Alert archive / Iowa / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 28, 2009, 3:33 AM CDT for 17 counties in Iowa; 13 counties in Illinois; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri. It took effect at Mar 28, 2009, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 39 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2009, 3:33 AM CDT (08:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2009, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2009, 3:35 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
All 32 counties
Cedar County, IA, Clinton County, IA, Des Moines County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Henry County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Jefferson County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Lee County, IA, Linn County, IA, Louisa County, IA, Muscatine County, IA, Scott County, IA, Van Buren County, IA, Washington County, IA, Bureau County, IL, Carroll County, IL, Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL, Henry County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL, McDonough County, IL, Mercer County, IL, Putnam County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Stephenson County, IL, Warren County, IL, Whiteside County, IL, Clark County, MO, Scotland County, MO
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 5:04 PM CDT | SLEET 1 | 1 Wsw Sherrard, IL | SOME SLEET ALSO. LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET MIXTURE CONTINUES. |
| Mar 28, 5:04 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | 1 Wsw Sherrard, IL | SOME SLEET ALSO. LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET MIXTURE CONTINUES. |
| Mar 28, 5:04 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | 3 Sw Cedar Rapids, IA | MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES. MOST ROADS SNOW/SLUSH COVERED. |
| Mar 28, 5:37 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | Sherrard, IL | MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET |
| Mar 28, 5:44 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | W Cantril, IA | NO PRECIPITATION OCCURRING AT TIME OF REPORT |
| Mar 28, 5:47 PM CDT | SLEET 0.5 | 4 Sse Winslow, IL | |
| Mar 28, 5:47 PM CDT | SNOW 1.5 | 1 Sw Davenport, IA | |
| Mar 28, 6:04 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | Wnw Wheatland, IA | ROADS ARE SNOW AND ICE COVERED |
| Mar 28, 6:08 PM CDT | SNOW 1.5 | Eldridge, IA | HUGE SNOWFLAKES AT TIME OF REPORT |
| Mar 28, 6:17 PM CDT | SNOW 1.5 | 2 W Cedar Rapids, IA | |
| Mar 28, 6:20 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | Freeport, IL | MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AT TIME OF REPORT |
| Mar 28, 6:20 PM CDT | SNOW 1.5 | Muscatine, IA | |
| Mar 28, 6:29 PM CDT | SNOW 1.5 | 3 Nne Keosauqua, IA | |
| Mar 28, 6:56 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | Brighton, IA | MIX OF LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET AT TIME OF REPORT |
| Mar 28, 7:00 PM CDT | SNOW 1.8 | Cedar Rapids, IA | NEAR 29TH STREET AND 1ST AVE NE. STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 28, 7:09 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Charlotte, IA | SNOW AND SLEET MIX AT TIME OF REPORT |
| Mar 28, 7:15 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | 13 Nw Medill, MO | |
| Mar 28, 7:24 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | 3 Nnw Cedar Rapids, IA | MODERATE SNOW AT TIME OF REPORT |
| Mar 28, 7:26 PM CDT | SNOW 4.5 | Fairfield, IA | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 28, 7:30 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | 2 W Cedar Rapids, IA | |
| Mar 28, 7:32 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | Cedar Rapids, IA | CHERRY HILL AREA. STILL SNOWING. ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED. |
| Mar 28, 7:37 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | 1 Ese Hanover, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 28, 7:58 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | 1 Sse Cedar Rapids, IA | MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING |
| Mar 28, 8:07 PM CDT | HEAVY SLEET 0.5 | Cordova, IL | THE SLEET ACCUMULATION OCCURRED LATE THIS AFTERNOON. JUST LIGHT SLEET FALLING NOW. |
| Mar 28, 8:07 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | 1 W Cambridge, IL | |
| Mar 28, 8:07 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | Cedar Rapids, IA | MODERATE SNOW AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Mar 28, 8:10 PM CDT | SNOW 2.2 | Nnw Springville, IA | |
| Mar 28, 8:29 PM CDT | SNOW 2.5 | 3 Nw Mount Vernon, IA | STILL MODERATE SNOW. |
| Mar 28, 8:30 PM CDT | SNOW 2.8 | 3 E Cedar Rapids, IA | STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 28, 8:38 PM CDT | SNOW 4.5 | 2 W Cedar Rapids, IA | |
| Mar 28, 8:46 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | 4 Wnw Dubuque, IA | |
| Mar 28, 8:54 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | New Windsor, IL | |
| Mar 28, 9:00 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | E Solon, IA | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 28, 9:05 PM CDT | SNOW 2 | 3 Nne Downing, MO | |
| Mar 28, 9:05 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | Lowden, IA | MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AT TIME OF REPORT |
| Mar 28, 9:30 PM CDT | SNOW 3.5 | Cedar Rapids, IA | AT KCRG. |
| Mar 28, 10:20 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | Lena, IL | |
| Mar 28, 10:32 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | Dubuque, IA | |
| Mar 28, 10:57 PM CDT | SNOW 5 | Cedar Rapids, IA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 45 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1793 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KDVN 280833 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 333 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .AN INTENSE EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM TEXAS TO NORTHERN INDIANA TODAY AND TONIGHT BRINGING A BAND OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE REGION. IAZ054-065>068-077-078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018- 024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-281645- /O.UPG.KDVN.WS.A.0003.090328T1800Z-090329T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDVN.WS.W.0003.090328T1800Z-090329T1500Z/ JACKSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON- HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON- WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...TIPTON...CLINTON... MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB... MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 333 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH. RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND GRADUALLY SPREAD TO THE NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY. RAIN WILL QUICKLY BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW...AND POSSIBLY SLEET AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IT WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY WET SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY THE SNOW WILL MELT BUT ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BEGIN BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO VARY ACROSS THE AREA...BUT CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT A BAND OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IF THUNDER-SNOWS DEVELOP. