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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 3, 2014, 2:47 PM CST for 4 counties in Illinois; 7 counties in Iowa; Clark County, Scotland County, Missouri. It took effect at Feb 4, 2014, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 24 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
- Feb 3, 2014, 2:47 PM CST (20:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 4, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2014, 11:32 AM CST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
Counties Des Moines County, IA, Henry County, IA, Jefferson County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Lee County, IA, Van Buren County, IA, Washington County, IA, Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL, McDonough County, IL, Warren County, IL, Clark County, MO, Scotland County, MO
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 3:08 PM CST | SNOW 0.8 | 2 Sw New London, IA | SNOW BEGAN AT 1232 |
| Feb 4, 3:40 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | 3 Ene Charlie Heath Mem, MO | SNOW BEGAN AROUND 1 PM |
| Feb 4, 3:43 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 1 Wnw Mount Pleasant, IA | RELAYED VIA KCRG |
| Feb 4, 4:04 PM CST | SNOW 1.2 | 2 Wsw Industry, IL | SNOW BEGAN AROUND 1 PM...HEAVIER SNOW BEGAN AT 330 |
| Feb 4, 4:59 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 2 Wnw Burlington, IA | |
| Feb 4, 5:45 PM CST | SNOW 1.4 | 1 Nw Keokuk, IA | RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 4, 5:48 PM CST | SNOW 0.7 | 2 Ese Keosauqua, IA | SNOW FLAKES ARE SMALL AND FINE |
| Feb 4, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 2 Sw New London, IA | SNOWFALL THROUGH 6 PM |
| Feb 4, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Macomb, IL | |
| Feb 4, 7:30 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Industry, IL | |
| Feb 4, 8:15 PM CST | SNOW 2.6 | 2 Ne Colusa, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 4, 8:22 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 5 E Cantril, IA | |
| Feb 4, 8:59 PM CST | SNOW 2 | W Cantril, IA | BLOWING AND DRIFTING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MEASURE THE SNOW. |
| Feb 4, 9:02 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Wnw Keokuk, IA | |
| Feb 4, 9:03 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Nne Downing, MO | SNOW BEGAN AROUND 230. IT IS STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 4, 9:11 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Burlington, IA | STILL SNOWING, WITH LARGE SNOWFLAKES |
| Feb 4, 9:23 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 1 Sw Stronghurst, IL | |
| Feb 4, 9:23 PM CST | SNOW 3.2 | 4 Wsw Macomb, IL | |
| Feb 4, 9:45 PM CST | SNOW 3.4 | Nw Keokuk, IA | RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 4, 9:50 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 Wnw Burlington, IA | |
| Feb 4, 10:00 PM CST | SNOW 5.6 | 2 Sw New London, IA | |
| Feb 4, 10:36 PM CST | SNOW 3.2 | 2 Sse Burlington, IA | MODERATE SNOW AT TIME OF REPORT |
| Feb 4, 11:17 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Macomb, IL | DRIFTING WAS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GET AN ACCURATE MEASURMENT. STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 4, 11:50 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Industry, IL | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. |
| Feb 5, 1:30 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Ssw Middletown, IA | TOTAL SO FAR. STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 5, 1:30 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Ssw Middletown, IA | VIA FACEBOOK |
| Feb 5, 4:53 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Burlington, IA | STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 5, 5:30 AM CST | SNOW 4.3 | 2 Ne Colusa, IL | STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 5, 5:45 AM CST | SNOW 4 | S Wellman, IA | |
| Feb 5, 6:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Memphis, MO | |
| Feb 5, 6:23 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Augusta, IL | |
| Feb 5, 6:28 AM CST | SNOW 4.3 | 2 Wnw Burlington, IA | |
| Feb 5, 6:51 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 2 Ne Fort Madison, IA | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. |
| Feb 5, 6:58 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 2 Ese Macomb, IL | WITH 13 INCH DRIFTS. SNOW WAS DIFFICULT TO MEASURE AND HAD TO BE ESTIMATED |
| Feb 5, 7:11 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 1 Ese Washington, IA | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| Feb 5, 7:15 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 S Salem, IA | |
| Feb 5, 7:15 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 3 Nne Downing, MO | |
| Feb 5, 7:19 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Washington, IA | |
| Feb 5, 7:19 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Keokuk, IA | STORM TOTAL |
| Feb 5, 7:46 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Donnellson, IA | |
| Feb 5, 7:46 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Fairfield, IA | |
| Feb 5, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 4 Ssw Crawford, MO | |
| Feb 5, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 7 | 6 Nnw Keokuk, IA | |
| Feb 5, 8:04 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 6 Wnw Burlington, IA | SNOW DEPTH OF 10.5 INCHES. |
| Feb 5, 8:12 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Bentley, IL | |
| Feb 5, 8:24 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 2 Sse Burlington, IA | |
| Feb 5, 8:37 AM CST | SNOW 6.6 | 4 Wsw Macomb, IL | |
| Feb 5, 8:55 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Ese Monmouth, IL | |
| Feb 5, 8:57 AM CST | SNOW 7 | 1 N Keosauqua, IA | STILL LIGHTLY SNOWING |
| Feb 5, 9:21 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | 5 E Cantril, IA | DRIFTING OF SNOW |
| Feb 5, 9:48 AM CST | SNOW 5 | W Cantril, IA | |
| Feb 5, 9:48 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 1 Sw Stronghurst, IL | |
| Feb 5, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Wsw Brock, MO | |
| Feb 5, 10:50 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Farmington, IA | VIA ESPOTTER |
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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 1204 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
