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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Quad Cities, IA
NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 17, 2014, 4:03 AM CST for 4 counties in Iowa; 8 counties in Illinois. It took effect at Feb 17, 2014, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr. 32 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 17, 2014, 4:03 AM CST (10:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2014, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2014, 3:35 PM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Quad Cities, IA
Counties Clinton County, IA, Dubuque County, IA, Jackson County, IA, Scott County, IA, Bureau County, IL, Carroll County, IL, Henry County, IL, Jo Daviess County, IL, Putnam County, IL, Rock Island County, IL, Stephenson County, IL, Whiteside County, IL
The radar
The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:05 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 17, 6:48 AM CST | SLEET 0 | 4 Ese Princeton, IL | PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY WQAD - SLEET ACROSS EASTERN BUREAU COUNTY |
| Feb 17, 6:48 AM CST | SLEET 0 | Rock Falls, IL | PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY WQAD |
| Feb 17, 9:28 AM CST | SNOW 0.8 | Moline, IL | SNOW WAS MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES |
| Feb 17, 10:00 AM CST | SLEET 0 | 2 Ssw Calamus, IA | SLEET FOR THE PAST HALF HOUR |
| Feb 17, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | 3 Ne Freeport, IL | SINCE 6 AM. SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| Feb 17, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.6 | Dubuque, IA | |
| Feb 17, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.6 | Moline, IL | |
| Feb 17, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.8 | Davenport, IA | |
| Feb 17, 12:08 PM CST | SNOW 3.8 | E Andrew, IA | SNOWFALL SINCE 830 AM |
| Feb 17, 12:31 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 3 Wsw Bettendorf, IA | |
| Feb 17, 12:33 PM CST | SNOW 2.4 | Sterling, IL | SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL |
| Feb 17, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 1.4 | Princeton, IL | CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THUNDERSNOW. |
| Feb 17, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Davenport, IA | STORM TOTAL |
| Feb 17, 1:43 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 6 Sse Council Hill, IL | STORM TOTAL- SNOW BEGAN AT 9 AND ENDED AT 130 |
| Feb 17, 1:45 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Maquoketa, IA | SNOW TOTAL- RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 17, 1:52 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Geneseo, IL | RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 17, 1:56 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 2 E Winslow, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 17, 2:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Davenport, IA | RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 17, 2:02 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 3 Ssw Moline, IL | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 17, 2:35 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 Ssw Cordova, IL | SNOW TOTAL |
| Feb 17, 2:44 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Sse Le Claire, IA | |
| Feb 17, 2:55 PM CST | SNOW 3.8 | 2 Ssw Calamus, IA | TOTAL. |
| Feb 17, 2:56 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 Wnw Morrison, IL | STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY. |
| Feb 17, 2:56 PM CST | SNOW 5.1 | 2 Ne Calamus, IA | EVENT TOTAL. |
| Feb 17, 3:00 PM CST | SNOW 4.7 | Davenport Municipal Air, IA | TOTAL. |
| Feb 17, 3:00 PM CST | SNOW 5.9 | Moline Quad-City Airpor, IL | TOTAL. |
| Feb 17, 3:10 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Se Galva, IL | TOTAL. |
| Feb 17, 3:15 PM CST | SNOW 5.3 | Park View, IA | TOTAL. |
| Feb 17, 3:18 PM CST | SNOW 4.8 | 1 W Bettendorf, IA | TOTAL. |
| Feb 17, 3:25 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 3 Nne Stockton, IL | TOTAL. |
| Feb 17, 3:35 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 4 Nnw Lanark, IL | TOTAL. |
| Feb 17, 3:36 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Nw Davenport, IA | 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 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 1284 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
943 WWUS43 KDVN 171003 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 403 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY... .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TO THE AREA TODAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AFTER MID MORNING WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. EARLY THIS MORNING THE SNOW...BRIEFLY MIXED WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34. SOME ICING WILL OCCUR IN THOSE AREAS. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH LOW VISIBILITIES AND FAST ACCUMULATIONS. THERE MAY EVEN BE A CHANCE FOR SOME THUNDER SNOW IN PLACES. THE SNOW WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED. IAZ042-054-066-068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-171815- /O.UPG.KDVN.WW.Y.0011.140217T1200Z-140217T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KDVN.WS.W.0005.140217T1200Z-140218T0000Z/ DUBUQUE-JACKSON-CLINTON-SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBUQUE...