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Arctic Front Brings Winter Weather and Colder Temperatures to the Eastern U.S.

A series of cold fronts will bring heavy lake effect snow to the northern Great Lakes. The fronts will merge over the Ohio Valley and bring colder temperatures east of the Mississippi River later today into the end of the week. Additionally, wintry weather will develop over the Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and Northeast as rain switches over to snow tonight into Thursday morning. Read More >

September 27, 1959

On the evening of September 27th,  a storm moved through Scott County Iowa producing 7 inch hail.  This is the largest reported hail ever to hit Scott County.  The damage from the excessively large hail occurred in Davenport, Iowa.  Damage estimates of more than $5,000 were caused by the hail after it hit greenhouses in Davenport.  The heaviest damages occurred at the Louis Hendershot Florist where approximately 3,000 windows were broken. 

There were no reports of injuries or fatalities with the hail.  That same day a F2 tornado touched down south of Davenport in McDonough County Illinois, causing one injury.