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Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall Potential for the Plains; Coastal Low Across the mid-Atlantic

An upper trough and frontal boundary will focus showers and thunderstorms across portions of the Plains through early Monday; A few severe thunderstorms along with heavy rainfall are expected. Meanwhile, low pressure off the Southeast Coast will bring inclement weather across the mid-Atlantic coast through Monday. This system is forecast to meander off the coast then track inland early this week. Read More >

Overview

A Winter Storm that tracked just south of the area still managed to drop a band of heavy snow into parts of northeast Iowa and southern Wisconsin during the overnight hours of January 25-26th, 2021. While impacts were higher to the south, a heavy snow band of 4-8" fell near the Iowa-Wisconsin border between Prairie du Chien, WI and Dubuque, IA.

There was a tight gradient in the snowfall, with very little accumulation closer to Interstate 90.

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