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL... STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE... PRINCETON...HENNEPIN 403 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING... SNOW AND SOME SLEET SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA AFTER 6 AM...BECOMING ALL SNOW AND HEAVY AT TIMES AFTER 9 AM CST. THUNDER SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE. THE SNOW WILL THEN EXIT THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH PRODUCING DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES POSSIBLY REACHING TWO INCHES PER HOUR FOR A TIME FROM MID MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ040-041-051-052-063-064-076-077-171815- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-BENTON-LINN-IOWA-JOHNSON-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...VINTON... CEDAR RAPIDS...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON 403 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH TO 3 PM CST. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. SOME SLEET POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH PRODUCING DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL CAUSE SLIPPERY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL AFFECT THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IAZ053-065-067-078-ILZ024-171815- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0011.140217T1200Z-140217T2200Z/ JONES-CEDAR-MUSCATINE-LOUISA-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANAMOSA...TIPTON...MUSCATINE... WAPELLO...ALEDO 403 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...6 AM TO 4 PM CST. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. SOME SLEET POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH PRODUCING DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL CAUSE SLIPPERY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL AFFECT THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IAZ087>089-098-099-MOZ009-010-171815- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT... BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 403 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH 3 PM CST. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD OCCUR AS THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS...THEN CHANGE TO SLEET OR SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH PRODUCING DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS. * IMPACTS...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SLIPPERY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THIS WILL AFFECT THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ILZ025-026-034-035-171815- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0011.140217T1200Z-140217T2100Z/ HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB 403 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...6 AM TO 3 PM CST. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD OCCUR AS THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS...THEN CHANGE TO SLEET OR SNOW. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH PRODUCING DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO UNDER 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS. * IMPACTS...THE SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE SLIPPERY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THIS MAY AFFECT THE MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. && $$ GROSS/12
4 follow-up statements
644 WWUS43 KDVN 171652 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1052 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM IMPACTING AREA TO END BETWEEN 1 AND 4 PM... .THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM IMPACTING THE AREA WITH A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN HAS NOW CHANGED TO ALL SNOW. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES AND LOCALLY TO NEAR 4 INCHES IN NW ILLINOIS OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. AREA WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 20 MPH LIMITING ANY ADDITIONAL DRIFTING. IAZ042-054-066-068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-172200- /O.EXT.KDVN.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140217T2200Z/ DUBUQUE-JACKSON-CLINTON-SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBUQUE...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL... STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE... PRINCETON...HENNEPIN 1052 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES REACHING OVER AN INCH AN HOUR. THIS WILL CAUSE SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ040-041-051-052-063-064-076-077-171900- /O.EXT.KDVN.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140217T1900Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-BENTON-LINN-IOWA-JOHNSON-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...VINTON... CEDAR RAPIDS...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON 1052 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH. STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES REACHING OVER AN INCH AN HOUR. THIS WILL CAUSE SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IAZ053-065-067-078-ILZ024-172000- /O.EXT.KDVN.