A slow moving cold front pushing southeast across the area produced a band of snow behind the front on March 1-2, 2014. Light to moderate snow was observed with amounts of 3 to 6 inches common across eastern Iowa, northwest and western Illinois and extreme northeast Missouri.
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The episode as NWS DVN wrote it up.
A slow moving cold front pushing southeast across the area produced a band of snow behind the front on March 1-2, 2014. Light to moderate snow was observed with amounts of 3 to 6 inches common across eastern Iowa, northwest and western Illinois and extreme northeast Missouri. The highest amount reported was 6 inches near Calamus in eastern Iowa and at Memphis, Missouri.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Mar 1, 5:47 AM CST, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
547 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 331 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014
THE SURFACE COLD FRONT AT 3 AM WAS ROUGHLY FROM CHICAGO TO QUINCY
WITH A 1038 HIGH PRESSURE IN ITS WAKE BUILDING INTO WESTERN ND. AREA
RADARS AND SURFACE REPORTS SHOWED A POST FRONTAL BAND OF LIGHT
SNOW...ENHANCED BY MID LEVEL FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING...IN A NE TO SW
AXIS MOVING OVER NORTHERN IL THROUGH BUREAU AND PUTNAM COUNTIES.
ANOTHER AXIS OF SNOW WAS DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS UNDER
THE NEXT ROUND OF FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING ADVANCING OUT OF THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES. THIS WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A JET COUPLET BETWEEN A
STRONG JET ALONG THE U.S./CANADIAN BORDER AND ANOTHER ADVANCING OUT
OF THE BASE OF THE UPPER LOW OFF THE CA COAST. THIS FEATURE WILL
CONTINUE EASTWARD...SPREADING THE NEXT ROUND OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 331 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014
CHALLENGES CENTER ON SNOW AMOUNTS AND YET ANOTHER ROUND OF BITTER
COLD WIND CHILLS.
HEADLINES...THE ONLY CHANGE THIS MORNING WAS TO EXPAND THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY NORTHWARD TO COVER THE NORTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES
ALONG THE HIGHWAY 20 CORRIDOR. WHILE SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THIS AREA
WILL BE MARGINAL...AROUND 2 TO 3 INCHES...THE COMBINATION OF
SUFFICIENT WINDS FOR DRIFTING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS DROPPING NEAR OR
BELOW -20 TONIGHT...WILL WARRANT THE ADVISORY FOR THE COMBINED
WINTER HAZARDS.
FORECAST MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT SPREADING THE NORTHERN
NEBRASKA AND SD AXIS OF MID LEVEL FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING EASTWARD
INTO EASTERN IA AND NW IL THIS AFTERNOON. THIS THEN SETTLES
SOUTHWARD OVER THE ENTIRE AREA BY EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO
PRIMARILY THE FAR SOUTH AND SE BY SUNDAY MORNING AS THE INITIAL
UPPER LEVEL JET COUPLET OVER THE ROCKIES TRANSITIONS TO A RIGHT
ENTRANCE REGION OF THE PRIMARY JET MOVING INTO THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES. THIS LIFT WILL HAVE A STRONG BAROCLINIC AXIS AT 850 MB TO
WORK WITH AS THE -20 C ISOTHERM SHIFTS SOUTH TO ALONG THE IA/MN
BORDER...WHILE THE ZERO LINE MAY BE AS CLOSE AS STL BY SUNDAY
MORNING. AT THE SURFACE...COLD AIR ADVECTION AND PRESSURE RISES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE ARCTIC HIGH BUILDING INTO THE DAKOTAS WILL
RESULT IN BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK NORTH WINDS TODAY AND
TONIGHT.
SNOW AMOUNTS...DESPITE DEEP MODERATE FORCING...MOISTURE WILL BE
LIMITED IN THE ARCTIC AIRMASS AND AVERAGE MODEL QPF AMOUNTS ROUGHLY IN THE
RANGE OF ROUGHLY .20 NORTH TO NEAR A HALF INCH IN THE FAR SOUTH LOOK
REASONABLE FOR THE EVENT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
USING CONSERVATIVE 14:1 TO NEAR 16:1 SNOW TO LIQUID RATIOS...
