A winter storm brought snow to much of eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri Friday afternoon - early Saturday morning. This snow impacted the evening commute causing hazardous travel, especially between Des Moines and Iowa City on Interstate 80 and along I-380 between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids.
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.
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.
The episode as NWS DVN wrote it up.
A winter storm brought snow to much of eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and northeast Missouri Friday afternoon - early Saturday morning. This snow impacted the evening commute causing hazardous travel, especially between Des Moines and Iowa City on Interstate 80 and along I-380 between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. The highest snow totals between 8 and 12 inches were common roughly along a line from Des Moines to Keokuk. Snow amounts between 4-7 inches were found across much of eastern Iowa towards west central Illinois. Lesser amounts of 1-3 inches were reported in northern and north central Illinois.
Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri DOT reported slick and snow covered roads through much of the event. Winds between 20-30 mph were also seen causing some blowing and drifting of snow.
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 Jan 14, 2:07 AM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Spotter, COOP, and public reports of 4-7 inches of snow fell across portions of Scotland County. Blowing and drifting snow continued to cause problems on roads after plowing, lasting into January 15th. The highest snowfall report from the event was 7 inches in Memphis.
Spotter and public reports of 5-8 inches of snow fell across portions of Clark County. Blowing and drifting snow continued to cause problems on roads after plowing, lasting into January 15th. The highest snowfall report from the event was a public report of 8 inches near Charlie Heath Memorial.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, January 2022
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 999833, 999834.