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Iowa snowfall

#1 Postby senorpepr » Thu Dec 04, 2003 12:30 am

ABUS34 KDSM 031628
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1028 PM CDT TUE DEC 03 2003

SNOWFALL REPORTS

COUNTY LOCATION SNOWFALL DEPTH SOURCE

ADAIR GREENFIELD 3.5 3 COOP OBSERVER
ADAMS CORNING 2.0 2 COOP OBSERVER
APPANOOSE CENTERVILLE T T COOP OBSERVER
AUDUBON AUDUBON 1.0 1 COOP OBSERVER
BLACK HAWK WATERLOO T T COOP OBSERVER
BOONE BOONE 7.2 7 COOP OBSERVER
BREMER WAVERLY T T LAW ENFORCEMENT
BUTLER PARKERSBURG 0.7 1 COOP OBSERVER
CALHOUN ROCKWELL CITY 8.0 8 COOP OBSERVER
CARROLL CARROLL 3.2 3 COOP OBSERVER
CASS MASSENA 2.0 2 COOP OBSERVER
CERRO GORDO MASON CITY 0.7 1 MEDIA
CLARKE OSCEOLA 1.0 1 COOP OBSERVER
CRAWFORD DENISON 2.0 2 COOP OBSERVER
DALLAS PERRY 3.0 3 COOP OBSERVER
DECATUR LEON 1.3 1 COOP OBSERVER
EMMET ESTHERVILLE 5.0 5 MEDIA
FRANKLIN HAMPTON 1.7 2 COOP OBSERVER
GREENE JEFFERSON 4.1 4 COOP OBSERVER
GRUNDY GRUNDY CENTER 0.8 1 COOP OBSERVER
GUTHRIE GUTHRIE CENTR 2.5 3 COOP OBSERVER
HAMILTON WEBSTER CITY 8.0 8 COOP OBSERVER
HANCOCK BRITT 3.5 4 COOP OBSERVER
HARDIN ELDORA 3.0 3 COOP OBSERVER
HUMBOLDT HUMBOLDT 8.5 8 COOP OBSERVER
JASPER NEWTON 3.0 3 COOP OBSERVER
KOSSUTH SWEA CITY 1.5 1 COOP OBSERVER
LUCAS CHARITON 1.5 1 COOP OBSERVER
MADISON WINTERSET 4.0 4 COOP OBSERVER
MARION KNOXVILLE 2.0 1 COOP OBSERVER
MARSHALL MARSHALLTOWN 4.0 4 COOP OBSERVER
PALO ALTO EMMETSBURG 9.2 9 COOP OBSERVER
POCAHONTAS POCAHONTAS 10.0 10 COOP OBSERVER
POLK JOHNSTON NWS 4.2 4 NWS
POWESHIEK GRINNELL 3.0 3 COOP OBSERVER
RINGGOLD BEACONSFIELD 3.0 3 COOP OBSERVER
SAC SAC CITY 7.5 8 COOP OBSERVER
STORY AMES 7.0 7 COOP OBSERVER
TAMA TOLEDO 1.0 1 COOP OBSERVER
TAYLOR BEDFORD 2.8 3 COOP OBSERVER
UNION CRESTON 3.0 3 COOP OBSERVER
WARREN INDIANOLA 1.3 1 COOP OBSERVER
WEBSTER FORT DODGE 9.0 9 COOP OBSERVER
WINNEBAGO FOREST CITY 1.5 1 COOP OBSERVER
WORTH NORTHWOOD 1.3 1 COOP OBSERVER
WRIGHT CLARION 7.0 7 COOP OBSERVER

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#2 Postby wx247 » Thu Dec 04, 2003 7:31 am

Some pretty significant snows there. Thanks for posting that.
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#3 Postby StormCrazyIowan » Thu Dec 04, 2003 8:46 am

Wow!!!!!

My turn is a comin!! Winter Wx Advisory for my area, expecting 2-4"!! Guess I don't have to become a snow nazi after all!!! :D
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#4 Postby StormCrazyIowan » Thu Dec 04, 2003 8:51 am

...FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON TONIGHT...
.A WINTER STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY WILL BRING THE SEASONS FIRST SNOWFALL TO EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY
MIDNIGHT. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE AREA FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN CLINTON AND MUSCATINE EAST ALONG THE
INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR IN ILLINOIS TO THE CITIES OF PRINCETON AND LA SALLE. IN THIS AREA...SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO REACH 2 TO 4 INCHES BY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHTER TO THE NORTHWEST...WITH AMOUNTS GENERALLY FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER EAST CENTRAL IOWA AND FAR NORTHWEST ILLINOIS.

IAZ066>068-078-ILZ009-015>018-024-042200-
BUREAU IL-CLINTON IA-HENRY IL-LOUISA IA-MERCER IL-MUSCATINE IA-
PUTNAM IL-ROCK ISLAND IL-SCOTT IA-WHITESIDE IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEDO...BETTENDORF...DAVENPORT...CLINTON... HENNEPIN...KEWANEE...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...MUSCATINE...PRINCETON...
STERLING-ROCK FALLS...WAPELLO

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT...
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING IS EXPECTED
TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON OVER THE AREA. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO REMEMBER TO USE WINTER WEATHER DRIVING SKILLS. SLOW DOWN...ALLOW FOR EXTRA STOPPING DISTANCE...AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AS ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK.
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:D:D:D:D I am smack dab in the middle of the "best chance" area!!
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#5 Postby JCT777 » Thu Dec 04, 2003 9:27 am

I hope you get at least a few inches of snow, Jacki. :)
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#6 Postby wx247 » Thu Dec 04, 2003 1:13 pm

Hey Jacki... winds will also likely be an issue for your area.
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#7 Postby StormCrazyIowan » Thu Dec 04, 2003 4:42 pm

Can we say blizzard, woo hoo!! :lol: Just kiddin.... I hope I get some inches too!! :D
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#8 Postby StormCrazyIowan » Thu Dec 04, 2003 9:53 pm

Already a good dusting and free falling as I type!! :D
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#9 Postby weatherlover427 » Thu Dec 04, 2003 9:54 pm

Yay for you! Be careful when you go to work tonight! No more whining about "WHERE'S MY DANG SNOW :mad: !!!!!!!!!!!" ok? :P
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#10 Postby StormCrazyIowan » Thu Dec 04, 2003 9:56 pm

ROFL...ok.....I guess......

No wait, I'm only gonna stop whining if I get more than an inch!! :lol:

And I don't have to work!!!! :D

But I am going into town to visit a friend for a bit, I'll be careful!
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