SNOWFALL TOTALS WOULD AMOUNT TO AROUND 2 TO 3 INCHES NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 30...3 TO 5 FROM THERE SOUTH TO ROUGHLY HIGHWAY 34...AND 5
OR 6 ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 2 ROWS OF COUNTIES. THIS SNOW WILL
OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND AT THIS TIME LOOKS TO BE
HEAVIEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS
CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...THEN MAINLY SOUTH OF I-80
AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH WINDS FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AT
TIMES WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING THROUGHOUT.
COLD AIR ADVECTION...CLOUD COVER...AND DEVELOPING SNOW WILL HOLD
TEMPERATURES TO A RANGE FROM AROUND 10 NORTH TO THE LOWER 20S OVER
THE FAR SOUTH...OVER 20 DEGREES BELOW TYPICAL EARLY MARCH VALUES.
TONIGHT...COLD AIR ADVECTION CONTINUES...BUT BASED ON RECENT MODEL
BIASES...HAVE STAYED CLOSER TO WARMER MOS NUMBERS WITH TEMPERATURES
COOLING TO AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO NORTH...TO AROUND 5 ABOVE IN THE FAR
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST. RESULTING WIND CHILLS OF -20 TO NEAR -25 ACROSS
EAST CENTRAL IA INTO FAR NW IL WILL BE MENTIONED IN THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.
.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 331 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014
THE SNOW WILL BE EXITING THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES SUNDAY. THE
QUESTION IS HOW FAST TO END THE SNOW. THE GFS SUGGESTS THE SNOW
WILL BE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA BY 18Z SUNDAY BUT THE ECM HOLDS
ON TO PRECIP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WITH THE MODELS SHOWING THE
ENTRANCE REGION OF AN H3 JET REMAINING OVER THE AREA DURING THE
DAY...THE FORECAST WAS SKEWED TOWARD THE SLOWER ECM SOLUTION...WITH
LIKELY POPS SOUTH SUNDAY MORNING AND CHANCE TO SLIGHT CHANCE POPS
DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THE LINGERING SNOW SUNDAY
COULD ACCOUNT FOR ANOTHER INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE
FAR SOUTH.
SUNDAY NIGHT STRONG HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WESTERN
IA SETTING THE REGION UP FOR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE POTENTIAL.
THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT CLOUD COVER OVERNIGHT WITH THE
SYSTEM DEPARTING TO OUR EAST AND ANOTHER H3 JET STREAK APPROACHING
FROM THE NORTHWEST WHICH COULD SPREAD HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE AREA BY
MONDAY MORNING. THE POTENTIAL FOR CLEARING AND GOOD RADIATIONAL
COOLING WILL BE THE BEST OVER THE WESTERN CWFA SO WENT WITH LOWS IN
THE -9 TO -16 RANGE AND HELD MINS CLOSER TO 0 IN THE EAST WHERE
CLEARING IS LESS CERTAIN. IF WE DO SEE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF CLEAR
SKIES THEN TEMPERATURES COULD BOTTOM OUT. SOME GUIDANCE IS
SUGGESTING MINS AS LOW AS -20 OVER THE NORTHWEST CWFA. IF THE
FORECAST VERIFIES FOR MONDAYS MIN TEMPERATURES THAN MOST SITES WILL
HAVE RECORD BREAKING LOW TEMPERATURES. ALSO IF THE COLDER GUIDANCE
WOULD VERIFY THEN CEDAR RAPIDS AND DUBUQUE/S RECORD LOW FOR THE
MONTH OF MARCH WOULD ALSO BE IN JEOPARDY. SEE THE CLIMATE SECTION
BELOW FOR MARCH 3RD RECORD LOWS AND RECORD LOWS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH.
GIVEN THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WIND...DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA.
WITH LITTLE MIXING DURING THE DAY MONDAY AND FRESH SNOW COVER...TEMPERATURES
SHOULD ONLY RECOVER INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO AROUND 10 DEGREES.
