Alert archive / Iowa / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 12, 2012, 11:30 AM CST for 5 counties in Illinois; 8 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 9 hr. 54 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
- Jan 12, 2012, 11:30 AM CST (17:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2012, 8:52 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
Counties Cedar County, IA, Clinton County, IA, Delaware County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Jones County, IA, Linn County, IA, Scott County, IA, Carroll County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Stephenson County, IL, Whiteside County, IL
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 11:58 AM CST | SNOW 3.4 | 6 N Davenport, IA | STORM TOTAL SO FAR...2.4 INCHES IN THE PAST 6 HRS. |
| Jan 12, 11:58 AM CST | SNOW 3.4 | 6 N Davenport, IA | TOTAL SO FAR WITH LOTS OF DRIFTING |
| Jan 12, 12:05 PM CST | SNOW 3.2 | Moline Quad-City Airpor, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR...1.9 INCHES IN PAST 6 HRS. |
| Jan 12, 12:05 PM CST | SNOW 3.7 | Dubuque Regional Airpor, IA | STORM TOTAL SO FAR...2.6 INCHES IN PAST 6 HRS. |
| Jan 12, 12:20 PM CST | SNOW 3.3 | 4 Wnw Dubuque, IA | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. |
| Jan 12, 12:32 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Wsw Lowden, IA | SNOW ACCUMULATION SO FAR |
| Jan 12, 12:35 PM CST | SNOW 4.8 | 2 W Cedar Rapids, IA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 12, 12:59 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Stockton, IL | RELAYED FROM MEDIA. |
| Jan 12, 1:57 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Sterling, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR |
| Jan 12, 1:57 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 4 Ese Galena, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR |
| Jan 12, 2:30 PM CST | SNOW 5.1 | 4 S Dewitt, IA | SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 230 PM. DEWI4 COOP. |
| Jan 12, 2:50 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 5 Nw Cedar Rapids, IA | SNOWFALL TOTAL. JUST ABOUT DONE SNOWING. LI136. |
| Jan 12, 3:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.6 | Nnw Springville, IA | AVERAGE SNOWFALL TOTAL SO FAR. LI6. |
| Jan 12, 3:04 PM CST | SNOW 2.7 | Se Stanwood, IA | SNOW SO FAR. SIX MEASUREMENTS BETWEEN 2.1 AND 3.2 INCHES. CE4. |
| Jan 12, 3:15 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 Sse Davenport, IA | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. SC12 |
| Jan 12, 3:15 PM CST | SNOW 3.1 | 2 Wnw Freeport, IL | SNOW SO FAR. |
| Jan 12, 3:15 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 6 Sse Elmoville, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. CA102 |
| Jan 12, 3:22 PM CST | SNOW 2.7 | 5 Sse Council Hill, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. JD69 |
| Jan 12, 3:22 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 2 Ne Cedar Rapids, IA | STORM TOTAL SO FAR |
| Jan 12, 3:27 PM CST | SNOW 4.1 | 2 Ne Fulton, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. WH31 |
| Jan 12, 3:30 PM CST | SNOW 2.6 | 4 Nnw Lanark, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. CA43 |
| Jan 12, 3:30 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Park View, IA | EVENT TOTAL. COCORAHS OBSERVING LOCATION. |
| Jan 12, 3:48 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 2 W Cedar Rapids, IA | STORM TOTAL SO FAR |
| Jan 12, 3:50 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | W Apple River, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. JD5 |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Wsw Lowden, IA | STORM TOTAL AS OF 4PM |
| Jan 12, 4:10 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Sw Durant, IA | SNOWFALL SO FAR. CE30. |
| Jan 12, 4:20 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Dewitt, IA | STORM TOTAL SO FAR |
| Jan 12, 4:30 PM CST | SNOW 6.1 | Galena Territory, IL | ESTIMATED LOCATION. FORMER SPOTTER JD42. |
| Jan 12, 4:33 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Cedar Rapids, IA | MEASURED BY KCRG. |
| Jan 12, 4:38 PM CST | SNOW 4.8 | Freeport, IL | STORM TOTAL OVER THE PAST 11 HOURS |
| Jan 12, 4:40 PM CST | SNOW 2.7 | Se Stanwood, IA | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. CE4 |
| Jan 12, 4:47 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Cedar Rapids, IA | PUBLIC SNOWFALL REPORT RELAYED BY KWWL TV. |
| Jan 12, 4:51 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 4 Sse Winslow, IL | EVEN TOTAL SO FAR...STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 12, 4:55 PM CST | SNOW 5.2 | 2 Ne Calamus, IA | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. CL68 |
| Jan 12, 5:09 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 Wnw Morrison, IL | |
| Jan 12, 5:23 PM CST | SNOW 5.6 | Coal Valley, IL | EVENT TOTAL SO FAR. |
| Jan 12, 5:45 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Se Edgewood, IA | SNOWFALL TOTAL. CORRECTED COUNTY. UPDATED TOTAL. DE2. |
| Jan 12, 5:50 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Freeport, IL | SNOWFALL TOTAL. FORMER SPOTTER ST36. |
| Jan 12, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 4.4 | 4 Se Moline Quad-City A, IL | 18 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. |
| Jan 12, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 4.7 | 4 Se Moline Quad-City A, IL | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. |
| Jan 12, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 4.9 | 1 Nw Dubuque Regional A, IA | 18 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. DUBI4 COOP. |
| Jan 12, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 4.9 | 4 Nne Davenport, IA | 18 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. DVN NWS OFFICE. DVNI4 COOP. |
| Jan 12, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 5.2 | 1 Nw Dubuque Regional A, IA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. DUBI4 COOP. |
| Jan 12, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 5.2 | 4 Nne Davenport, IA | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. DVN NWS OFFICE. DVNI4 COOP. |
| Jan 12, 6:42 PM CST | SNOW 5.3 | 3 Ssw Rock Island, IL | STORM TOTAL. RI154 |
| Jan 12, 7:05 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 3 W Rock Falls, IL | SNOWFALL TOTAL. WH20. |
| Jan 12, 7:24 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 4 W Mount Carroll, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. CA88 |
| Jan 12, 7:24 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | 5 Sw Stockton, IL | STORM TOTAL...RELAYED BY WREX |
| Jan 12, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Nnw Springville, IA | UPDATED. SNOWFALL TOTAL SO FAR. LI6. |
| Jan 12, 8:01 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 1 Sse Cedar Rapids, IA | STORM TOTAL. LI37 |
| Jan 12, 8:04 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 3 Ene Rock Falls, IL | STORM TOTAL. WH3 |
| Jan 12, 8:05 PM CST | SNOW 4.8 | 6 Sse Elmoville, IL | STORM TOTAL. CA102 |
| Jan 12, 8:30 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 3 N Stockton, IL | SNOWFALL TOTAL. STOI2 COOP. |
| Jan 12, 8:40 PM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 2 Wnw Freeport, IL | SNOWFALL TOTAL. |
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 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 49 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
- 585 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 259 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
