Heavy Rain and Mountain Snow Lingers in California; Winter Storm Impacting the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.

An atmospheric river will wind down through today across California with lingering heavy rainfall, heavy mountain snow, and gusty winds. A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow will cause hazardous travel conditions for the Great Lakes into the northern Mid-Atlantic and southern New England today through Saturday morning. Areas of tree damage and power outages are possible. Read More >

Ice Storm and Heavy Rain Overview

A well advertised storm system brough a mix of precipitation across all of eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and northeast Missouri Wednesday, February 22nd. Precipitation began as rain during the early morning, but quickly changes to a mix of sleet and freezing rain as it progressed north over areas along and north of Interstate 80. This precipitation continued throughout the day before tapering off during the mid to late evening hours.

Given the amount of moisture associated with this system, rain and ice amounts were high. Rainfall totals of around 1.00 - 1.50" were observed along and east of the Mississippi River. Ice amounts of a few hundredths up to three tenths of an inch were observed, with the later mainly along and north of the Highway 30 corridor. This ice lead to slippery travel conditions and power outages.