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Heavy Rain in the Mid-Atlantic; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northern Plains; Critical Fire in the West

Locally heavy rain and flash flooding will be possible today into tonight near the Mid-Atlantic/Carolina coast. Storms with large hail and severe wind gusts are expected across parts of the central and northern Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley. Dry thunderstorms, and warm, dry, and windy conditions will produce fire weather conditions in parts of the Great Basin and northern Rockies. Read More >

Overview

A storm system tracked east northeast across eastern IA, northwest IL, and northeast MO on Saturday bringing snow to portions of the region.  Areas along and north of I-80 received the bulk of the snow from this event, with amounts over a half inch.  The highest totals were north of highway 30 in Illinois, with amounts between 4 and 6 inches.  
 

In addition, light freezing rain/drizzle occurred during the evening and overnight hours across much of eastern IA and northwest IL creating a light glaze over the newly fallen snow and on elevated surfaces.  
 

NWS Official Totals

Moline: 0.4"
Dubuque: 4.0"
Davenport NWS: 0.5" 

 

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US 20 near Dubuque, IA Snowplow Cam - IA DOT 
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