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48-hr Snowfall Analysis ending 7am Dec 21st


Snowfall Amounts

THE REPORTS BELOW ARE LISTED BY AMOUNT, AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.

SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT

 INCHES  LOCATION                 ST  COUNTY           TIME
 ------  -----------------------  --  --------------   -------
 14.2    DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPOR  IA  DUBUQUE          0606 PM
 12.0    2 NW LENA                IL  STEPHENSON       0903 PM
 12.0    4 W STANLEY              IA  BUCHANAN         0721 PM
 11.0    APPLE CANYON LAKE        IL  JO DAVIESS       0815 AM
 11.0    1 SE VINTON              IA  BENTON           0310 PM
  9.8    5 S ELIZABETH            IL  JO DAVIESS       0630 AM
  9.5    3 SE GALENA              IL  JO DAVIESS       0700 AM
  9.0    SSW KEYSTONE             IA  BENTON           0810 AM
  8.5    W NORWAY                 IA  BENTON           0320 PM
  8.0    4 W MAQUOKETA            IA  JACKSON          0700 AM
  8.0    COGGON                   IA  LINN             0600 AM
  8.0    3 SE GALENA              IL  JO DAVIESS       0545 PM
  8.0    LOWDEN                   IA  CEDAR            0324 PM
  7.9    MANCHESTER               IA  DELAWARE         0700 AM
  7.6    1 N KEOSAUQUA            IA  VAN BUREN        0905 AM
  7.5    LENA                     IL  STEPHENSON       0736 PM
  7.0    PARK VIEW                IA  SCOTT            0500 PM
  7.0    VICTOR                   IA  IOWA             0315 PM
  6.5    2 SSW LADORA             IA  IOWA             0619 PM
  6.5    5 NW CEDAR RAPIDS        IA  LINN             0335 PM
  6.5    PEOSTA                   IA  DUBUQUE          0312 PM
  6.5    NNW SPRINGVILLE          IA  LINN             0300 PM
  6.2    N MUSCATINE              IA  MUSCATINE        0443 PM
  6.2    SSE ATKINS               IA  BENTON           0245 PM
  6.0    AUGUSTA                  IL  HANCOCK          0747 AM
  6.0    5 W BETTENDORF           IA  SCOTT            0805 PM
  6.0    CENTRAL CITY             IA  LINN             0530 PM
  6.0    1 SSE CEDAR RAPIDS       IA  LINN             0402 PM
  6.0    2 NE MUSCATINE           IA  MUSCATINE        0402 PM
  6.0    LENA                     IL  STEPHENSON       0300 PM
  5.6    MONTICELLO               IA  JONES            0728 AM
  5.5    DEWITT                   IA  CLINTON          0800 AM
  5.5    CHARLOTTE                IA  CLINTON          0549 PM
  5.5    5 NW CROTON              IA  VAN BUREN        0230 PM
  5.3    DAVENPORT MUNICIPAL AIR  IA  SCOTT            0600 AM
  5.0    FREEPORT                 IL  STEPHENSON       0700 AM
  5.0    1 SW MACOMB              IL  MCDONOUGH        0807 PM
  5.0    SCOTCH GROVE             IA  JONES            0713 PM
  5.0    1 W ELMIRA               IA  JOHNSON          0627 PM
  5.0    1 N MARION               IA  LINN             0508 PM
  4.9    NORTH LIBERTY            IA  JOHNSON          0800 PM
  4.9    MOLINE QUAD-CITY AIRPOR  IL  ROCK ISLAND      0606 PM
  4.9    NORTH LIBERTY            IA  JOHNSON          0339 PM
  4.7    2 SE COLONA              IL  HENRY            1232 AM
  4.5    2 N NEW WINDSOR          IL  MERCER           0750 PM
  4.5    3 WNW BETTENDORF         IA  SCOTT            0718 PM
  4.5    CAMANCHE                 IA  CLINTON          0644 PM
  4.5    2 W CEDAR RAPIDS         IA  LINN             0415 PM
  4.3    3 SE WILLIAMSBURG        IA  IOWA             0700 AM
  4.0    ALEDO                    IL  MERCER           0600 AM
  4.0    1 W CAMBRIDGE            IL  HENRY            0815 PM
  4.0    THOMSON                  IL  CARROLL          0711 PM
  4.0    W CANTRIL                IA  VAN BUREN        0635 PM
  4.0    E SOLON                  IA  JOHNSON          0600 PM
  4.0    COLCHESTER               IL  MCDONOUGH        0544 PM
  4.0    2 SSE DAVENPORT          IA  SCOTT            0329 PM
  4.0    1 SW MACOMB              IL  MCDONOUGH        0328 PM
  3.8    1 N GENESEO              IL  HENRY            0308 PM
  3.5    1 SW MOUNT PLEASANT      IA  HENRY            0700 AM
  3.5    1 WNW MORRISON           IL  WHITESIDE        0805 PM
  3.4    1 E KEWANEE              IL  HENRY            0700 AM
  3.4    SWISHER                  IA  JOHNSON          0230 PM
  3.3    1 W BETTENDORF           IA  SCOTT            0825 AM
  3.3    WALCOTT                  IA  SCOTT            0310 PM
  3.2    WALCOTT                  IA  SCOTT            0704 PM
  3.0    DONNELLSON               IA  LEE              0700 AM
  3.0    3 NNE DOWNING            MO  SCOTLAND         0315 PM
  3.0    1 SSE BURLINGTON         IA  DES MOINES       0305 PM
  2.7    MEMPHIS                  MO  SCOTLAND         0600 AM
  2.5    3 SE IOWA CITY           IA  JOHNSON          0400 PM
  2.0    WASHINGTON               IA  WASHINGTON       0700 AM
  1.8    1 WSW IOWA CITY          IA  JOHNSON          0322 PM
  1.5    1 SE PRINCETON           IL  BUREAU           0700 PM
  1.0    WALNUT                   IL  BUREAU           0600 AM