137 WWUS43 KDVN 121730 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1130 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM BRINGS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES... .COLD AIR...SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING BEHIND A POLAR COLD FRONT. WIDESPREAD SNOW... ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION UNTIL THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. THE ARCTIC AIR WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES NEARLY 30 DEGREES COLDER THAN THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...AND BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. IAZ054-066-068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015-130130- /O.UPG.KDVN.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KDVN.WS.W.0001.120112T1730Z-120113T0900Z/ JACKSON-CLINTON-SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE- ROCK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...BETTENDORF... DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND 1130 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...THEN DIMINISH TO FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY EVENING SHOULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND AIR TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE TEENS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE RANGE OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACT...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAR AND CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. SOME IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED TOWARD MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE AND THE SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ041-042-052-053-065-130130- /O.UPG.KDVN.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KDVN.WS.W.0001.120112T1730Z-120113T0600Z/ DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-LINN-JONES-CEDAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...CEDAR RAPIDS... ANAMOSA...TIPTON 1130 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY EVENING SHOULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND AIR TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE TEENS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE RANGE OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACT...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAR AND CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. SOME IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED TOWARD MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE AND THE SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ILZ016>018-024>026-034-035-130130- /O.EXT.KDVN.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0900Z/ HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN... ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB 1130 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY EVENING SHOULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE RANGE OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL LIKELY BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND AIR TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE TEENS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE RANGE OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACT...ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. DRIFTING AND LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAR AND CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER SUNSET AS WINDS DECREASE SOMEWHAT AND SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE CAREFUL WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ040-051-063-064-067-076>078-087>089-098-099-MOZ009-010-130130- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0600Z/ BUCHANAN-BENTON-IOWA-JOHNSON-MUSCATINE-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA- JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...VINTON...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...MUSCATINE...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 1130 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY THURSDAY EVENING SHOULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL LIKELY BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND AIR TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE TEENS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE RANGE OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. * IMPACT...ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. DRIFTING AND LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAR AND CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER SUNSET AS WINDS DECREASE SOMEWHAT AND SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE CAREFUL WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
439 WWUS43 KDVN 122124 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 324 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM BRINGS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES... .COLD AIR...SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WAS CREATING CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING WITH PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE IN OVERALL INTENSITY STARTING AROUND MID EVENING WITH THE SNOW QUICKLY TAPERING TO FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. IAZ054-066-068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015-130730- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0900Z/ JACKSON-CLINTON-SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE- ROCK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...BETTENDORF... DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND 324 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...THEN DIMINISH TO FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 1.3 INCHES THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS SHOULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING TO 5 TO 10 ABOVE WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW TONIGHT. * IMPACT...ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED RESULTING IN A DIFFICULT EVENING COMMUTE. DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAR AND CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. SOME IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED TOWARD MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE AND THE SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ041-042-052-053-065-130600- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0600Z/ DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-LINN-JONES-CEDAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...CEDAR RAPIDS... ANAMOSA...TIPTON 324 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATER IN THE EVENING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF LESS THAN 1 INCH THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING TO 5 TO 10 ABOVE WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW TONIGHT. * IMPACT...ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED RESULTING IN A DIFFICULT EVENING COMMUTE. DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAR AND CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. SOME IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED TOWARD MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE AND THE SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ040-051-063-064-067-076>078-087>089-098-099-MOZ009-010-130600- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0600Z/ BUCHANAN-BENTON-IOWA-JOHNSON-MUSCATINE-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA- JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...VINTON...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...MUSCATINE...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 324 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF LESS THAN 1 INCH THIS EVENING. STORM TOTALS SHOULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL LIKELY BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING TO 5 TO 10 ABOVE WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW TONIGHT. * IMPACT...ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED RESULTING IN A DIFFICULT EVENING COMMUTE. DRIFTING AND LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAR AND CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. SOME IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER SUNSET AS WINDS DECREASE SOMEWHAT AND SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE CAREFUL WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ ILZ016>018-024>026-034-035-130730- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0900Z/ HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN... ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB 324 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 0.5 TO 1.3 INCHES THIS EVENING. STORM TOTALS SHOULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL LIKELY BE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING TO AROUND 10 ABOVE WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW TONIGHT. * IMPACT...ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED RESULTING IN A DIFFICULT EVENING COMMUTE. DRIFTING AND LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAR AND CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. SOME IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER SUNSET AS WINDS DECREASE SOMEWHAT AND SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE CAREFUL WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