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ042-053-281645- /O.UPG.KDVN.WS.A.0003.090328T1800Z-090329T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.090328T1800Z-090329T1500Z/ DUBUQUE-JONES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBUQUE...ANAMOSA 333 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND GRADUALLY SPREAD TO THE NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY. RAIN WILL QUICKLY BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW...AND BECOME ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY WET SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY THE SNOW WILL MELT BUT ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BEGIN BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO VARY ACROSS THE AREA...BUT CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT 4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY ALONG A LINE FROM FAIRFIELD TO DUBUQUE IOWA...WITH AMOUNTS TAPERING TO AROUND 2 INCHES NEAR INDEPENDENCE IOWA. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IAZ040-041-051-052-063-064-076-281645- /O.NEW.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.090328T1800Z-090329T1500Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-BENTON-LINN-IOWA-JOHNSON-KEOKUK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...VINTON... CEDAR RAPIDS...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...SIGOURNEY 333 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND GRADUALLY SPREAD TO THE NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY. THE RAIN WILL QUICKLY BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW...AND BECOME ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY WET SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY THE SNOW WILL MELT BUT ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BEGIN BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO VARY ACROSS THE AREA...BUT CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT 4 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY ALONG A LINE FROM FAIRFIELD TO DUBUQUE IOWA...WITH AMOUNTS TAPERING TO AROUND 2 INCHES NEAR INDEPENDENCE IOWA. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. && $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KDVN 281632 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1132 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW AND SOME SLEET EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .AN INTENSE EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM TEXAS TO NORTHERN INDIANA TODAY AND TONIGHT BRINGING A BAND OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE REGION. A PERIOD OR TWO OF SLEET...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS MOST LOCATIONS BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW. IAZ042-052-053-064-076-290045- /O.UPG.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.090328T1800Z-090329T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KDVN.WS.W.0003.090328T2100Z-090329T1500Z/ DUBUQUE-LINN-JONES-JOHNSON-KEOKUK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBUQUE...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... IOWA CITY...SIGOURNEY 1132 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SLEET HAS DEVELOPED LATE THIS MORNING WEST OF INTERSTATE 380 AND IS GRADUALLY SPREADING TO THE NORTHEAST. THE SLEET WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW...AND BECOME ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY WET SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY THE SNOW WILL MELT BUT ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BEGIN BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO VARY ACROSS THE AREA...BUT CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT 4 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS 6 TO 8 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND POSSIBLY...SLEET...AND/OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ054-065>068-077-078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018- 024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-290045- /O.EXT.KDVN.WS.W.0003.090328T2100Z-090329T1500Z/ JACKSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON- HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON- WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...TIPTON...CLINTON... MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB... MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 1132 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. RAIN IS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD TO THE NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY. RAIN WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AND THEN SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IT WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY MID EVENING...WITH HEAVY WET SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY THE SNOW AND SLEET WILL MELT BUT ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BEGIN BY DUSK...AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. CONSIDERABLE SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO VARY ACROSS THE AREA...BUT CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT A BAND OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IF THUNDER-SNOWS DEVELOP. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AT 25 UP TO 40 MPH MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL...MAINLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ040-041-051-063-290045- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.090328T1800Z-090329T1500Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-BENTON-IOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...VINTON... MARENGO 1132 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. SLEET HAS DEVELOPED LATE THIS MORNING WEST OF INTERSTATE 380 AND IS GRADUALLY SPREADING TO THE NORTHEAST. THE SLEET WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW...AND BECOME ALL SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH HEAVY WET SNOW CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY THE SNOW WILL MELT BUT ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BEGIN BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO VARY ACROSS THE AREA...BUT CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH MAY PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NICHOLS
