Erin continues to move away from the U.S. Wind gusts up to tropical storm force are possible along the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England coasts through Friday. A dangerous, record heat wave will continue across the Desert Southwest and the Central Valley of California through Saturday. 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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