491 WWUS43 KDVN 122357 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 557 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM BRINGS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES... .COLD AIR...SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WAS CREATING CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING WITH PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN OVERALL INTENSITY THIS EVENING WITH THE SNOW QUICKLY TAPERING TO FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. IAZ054-066-068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015-130900- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0900Z/ JACKSON-CLINTON-SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE- ROCK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...BETTENDORF... DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND 557 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...THEN DIMINISH TO FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS SHOULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING TO 5 TO 10 ABOVE WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW TONIGHT. * IMPACT...ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED RESULTING IN A DIFFICULT EVENING COMMUTE. DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAR AND CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. SOME IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED TOWARD MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE AND THE SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ041-042-052-053-065-130600- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0600Z/ DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-LINN-JONES-CEDAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...CEDAR RAPIDS... ANAMOSA...TIPTON 557 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATER IN THE EVENING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF LESS THAN 1 INCH THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING TO 5 TO 10 ABOVE WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW TONIGHT. * IMPACT...ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED RESULTING IN A DIFFICULT EVENING COMMUTE. DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAR AND CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. SOME IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED TOWARD MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE AND THE SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ040-051-063-064-067-076>078-087>089-098-099-MOZ009-010-130600- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0600Z/ BUCHANAN-BENTON-IOWA-JOHNSON-MUSCATINE-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA- JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...VINTON...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...MUSCATINE...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 557 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF LESS THAN 1 INCH THIS EVENING. STORM TOTALS SHOULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL LIKELY BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING TO 5 TO 10 ABOVE WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW TONIGHT. * IMPACT...ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED RESULTING IN A DIFFICULT EVENING COMMUTE. DRIFTING AND LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAR AND CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. SOME IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER SUNSET AS WINDS DECREASE SOMEWHAT AND SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE CAREFUL WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ ILZ016>018-024>026-034-035-130900- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0900Z/ HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN... ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB 557 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY MIDNIGHT. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 0.5 TO 1.3 INCHES THIS EVENING. STORM TOTALS SHOULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL LIKELY BE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING TO AROUND 10 ABOVE WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW TONIGHT. * IMPACT...ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED RESULTING IN A DIFFICULT EVENING COMMUTE. DRIFTING AND LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS DIFFICULT TO KEEP CLEAR AND CREATE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY IN OPEN COUNTRY. SOME IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER SUNSET AS WINDS DECREASE SOMEWHAT AND SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. BE CAREFUL WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
709 WWUS43 KDVN 130252 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 852 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN... .WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAVE SUBSIDED...WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AND SHALLOW DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVER THE ADVISORY AND WARNING AREA OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. IAZ054-066-068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015-130400- /O.CAN.KDVN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0900Z/ JACKSON-CLINTON-SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-WHITESIDE- ROCK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON...BETTENDORF... DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND 852 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAVE SUBSIDED...WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AND SHALLOW DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. $$ IAZ041-042-052-053-065-130400- /O.CAN.KDVN.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0600Z/ DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-LINN-JONES-CEDAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...CEDAR RAPIDS... ANAMOSA...TIPTON 852 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAVE SUBSIDED...WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AND SHALLOW DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. $$ IAZ040-051-063-064-067-076>078-087>089-098-099-MOZ009-010-130400- /O.CAN.KDVN.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0600Z/ BUCHANAN-BENTON-IOWA-JOHNSON-MUSCATINE-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-LOUISA- JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...VINTON...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...MUSCATINE...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...WAPELLO... FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA.... FORT MADISON...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 852 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAVE SUBSIDED...WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AND SHALLOW DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. $$ ILZ016>018-024>026-034-035-130400- /O.CAN.KDVN.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120113T0900Z/ HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER-HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN... ALEDO...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB 852 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAVE SUBSIDED...WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AND SHALLOW DRIFTING SNOW EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. $$ ERVIN
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 Jan 12, 6:05 AM CST, 5 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 6:05 AM CST, 5 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
605 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012
.AVIATION...
WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS AND IFR VISBYS WITH DIPS TO IFR CIGS AND LIFR
VISBYS TO CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE NEXT 6-8 HOURS IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW. BAND OF SNOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF A STRONG WINTER
STORM SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN ITSELF INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING
AND MOVING OFF TO THE EAST. ALREADY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD
INCREASE TO BLOW AT 20-25KTS WITH GUSTS TO 30KTS. EXPECT THE SNOW
BAND TO EXIT SLOWLY OUT OF THE AREA IN THE 21-03Z TIME RANGE...BUT
THE STRONG WINDS TO KEEP VISIBILITIES MVFR WITH MVFR CIGS UNTIL AFTER
06Z WHEN THE WINDS SHOULD FINALLY SLACKEN. CIGS TO REMAIN MVFR
UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. ..LE..
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 351 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012/
SYNOPSIS...
WINTER STORM TAKING SHAPE QUITE NICELY OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING.
LEADING EDGE OF THE SNOW NOW EXTENDS FROM NEAR STOCKTON IL...TO JUST
EAST OF THE QUAD CITIES...AND DOWN TO ABOUT MACOMB. STRONG SURFACE
LOW IS NOW LOCATED OVER OHIO...HAVING MOVED UP THE OHIO VALLEY IN
THE PAST 24 HOURS. THE REMNANTS OF THE NORTHERN SURFACE LOW IS NOW
JUST AN INVERTED TROUGH OF THE OHIO FEATURE...EXTENDING UP ACROSS
MICHIGAN. OVER IOWA THERE IS A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT...HELPING
TO PRODUCE THE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...SUSTAINED 15-20 WITH
GUSTS IN THE 25-30 RANGE. SNOW BAND IS PRODUCING SOME DECENT
SNOWFALL...WITH RADAR REFLECTIVITIES SUPPORTIVE OF UP TO HALF INCH
PER HOUR OR A LITTLE MORE SNOWFALL RATES...THOUGH MOST OF THE AREA
IS MORE LIKELY GETTING AROUND A THIRD OF AN INCH PER HOUR.
HOWEVER...THE WIND DRIVEN SNOW IS GOING TO MAKE MEASURING IT A REAL
HEADACHE TODAY. ..LE..
SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL CONTINUE MOST OF TODAY...WITH THE AREA GETTING AFFECTED BY
A MID LEVEL TROUGH ALOFT...WHICH WILL SERVE TO MAINTAIN THE SNOWFALL
ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH MOST OF TODAY AND INTO THE
EVENING BEFORE THIS FEATURE SHIFTS EAST AND THE SNOW SHUTS OFF FROM
WEST TO EAST DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS MORNING SHOULD BRING
THE GREATEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...WITH BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.5
INCHES EXPECTED IN THE 6 HOUR TIME FRAME. IF A BAND CAN SET
UP...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE MORE. MODELS ARE NOW IN FAIRLY
GOOD AGREEMENT...THOUGH SOME MAINTAIN THE PRECIPITATION INTO THE
EVENING LONGER THAN OTHERS. FOR NOW HAVE LEANT MORE TOWARDS A
BLENDED SOLUTION...BUT FAVORING THE NAM/GFS COMBINATION THE MOST.
THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW THIS SNOW
AROUND...MAKING ANY ANY SORT OF SNOW CLEARING OPERATIONS MORE
DIFFICULT...AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES OVER A LARGE
AREA. WE CURRENTLY HAVE WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES IN THE BETWEEN 1
AND 2 MILES IN THE SNOW...AND WHILE THIS MIGHT DROP A LITTLE FURTHER
DURING THE MORNING WHEN WE MIGHT EXPECT A PERIOD OF BOTH STRONGER
WINDS AND ENHANCED PRECIPITATION RATES...I DO NOT EXPECT WIDESPREAD
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...THOUGH SOME RURAL AREAS MAY GET THAT WAY FOR A
SHORT WHILE. ACCORDING TO MODEL SOUNDINGS...BY THIS AFTERNOON WE
WILL BE IN A ZONE OF VERY DEEP DENDRITIC GROWTH...WITH DEPTHS OF
200-300MB. HOWEVER..THE VERY STRONG WINDS ARE GOING TO BREAK UP
THOSE SNOWFLAKES AS THEY TUMBLE AROUND...AND WHILE I WOULD NORMALLY
EXPECT SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOW RATIOS OF 20-25 TO 1 WITH THAT...THE
WIND IS GOING TO KNOCK THAT BACK INTO THE TEENS. THUS...IF WE
DIDN'T HAVE THE WIND WE WOULD BE EASILY LOOKING AT WARNING CRITERIA
SNOW AMOUNTS. THE WIND IS GOING TO PRODUCE ITS OWN ISSUES THOUGH.
AS I MENTIONED ABOVE SNOWPLOWING OPERATIONS AND TRAVEL ARE GOING TO
BE SERIOUSLY HINDERED FOR MOST OF THE DAY. THUS...HAVE KEPT THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND WIND GOING
THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR MOST OF THE AREA...AND UNTIL 6 AM FOR
THE EAST. LIKELY THE SNOW WILL SHUT DOWN BEFORE THAT...BUT I EXPECT
THE WIND TO KEEP CAUSING ROAD PROBLEMS FOR LONGER THAN THAT. THE
DAY SHIFT WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR SIGNS THAT THE SNOW RATIOS ARE
INCREASING...OR FOR OTHER REASONS TO BOOST THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AS
MUCH MORE SNOW AND A WARNING WOULD BE WARRANTED. ..LE..
LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
CURRENT WINTER STORM WILL HAVE EXITED TO THE EAST BY FRIDAY MORNING.
HOWEVER...STILL ANTICIPATING FLURRIES OR EVEN VERY LIGHT SNOW IN THE
MORNING ACROSS THE EAST/NORTHEAST WHERE THERE MAY BE SOME LIFT FROM
A MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE SHOWN DROPPING SOUTH-SE OUT OF WI INTO THE
EASTERN U.S. UPPER TROUGH AXIS...ABOVE A WEAKLY CYCLONIC LOW LEVEL
FLOW. THIS FLOW BECOMES NEUTRAL TO ANTICYCLONIC BY AFTERNOON...WITH
A TRANSITORY RIDGE MOVING THROUGH BY FRIDAY NIGHT THAT SHOULD BRING
CLEARING SKIES. UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES FRIDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL
STRUGGLE TO REACH THE TEENS...EXCEPT IN THE FAR SW...WHERE LATE
CLEARING AND ANTICIPATED LESS SNOW COVER WILL ALLOW HIGHS TO REACH
THE LOWER 20S. FRIDAY NIGHT...THE CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS
OVER FRESH SNOW COVER SHOULD LEAD TO PERHAPS THE COLDEST NIGHT OF
THE SEASON SO FAR WITH LOWS NEAR ZERO TO SINGLE DIGITS NORTH TO
AROUND 10 SOUTH.
SATURDAY...A CLIPPER SYSTEM IN THE NW FLOW PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION
WITH A QUICK SHOT OF WEAK TO MODERATE MID LEVEL FORCING AVERAGING
ALONG A TRACK FROM THE DAKOTAS SE ACROSS IA INTO CENTRAL IL. WITH
THIS SYSTEM STILL OUT OVER THE GULF OF AK...IT WILL LIKELY TAKE A
FEW MORE MODEL RUNS TO BETTER CAPTURE THIS SYSTEM AND CLOSE IN A
MORE RELIABLE TRACK. FOLLOWING A CONSENSUS APPROACH...HAVE RAISED
POPS TO MID RANGE CHANCES ACROSS THE FAVORED CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
FORECAST AREA...WITH SLIGHTS IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST TO ACCOUNT FOR
POSSIBILITY OF MORE SW SOLUTIONS VERIFYING. THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM
COULD EASILY PRODUCE A SWATH OF SNOWFALL AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA BASED ON THE DEPICTED STRENGTH OF THE UPPER
LEVEL FORCING. CLOUD COVER AND SNOW SHOULD HOLD TEMPERATURES IN THE
20S ACROSS THE NORTHEAST...WHILE THE FAR SW COULD POSSIBLY REACH
WELL INTO THE 30S...DEPENDING ON POTENTIAL FOR CLEARING SKIES SW OF
THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM...ALONG WITH THE DEPTH OF REMNANT SNOW COVER
AT THE TIME.
