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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Quad Cities, IA

February 29, 2016Jo Daviess County, Stephenson County, Illinois

NWS Quad Cities, IA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 29, 2016, 3:37 AM CST for Jo Daviess County, Stephenson County, Illinois. It took effect at Feb 29, 2016, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 29, 2016, 3:37 AM CST (09:37 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 29, 2016, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 1, 2016, 3:25 AM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Quad Cities, IA

Counties Jo Daviess County, IL, Stephenson County, IL

The radar

The Quad Cities radar (KDVN), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:37 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 94 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2016-02-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2016-02-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -34 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
734 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

921 
WWUS43 KDVN 290937
WSWDVN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
337 AM CST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS
TONIGHT...

.A QUICK MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO A CONCENTRATED AREA OF
SNOW ALONG THE HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY RUSH
HOUR ON TUESDAY. SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20 TO THE HIGHWAY 30
CORRIDOR...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL AFFECT THIS AREA
MAKING FOR A MESSY COMMUTE TUESDAY MORNING.

ILZ001-002-291745-
/O.NEW.KDVN.WS.W.0002.160301T0000Z-160301T1500Z/
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALENA...FREEPORT
337 AM CST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY.

* TIMING...STARTING AROUND 6PM TONIGHT THROUGH 9AM TUESDAY

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES WITH POSSIBLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  NEAR THE STATE LINE.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR COULD LEAD TO
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL PRIOR TO DAYBREAK. THIS SNOWFALL COULD AFFECT
  THE MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE
OF SNOW FALLING...IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL PLAN FOR EXTRA TIME AND BRING A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT.

&&

$$

IAZ040>042-053-054-ILZ007-291745-
/O.NEW.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.160301T0000Z-160301T1500Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JONES-JACKSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MOUNT CARROLL
337 AM CST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY.

* TIMING...6 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. A HEAVY SNOW BAND COULD SET
  UP IN THIS AREA. IF THAT WERE TO OCCUR...AN UPGRADE TO A WINTER
  STORM WARNING WOULD BE NEEDED.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY IN
  HEAVIER SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT INTO THE MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

IAZ051-052-065-066-ILZ009-291745-
/O.NEW.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.160301T0000Z-160301T1500Z/
BENTON-LINN-CEDAR-CLINTON-WHITESIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...TIPTON...
CLINTON...STERLING...ROCK FALLS
337 AM CST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY.

* TIMING...6 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 0.10 OF AN INCH.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET COULD MAKE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE COMMUTE. PREPARE
  FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF
SNOW...SLEET...AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES.  BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
754 
WWUS43 KDVN 291635
WSWDVN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1035 AM CST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS
TONIGHT...

.A QUICK MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO A CONCENTRATED AREA OF
SNOW ALONG THE HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20 TO THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR...SLEET...FREEZING
RAIN AND SNOW WILL AFFECT THIS AREA MAKING FOR A MESSY COMMUTE
TUESDAY MORNING.

ILZ001-002-010045-
/O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0002.160301T0000Z-160301T1500Z/
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALENA...FREEPORT
1035 AM CST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...STARTING AROUND 6 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM TUESDAY

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR COULD LEAD TO 
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL PRIOR TO DAYBREAK. THIS SNOWFALL COULD AFFECT 
  THE MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS 6 TO 7 INCHES OR MORE
OF SNOW FALLING...IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL PLAN FOR EXTRA TIME AND BRING A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

IAZ040>042-053-054-ILZ007-010045-
/O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.160301T0000Z-160301T1500Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JONES-JACKSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MOUNT CARROLL
1035 AM CST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...6 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. A HEAVY SNOW BAND COULD SET
  UP IN THIS AREA. IF THAT WERE TO OCCUR...AN UPGRADE TO A WINTER
  STORM WARNING WOULD BE NEEDED.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY 
  IN HEAVIER SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT INTO THE MORNING COMMUTE ON 
  TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

IAZ051-052-065-066-ILZ009-010045-
/O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.160301T0000Z-160301T1500Z/
BENTON-LINN-CEDAR-CLINTON-WHITESIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...TIPTON...
CLINTON...STERLING...ROCK FALLS
1035 AM CST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...6 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET COULD MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE COMMUTE. 
  PREPARE FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.  BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

HAASE
892 
WWUS43 KDVN 292141
WSWDVN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
341 PM CST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHERN
ILLINOIS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

.A QUICK MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO A CONCENTRATED AREA OF
SNOW ALONG THE HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20 TO THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR...SLEET AND SNOW
WILL AFFECT THIS AREA. THIS WILL MAKE FOR A DIFFICULT COMMUTE TUESDAY
MORNING FROM HIGHWAY 30 TO HIGHWAY 20. THERE MAY ALSO BE A BRIEF
PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY
END FROM WEST TO EAST LATER TUESDAY MORNING.