MODELS ARE STILL SHOWING MORE OF AN ACTIVE ZONAL PATTERN FOR MUCH OF
THE UPCOMING WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOW POPS FOR SNOW TUESDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WEAK IMPULSES MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERLY
FLOW. LOW POPS WERE ALSO INCLUDED FOR FRIDAY WITH THE GFS BRINGING
SOME PRECIP INTO THE AREA AHEAD OF A MID LEVEL TROF CROSSING THE
NORTHERN PLAINS. THE ECM WAS SIMILAR BUT WITH SLOWER TIMING.
THERMAL PROFILES SUPPORT A RAIN/SNOW MIX. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE
WEEK WILL BE MODERATING SLOWLY BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL AT LEAST
THROUGH THURSDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 546 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014
AN UPPER LEVEL WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE
TERMINALS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AHEAD OF THE SNOW...LOW CIGS
WILL IMPROVE TO PREVAILING VFR LEVELS FOR A PERIOD THIS MORNING
BEFORE LOWERING BACK TO MVFR...AND THEN IFR AS SNOW DEVELOPS.
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING...WHEN CIGS
AND VISIBILITIES MAY GO INTO LIFR RANGE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
TOWARD MORNING...ESPECIALLY AT CID AND DBQ...WHILE BRL WILL LIKELY
SEE SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH SUNRISE SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FROM 10 TO 20 KTS THROUGHOUT. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN BITTER COLD...DROPPING BELOW ZERO SUNDAY MORNING.
&&
.CLIMATE...
ISSUED AT 331 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014
RECORD LOWS FOR MARCH 3...
BURLINGTON..... -3 IN 1913
CEDAR RAPIDS... -9 IN 1913
DUBUQUE........ -10 IN 2002
MOLINE......... -8 IN 1884
MARCH RECORD LOWS...
BURLINGTON..... -13 03/05/1960
CEDAR RAPIDS... -20 03/01/1962
DUBUQUE........ -20 03/01/1962
MOLINE......... -19 03/06/1960
&&
.DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR
BENTON-BUCHANAN-CEDAR-CLINTON-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-IOWA-JACKSON-
JOHNSON-JONES-KEOKUK-LINN-LOUISA-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
SUNDAY FOR DES MOINES-HENRY IA-JEFFERSON-LEE-VAN BUREN.
IL...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR
CARROLL-JO DAVIESS-ROCK ISLAND-STEPHENSON-WHITESIDE.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
SUNDAY FOR BUREAU-HANCOCK-HENDERSON-HENRY IL-MCDONOUGH-
MERCER-PUTNAM-WARREN.
MO...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
SUNDAY FOR CLARK-SCOTLAND.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SHEETS
SHORT TERM...SHEETS
LONG TERM...FERRY
AVIATION...SHEETS
CLIMATE...FERRYHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 420 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-021030- 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- 420 AM CST SAT MAR 1 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 WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW AND BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SNOW WILL BE ENDING OVER AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. ANOTHER INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. NORTH WINDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW. BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT. THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND NORTH WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS...RANGING FROM AROUND -30 IN THE NORTHWEST TO AROUND -15 IN THE SOUTHEAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER...REPORTS OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 INCH OR GREATER WOULD BE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. DLS/DLF
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
734 AM CST SAT MAR 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW 4 S DEWITT 41.76N 90.55W
03/01/2014 M1.6 INCH SCOTT IA CO-OP OBSERVER
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
737 AM CST SAT MAR 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW 4 W STANLEY 42.64N 91.89W
03/01/2014 M2.0 INCH BUCHANAN IA CO-OP OBSERVER
0600 AM SNOW DUBUQUE 42.50N 90.69W
03/01/2014 M1.0 INCH DUBUQUE IA CO-OP OBSERVER
LOCK AND DAM SITE.
