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Severe Weather and Heavy Rain Along the Central Gulf Coast; Pacific Storm in the Northwest

Showers and thunderstorms pose a risk for a couple of tornadoes, occasional damaging gusts, and some scattered flash flooding along the central Gulf Coast. A Pacific storm system continues to bring gusty winds, lower elevation rain, and hazardous mountain snow to the northwestern U.S.. Read More >

Overview

A strong system brought a mix of heavy rain, snow, and strong winds to all of eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and northeast Missouri on the days of April 1- 3, 2024. Precipitation began as all rain during the morning of April 2nd, but quickly changed to a moderate to heavy snow by early afternoon as colder air moved into the area. Snow amounts between 2-4 inches were observed across portions of eastern Iowa, with widespread rainfall amounts of 1-3 inches.

Areas of light to moderate snow and rain continued into April 3rd, with snowfall totals around 3-5 inches mainly along and north of Highway 30 in eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois. A snowfall amount of 6.8 inches was observed in eastern Dubuque county. In addition, strong northwest winds accompanied the system on April 3rd. Maximum wind gusts around 35-45 MPH were observed.

NWS Official Totals
Dubuque: 6.5"
Davenport: 1.6"
Moline: 1.4"

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Watch, Warning, Advisory Map - 8am April 3rd, 2024   
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