Feb 25th, 2015 Storm Recap

General Overview

What: Clipper-type winter storm
When: Mid-morning Feb. 25 through morning of Feb. 26
Snowfall Range: Widespread 3-6 inches, with higher amounts of 6 to 7.5 inches
Highest Totals Axis: Generally along and southwest of a line from Cedar Rapids, to Muscatine, to Macomb
Other Highlights: Northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph resulted in some snow drifts of 1 to 3 feet in parts of southeast Iowa

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Local Snowfall (Click to enlarge.)	Regional Snowfall (Click to enlarge.)

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Snowfall Reports List

Click >>HERE<< for the original and more detailed Local Storm Report Summary courtesy of The Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM). A secondary summary report can be found here.

The reports below are not necessarily the final reports for every location.

SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT

INCHES LOCATION                 ST COUNTY           TIME
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7.3    2 NE COLUSA              IL HANCOCK          0621 AM
7.0    1 WSW AMANA              IA IOWA             0422 AM
7.0    1 NE KEOKUK              IA LEE              0651 AM
6.8    NEW BOSTON               IA LEE              0627 AM
6.5    KEOSAUQUA                IA VAN BUREN        0700 AM
6.5    BENTLEY                  IL HANCOCK          0707 AM
6.3    CARTHAGE                 IL HANCOCK          0541 AM
6.3    NEW LONDON               IA HENRY            0737 AM
6.0    N CEDAR RAPIDS           IA LINN             0220 AM
6.0    5 NW KEOSAUQUA           IA VAN BUREN        0501 AM
6.0    2 N MUSCATINE            IA MUSCATINE        0600 AM
6.0    AUGUSTA                  IL HANCOCK          0600 AM
6.0    2 SSE BURLINGTON         IA DES MOINES       0630 AM
6.0    1 ESE MUSCATINE          IA MUSCATINE        0645 AM
5.8    2 NNW MUSCATINE          IA MUSCATINE        0655 AM
5.5    MACOMB                   IL MCDONOUGH        0650 AM
5.3    5 SSW PLEASANT PLAIN     IA JEFFERSON        0735 AM
5.0    2 WNW BURLINGTON         IA DES MOINES       0615 AM
5.0    1 W CAMBRIDGE            IL HENRY            0700 AM
4.7    COGGON                   IA LINN             0600 AM
4.6    ALEDO                    IL MERCER           0700 AM
4.5    WNW PARNELL              IA IOWA             0419 AM
4.5    MOLINE QUAD-CITY AIRPOR IL ROCK ISLAND      0600 AM
4.4    1 NNW BUFFALO            IA SCOTT            0715 AM
4.3    ESE ELIZABETH            IL JO DAVIESS       0625 AM
4.3    2 S MARENGO              IA IOWA             0710 AM
4.3    1 WSW SHERRARD           IL MERCER           0715 AM
4.3    4 NNE ELIZABETH          IL JO DAVIESS       0733 AM
4.2    4 WSW LORAN              IL JO DAVIESS       0512 AM
4.2    DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPOR IA DUBUQUE          0600 AM
4.2    1 NW DUBUQUE             IA DUBUQUE          0628 AM
4.2    1 ENE NEW WINDSOR        IL HENRY            0629 AM
4.2    LOWDEN                   IA CEDAR            0700 AM
4.2    2 SW DAVENPORT           IA SCOTT            0706 AM
4.0    1 W WASHINGTON           IA WASHINGTON       0600 AM
4.0    3 SSW ANAMOSA            IA JONES            0600 AM
4.0    ELIZABETH                IL JO DAVIESS       0600 AM
4.0    SALEM                    IA HENRY            0630 AM
4.0    1 SE KEOKUK              IA LEE              0640 AM
4.0    4 ENE MONTICELLO         IA JONES            0649 AM
4.0    1 W CEDAR RAPIDS         IA LINN             0656 AM
4.0    MONTICELLO               IA JONES            0700 AM
4.0    FREEPORT                 IL STEPHENSON       0700 AM
4.0    WASHINGTON               IA WASHINGTON       0700 AM
4.0    1 SSW DAVENPORT          IA SCOTT            0707 AM
4.0    6 SSE ELMOVILLE          IL CARROLL          0724 AM
4.0    2 SSW ANAMOSA            IA JONES            0738 AM
4.0    6 WNW BURLINGTON         IA DES MOINES       0739 AM
3.8    2 WSW IOWA CITY          IA JOHNSON          0640 AM
3.8    4 W MAQUOKETA            IA JACKSON          0648 AM
3.7    KEWANEE                  IL HENRY            0700 AM
3.7    PRINCETON                IL BUREAU           0700 AM
3.7    2 SE BETTENDORF          IA SCOTT            0700 AM
3.5    1 N GENESEO              IL HENRY            0303 AM
3.5    DUBUQUE                  IA DUBUQUE          0600 AM
3.5    DAVENPORT                IA SCOTT            0600 AM
3.5    SSE REYNOLDS             IL ROCK ISLAND      0606 AM
3.5    1 SSW KEWANEE            IL HENRY            0615 AM
3.5    NORTH ENGLISH            IA IOWA             0630 AM
3.5    1 ESE NORA               IL JO DAVIESS       0754 AM
3.2    4 S DEWITT               IA SCOTT            0750 AM
3.0    FULTON                   IA JACKSON          0600 AM
3.0    ILLINOIS CITY            IL ROCK ISLAND      0600 AM
3.0    4 SSW KEOKUK             IL HANCOCK          0606 AM
3.0    GALENA                   IL JO DAVIESS       0700 AM
3.0    APPLE RIVER CANYON STAT IL JO DAVIESS       0700 AM
3.0    WILLIAMSBURG             IA IOWA             0700 AM
3.0    SW DURANT                IA CEDAR            0741 AM
2.8    5 NNE PRINCETON          IL BUREAU           0359 AM

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Pre-Storm Discussions

Below are links to the most recent Winter Weather Message and Area Forecast Discussion before the event began. They are courtesy of The Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM).

WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
431 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1213 PM CST WED FEB 25 2015

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