Visible satellite image from 1745z (1145 a.m. CST) Friday, December 21, 2012

Skies were mainly sunny at this time with the exception of around the Great Lakes.  Much of the white you see over Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois into western Wisconsin is the fresh snow cover from the storm.

December 21st Satellite Image


Blizzard Photos
 

 

 Image from NWS office looking northwest

Image from NWS office looking west

 

     
 
4 W Stanley, IA
Courtesy: Cooperative Weather Observer Danny Murphy
Roseville, IL
Courtesy: Jason Grover
 
     

Highest Wind Gusts Observed in the Storm.

...HIGHEST WIND GUSTS OBSERVED IN THE STORM...

...LOCATION...                             ...TIME...     ...WIND...
CEDAR RAPIDS MUNI ARPT (LINN IA) (ASOS)   1238 PM DEC 20      59 MPH
3 W PLEASANT GROVE (DES MOINES IA)        1202 PM DEC 20      59 MPH
BURLINGTON REGIONAL AIRPORT                529 PM DEC 20      56 MPH
2 SSE JULIEN (DUBUQUE IA) (APRSWXNET)      317 PM DEC 20      56 MPH
QUAD CITY INTL (ROCK ISLAND IL) (ASOS)     734 PM DEC 20      54 MPH
DAVENPORT, IA (SCOTT IA) (748 FT)(ASOS)    303 PM DEC 20      54 MPH
MACOMB MUNICIPAL  AIRPORT                  335 PM DEC 20      54 MPH
INDEPENDENCE (BUCHANAN IA) (AWOS)         1015 AM DEC 20      54 MPH
2 NE FREEPORT (STEPHENSON IL)              315 PM DEC 20      54 MPH
KEWANEE MUNICIPAL (HENRY IL)               353 PM DEC 20      54 MPH
WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON IA) (AWOS)         1155 AM DEC 20      53 MPH
FORT MADISON (LEE IA) (AWOS)              1255 PM DEC 20      53 MPH
FAIRFIELD (JEFFERSON IA) (740 FT)(AWOS)    115 PM DEC 20      53 MPH
1 NE DELTA (KEOKUK IA) (664 FT)(IADOT)    1220 PM DEC 20      53 MPH
DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPORT (DUBUQUE IA)      408 PM DEC 20      52 MPH
MOUNT PLEASANT (HENRY IA) (AWOS)          1015 AM DEC 20      52 MPH
4 SE MAYSVILLE (SCOTT IA) (IADOT)         1241 PM DEC 20      52 MPH
CLINTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CLINTON IA)     115 PM DEC 20      51 MPH
CEDAR RAPIDS (LINN IA) (773 FT)(IADOT)     120 PM DEC 20      51 MPH
2 W RIVERDALE (SCOTT IA) (APRSWXNET)       252 PM DEC 20      50 MPH
2 WNW PALISADES-KEPLER SATE PARK           123 PM DEC 20      50 MPH
IOWA CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT               1243 PM DEC 20      49 MPH
1 WSW STRONGHURST (HENDERSON IL)           328 PM DEC 20      49 MPH
1 E BRANDON (BUCHANAN IA) (IADOT)         1106 AM DEC 20      49 MPH
KEOKUK (LEE IA) (AWOS)                     155 PM DEC 20      48 MPH
MUSCATINE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT               1215 PM DEC 20      47 MPH