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WILL HAVE A WARMING TREND WITH UPPER LEVEL
RIDGING AND STRONG LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM
SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD SPREAD PRECIPITATION INTO THE AREA
MONDAY...WHICH BASED ON CURRENT THERMAL PROFILES...LOOKS TO BE RAIN.
A COLD FRONT LATE MONDAY MAY CHANGE THE RAIN TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING
EARLY TUESDAY.
BEYOND...THE GFS AND ECMWF DEPICT A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
DEVELOPING OVER NORTH AMERICA BY MIDWEEK...WITH A SERIOUS SHOT OF
COLD AIR WITH -28 DEG C AT 850 MB DROPPING INTO MN BY WED NIGHT.
THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT IN HOW FAR SOUTH THE POLAR FRONT DROPS
AND FOR NOW...HAVE SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE WITH TEMPERATURES BY WED
CLOSE TO CLIMO BASED ON ALLBLEND. THE TUE AND WED PERIODS ARE DRY
FOR NOW...BUT COULD EASILY SEE A NEED FOR AT LEAST LIGHT
PRECIPITATION TO BE ADDED IN LATER FORECASTS WITH THIS BOUNDARY IN
THE AREA AND A STRONG UPPER JET IN THE VICINITY. ..SHEETS..
&&
.DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR CLINTON-
JACKSON-SCOTT.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR BENTON-
BUCHANAN-CEDAR-DELAWARE-DES MOINES-DUBUQUE-HENRY IA-IOWA-
JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-KEOKUK-LEE-LINN-LOUISA-MUSCATINE-
VAN BUREN-WASHINGTON.
IL...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR BUREAU-CARROLL-
HANCOCK-HENDERSON-HENRY IL-JO DAVIESS-MCDONOUGH-MERCER-
PUTNAM-ROCK ISLAND-STEPHENSON-WARREN-WHITESIDE.
MO...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR CLARK-
SCOTLAND.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 12, 4:53 AM CST, 6 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 453 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-131100- 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- 453 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WINDS...SNOW AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS TONIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES DURING THE SNOWFALL AND PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL OR OPEN AREAS. TEMPERATURES BY EARLY EVENING WILL BE DOWN IN THE TEENS...PRODUCING WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE MORNING COMMUTE IN MANY AREAS ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY AND MOST OF TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FRIDAY NIGHT...SOME OF THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON SO FAR MAY RESULT OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW. THE COLDEST READINGS WILL BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. SATURDAY...A FAST MOVING SYSTEM MAY BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS EASTERN IOWA INTO NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR MORE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 12, 10:36 AM CST, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1036 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1020 AM SNOW 4 ESE GALENA 42.40N 90.35W
01/12/2012 M3.0 INCH JO DAVIESS IL TRAINED SPOTTER
SO FAR
&&
OLYLocal storm report, Jan 12, 10:53 AM CST, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1053 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1051 AM SNOW 1 W BETTENDORF 41.56N 90.49W
01/12/2012 E2.5 INCH SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SO FAR
&&
OLYLocal storm report, Jan 12, 10:54 AM CST, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1054 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1041 AM SNOW 2 W CEDAR RAPIDS 41.97N 91.71W
01/12/2012 E3.5 INCH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED STORM TOTAL SO FAR
&&
OLYLocal storm report, Jan 12, 11:07 AM CST, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1107 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1045 AM SNOW SSE ATKINS 41.99N 91.86W
01/12/2012 M4.5 INCH BENTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SO FAR
&&
OLYLocal storm report, Jan 12, 11:14 AM CST, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1114 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0539 AM SNOW 5 S BETTENDORF 41.50N 90.46W
01/12/2012 E1.2 INCH ROCK ISLAND IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SO FAR
0543 AM SNOW EDGEWOOD 42.64N 91.40W
01/12/2012 M1.5 INCH DELAWARE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
MINOR DRIFTING.
0550 AM SNOW 3 NNW CEDAR RAPIDS 42.02N 91.70W
01/12/2012 M0.8 INCH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0559 AM SNOW 2 WNW BURLINGTON 40.83N 91.16W
01/12/2012 E1.0 INCH DES MOINES IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SO FAR
0600 AM SNOW E COGGON 42.28N 91.53W
01/12/2012 M2.3 INCH LINN IA CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HR TOTAL...STILL SNOWING.
0600 AM SNOW MOUNT PLEASANT 40.96N 91.55W
01/12/2012 E2.5 INCH HENRY IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SO FAR VIA ESPOTTER
0614 AM SNOW DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPOR 42.40N 90.72W
01/12/2012 M1.1 INCH DUBUQUE IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
SNOWFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT...TRACE OF SNOWFALL FELL BEFORE
MIDNIGHT.