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140217T2000Z/ JONES-CEDAR-MUSCATINE-LOUISA-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANAMOSA...TIPTON...MUSCATINE... WAPELLO...ALEDO 1052 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH. STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES REACHING OVER AN INCH AN HOUR. THIS WILL CAUSE SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IAZ087>089-098-099-MOZ009-010-172000- /O.EXT.KDVN.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140217T2000Z/ JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT... BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 1052 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS POSSIBLY A TRACE. STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 TENTHS OF AN INCH. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES REACHING OVER AN INCH AN HOUR. THIS WILL CAUSE SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ILZ025-026-034-035-172100- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB 1052 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS POSSIBLY A TRACE. STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 TENTHS OF AN INCH. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES REACHING OVER AN INCH AN HOUR. THIS WILL CAUSE SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NICHOLS
519 WWUS43 KDVN 171905 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 105 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM IMPACTING AREA TO END BETWEEN 1 AND 4 PM... .THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM IMPACTING THE AREA WITH A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN HAS NOW CHANGED TO ALL SNOW. AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCHES TO LOCALLY NEAR 2 INCHES IN NW ILLINOIS OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. AREA WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 20 MPH LIMITING ANY ADDITIONAL DRIFTING. IAZ087>089-098-099-MOZ009-010-172015- /O.CAN.KDVN.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140217T2000Z/ JEFFERSON-HENRY IA-DES MOINES-VAN BUREN-LEE-SCOTLAND-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRFIELD...MOUNT PLEASANT... BURLINGTON...KEOSAUQUA....FORT MADISON...MEMPHIS...KAHOKA 105 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED WITH ANY LINGERING FLURRIES ENDING IN AN HOUR OR TWO WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. CLEARING SKIES AND RISING TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW FOR IMPROVEMENT OF ROAD CONDITIONS THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS ON TREATED ROADWAYS. $$ ILZ025-026-034-035-172015- /O.CAN.KDVN.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140217T2100Z/ HENDERSON-WARREN-HANCOCK-MCDONOUGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OQUAWKA...MONMOUTH...CARTHAGE...MACOMB 105 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED WITH ANY LINGERING FLURRIES ENDING IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. CLEARING SKIES AND RISING TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW FOR IMPROVEMENT OF ROAD CONDITIONS THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS ON TREATED ROADWAYS. $$ IAZ040-041-051-052-063-064-076-077-172015- /O.EXP.KDVN.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140217T1900Z/ BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-BENTON-LINN-IOWA-JOHNSON-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...VINTON... CEDAR RAPIDS...MARENGO...IOWA CITY...SIGOURNEY...WASHINGTON 105 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... SNOW HAS ENDED WITH ANY LINGERING FLURRIES ENDING IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. CLEARING SKIES AND RISING TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW FOR IMPROVEMENT OF ROAD CONDITIONS THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS ON TREATED ROADWAYS. $$ IAZ042-054-066-068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-172200- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140217T2200Z/ DUBUQUE-JACKSON-CLINTON-SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBUQUE...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL... STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE... PRINCETON...HENNEPIN 105 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES REACHING OVER AN INCH AN HOUR. THIS WILL CAUSE SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES... MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ IAZ053-065-067-078-ILZ024-172015- /O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140217T2000Z/ JONES-CEDAR-MUSCATINE-LOUISA-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANAMOSA...TIPTON...MUSCATINE... WAPELLO...ALEDO 105 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH. STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES REACHING OVER AN INCH AN HOUR. THIS WILL CAUSE SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES... MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NICHOLS
