A long duration winter storm tracked across the region Friday night through late Saturday night. There are widespread snowfall reports of 7 to 14 inches with the heaviest snow falling along and north of Interstate 80.
Every event with a place to put it; 21 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 long duration winter storm tracked across the region Friday night through late Saturday night. There are widespread snowfall reports of 7 to 14 inches with the heaviest snow falling along and north of Interstate 80. Northwest winds gusting between 40 to 50 mph developed Saturday night across the area as snow was coming to an end.
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 Nov 28, 5:26 PM CST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 158 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-292000- 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- 158 PM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A significant winter storm will arrive tonight, bringing widespread accumulating snow and leading to hazardous travel conditions. Winter Storm Warning remain in effect for the entire outlook area. Wind gusts up to 30 mph are possible which could result in drifting snow. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY Widespread accumulating snow will continue Saturday through sunrise Sunday with hazardous travel conditions. Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for the entire area. Most locations north of an Ottumwa, Iowa to Galesburg, Illinois line will see 10 inches or more of snowfall. South of this line amounts will be 7-10 inches. Winds gusting up to 30 mph will be possible which could result in drifting snow. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Reports of snowfall over one inch will be appreciated through Saturday night.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
21 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
COOP Observer reports ranged from 6.0 inches in North England to 7.5 inches in Williamsburg. Trained spotter reports ranged from 6.5 inches in Homestead to 7.0 inches in Amana.
COOP Observer snowfall reports ranged from 12.4 inches in Belle Plaine to 14.5 inches in Vinton. Trained spotter reports ranged from 9.0 inches in Watkins to 11.5 inches 1 mile southwest of Vinton.
The COOP Observer in Cedar Rapids reported a total of 8.1 inches. A trained spotter reports ranged from 10.0 inches 2 miles north of Marion to 13.0 inches 1 mile north of Fairfax.
The COOP Observer 4 miles west of Stanley reported 14.0 inches of snow. Trained spotter snowfall reports ranged from 8.5 inches 1 mile north of Independence to 14.8 inches Jesup.
The COOP Observer in Sigourney reported 5.4 inches of snow.
A trained spotter reported 10.0 inches of snow in Wellman.
COOP Observer snowfall reports ranged from 9.3 inches 3 miles southwest of Anamosa to 10.2 inches in Monticello. Trained spotter reports ranged from 8.4 inches in Olin to 12.3 inches 2 miles northeast of Stone City.
The COOP Observer in Manchester reported 12.6 inches of snow. A trained spotter snowfall reported 12.5 inches 3 miles north of Hopkinton.
The COOP Observer in Iowa City reported 9.0 inches. Trained spotter reports ranged from 9.0 inches 1 mile west of Cou Falls to 10.5 inches 1 mile west of Elmira.
The COOP Observer in Lowden reported 13.5 inches.
The Official NWS Observation at the Davenport Municipal Airport reported 10.6 inches of snow. Trained spotter reports ranged from 9. 0 inches 3 miles west southwest of in southeast Davenport to 11.0 inches 1 mile northeast of Park View.
Snowfall reports from neighboring counties support 6 to 9 inches of snow fell in Louisa County.
A COOP Observer 2 miles north of Muscatine reported 7.0 inches of snow. Trained spotter snowfall reports range from 9.0 inches in Muscatine to 11.4 inches 3 miles northeast of Muscatine.
The COOP Observer in Clinton reported 8.0 inches of snow. Trained spotter reports ranged from 7.4 inches in Lost Nation to 9.0 inches 1 mile west of Fulton.
The COOP Observer in Bellevue reported 11.0 inches of snow. Trained spotter reports ranged from 8.5 inches in Preston to 11.0 inches 1 mile northwest of Maquoketa.
The Official NWS Observation at the Dubuque Regional Airport was 12.3 inches of snow. Trained spotter reports ranged from 11.0 inches 1 mile northwest of Center Grove to 14.0 inches 2 miles southeast of Asbury.
A trained spotter reported 7.0 inches.
The COOP Observer in Donnellson reported 6.5 inches. A trained spotter 1 mile south of Mooar reported 7.0 inches.
The COOP Observer in Fairfield reported 4.0 inches.
The COOP Observer 1 mile south of Salem reported 9.0 inches of snow.
Trained spotter reports ranged from 7 inches 2 miles north of Burlington to 8.5 inches 1 mile east of Burlington.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Iowa in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, November 2025
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: 1301740, 1301969, 1302005, 1302028, 1301735, 1301737, 1302015, 1302031, 1301746, 1301760, 1301773, 1301738, 1301753, 1301779, 1302023, 1302055, 1301710, 1301714, 1301728, 1301729, 1301731.