0614 AM SNOW MOLINE QUAD-CITY AIRPOR 41.45N 90.50W
01/12/2012 M1.3 INCH ROCK ISLAND IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS
SNOWFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT.
0614 AM SNOW DAVENPORT MUNICIPAL AIR 41.62N 90.58W
01/12/2012 M1.0 INCH SCOTT IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
SNOWFALL SINCE MIDNIGHT...STORM TOTAL SO FAR.
0615 AM SNOW QUASQUETON 42.40N 91.76W
01/12/2012 E2.1 INCH BUCHANAN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SO FAR, SNOW DEPTH 2 INCHES VIA ESPOTTER
0623 AM SNOW 5 E CEDAR RAPIDS 41.97N 91.58W
01/12/2012 E1.3 INCH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SO FAR
0626 AM SNOW 1 NW DAVENPORT 41.56N 90.61W
01/12/2012 E0.8 INCH SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SO FAR
0643 AM SNOW 2 NE COLUSA 40.59N 91.14W
01/12/2012 E1.6 INCH HANCOCK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SO FAR...STILL SNOWING.
0700 AM SNOW 1 SW WASHINGTON 41.28N 91.71W
01/12/2012 E2.4 INCH WASHINGTON IA CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HR TOTAL...STILL SNOWING.
0700 AM SNOW 3 SE GALENA 42.40N 90.39W
01/12/2012 M1.0 INCH JO DAVIESS IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HR TOTAL.
0707 AM SNOW 4 E WHAT CHEER 41.41N 92.28W
01/12/2012 E1.5 INCH KEOKUK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SO FAR
0718 AM SNOW 2 SE WILLIAMSBURG 41.64N 91.98W
01/12/2012 E2.5 INCH IOWA IA CO-OP OBSERVER
TOTAL SO FAR
0718 AM SNOW 2 NE FORT MADISON 40.64N 91.33W
01/12/2012 E3.0 INCH LEE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SO FAR
0754 AM SNOW SW DURANT 41.60N 90.91W
01/12/2012 E1.5 INCH CEDAR IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SO FAR, STILL SNOWING
0800 AM SNOW 2 SE WALFORD 41.86N 91.80W
01/12/2012 E1.3 INCH JOHNSON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING.
0819 AM SNOW 4 SSW CUTSHAW BRIDGE ST 42.48N 92.07W
01/12/2012 E3.5 INCH BUCHANAN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING
0819 AM SNOW 1 W CAMBRIDGE 41.30N 90.20W
01/12/2012 E1.5 INCH HENRY IL TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING WITH DRIFTS OF ONE FOOT
0846 AM SNOW W CANTRIL 40.64N 92.07W
01/12/2012 E1.3 INCH VAN BUREN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING
0847 AM SNOW E WYOMING 42.06N 91.00W
01/12/2012 E2.0 INCH JONES IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW TOTAL SO FAR.
0847 AM SNOW 4 WSW LORAN 42.22N 89.99W
01/12/2012 E1.3 INCH JO DAVIESS IL TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SO FAR.
0903 AM SNOW 2 NE FULTON 41.89N 90.13W
01/12/2012 E2.2 INCH WHITESIDE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SO FAR
0909 AM SNOW 2 WNW FREEPORT 42.30N 89.67W
01/12/2012 M0.6 INCH STEPHENSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING
0910 AM SNOW 1 WSW IOWA CITY 41.65N 91.55W
01/12/2012 M1.5 INCH JOHNSON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SO FAR
0910 AM SNOW 3 NNE DOWNING 40.52N 92.34W
01/12/2012 M2.0 INCH SCOTLAND MO TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING
0910 AM SNOW SE STANWOOD 41.89N 91.15W
01/12/2012 M2.0 INCH CEDAR IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SO FAR
0920 AM SNOW 6 SSE ELMOVILLE 42.19N 90.02W
01/12/2012 M1.3 INCH CARROLL IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SO FAR
0921 AM SNOW 5 NW CEDAR RAPIDS 42.03N 91.72W
01/12/2012 E2.2 INCH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW TOTAL SO FAR.
0929 AM SNOW 5 SSE COUNCIL HILL 42.42N 90.31W
01/12/2012 M1.8 INCH JO DAVIESS IL TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING
0930 AM SNOW 4 ENE ANAMOSA 42.14N 91.21W
01/12/2012 M0.5 INCH JONES IA TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING
0930 AM SNOW 2 NW LENA 42.40N 89.84W
01/12/2012 M1.3 INCH STEPHENSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING
0944 AM SNOW 1 SSW BELLE PLAINE 41.89N 92.28W
01/12/2012 M2.0 INCH BENTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW STARTED BETWEEN 9 TO 930 PM LAST NIGHT STILL SNOWING
0956 AM SNOW 1 SW STRONGHURST 40.74N 90.91W
01/12/2012 M2.0 INCH HENDERSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
SO FAR
0957 AM SNOW STERLING 41.80N 89.69W
01/12/2012 E1.5 INCH WHITESIDE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SO FAR.