774 WWUS43 KDVN 032047 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 247 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING MORE SNOW TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE PLAINS TUESDAY SPREADING SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI...EASTERN IOWA...AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI... SOUTHEAST IOWA...AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY WEDNESDAY... CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ACCUMULATING SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IAZ076-077-087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-040500- /O.UPG.KDVN.WS.A.0003.140204T1500Z-140205T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KDVN.WS.W.0004.140204T1500Z-140205T1800Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE- HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON... OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 247 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN MID TO LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 23. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 7 BELOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ078-ILZ024-040500- /O.UPG.KDVN.WS.A.0003.140204T1500Z-140205T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.140204T2100Z-140205T1800Z/ LOUISA-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAPELLO...ALEDO 247 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...12 TO 22. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 5 BELOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ051>054-063>068-ILZ007-009-015>018-040500- /O.NEW.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.140204T2100Z-140205T1800Z/ BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE- SCOTT-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING...ROCK FALLS... MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON...HENNEPIN 247 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...7 TO 22 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 12 BELOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ ERVIN
10 follow-up statements
748 WWUS43 KDVN 040318 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 918 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING MORE SNOW TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE PLAINS TUESDAY SPREADING SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSOURI...EASTERN IOWA...AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI... SOUTHEAST IOWA...AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY WEDNESDAY... CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ACCUMULATING SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IAZ076-077-087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-041130- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.140204T1500Z-140205T1800Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE- HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON... OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 918 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN MID TO LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 23. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 7 BELOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ051>054-063>068-078-ILZ007-009-015>018-024-041130- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.140204T2100Z-140205T1800Z/ BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE- SCOTT-LOUISA-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WAPELLO...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO 918 PM CST MON FEB 3 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. ACROSS LOUISA COUNTY IOWA AND MERCER COUNTY ILLINOIS SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...7 TO 22 ABOVE. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 12 BELOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ 12
910 WWUS43 KDVN 040950 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 350 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING MORE SNOW MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE PLAINS TODAY SPREADING SNOW FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST IOWA...AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IAZ076-077-087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-041800- /O.EXT.KDVN.WS.W.0004.140204T1800Z-140205T1800Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE- HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON... OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 350 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ051>054-063>068-078-ILZ007-009-015>018-024-041800- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.140204T2100Z-140205T1800Z/ BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE- SCOTT-LOUISA-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WAPELLO...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO 350 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
172 WWUS43 KDVN 041515 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 915 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING MORE SNOW MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE PLAINS TODAY SPREADING SNOW FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST IOWA...AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IAZ076-077-087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-042315- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.140204T1800Z-140205T1800Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE- HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON... OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 915 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ051>054-063>068-078-ILZ007-009-015>018-024-042315- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.140204T2100Z-140205T1800Z/ BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE- SCOTT-LOUISA-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WAPELLO...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO 915 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