2 W UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS (JOHNSON IA)        202 PM DEC 20      47 MPH
3 SSW CEDAR RAPIDS (LINN IA) (IADOT)       131 PM DEC 20      47 MPH
1 WSW RAPIDS CITY (ROCK ISLAND IL)         130 PM DEC 20      46 MPH
MISSISSIPPI RIVER (DES MOINES IA)         1210 PM DEC 20      46 MPH
2 NNE OLIN (JONES IA) (APRSWXNET)         1135 AM DEC 20      46 MPH
VINTON (BENTON IA) (AWOS)                 1135 AM DEC 20      45 MPH
MISSISSIPPI RIVER (DES MOINES IA)          120 PM DEC 20      45 MPH
1 W DEWITT (CLINTON IA) (789 FT)(IADOT)    143 PM DEC 20      45 MPH
MISSISSIPPI RIVER (DES MOINES IA)          130 PM DEC 20      45 MPH
WHITESIDE COUNTY AIRPORT-JOS BITTORF FL    235 PM DEC 20      44 MPH
HAMILTON (HANCOCK IL) (MESOWEST)           316 PM DEC 20      44 MPH
3 NE SHEFFIELD (BUREAU IL) (MESOWEST)      146 PM DEC 20      44 MPH
1 N WILLIAMSBURG (IOWA IA) (IADOT)         722 AM DEC 20      44 MPH
1 W MAQUOKETA (JACKSON IA) (IADOT)         311 PM DEC 20      44 MPH
2 NW ELDRIDGE (SCOTT IA) (APRSWXNET)      1147 AM DEC 20      44 MPH
SAVANNA (CARROLL IL) (AWOS)                355 PM DEC 20      43 MPH
THE ALBERTUS MUN APT (STEPHENSON IL)       335 PM DEC 20      43 MPH
3 SE PRAIRIEBURG (LINN IA) (APRSWXNET)     348 PM DEC 20      43 MPH
MISSISSIPPI RIVER (DES MOINES IA)          120 PM DEC 20      42 MPH
4 ESE OAKLAND MILLS (HENRY IA) (IADOT)    1155 AM DEC 20      42 MPH
1 WNW CENTER GROVE (DUBUQUE IA) (IADOT)    135 PM DEC 20      42 MPH
1 WNW GULFPORT (DES MOINES IA) (IADOT)     320 PM DEC 20      42 MPH
MISSISSIPPI RIVER (DES MOINES IA)          130 PM DEC 20      41 MPH
1 WSW KEWANEE (HENRY IL) (APRSWXNET)       253 PM DEC 20      41 MPH
2 W LIME CITY (CEDAR IA) (IADOT)          1210 PM DEC 20      41 MPH
2 E MUSCATINE (ROCK ISLAND IL)            1015 AM DEC 20      40 MPH
1 SSE MANCHESTER (DELAWARE IA) (IADOT)     732 AM DEC 20      40 MPH
FAIRFAX (LINN IA) (767 FT)(APRSWXNET)      817 AM DEC 20      39 MPH
MONTICELLO (JONES IA) (AWOS)               235 PM DEC 20      38 MPH
ERIE (WHITESIDE IL) (590 FT)(APRSWXNET)   1146 AM DEC 20      38 MPH
TIPTON (CEDAR IA) (813 FT)(APRSWXNET)     1143 AM DEC 20      38 MPH
2 SSE OSBORN (HENRY IL) (APRSWXNET)        217 PM DEC 20      37 MPH
MISSISSIPPI R, IL CITY LK & D 16           220 PM DEC 20      37 MPH
3 ESE DAVENPORT (SCOTT IA) (APRSWXNET)     223 PM DEC 20      37 MPH
2 ESE IOWA CITY (JOHNSON IA)               203 PM DEC 20      36 MPH
MISSISSIPPI RIVER (DES MOINES IA)          130 PM DEC 20      35 MPH
2 ENE OAK GROVE (ROCK ISLAND IL)           301 PM DEC 20      35 MPH


OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. THE
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PROVIDING US WITH THIS DATA.