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Tropical Storm Imelda Forms; Another Round of Heavy Rain and Potential Flooding in the Southwest

Tropical Storm Imelda has formed near the Bahamas Sunday afternoon, and continues to bring heavy rainfall. The risk of significant wind impacts from Imelda along the Southeast coast are decreasing. Another round of showers and storms with a heavy rain and flash flood threat will continue in the Southwest through Monday morning. 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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