146 WWUS43 KDVN 041748 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1148 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING MORE SNOW MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE PLAINS TODAY SPREADING SNOW FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST IOWA...AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IAZ076-077-087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-050200- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.140204T1800Z-140205T1800Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE- HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON... OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 1148 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ051>054-063>068-078-ILZ007-009-015>018-024-050200- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.140204T2100Z-140205T1800Z/ BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE- SCOTT-LOUISA-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WAPELLO...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO 1148 AM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
181 WWUS43 KDVN 042124 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 324 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING MORE SNOW INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE PLAINS AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST IOWA...AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW AND POSSIBLY SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IAZ076-077-087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-050530- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE- HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON... OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 324 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ040>042-ILZ001-002-050530- /O.EXB.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.140205T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... GALENA...FREEPORT 324 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...6 PM TONIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ051>054-063>068-078-ILZ007-009-015>018-024-050530- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE- SCOTT-LOUISA-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WAPELLO...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO 324 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
016 WWUS43 KDVN 050227 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 827 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY AS A WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST IOWA...AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW AND POSSIBLY SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IAZ076-077-087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-051030- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE- HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON... OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 827 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ051>054-063>068-078-ILZ007-009-015>018-024-051030- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE- SCOTT-LOUISA-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WAPELLO...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO 827 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ040>042-ILZ001-002-051030- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... GALENA...FREEPORT 827 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...6 PM TONIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
157 WWUS43 KDVN 050229 CCA WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 828 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY AS A WINTER STORM MOVES THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST IOWA...AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW AND POSSIBLY SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IAZ076-077-087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-051045- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE- HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON... OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 828 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ051>054-063>068-078-ILZ007-009-015>018-024-051045- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE- SCOTT-LOUISA-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WAPELLO...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO 828 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ040>042-ILZ001-002-051045- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... GALENA...FREEPORT 828 PM CST TUE FEB 4 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...6 PM TONIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
929 WWUS43 KDVN 050951 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 351 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SNOW GRADUALLY ENDING THIS MORNING... .SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS MORNING AS A WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND AN INCH OR LESS MAKING FOR STORM TOTALS GENERALLY IN THE RANGE OF 2 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING ROUGHLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. BRISK NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES. IAZ076-077-087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-051800- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE- HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON... OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 351 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WITH CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH FOR STORM TOTALS GENERALLY IN THE RANGE OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ051>054-063>068-078-ILZ007-009-015>018-024-051800- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE- SCOTT-LOUISA-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WAPELLO...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO 351 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WITH CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH FOR STORM TOTALS GENERALLY IN THE RANGE OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ040>042-ILZ001-002-051800- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... GALENA...FREEPORT 351 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WITH CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH FOR STORM TOTALS GENERALLY IN THE RANGE OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
