Winter Weather in Missouri, March 1 to 2, 2014

Name: Winter Weather in Missouri, March 1 to 2, 2014
Start: 2014-03-01T19:00
End: 2014-03-02T04:00
Location: Missouri

March 1 to 2, 2014 · NWS DVN · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

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.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS DVN wrote it up.

What forecasters said that day

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, 5:36 PM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 5:36 PM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
536 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 244 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

COLD FRONT AT 2 PM CST EXTENDS ROUGHLY FROM NORTHWEST OHIO THROUGH
SOUTHERN MISSOURI INTO NORTHWEST TEXAS. TO THE NORTH... 1040+ MB
CANADIAN HIGH CONTINUES BUILDING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN
PLAINS. BAND OF SNOW HAS BEEN PERSISTENT MUCH OF THE DAY NORTH OF
HWY 30 IN ZONE OF MOD/STRONG MID LEVEL FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING IN
RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF JET FROM UPPER MIDWEST INTO GREAT LAKES.
SNOW WITHIN THE PAST 1-2 HOURS HAS BEEN DEVELOPING FURTHER SOUTH
THROUGH THE I-80 CORRIDOR.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 244 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

MOD/STRONG MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS WITH RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF
UPPER MIDWEST TO GREAT LAKES JET AND A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL
IMPULSES (EASTERN WYOMING AND EASTERN COLORADO) SUPPORTS SNOW
OVERSPREADING REST OF CWA LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING AND EVENTUALLY
MAIN FOCUS GRADUALLY SETTLING SOUTHWARD IN TIME ACROSS CWA BY LATE
THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY AM. STILL SOME VARIANCES ON QPF BUT
TRENDS SUGGESTIVE OF POTENTIAL 2 MAIN CORRIDORS FAVORED FOR THE
HIGHER ACCUMS WITH ONE FROM HWY 20 SOUTHWARD THROUGH HWY 30 THROUGH
THIS EVENING (ROUGHLY ATTENDANT TO WYOMING IMPULSE TRACKING
EASTWARD)... AND THE OTHER NEAR TO SOUTH OF HWY 34 LATER THIS
EVENING INTO EARLY SUN AM (ROUGHLY ATTENDANT TO EASTERN COLORADO
IMPULSE TRACKING EAST/NORTHEAST). FEW TO SEVERAL HOUR PERIOD OF
GOOD SNOWFALL RATES (0.5 INCH+/HR) DURING PEAK FORCING SUPPORTIVE
OF 2-5 INCH TOTALS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTHERN AND
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CWA FOR MANY COULD BE TOWARD THE LOWER END
OF THIS RANGE...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF HWY 30 THROUGH I-80. CANT
ALSO RULE OUT FAR SOUTHERN CWA BEING CLOSE TO 6 INCH AMOUNTS IN
FEW LOCATIONS. OVERALL... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN INTACT.
WINDS NORTHERLY TO AROUND 20 MPH AT TIMES MAY CREATE SOME DRIFTING
ESPECIALLY ON EAST...WEST ROADWAYS. IN TIME LATER TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING THE THREAT NORTHWEST 1/3-1/2 OF CWA WILL TRANSITION
TO DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS.

SUNDAY...SNOW ENDING SOUTH IN THE AM FOLLOWED BY GRADUAL THINNING
OF CLOUDS NORTH HALF. BRISK AND VERY COLD WITH COLD ADVECTION AND
FRESH SNOW COVER TO LIMIT HIGHS MAINLY SINGLE DIGITS TO AROUND 10
DEGS.

.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 244 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

FORECAST FOCUS ON RECORD COLD SUNDAY NIGHT THEN MODERATING
TEMPERATURES NEXT WEEK. SEVERAL WEAK CLIPPERS BUT NO SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THIS EXTENDED.

SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE DVN
CWA. WITH CLEAR SKIES AND FRESH SNOW COVER TEMPERATURES WILL REALLY
PLUMMET. WILL FORECAST RECORD LOWS FOR ALL THE CLIMATOLOGICAL SITES
BUT HOPEFULLY THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH WIND TO KEEP READINGS FROM
REACHING THE ALL-TIME RECORD LOWS FOR MARCH...SEE CLIMATE SECTION
BELOW. WILL FORECAST MINIMUM TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 18 BELOW AT
INDEPENDENCE TO 5 BELOW AT MACOMB. IF WINDS ACTUALLY GO CALM FOR A
WHILE THEN THESE READINGS MAY NOT BE COLD ENOUGH! IF THAT'S NOT BAD
ENOUGH THEN BASED ON THE FORECAST OF WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WE WILL
HAVE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW. THIS
WOULD BEGIN SUNDAY EVENING AND LAST TO ABOUT MID MORNING ON MONDAY.
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE-THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 35 BELOW
IN A FEW COUNTIES IN OUR NW CWA. HEADLINES FOR THE COLD WILL MOST
CERTAINLY BE NEEDED. STILL VERY COLD ON MONDAY WITH MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO AROUND 12 ABOVE...AT LEAST
30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR EARLY MARCH.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY...PATTERN SHIFTS TO MORE OF A
WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW ALLOWING FOR A WARMING TREND AS THE NEW WEEK
PROGRESSES. BY THE TIME WE GET TO FRIDAY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES SHOULD
BE ABLE TO PUSH INTO THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. HOWEVER...A BIT
COLDER AIR RETURNS FOR SATURDAY.

AS FOR PRECIPITATION...THERE WILL BE SEVERAL WEAK SYSTEMS MOVING
ACROSS OUR REGION BUT WITH MOISTURE LIMITED ONLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED. WILL HAVE ONLY SLIGHT TO SMALL CHANCE POPS TO COVER
THESE WEAK SYSTEMS.

HAASE

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 517 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER IOWA AND ILLINOIS THROUGH THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. UNDER THE SNOW...IFR TO OCCASIONAL LIFR CAN
BE EXPECTED IN SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL VARY BETWEEN 1 MILE AND 1/2
MILE THROUGH THE EVENT. THE FIRST TO IMPROVE AS THE SNOW ENDS WILL
BE NORTHEAST IOWA...GENERALLY TOWARDS 04 TO 06Z/02. AS THIS
OCCURS...A RAPID SHIFT TOWARDS CONSISTENTLY VFR WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. THIS END TO PRECIPITATION SHOULD REACH CID AND MLI A FEW
HOURS LATER...GENERALLY IN THE HOURS BEFORE DAWN. BRL WILL BE THE
LAST TO IMPROVE...GENERALLY BETWEEN 12Z AND 15Z SUNDAY. NORTH
WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KTS WILL BLOW THROUGH THE PERIOD. THIS MAY
CREATE VERY SHALLOW DRIFTING SNOW ON REGIONAL AIR FIELDS.

ERVIN

&&

.CLIMATE...
ISSUED AT 244 PM 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 UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR BENTON-
     BUCHANAN-CEDAR-CLINTON-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-IOWA-JACKSON-
     JOHNSON-JONES-KEOKUK-LINN-LOUISA-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY FOR DES MOINES-
     HENRY IA-JEFFERSON-LEE-VAN BUREN.

IL...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR CARROLL-JO
     DAVIESS-ROCK ISLAND-STEPHENSON-WHITESIDE.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY FOR BUREAU-HANCOCK-
     HENDERSON-HENRY IL-MCDONOUGH-MERCER-PUTNAM-WARREN.

MO...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY FOR CLARK-SCOTLAND.

&&

SYNOPSIS...05
SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM...HAASE
AVIATION...ERVIN
CLIMATE...HAASE

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 1, 4:20 AM CST, 14 hours 40 minutes before

HAZARDOUS 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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 1, 3:44 PM CST, 3 hours 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
344 PM CST SAT MAR 01 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0343 PM     SNOW             FREEPORT                42.29N 89.63W
03/01/2014  M1.5 INCH        STEPHENSON         IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TOTAL SINCE SNOW BEGAN AT 1130 AM CST.

&&

DC

Local storm report, Mar 1, 5:39 PM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
539 PM CST SAT MAR 01 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0539 PM     SNOW             NNW WINTHROP            42.48N 91.74W
03/01/2014  M3.8 INCH        BUCHANAN           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SINCE 9AM

&&

DC

Local storm report, Mar 1, 6:32 PM CST, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
632 PM CST SAT MAR 01 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0631 PM     SNOW             2 W CEDAR RAPIDS        41.97N 91.71W
03/01/2014  M1.5 INCH        LINN               IA   PUBLIC

            24-HOUR SNOWFALL

&&

DC

The radar

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Event by event

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Clark

When: March 1, 7:00 PM CST to March 2, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Clark forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.410, -91.738 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Scotland

When: March 1, 8:00 PM CST to March 2, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Scotland forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 40.453, -92.147 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The COOP observer in Memphis measured 6.0 inches of snow.

What these are

Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Missouri in 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, March 2014

Sources

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: 507110, 507111.