453 WWUS43 KDVN 171956 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 156 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM IMPACTING AREA TO END BETWEEN 1 AND 4 PM... .THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM IMPACTING THE AREA WITH A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN HAS NOW CHANGED TO ALL SNOW. AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCHES TO LOCALLY NEAR 2 INCHES IN NW ILLINOIS OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. AREA WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 20 MPH LIMITING ANY ADDITIONAL DRIFTING. IAZ053-065-067-078-ILZ024-172100- /O.CAN.KDVN.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140217T2000Z/ JONES-CEDAR-MUSCATINE-LOUISA-MERCER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANAMOSA...TIPTON...MUSCATINE... WAPELLO...ALEDO 156 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS ENDED WITH ANY LINGERING FLURRIES ENDING IN AN HOUR OR TWO WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. CLEARING SKIES AND RISING TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW FOR IMPROVEMENT OF ROAD CONDITIONS THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS ON TREATED ROADWAYS. $$ IAZ042-054-066-068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-172200- /O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140217T2200Z/ DUBUQUE-JACKSON-CLINTON-SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBUQUE...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL... STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE... PRINCETON...HENNEPIN 156 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH. STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES...WITH SNOWFALL RATES REACHING UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR. THIS WILL CAUSE SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH VISIBILITY BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES... MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW FALLING AT INTENSE RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR...IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...SO ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY AND TAKE YOUR WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. && $$ NICHOLS
659 WWUS43 KDVN 172135 WSWDVN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 335 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... IAZ042-054-066-068-ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-172245- /O.CAN.KDVN.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140217T2200Z/ DUBUQUE-JACKSON-CLINTON-SCOTT-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL- WHITESIDE-ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUBUQUE...MAQUOKETA...CLINTON... BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...GALENA...FREEPORT...MOUNT CARROLL... STERLING...ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE... PRINCETON...HENNEPIN 335 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS ENDED WITH ANY LINGERING FLURRIES ENDING IN AN HOUR OR TWO WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. CLEARING SKIES AND RISING TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW FOR IMPROVEMENT OF ROAD CONDITIONS THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS ON TREATED ROADWAYS. $$ NICHOLS
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 16, 11:38 PM CST, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 11:38 PM CST, 4 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1138 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 256 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014
ANALYSIS AT 2 PM SHOWS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVING INTO ILLINOIS WITH
HIGH CLOUDS MOVING IN FROM THE PLAINS. VERIFICATION SHOWS MOISTURE
IS POSSIBLY OVERDONE ON MOST SOLUTIONS WITH SYSTEM IN INTER MOUNTAIN
REGION SLIGHTLY STRONGER. THIS PORTENDS WHERE ENERGY AND MOISTURE
COLLIDE FOR PRECIPITATION DEVELOPMENT CIRCA 08-10Z TONIGHT VERY
IMPORTANT. THIS WILL DECIDE THE LOCATIONS OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION.
CONCEPTUAL TOOLS ALL SUGGEST BEST FORCING NEAR LOW TRACK TO OUR SE
WITH STRATIFYING SNOW WITH EVAPORATIVE COOLING SUGGESTING ONLY
LIMITED SLEET IN SOUTH SECTIONS BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW. ENERGY
OFF PACIFIC CONTINUES TO SUGGEST FAST ZONAL NEXT 3-4 DAYS...PATTERN
SUGGESTS MUCH MILDER AIR INTO THURSDAY WITH CHANGEABLE BUT DRY
WIND DIRECTION AND SPEEDS. THURSDAY SYSTEM WILL ALSO BE DYNAMIC
WITH AREA NEAR RIGHT REAR AND LEFT FRONT REGION FAVORED FOR GOOD
CYCLOGENESIS.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 256 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014
TONIGHT...HAVE DELAYED WATCH ISSUANCE START TIME UNTIL 12Z FOR
LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SKIES SHOULD
BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY BY MIDNIGHT WITH SE WINDS OF 5 TO
10+ MPH. TEMPERATURES SHOULD SETTLE BY MID/LATE EVENING AND THEN
SLOWLY RISE MOST LOCATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT BY 2 TO 5 DEGREES. HAVE
POPS MOSTLY DEVELOPING AFTER 08Z IN WEST WITH CATEGORICAL POPS
WEST BY 12Z. LOCAL TOOLS SUGGEST LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR MAY SEE SLEET INITIALLY BUT SHOULD CHANGE TO
SNOW WITH ANY DURATION. KEPT CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN BUT CONDITIONS
CONTINUE TO COOL ALOFT AND SUGGEST LITTLE OR NO DURATION AS LATER
SHIFTS MAY BE ABLE TO REMOVE IF TRENDS CONTINUE. SNOW TOTALS OF AN
INCH OR MORE MAY BE POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK WEST OF HIGHWAY 218/I-380
CORRIDOR.