109 WWUS43 KDVN 051511 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 911 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SNOW GRADUALLY ENDING THIS MORNING... .SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES THIS MORNING AS A WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND AN INCH OR LESS MAKING FOR STORM TOTALS GENERALLY IN THE RANGE OF 2 TO 7 INCHES... WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING ROUGHLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. BRISK NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES. IAZ076-077-087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-051800- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE- HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON... OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 911 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WITH CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH FOR STORM TOTALS GENERALLY IN THE RANGE OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ051>054-063>068-078-ILZ007-009-015>018-024-051800- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE- SCOTT-LOUISA-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA... MAQUOKETA...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...WAPELLO...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...PRINCETON... HENNEPIN...ALEDO 911 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WITH CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH FOR STORM TOTALS GENERALLY IN THE RANGE OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ040>042-ILZ001-002-051800- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... GALENA...FREEPORT 911 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WITH CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH FOR STORM TOTALS GENERALLY IN THE RANGE OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS...AND CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$
459 WWUS43 KDVN 051732 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1132 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...SNOW ENDING... IAZ076-077-087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-051845- /O.CAN.KDVN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE- HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON...FAIRFIELD... MOUNT PLEASANT...BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON... OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 1132 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. AS WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON THE DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME LESS WIDESPREAD. $$ IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-078-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-024- 051845- /O.CAN.KDVN.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140205T1800Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON- CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-LOUISA-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON- CARROLL-WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE... VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MARENGO... IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF... DAVENPORT...WAPELLO...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL... STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE... PRINCETON...HENNEPIN...ALEDO 1132 AM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. AS WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON THE DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME LESS WIDESPREAD. $$
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 Feb 3, 11:24 AM CST, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 11:24 AM CST, 3 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1124 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 337 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS AM
WITH CLEAR AND VERY COLD CONDITIONS WITH MOST AREAS BELOW
ZERO ON TEMPS DUE TO IDEAL RADIATIONAL COOLING SETUP. INTENSE
LOW LEVEL INVERSION AND COLD DRAINAGE RESULTING IN LOCALIZED
AREAS OF EXTREME TEMP DROPS IN VALLEYS OR LOW LYING AREAS WITH
MONTICELLO DOWN TO -20...MOLINE -17 AND STERLING/ROCK FALLS
AT -26 AS OF 2 AM. IN ADDITION RECEIVED A REPORT OF SOME FOG
(STEAM FOG) REDUCING VISIBILITIES RIGHT ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER AT BURLINGTON. WATER VAPOR AND 00Z UPPER AIR ANALYSIS SHOW
SEMI-ZONAL TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH MAIN SHORTWAVE OF INTEREST
DIVING THROUGH CALIFORNIA. THIS DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO EJECT
OUT ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS AND BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO THE
REGION TUE INTO WED.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 337 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014
TEMPS THE ONLY CHALLENGE AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS THE DOMINANT
WEATHER FEATURE WHILE SLOWLY SHIFTING EAST. BITTERLY COLD
START TODAY WITH TEMPS BELOW ZERO AND LOCALIZED POCKETS OF -20
OR COLDER... BUT SHOULD SEE DECENT RECOVERY WITH DEVELOPING
LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS AND ABUNDANT SUNSHINE INTO EARLY AFTN
AHEAD OF INCREASING HIGH CLOUDINESS MID TO LATE AFTN. OVERALL
ANTICIPATE HIGHS MAINLY IN THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S. TONIGHT
WILL CONTINUE TO SEE CLOUDS THICKEN AND LOWER INTO MID LEVEL
CLOUDS. LOW LEVEL FLOW TURNS EASTERLY WHICH WILL FEED IN
DRIER AIR FROM DEPARTING HIGH. THIS TYPICALLY FAVORS GOING
NEAR THE COLDER SIDE OF GUIDANCE... AND HAVE LOWS IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS.
.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 337 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014
PRIMARY CHALLENGE IS THE EARLY WEEK WINTER STORM THAT WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD SNOW AND AT LEAST PATCHY BLOWING SNOW TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS BEING ISSUED FOR THIS STORM FOR
ROUGHLY THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. ACTIVE PATTERN
FOLLOWS WITH CONTINUED WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. POTENTIAL
SYSTEM ADVERTISED FOR NEXT WEEKEND APPEARS TO BE TRENDING WELL TO
THE SOUTH.
UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING ONSHORE IN SOUTHERN CA EARLY THIS MORNING IS
PROGGED TO MOVE E-NE THROUGH THE PLAINS PASSING AS AN OPEN SHORTWAVE
THROUGH MO AND IL TUE AND TUE NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA TUESDAY AND CONTINUING
THROUGH EARLY WED. THE PRIMARY AXIS OF HEAVY SNOW IS INDICATED ALONG
PATH OF UPPER FORCING FROM NE KS ACROSS NORTHERN MO TO CENTRAL IL.
THIS SYSTEM HAS GOOD CONSISTENCY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS AND HAVE
THUS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MID MORNING TUE UNTIL MID
MORNING WED FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA...ROUGHLY
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SIGOURNEY THROUGH WASHINGTON IA TO ALEDO IL.
