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Lake Effect Snow in the Lower Great Lakes; Rain and High Elevation Snow in the West

Lake-effect snow will continue downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through Friday. In the Western U.S., rain and higher elevation snow will continue over the Great Basin through Friday. A front will move over the Pacific Northwest Thursday afternoon and produce light rain and higher elevation snow over the Cascades through Saturday. Read More >

Overview

February 15, 2021

An area of light to moderate snow moved north across extreme eastern Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois Monday, February 15, 2021.  North winds of 10 to 15 mph brought some blowing and drifting snow on east-west roads.  Snowfall amounts were generally between 1 and 3 inches along and south of a Fairfield, IA to Freeport, IL line.  The higher amounts around 3-4 inches fell in west central and north central IL. 
 

Official National Weather Service Observations

Moline, IL 3.8"
Davenport, IA 1.3"
Dubuque, IA 0.4"


Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Burlington do not measure snow as part of their climate records. Please see the Snowfall Amounts and Storm Reports sections for reported snow amounts in these locations.

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