MONDAY...CATEGORICAL POPS WITH MOST LOCATIONS WILL PICKING UP 3 TO
5 HOURS OF SNOW...MAINLY BETWEEN 5 AM AND 12 PM. EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES
OF SNOW ALONG AND NORTH OF I-80 WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH
OF HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA DUE TO SLEET LIMITING SNOW AMOUNTS A BIT THERE.
SKIES WILL CLEAR OVER SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS BY MID AFTERNOON WHICH MAY
ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES WITH MILD PACIFIC ORIGIN AIR AND GUSTY WEST
WINDS TO REACH TO NEAR 40 DEGREES DESPITE SNOW COVER. LATER SHIFTS
MAY BE ABLE TO REMOVE ADVISORY EARLIER SINCE THIS APPEARS WILL BE
A PROGRESSIVE AND OPEN SYSTEM.
.LONG TERM...(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 256 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014
.LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
QUIET AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD AVERAGE ABOVE NORMAL.
ATTENTION THEN TURNS AN INTERESTING SYSTEM WED NIGHT/THURS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON...
WED NIGHT/THURS LOOKS QUITE INTERESTING. THE MODEL CONSENSUS HAS
LIKELY POPS WED NIGHT AND CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS ON THURSDAY.
NEARLY EVERY MODEL HAS STRONG WAA ALOFT MOVING INTO THE AREA
COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG FORCING. THERMAL PROFILES POINT TO MAINLY
RAIN BUT THE NORTH THIRD MAY SEE A RAIN/SNOW MIX WITH POSSIBLY A
LITTLE FREEZING RAIN BEFORE THE DEEPER WARM AIR AT THE SURFACE
ARRIVES AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THE FORCING AND WAA ALOFT IS OF SUCH STRENGTH THAT ELEVATED
THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT WED NIGHT/THURSDAY MORNING. IF
THUNDERSTORMS DO OCCUR THEY WOULD BE ISOLATED IN NATURE AND
GENERALLY SOUTH OF A KOOA TO KSQI LINE WITH AREAS ALONG/EAST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI BEING FAVORED.
TEMPERATURES WILL AVERAGE ABOVE NORMAL WED NIGHT/THURSDAY WITH LOWS
OCCURRING WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY RISING THE REMAINDER OF
THE NIGHT. ON THURSDAY THE RAIN WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING
THE DAY.
THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY QUIET AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS THE
MODEL CONSENSUS HAS CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE
MIDWEST. TEMPERATURES SHOULD AVERAGE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL.
FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY THE MODEL CONSENSUS HAS SLIGHT CHANCE TO
CHANCE POPS AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE MIDWEST. THERE
ARE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS ON TIMING/LOCATION. IF CURRENT
THERMAL PROFILES ARE CLOSE TO BEING CORRECT...SOME SNOW WOULD BE
SEEN FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE NORTHWEST THIRD TO 40 PERCENT OF THE AREA
SEEING MORE SNOW ON SATURDAY. THE SOUTHEAST THIRD OF THE AREA WOULD
SEE A COLD RAIN.
SATURDAY NIGHT THE MODEL CONSENSUS HAS SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF LINGERING LIGHT SNOW FROM THE DEPARTING SYSTEM.
ON SUNDAY...THE MODEL CONSENSUS HAS SLIGHT CHANCE POPS AS ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE MIDWEST. THERE ARE TIMING/LOCATION
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD AVERAGE A LITTLE
BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1132 PM CST SUN FEB 16 2014
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY
MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH MISSOURI. A RAPID DECREASE
IN CIGS AND VSBYS FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 10Z AND 14Z STILL
LOOKS ON TRACK AS A MIX OF PRECIPITATION SPREADS OVER THE AREA.
AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF I80 WILL HAVE MAINLY SNOW ALTHOUGH A BRIEF
PERIOD OF SLEET IS POSSIBLE NEAR I80 AS THE PRECIPITATION MOVES
IN. TO SOUTH THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE A SNOW/SLEET MIX WITH A
BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE FROM A LINE THROUGH KOTM
AND KBRL. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO ALL SNOW WITH
ABOUT A 2 HOUR OR SO PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND IFR OR LIFR
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT ALL TAF SITES. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE
JUST AS RAPIDLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE
AREA. IT/S POSSIBLE THAT ALL TAF SITES WILL BE BACK TO VFR
CONDITIONS BETWEEN 21Z AND 00Z. SURACE WINDS SO FAR THIS EVENING
HAVE BEEN STRONGER THAN THE MODELS HAD SUGGESTED. WITH THIS IN
MIND THE LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR THREAT APPEARS TO BE MINIMAL AND
HAVE NOT MENTIONED IN ANY OF THE TAFS
&&
.DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST MONDAY FOR CEDAR-
CLINTON-DUBUQUE-JACKSON-JONES-LOUISA-MUSCATINE-SCOTT.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY FOR BENTON-
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DES MOINES-HENRY IA-IOWA-JEFFERSON-
JOHNSON-KEOKUK-LEE-LINN-VAN BUREN-WASHINGTON.
IL...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST MONDAY FOR BUREAU-
CARROLL-HENRY IL-JO DAVIESS-MERCER-PUTNAM-ROCK ISLAND-
STEPHENSON-WHITESIDE.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY FOR HANCOCK-
HENDERSON-MCDONOUGH-WARREN.
MO...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY FOR CLARK-
SCOTLAND.
&&
SYNOPSIS...NICHOLS
SHORT TERM...NICHOLS
LONG TERM...08
AVIATION...DLFHazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 5:00 AM CST, 23 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 500 AM CST SUN FEB 16 2014 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-171100- BENTON IA-BUCHANAN IA-BUREAU IL-CARROLL IL-CEDAR IA-CLARK MO- CLINTON IA-DELAWARE IA-DES MOINES IA-DUBUQUE IA-HANCOCK IL- HENDERSON IL-HENRY IA-HENRY IL-IOWA IA-JACKSON IA-JEFFERSON IA- JO DAVIESS IL-JOHNSON IA-JONES IA-KEOKUK IA-LEE IA-LINN IA-LOUISA IA- MCDONOUGH IL-MERCER IL-MUSCATINE IA-PUTNAM IL-ROCK ISLAND IL- SCOTLAND MO-SCOTT IA-STEPHENSON IL-VAN BUREN IA-WARREN IL- WASHINGTON IA-WHITESIDE IL- 500 AM CST SUN FEB 16 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 A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING A WINTRY MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION INCLUDING FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER LATE TONIGHT. LATEST INDICATIONS SUGGEST SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING IN SOUTHEASTERN IOWA AND FAR NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. LIGHT SNOW AND SOME SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AFTER MIDNIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCT FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MONDAY...CONTINUING WITH THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR DURING THE MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY BEFORE THE SNOW DECREASES AND MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR BY EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SIGOURNEY IOWA...TO MONMOUTH ILLINOIS. THE MORE WIDESPREAD HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM INDEPENDENCE IOWA...TO THE QUAD CITIES...AND TO KEWANEE ILLINOIS. FURTHER SOUTH WHERE FREEZING RAIN AND SOME SLEET OCCUR EARLY MONDAY MORNING...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE GLAZE WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM FAIRFIELD IOWA...TO BURLINGTON...AND TO MONMOUTH ILLINOIS BY 9 AM CST. THEN THE WINTERY MIX IS EXPECTED TO TURN TO ALL SNOW IN THESE AREAS WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION BY EARLY AFTERNOON. A BRISK SOUTHEAST WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH MONDAY MORNING MAY CAUSE SOME DRIFTING OF ANY NEW SNOWFALL...AS WELL AS ADDED STRESS TO ANY ICE COVERED TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY AFTERNOON. AS STATED ABOVE... THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA IS UNDER A WINTER WESTERN ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM NEXT WEEK TO BRING RAIN OR SNOW TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT...HOWEVER SNOWFALL REPORTS OF AN INCH OR MORE WOULD BE APPRECIATED ON MONDAY. GROSS/12
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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.