000 WWUS43 KDVN 282011 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 311 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW AND SOME SLEET EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .AN INTENSE EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM TEXAS TO NORTHERN INDIANA TODAY AND TONIGHT BRINGING A BAND OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE REGION. A PERIOD OR TWO OF SLEET...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS MOST LOCATIONS BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW. IAZ042-052>054-064>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-009- 015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-290415- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0003.090328T2100Z-090329T1500Z/ DUBUQUE-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT- KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN- LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL- BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND- CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBUQUE...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... MAQUOKETA...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB... MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 311 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO A WET SNOW THIS EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. CONSIDERABLE SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO VARY ACROSS THE AREA...BUT CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT A BAND OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IF THUNDER-SNOWS DEVELOP. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AT 25 UP TO 40 MPH MAY PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL...MAINLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ040-041-051-063-290415- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090329T1500Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-BENTON-IOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...VINTON... MARENGO 311 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH MAY PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NICHOLS
000 WWUS43 KDVN 290001 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 701 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE.... .AN INTENSE EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT BRINGING A BAND OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE REGION. A PERIOD OR TWO OF SLEET...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS EVENING IS SOME LOCATIONS BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW. IAZ042-052>054-064>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-009- 015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-290815- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090329T1500Z/ DUBUQUE-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT- KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN- LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL- BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND- CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBUQUE...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... MAQUOKETA...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB... MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 701 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. AS OF 7 PM A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS DEVELOPED FROM SOUTHEAST IOWA INTO NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THIS AREA...OVER WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI...A MIX BAG OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WAS OCCURRING. THROUGH THE EVENING THE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVER NORTHWEST ILLINOIS AND PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL IOWA WILL CONTINUE WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 OR 5 INCHES POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT. THE MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION TO THE SOUTHEAST SHOULD GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE EVENING WITH THUNDER SNOW ALSO POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDNIGHT IN THIS AREA SHOULD BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE THUNDER SNOW OCCURS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TONIGHT DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ040-041-051-063-290815- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090329T1500Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-BENTON-IOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...VINTON... MARENGO 701 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH MAY PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS43 KDVN 290226 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 926 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM PRODUCING A VARIETY PRECIPITATION.... .AN INTENSE EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT BRINGING A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TO THE AREA. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL FROM THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 4 TO 6 INCH RANGE BY SUNDAY MORNING. IAZ042-052>054-064>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-009- 015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-291030- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090329T1500Z/ DUBUQUE-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT- KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN- LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL- BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND- CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBUQUE...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... MAQUOKETA...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB... MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 926 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION CONTINUES OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING. A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUED FROM EAST CENTRAL IOWA INTO THE NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. THE BAND OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL EXTENDED FROM THE KEOSAUQUA AREA NORTHEAST THROUGH THE CEDAR RAPIDS AREA INTO THE DUBUQUE AND GALENA AREAS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THIS BAND SO FAR HAVE BEEN AS HIGH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS DROPPED OFF RAPIDLY TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH REPORTS OF AN INCH OR TWO COMMON AS WELL AS SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF INCH IN PARTS OF NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. GLAZING FROM FREEZING RAIN WAS ALSO REPORTED IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA. FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT THE BAND OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN WHILE ANOTHER BAND OF SNOW FORMS OVER WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THERE MAY BE SOME