1018 AM SNOW 1 SW MACOMB 40.47N 90.69W
01/12/2012 M1.5 INCH MCDONOUGH IL TRAINED SPOTTER
SO FAR
1020 AM SNOW 4 ESE GALENA 42.40N 90.35W
01/12/2012 M3.0 INCH JO DAVIESS IL TRAINED SPOTTER
SO FAR
1023 AM SNOW 1 SE VINTON 42.16N 92.02W
01/12/2012 M3.2 INCH BENTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SO FAR
1041 AM SNOW 2 W CEDAR RAPIDS 41.97N 91.71W
01/12/2012 E3.5 INCH LINN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED STORM TOTAL SO FAR
1045 AM SNOW SSE ATKINS 41.99N 91.86W
01/12/2012 M4.5 INCH BENTON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SO FAR
1051 AM SNOW 1 W BETTENDORF 41.56N 90.49W
01/12/2012 E2.5 INCH SCOTT IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SO FAR
&&
THE REPORTS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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4.5 SSE ATKINS IA BENTON 1045 AM
3.5 2 W CEDAR RAPIDS IA LINN 1041 AM
3.5 4 SSW CUTSHAW BRIDGE ST IA BUCHANAN 0819 AM
3.2 1 SE VINTON IA BENTON 1023 AM
3.0 4 ESE GALENA IL JO DAVIESS 1020 AM
3.0 2 NE FORT MADISON IA LEE 0718 AM
2.5 1 W BETTENDORF IA SCOTT 1051 AM
2.5 2 SE WILLIAMSBURG IA IOWA 0718 AM
2.5 MOUNT PLEASANT IA HENRY 0600 AM
2.4 1 SW WASHINGTON IA WASHINGTON 0700 AM
2.3 E COGGON IA LINN 0600 AM
2.2 5 NW CEDAR RAPIDS IA LINN 0921 AM
2.2 2 NE FULTON IL WHITESIDE 0903 AM
2.1 QUASQUETON IA BUCHANAN 0615 AM
2.0 1 SW STRONGHURST IL HENDERSON 0956 AM
2.0 1 SSW BELLE PLAINE IA BENTON 0944 AM
2.0 SE STANWOOD IA CEDAR 0910 AM
2.0 3 NNE DOWNING MO SCOTLAND 0910 AM
2.0 E WYOMING IA JONES 0847 AM
1.8 5 SSE COUNCIL HILL IL JO DAVIESS 0929 AM
1.6 2 NE COLUSA IL HANCOCK 0643 AM
1.5 1 SW MACOMB IL MCDONOUGH 1018 AM
1.5 STERLING IL WHITESIDE 0957 AM
1.5 1 WSW IOWA CITY IA JOHNSON 0910 AM
1.5 1 W CAMBRIDGE IL HENRY 0819 AM
1.5 SW DURANT IA CEDAR 0754 AM
1.5 4 E WHAT CHEER IA KEOKUK 0707 AM
1.5 EDGEWOOD IA DELAWARE 0543 AM
1.3 2 NW LENA IL STEPHENSON 0930 AM
1.3 6 SSE ELMOVILLE IL CARROLL 0920 AM
1.3 4 WSW LORAN IL JO DAVIESS 0847 AM
1.3 W CANTRIL IA VAN BUREN 0846 AM
1.3 2 SE WALFORD IA JOHNSON 0800 AM
1.3 5 E CEDAR RAPIDS IA LINN 0623 AM
1.3 MOLINE QUAD-CITY AIRPOR IL ROCK ISLAND 0614 AM
1.2 5 S BETTENDORF IL ROCK ISLAND 0539 AM
1.1 DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPOR IA DUBUQUE 0614 AM
1.0 3 SE GALENA IL JO DAVIESS 0700 AM
1.0 DAVENPORT MUNICIPAL AIR IA SCOTT 0614 AM
1.0 2 WNW BURLINGTON IA DES MOINES 0559 AM
0.8 1 NW DAVENPORT IA SCOTT 0626 AM
0.8 3 NNW CEDAR RAPIDS IA LINN 0550 AM
0.6 2 WNW FREEPORT IL STEPHENSON 0909 AM
0.5 4 ENE ANAMOSA IA JONES 0930 AM
GROSSLocal storm report, Jan 12, 11:29 AM CST, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1129 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1120 AM SNOW 2 S VICTOR 41.70N 92.29W
01/12/2012 M2.5 INCH IOWA IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SO FAR. MEASURED WIND GUSTS TO 34 MPH.
&&
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