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Lake Effect Snow in the Lower Great Lakes; Unsettled Pattern in the Pacific Northwest

Lake-effect snow will continue downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through Friday. Lake Effect Snow Warnings have been issued. 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 this afternoon and produce light rain and higher elevation snow over the Cascades through Saturday. Read More >

Overview

Snow fell across much of northeast Iowa and northern Illinois early Saturday, as an area of low pressure tracked east over Missouri. Snowfall amounts generally between 1 and 3 inches were common, with the higher amounts falling along and north of highway 30.

 

Additional snow fell over portions of eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois late Saturday afternoon and evening. The highest totals between 2 and 4 inches fell along a line from Washington county in Iowa, to northern Mercer and southern Rock Island counties in Illinois.

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Midwest Snowfall Analysis - Courtesy Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM)
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