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Flash Flooding Likely into Tonight for Portions of Kansas and Missouri; Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Tropical Storm Krosa Forms Near the Marianas.

Flash flooding likely in northeast Kansas & Missouri into tonight. Widespread extreme heat will develop and persist across much of the Southeast this weekend & next week. Tropical Storm Krosa has formed and will continue to cause heavy rain across Guam & the CNMI through Saturday. Severe storms with flooding rains expected into tonight for portions of the Midwest. Read More >

 

 Winter Storm Overview 

A winter storm brought moderate to heavy snow to much of eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and far northeast Missouri on February 16th, 2023.

Snow began during the early morning across much of east central Iowa, with several locations (especially around Iowa City) seeing snow amounts around 4-6 inches around 6:00 AM. Light snow continued throughout the morning before the arrival of a stronger band of snow by early afternoon. This band impacted the Cedar Rapids / Iowa City metros during the early-mid afternoon before reaching the Mississippi River / Quad Cities metro by late afternoon and early evening, which lead to treacherous travel conditions for the evening commute.

Snowfall totals ranged from around 2-6 inches in the Quad Cities / Dubuque metros, to around 7-12 inches in the Cedar Rapids / Iowa City metros. Lesser snow amounts were observed across southeast Iowa due to sleet mixing in with snow.

 

NWS Official Totals

Moline: 2.3"
Dubuque: 6.6"
Davenport NWS: 4.2" 

 

Notable (Non-NWS Official) Totals

1 SW University Heights: 11.5" (Trained Spotter)
Lowden: 9.5" (COOP Observer)
2 W Marion: 7.2" (Trained Spotter)

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