THUNDER SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE SNOW IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. EAST OF THE RIVER...ESPECIALLY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS THE POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW STILL EXISTS LATE TONIGHT. SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TONIGHT DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ040-041-051-063-291030- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090329T1500Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-BENTON-IOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...VINTON... MARENGO 926 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH MAY PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DURING THE PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS43 KDVN 290503 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1203 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM PRODUCING A VARIETY PRECIPITATION.... .AN INTENSE EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT...BRINGING A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TO THE AREA. SNOWFALL FROM THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 6 INCH RANGE BY SUNDAY MORNING. IAZ042-052>054-064>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-009- 015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-291315- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090329T1500Z/ DUBUQUE-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT- KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN- LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL- BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND- CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBUQUE...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... MAQUOKETA...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB... MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 1203 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH NORTHWEST OF FREEPORT...CLINTON...MOUNT PLEASANT LINE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE STILL POSSIBLE. TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THIS AREA OVER MOST OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND ADJACENT AREAS OF SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI...A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW THROUGH 4 AM. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED SOUTHEAST OF A BURLINGTON...STERLING ROCK FALLS LINE WHERE SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS COULD TOTAL 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES BY MORNING. AREAS OF EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS THAT RECIEVED SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL HAVE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW TONIGHT DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW...COMBINED WITH...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ040-041-051-063-291315- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090329T1500Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-BENTON-IOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...VINTON... MARENGO 1203 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF SNOW POSSIBLE BY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE SOME DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS43 KDVN 290835 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 335 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...STORM SYSTEM SLOWLY EXITING THE AREA... .A POWERFUL SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY EXIT THE AREA THIS MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS HAVE ENDED UP BEING LOWER THAN EXPECTED DUE TO MIXED PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. THIS MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL QUICKLY END DURING THE MORNING HOURS FROM WEST TO EAST. IAZ066>068-078-089-099-ILZ002-007-009-015>018-024>026-034-035- MOZ010-291500- /O.CAN.KDVN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090329T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.090329T0835Z-090329T1500Z/ CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-LOUISA-DES MOINES-LEE-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON- WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF... DAVENPORT...WAPELLO...BURLINGTON...FORT MADISON...FREEPORT... MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND... KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH... CARTHAGE...MACOMB...KAHOKA 335 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SOME SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE ENDING. NEW SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IAZ042-052>054-064-065-076-077-087-088-098-ILZ001-MOZ009-290945- /O.CAN.KDVN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090329T1500Z/ DUBUQUE-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-JOHNSON-CEDAR-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON- JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-VAN BUREN-JO DAVIESS-SCOTLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBUQUE...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... MAQUOKETA...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...KEOSAUQUA....GALENA...MEMPHIS 335 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE ENDING. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE A DUSTING AT BEST. $$ IAZ040-041-051-063-290945- /O.CAN.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090329T1500Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-BENTON-IOWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...VINTON... MARENGO 335 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE ENDING. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE A DUSTING AT BEST. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Quad Cities, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 28, 3:28 AM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 3:28 AM CDT, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
328 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
A POWERFUL SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND
TONIGHT BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA. BEHIND THE STORM
SYSTEM TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL FOR LATE MARCH. THE
ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE NEXT WEEK WITH ANOTHER STORM
SYSTEM EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH POSSIBLY ANOTHER LATE IN THE WEEK OR
NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
COMPLICATED FCST FOR THE NEXT 36 HRS. COMPARING MODEL DATA TO
OBSERVATIONS AT 06Z SHOWS THE MODELS ARE A BIT WEAK AND A LITTLE
TO THE EAST. MAKING ADJUSTMENTS POINTS TO THE CWFA GETTING HIT
PRETTY HARD WITH SNOWFALL FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM. THEREFORE WILL
UPGRADE THE WATCH TO WARNING AND GO WITH AN ADVISORY FOR ABOUT THE
NORTHWEST THIRD OF THE CWFA.
MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE DRY AIR IN THE 1000-850 MB LAYER WILL NEED
TO BE OVERCOME BEFORE PRECIPITATION BEGINS. ADDITIONALLY...A
COMBINATION OF EVAPORATIVE COOLING AND WAA WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW
WILL RESULT IN PRECIPITATION GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN RAIN AND
SNOW. VARIOUS TOOLS/TECHNIQUES SUGGEST THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDER
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SAID ENHANCED LIFT WOULD
THEN ALLOW A CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND POSSIBLY MIX IN SOME SLEET
AT TIMES. WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL INITIALLY CAUSE ANY SNOW TO
MELT AS IT FALLS BUT AS FORCING INCREASES THIS EVENING THAT SHOULD
BE OVERCOME AS WELL. THERE WILL BE A NARROW BAND OF 6 INCH OR BETTER
SNOWFALL WITH THIS EVENT WHICH SHOULD BE ROUGHLY ALONG THE
MISSISSIPPI. HOWEVER...SINCE THE STORM SYSTEM IS STILL STRENGTHENING
AS IT MOVES THROUGH...THE MODELS ARE STILL PLAYING CATCH UP SO IT IS
CONCEIVABLE THAT A VERY NARROW MESOSCALE BAND OF SNOW OF 8 INCHES
COULD HAPPEN. WILL WORD THAT AS LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ...08...
.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY...
SUNDAY MORNING THE PRECIPITATION WILL STILL BE ONGOING OVER THE
NORTHEAST THIRD OF THE FORECAST AREA AT 12Z...BUT QUICKLY ENDING
DURING THE MORNING HOURS. 800-850MB MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AND LIFT
STILL LOOK FAIRLY GOOD AT 12Z...BUT ARE COMPLETELY GONE BY 18Z.
THUS...HAVE HELD ON TO WARNING AND ADVISORY UNTIL 15Z...PARTLY IN
CASE THERE ARE LINGERING IMPACTS ON THE ROADS DUE TO THE BREEZY
CONDITIONS SUNDAY MORNING.
ATTENTION NEXT TURNS TO THE NEXT STORM...DUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS STORM IS ON A MORE NORTHERLY
TRACK FOR NOW...AND HAS SURPRISINGLY GOOD AGREEMENT BETWEEN MODELS
IN ITS TRACK. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE IT SHIFT SOUTH THOUGH
IN LATER MODEL RUNS. FOR NOW...AM GOING WITH A SURFACE LOW TRACK
THAT MOVES NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA...AND BRINGS A WARM AIR
ADVECTION WING OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN HERE MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT...WITH THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE WARM
AIR ADVECTION ONGOING. TUESDAY THE COLD AIR DIVES ON INTO THE
AREA...WITH 850MB TEMPERATURES DOWN INTO THE NEGATIVE SINGLE
DIGITS...FOR ALL SNOW BY AFTERNOON. IT IS TOO SOON TO DETERMINE
SNOW AMOUNTS...BUT IT SHOULD BE LIGHT. TEMPERATURES TO DROP OFF
BEHIND THIS SYSTEM FOR BELOW NORMAL VALUES INTO WEDNESDAY.
GFS IS TRYING TO SPIN UP YET ANOTHER STORM ON THURSDAY...WHICH IS
NOT BEING GENERATED ON THE ECMWF. WILL LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE FOR
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...AND LET THE DAY SHIFT TO TAKE A LOOK AT
THE NEW MODEL RUNS WHEN THEY COME IN SATURDAY MORNING. ...LE...
