Severe Storms and Heavy Rain the Mississippi Valley and Midwest; Widespread Heat in the Central US

Severe thunderstorms and showers have the potential for large hail, a few strong tornadoes, damaging winds with gusts over 75 mph, and localized flash flooding across parts of the Mid/Upper Mississippi Valley and Midwest. A widespread heat wave will continue across the Central U.S. and Midwest today. Fire weather concerns persist in the Southwest into the central Rockies and northern California. Read More >

Overview

While not a very strong storm, this storm had open access to moist Gulf air, which ended up dropping large snowfall totals through part of the Midwest. This storm started out as rain early on 2/1, which quickly switched to snow after 6:00 PM and remained snow through the duration of the event. In our forecast area, our southeastern counties saw the brunt of the storm, while totals quickly fell off as you travel north, owing to too much dry air early in the event. Where heavy snow fell, totals ranged between 8-14 inches, with blowing/drifting snow that led to deeper drifts and roads that kept getting covered over again.

NWS Official Totals

Moline: 0.8"
Dubuque: 0.0"
Davenport NWS: 0.1"

Weather Prediction Center Surface Analysis/Fronts
6 AM Feb. 2, 2022

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Preliminary Snow and Precipitation Maps from February 1 - 2, 2022

Regional Snow Map (courtesy IEM)	Local Snow Analysis (courtesy IEM)	Liquid Equivalent Map

Radar

Radar Loop - Courtesy IEM

Storm Reports and Photos


Storm Reports Map Courtesy IEM	Mark, IL Courtesy of Amanda Shevokas	Kewanee, IL Courtesy of Lee Bailleu

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 947 PM CST WED FEB 2 2022 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1000 AM SNOW 1 SSW KEWANEE 41.23N 89.93W 02/02/2022 M5.5 INCH HENRY IL TRAINED SPOTTER UPDATED STORM TOTAL. 1029 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 WNW MARK 41.27N 89.27W 02/02/2022 E6.0 INCH PUTNAM IL PUBLIC AT LEAST 6 INCHES. STILL SNOWING. 1030 AM SNOW 3 ENE CHARLIE HEATH MEM 40.59N 91.84W 02/02/2022 M1.3 INCH CLARK MO TRAINED SPOTTER UPDATED SNOWFALL AMOUNT. 1142 AM SNOW NAUVOO 40.55N 91.39W 02/02/2022 M3.5 INCH HANCOCK IL PUBLIC 1145 AM SNOW INDUSTRY 40.32N 90.61W 02/02/2022 M9.0 INCH MCDONOUGH IL TRAINED SPOTTER UPDATED SNOWFALL REPORT. STILL SNOWING. 1153 AM SNOW 4 SSE NAUVOO 40.49N 91.36W 02/02/2022 M4.5 INCH HANCOCK IL TRAINED SPOTTER SO FAR. 0153 PM SNOW OQUAWKA 40.94N 90.95W 02/02/2022 M1.7 INCH HENDERSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0200 PM HEAVY SNOW 1 NW BUSHNELL 40.56N 90.51W 02/02/2022 E6.5 INCH MCDONOUGH IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0230 PM SNOW 1 SSW MOOAR 40.44N 91.45W 02/02/2022 M5.0 INCH LEE IA TRAINED SPOTTER EVENT TOTAL. 0241 PM HEAVY SNOW COLCHESTER 40.43N 90.79W 02/02/2022 M12.0 INCH MCDONOUGH IL TRAINED SPOTTER EVENT TOTAL. 0300 PM SNOW 2 NE COLUSA 40.59N 91.15W 02/02/2022 M5.6 INCH HANCOCK IL PUBLIC 0410 PM HEAVY SNOW AUGUSTA 40.23N 90.95W 02/02/2022 M13.5 INCH HANCOCK IL CO-OP OBSERVER EVENT TOTAL. 0423 PM SNOW 1 SE MACOMB 40.46N 90.67W 02/02/2022 M14.5 INCH MCDONOUGH IL PUBLIC

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Severe Storms and Heavy Rain the Mississippi Valley and Midwest; Widespread Heat in the Central US

Event Summary Feb 01-02, 2022