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Major Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold in the North-Central U.S.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies/Plains into the Mid-South beginning Friday, spreading eastward to the Mid-Atlantic and New England this weekend. An Arctic front will bring frigid temperatures and gusty winds that will lead to dangerous wind chills from the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Read More >

Overview

Numerous showers and thunderstorms tracked across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri during the afternoon and evening of Tuesday, August 28.  Very heavy rain, frequent lightning, damaging winds, and a tornado were reported with these storms.  A tornado touched down along the Scott/Clinton county border near Donahue, IA or south of Grand Mound, IA causing damage to trees, crops, and a home.  Winds between 50 and 90 mph caused several downed power lines, power outages, and tree damage.  Rainfall totals between 2 and 4 inches were common along and south of I-80.

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