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR WX CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE THROUGH 00Z. MODELS HAVE
A VERY DRY LAYER NEAR THE SURFACE WHICH SHOULD PRECLUDE ANY
PRECIPITATION FROM OCCURRING PRIOR TO 15Z. FCST SOUNDINGS INDICATE
THE ATMOSPHERE WILL RAPIDLY SATURATE DURING THE AFTERNOON. VARIOUS
TOOLS/TECHNIQUES SUGGEST TS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING WHICH MAY AFFECT KBRL/KMLI. CIGS WILL RAPIDLY DROP
TO AROUND 1KFT AND MAY BE SUB 1KFT TONIGHT. VSBYS TO DROP TO 1-2SM
WITH PERIOD OF SUB 1SM VSBY. 21Z-06Z TO BE THE WORST CIG/VSBY PERIOD.
...08...
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
THE STORM SYSTEM THAT IS PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY
AND TONIGHT IS STILL ON TRACK TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY AMOUNTS OF
PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON AREA RIVERS.
AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF THREE QUARTERS
OF AN INCH TO AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER WEST CENTRAL IL AND
NEARBY AREAS OF SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHWEST IL. MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL AS SNOW...AND THERE IS POTENTIAL
FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. THOUGH IT WILL BE OF LONG
DURATION OF 12-18 HOURS...AND OF MOSTLY SNOW...THE PRECIPITATION
THIS WEEKEND WILL LIKELY ENHANCE AND PROLONG THE FLOODING THAT IS
ALREADY OCCURRING ON THE LOWER ROCK RIVER AND COULD CAUSE RENEWED
FLOODING ON THE LA MOINE RIVER NEAR COLMAR. ...LE...
&&
.DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT
SUNDAY FOR CEDAR-CLINTON-DES MOINES-HENRY IA-JACKSON-
JEFFERSON-LEE-LOUISA-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-VAN BUREN-WASHINGTON.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT
SUNDAY FOR BENTON-BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-IOWA-JOHNSON-
JONES-KEOKUK-LINN.
IL...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT
SUNDAY FOR BUREAU-CARROLL-HANCOCK-HENDERSON-HENRY IL-JO
DAVIESS-MCDONOUGH-MERCER-PUTNAM-ROCK ISLAND-STEPHENSON-
WARREN-WHITESIDE.
MO...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT
SUNDAY FOR CLARK-SCOTLAND.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 5:38 PM CDT, 9 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 538 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-281000- BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA-JEFFERSON- HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON- WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- 538 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA FROM 1 PM CDT SATURDAY TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...EAST CENTRAL IOWA...NORTHEAST IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT FLOODING CONTINUES ON PORTIONS OF THE ROCK RIVER IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE MIDWEST EARLY THIS WEEKEND. LATEST INDICATIONS SUGGEST THAT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT FROM NORTHEAST MISSOURI...THROUGH THE QUAD CITIES...AND INTO NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...ALSO AFFECTING FAR EASTERN IOWA AND ADJACENT AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN AND SNOW MIX DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY...SWITCHING OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON... WITH WET HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY THE SNOW WILL MELT BUT ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD OCCUR TOWARDS EVENING AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS SUNDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR IF THUNDERSNOWS DEVELOP. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FALLING AT A RATE OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR... WHILE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING FOR MUCH OF THE AREA EAST OF A MANCHESTER...TO CEDAR RAPIDS...TO SIGOURNEY LINE. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE STORM SYSTEM...AS WELL AS HOW WARM TEMPERATURES MAY BE...BOTH OF WHICH MAY HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON SNOW AMOUNTS. EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THIS WEEKEND ARE URGED TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATED DETAILS ON THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS STRONG EARLY SPRING STORM. LOOKING AHEAD INTO NEXT WEEK...LONGER RANGE SIGNALS SUGGEST THAT THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE AND THAT ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM MAY IMPACT THE MIDWEST MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 3:33 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Benton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Johnson and 3 more | 24 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Iowa, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in Illinois, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in Missouri, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.