ILZ001-002-010545-
/O.EXT.KDVN.WS.W.0002.160301T0300Z-160301T1500Z/
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALENA...FREEPORT
341 PM CST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...9 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST TO NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 TO
  30 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR COULD LEAD TO
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL AND LOW VISIBILITY. THIS SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT
  THE MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE SNOW
  COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WIND IS EXPECTED.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL PLAN FOR EXTRA
TIME AND BRING A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

IAZ040>042-053-054-ILZ007-010545-
/O.EXT.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.160301T0300Z-160301T1500Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JONES-JACKSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MOUNT CARROLL
341 PM CST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...9 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. A HEAVY SNOW BAND COULD SET
  UP IN THIS AREA. IF THAT WERE TO OCCUR...AN UPGRADE TO A WINTER
  STORM WARNING WOULD BE NEEDED.

* WIND...NORTHEAST TO NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 TO
  30 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY IN
  HEAVIER SNOWFALL TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL IMPACT
  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.

&&

$$

IAZ051-052-065-066-ILZ009-010545-
/O.EXT.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.160301T0300Z-160301T1500Z/
BENTON-LINN-CEDAR-CLINTON-WHITESIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...TIPTON...
CLINTON...STERLING...ROCK FALLS
341 PM CST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...9 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST TO NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 TO
  30 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLEET COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TONIGHT
  INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. PREPARE
  FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.  BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

HAASE
573 
WWUS43 KDVN 010248
WSWDVN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
848 PM CST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHERN
ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

.EXPECT A CONCENTRATED AREA OF SNOW ALONG THE HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR
OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20 TO THE HIGHWAY
30 CORRIDOR...EXPECT A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW...WITH BRIEF PERIODS
OF FREEZING RAIN ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE FOR A DIFFICULT
COMMUTE TUESDAY MORNING FROM HIGHWAY 30 TO HIGHWAY 20. THE SNOW
WILL QUICKLY END FROM WEST TO EAST LATER TUESDAY MORNING.

ILZ001-002-011100-
/O.CON.KDVN.WS.W.0002.160301T0300Z-160301T1500Z/
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALENA...FREEPORT
848 PM CST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...9 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR COULD LEAD TO 
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL AND LOW VISIBILITY. THIS SNOWFALL WILL IMPACT 
  THE MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE 
  SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WIND IS
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL
PLAN FOR EXTRA TIME AND BRING A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.

&&

$$

IAZ040>042-053-054-ILZ007-011100-
/O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.160301T0300Z-160301T1500Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JONES-JACKSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MOUNT CARROLL
848 PM CST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...9 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. A HEAVY SNOW BAND COULD SET
  UP IN THIS AREA...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 20 FROM INDEPENDENCE
  TO DUBUQUE. IF THAT WERE TO OCCUR...AN UPGRADE TO A WINTER
  STORM WARNING WOULD BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT.

* WIND...NORTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY IN
  HEAVIER SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL
  IMPACT 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.

&&

$$

IAZ051-052-065-066-ILZ009-011100-
/O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.160301T0300Z-160301T1500Z/
BENTON-LINN-CEDAR-CLINTON-WHITESIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...TIPTON...
CLINTON...STERLING...ROCK FALLS
848 PM CST MON FEB 29 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...9 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND SLEET COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT
  INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE.
  PREPARE FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.  BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
HAASE/RP KINNEY
488 
WWUS43 KDVN 010925
WSWDVN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
325 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2016

...SNOW TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS THIS
MORNING...

.SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF FOR THE TIME BEING... WITH ACCUMULATIONS 
SO FAR BEING REPORTED AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES MOSTLY ALONG AND NORTH
OF HIGHWAY 20. ANOTHER AREA OF SNOW OVER CENTRAL IOWA WILL SHIFT
ACROSS NORTHEAST IOWA AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS THROUGH MID MORNING.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS BAND OF SNOW BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST MID TO
LATE MORNING.

ILZ001-002-011500-
/O.CAN.KDVN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160301T1500Z/
/O.EXA.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160301T1500Z/
JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GALENA...FREEPORT
325 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...SNOW REDEVELOPING TOWARD DAYBREAK AND LASTING THROUGH
  MID MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES COULD MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT FOR 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.

&&

$$

IAZ040>042-053-054-ILZ007-011500-
/O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160301T1500Z/
BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-JONES-JACKSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...MANCHESTER...DUBUQUE...
ANAMOSA...MAQUOKETA...MOUNT CARROLL
325 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY IN
  HEAVIER SNOWFALL THIS MORNING...WHICH WILL IMPACT 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.

&&

$$

IAZ051-052-065-066-ILZ009-011500-
/O.CON.KDVN.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160301T1500Z/
BENTON-LINN-CEDAR-CLINTON-WHITESIDE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINTON...CEDAR RAPIDS...TIPTON...
CLINTON...STERLING...ROCK FALLS
325 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AROUND 1 INCH.

* WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND/OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.  BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND BE CAREFUL
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Quad Cities, IA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 29, 3:37 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDVNCarroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Whiteside29 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Illinois, 2016Every winter storm warning in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.