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Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Concerns in the Southwest; Coastal Low to Impact the East Coast

Deep tropical moisture will lead to widespread showers and thunderstorms capable of producing flash flooding through early next week over the Southwest and Four Corners. A coastal storm is expected to develop off the southeast U.S. coast tonight and is expected to strengthen and bring flooding, dangerous rip currents, gusty winds and heavy rain up much of the East Coast through early next week. Read More >

Overview

An early season winter storm lead to widespread snowfall throughout the area, with totals around 4-6 inches northwest of a line from Iowa City to Freeport, IL. Closer to Dubuque, totals reached upwards to 8 inches.

 

The snow started out as rain, as there was a strong pull of warm and moist air into the area. This rain lasted until around 6:00pm on 12/11, when it started transitioning to snow in our northern part of the CWA. By 6:00am on 12/12, the snow made its way to the Quad Cities area and quickly spread into northwestern IL. The snow was heavy at times, especially right around the area where the rain was transitioning to snow. Visibilities in the heaviest bands were around a 1/2 mile or less.

 

Official National Weather Service Observations

Moline: 3.2"

Davenport: 1.5"

Dubuque: 9.4"

***Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Burlington do not measure snow as part of their climate records. Please see the Snowfall Amounts and Storm Reports sections for reported snow amounts in these locations.***

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