THIS IS WHERE THE POTENTIAL FOR 6 TO 8 INCHES ACCUMULATION IS
GREATEST. NORTH OF THIS AXIS...LATEST THINKING IS ROUGHLY 4 TO 6
INCH TOTALS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE I-80 CORRIDOR...TRENDING DOWN
TO AROUND 2 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20...BASED ON AN AVERAGE OF 14
TO 1 SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO. THERE WILL BE SOME BLOWING SNOW
DEVELOPING BY TUE EVENING INTO WED AS WINDS BACK TO THE NORTH AND
THEN NW IN RESPONSE TO A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE PASSING WELL TO THE
SOUTH ACROSS AR NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY. HOWEVER...THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND MAGNITUDE OF COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL NOT BE
NEARLY AS STRONG AS THE SEEN WITH THE PAST FEW STORMS THAT WERE
ASSOCIATED WITH VASTLY DIFFERENT ARCTIC CLIPPER SYSTEMS. ANTICIPATED
SNOW AMOUNTS AND DRIFTING ISSUES MAY WARRANT AN EVENTUAL WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ACROSS THE NORTH AND A POSSIBLE WARNING FOR HEAVY
SNOW IN FAR SOUTH.
THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END WEDNESDAY WITH A POSSIBLE DEFORMATION
AXIS HANGING BACK OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH NOON. 15 TO
POSSIBLY 25 MPH WINDS MAY CONTINUING DRIFTING AND MINOR BLOWING OF
THE FRESH SNOW DURING THE DAY. COLD AIR ADVECTION THAT FOLLOWS WILL
LIMIT TEMPERATURES TO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS WED. HIGH PRESSURE
THAT FOLLOWS WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER BITTER COLD DAY THU INTO THU NIGHT
WITH SINGLE DIGIT HIGHS AND OVERNIGHT LOWS AGAIN POSSIBLY INTO THE
TEENS BELOW ZERO AND HEADLINES FOR WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED.
LOW CONFIDENCE CHANCES FOR SNOW ARE CARRIED FOR FRI INTO FRI NIGHT
BASED ON PASSING WEAK SHORTWAVE THAT HAS POOR AGREEMENT AMONG LATEST
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS. THE PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED SYSTEM FOR THE
WEEKEND CONTINUES TO TRACK WELL TO THE SOUTH...ESPECIALLY IN THE
GFS. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO CHANGE AND LOW CHANCE POPS
ARE CONTINUED WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING WELL BELOW NORMAL
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1122 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014
COLD HIGH PRESSURE WITH CLEAR SKIES AND P6SM VISIBILITY WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SOUTH WINDS UNDER 10 KTS TODAY
BECOME EAST TO NORTHEAST BY 12Z TUESDAY. A STORM WILL MOVE TO THE
SOUTH OF IOWA TUESDAY...WITH SLOWLY LOWERING VFR CIGS THROUGH 18Z
EXPECTED. SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY APPROACH CID AND BRL LATE IN THE
PERIOD...WITH THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW/IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED
AFTER 18Z TUESDAY.
ERVIN
&&
.DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR DES MOINES-HENRY IA-JEFFERSON-KEOKUK-LEE-LOUISA-
VAN BUREN-WASHINGTON.
IL...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR HANCOCK-HENDERSON-MCDONOUGH-MERCER-WARREN.
MO...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR CLARK-SCOTLAND.
&&
SYNOPSIS...05
SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM...SHEETS
AVIATION...ERVINHazardous weather outlook, Feb 3, 4:11 AM CST, 10 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 411 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-041015- 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- 411 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014 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 BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW WILL BE FOUND IN A FEW LOCATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 EARLY THIS MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...A WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW OVER THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHEAST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...WHERE A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. PLEASE REFER TO OUR WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 3:48 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | DVN | Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Mercer, Warren | 11 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:47 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | DVN | Bureau, Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Mercer, Putnam and 3 more | 45 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Iowa, 2014Winter Storm Warnings in Illinois, 2014Winter Storm Warnings in Missouri, 2014Every winter storm warning in 2014
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.