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
758 AM CST SAT MAR 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0755 AM SNOW 1 E INDEPENDENCE 42.47N 91.88W
03/01/2014 M2.0 INCH BUCHANAN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
818 AM CST SAT MAR 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 AM SNOW QUASQUETON 42.40N 91.76W
03/01/2014 M1.3 INCH BUCHANAN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&TEST...PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
825 AM CST SAT MAR 01 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0755 AM SNOW 1 E INDEPENDENCE 42.47N 91.88W
03/01/2014 M2.0 INCH BUCHANAN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0730 AM SNOW 4 ENE FREEPORT 42.32N 89.57W
03/01/2014 M1.0 INCH STEPHENSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 AM SNOW 4 S DEWITT 41.76N 90.55W
03/01/2014 M1.6 INCH SCOTT IA CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 4 W STANLEY 42.64N 91.89W
03/01/2014 M2.0 INCH BUCHANAN IA CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW GALENA 42.42N 90.43W
03/01/2014 M1.0 INCH JO DAVIESS IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0615 AM SNOW QUASQUETON 42.40N 91.76W
03/01/2014 M1.3 INCH BUCHANAN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0600 AM SNOW DUBUQUE 42.50N 90.69W
03/01/2014 M1.0 INCH DUBUQUE IA CO-OP OBSERVER
LOCK AND DAM SITE.
&&
THE REPORTS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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2.0 4 W STANLEY IA BUCHANAN 0700 AM
2.0 1 E INDEPENDENCE IA BUCHANAN 0755 AM
1.6 4 S DEWITT IA SCOTT 0700 AM
1.3 QUASQUETON IA BUCHANAN 0615 AM
1.0 DUBUQUE IA DUBUQUE 0600 AM
1.0 GALENA IL JO DAVIESS 0700 AM
1.0 4 ENE FREEPORT IL STEPHENSON 0730 AMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
828 AM CST SAT MAR 01 2014
...CORRECTED HEADLINE...
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0755 AM SNOW 1 E INDEPENDENCE 42.47N 91.88W
03/01/2014 M2.0 INCH BUCHANAN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0730 AM SNOW 4 ENE FREEPORT 42.32N 89.57W
03/01/2014 M1.0 INCH STEPHENSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 AM SNOW 4 S DEWITT 41.76N 90.55W
03/01/2014 M1.6 INCH SCOTT IA CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 4 W STANLEY 42.64N 91.89W
03/01/2014 M2.0 INCH BUCHANAN IA CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW GALENA 42.42N 90.43W
03/01/2014 M1.0 INCH JO DAVIESS IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0615 AM SNOW QUASQUETON 42.40N 91.76W
03/01/2014 M1.3 INCH BUCHANAN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0600 AM SNOW DUBUQUE 42.50N 90.69W
03/01/2014 M1.0 INCH DUBUQUE IA CO-OP OBSERVER
LOCK AND DAM SITE.
&&
THE REPORTS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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2.0 4 W STANLEY IA BUCHANAN 0700 AM
2.0 1 E INDEPENDENCE IA BUCHANAN 0755 AM
1.6 4 S DEWITT IA SCOTT 0700 AM
1.3 QUASQUETON IA BUCHANAN 0615 AM
1.0 DUBUQUE IA DUBUQUE 0600 AM
1.0 GALENA IL JO DAVIESS 0700 AM
1.0 4 ENE FREEPORT IL STEPHENSON 0730 AMThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
21 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter measured 5.3 inches of snow near Jesup.
A trained spotter measured 4.2 inches of snow 1 mile southeast of Vinton.
A trained spotter reported 5.0 inches of snow at Monticello.
The observer at the Dubuque Regional Airport measured 3.5 inches of snow.
A trained spotter measured 4.0 inches of snow near Parnell.
A trained spotter measured 4.3 inches of snow at Coggon.
A COOP observer reported 5.1 inches of snow at Lowden.
A trained spotter measured 5.2 inches of snow near Solon.
A trained spotter reported 6.0 inches of snow 2 miles northeast of Calamus.
The National Weather Service Forecast Office at the Davenport Municipal Airport measured 4.0 inches of snow.
A trained spotter measured 4.0 inches of snow at Fairfield.
A trained spotter measured 5.0 inches of snow 6 miles northwest of Burlington.
A trained spotter reported 3.0 inches of snow at Muscatine.
A trained spotter reported 4.5 inches of snow at Keosauqua.
A trained spotter reported 4.9 inches of snow at Donnellson.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Iowa in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, March 2014
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 507066, 507070, 507065, 507081, 507072, 507075, 507077, 507084, 507067, 507079, 507069, 507087, 507082, 507078, 507089, 507071, 507086, 507085, 507088, 507073, 507083.