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Dangerous Fire Conditions in the Southern High Plains; Severe Weather in the Central Plains and Upper Midwest; Late-Season Mountain Snow

Dry and windy conditions will produce dangerous fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains into the Southwest. Severe storms, including very large hail, strong tornadoes, and winds, are expected in the central Plains into the Upper Midwest. Heavy late-season snow and record cold temperatures are expected in the northern to central Rockies. Heat is spreading across the eastern U.S.. Read More >

Overview

A winter storm spread light to moderate snow across much of eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri. The snow began Wednesday (Feb 12) afternoon and ended early Thursday (Feb 13) morning   Snowfall amounts ranged from around 1 inch along a line from Manchester IA to Cedar Rapids IA to Sigourney IA, to near 4 inches in west central Illinois. A snow total of 5 inches was measured at the Augusta IL (Hancock Co IL) NWS COOP station.

In addition to the snow, strong winds gusts up to 40 mph were seen Wednesday night and early Thursday as an arctic cold front pushed through the area.  This caused some blowing and drifting of snow, leading to hazardous travel conditions and a few accidents for the Thursday morning commute.

 

Official NWS Obs:

Moline: 3.3"

Davenport: 2.8"

Dubuque: 2.8"

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Surface Map 02/12-02/13
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