NWS Quad Cities Blog

Weather History - Valentine's Day

Published 2025-02-13

Weather History

Weather History: National Weatherperson's Day

Published 2025-02-03

2025 Spring Flood Outlook Schedule

Published 2025-01-10

Event Summary: January 5th

Published 2025-01-06

How to Measure Snow

Published 2025-01-05

Hourly Snowfall Forecast Information

Published 2025-01-04

Snow Reports over the Past 24 Hours

Published 2025-01-04

December 4, 2024: Strong Wind Event

Published 2024-12-06

2024 Nov. and Fall Reviews & Outlooks for Dec and Winter (Dec-Feb)

Published 2024-12-01

Iowa City Observation Restored

Published 2024-11-19

Illinois / Missouri Winter Weather Awareness Week is November 4-8

Published 2024-11-02

October 2024 Review & Outlooks for November and Nov-Jan

Published 2024-11-01

Spring 2025 Skywarn Spotter Training Classes presented by NWS Quad Cities are now being scheduled

Published 2024-11-01

Spring 2025 Skywarn Spotter Training Classes presented by NWS Quad Cities are now being scheduled

First Freeze Climatology

Published 2024-10-10

Fall Edition of The Riverbend Reader Newsletter is Available Here!

Published 2024-10-10

Frost/Freeze Decision Support Page

Published 2024-10-06

Driest September for Some Areas - Sep. '24 Review and October Outlook

Published 2024-10-01

August and Summer Reviews & Outlooks for September/Fall 2024

Published 2024-09-01

August 26-27, 2024: Excessive Heat and Severe Storms Including Wind Damage in Burlington, IA

Published 2024-08-28

July 2024 Climate Review

Published 2024-08-01

Derecho Summary: July 15th, 2024

Published 2024-07-19

Storm Reports from the Past 24 Hours

Published 2024-07-15

Severe Event Summary: July 14, 2024

Published 2024-07-15

Monitor Mississippi River Levels Here!

Published 2024-07-12

Mississippi River Levels

June 2024 Climate Reviews

Published 2024-07-03

July 2, 2024 Storm Summary

Published 2024-07-03

June 16, 2024: Summary of Scattered Severe Storms

Published 2024-06-17

June 3, 2024 Summary: Flash Flooding and Scattered Wind Damage in Dubuque, IA

Published 2024-06-04

May and Spring '24 Reviews - Summer and June Outlooks

Published 2024-06-01

Monthly (and Seasonal) Climate Reviews and Outlooks for Next Month (and Season)

Are you #WeatherReady for the summer? Check out our latest weather safety graphics, videos, social media posts, and more!

Published 2024-06-01

Summer weather hazards, Summer Safety

May 27, 2024: Summary of Scattered Severe Storms and Brief Tornado

Published 2024-05-28

May 24, 2024: Summary of Derecho and Severe Weather Outbreak

Published 2024-05-25

May 7, 2024 Severe Weather Event Summary

Published 2024-05-08

May 2, 2024 Event Summary

Published 2024-05-03

April 2024 Review and Outlook for May and MJJ

Published 2024-05-01

Event Summary for April, 16, 2024

Published 2024-04-17

🛰️Follow the Eclipse on Satellite Here 🛰️

Published 2024-04-08

Monday April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse and Cloud Cover Forecast

Published 2024-04-05

Rain, Accumulating Snow, and Strong Winds - April 1st-3rd, 2024

Published 2024-04-04

Climate Review of March 2024 + Outlooks for April and April to June

Published 2024-04-01

Historic March 31, 2023 Tornado Outbreak

Published 2024-03-28

Story Map for March 31, 2023 Outbreak

Winter Storm Summary: March 22, 2024

Published 2024-03-23

Illinois and Missouri Severe Weather Awareness Weeks March 4-8

Published 2024-03-05

NWS Quad Cities Radar is Down

Published 2024-03-05

Record Warmest Feb.Moline,Dubuque, and Cedar Rapids - Plus More Climate Stats!

Published 2024-03-01

Severe Event Summary: February 8th, 2024

Published 2024-02-09

College Students: Interested in an Opportunity at NWS Quad Cities this Summer?

Published 2024-02-02

January 2024 Review - Outlooks for Feb. and Feb-Apr

Published 2024-02-01

Update on the Drought in Eastern Iowa and Northeast Missouri

Published 2024-01-26

Event Summary: January 12-13, 2024 Significant Winter Storm and Cold After

Published 2024-01-13

Event Summary: January 9, 2024 Heavy Snow

Published 2024-01-10

SKYWARN Recognition Day Check-In!

Published 2023-11-28

SKYWARN Recognition Day: December 2, 2023

Published 2023-11-28

❄️ First Widespread Light Snow Of The Season: November 25-26, 2023 ❄️

Published 2023-11-26

First Measurable Snowfalls

Published 2023-11-24

First Measurable Snowfalls

October Climate Review & Look Ahead to Nov. and NOV-JAN

Published 2023-11-01

FEMA will conduct a nationwide emergency alert test today, Wednesday Oct 4th at 120 PM CDT.

Published 2023-10-04

Review of September 2023 and Outlook for October and Oct-Dec 2023

Published 2023-10-01

Are you #WeatherReady for the Fall?

Published 2023-09-10

August and Summer Reviews & Outlooks for September and Fall

Published 2023-09-01

Late Summer 2023 Heat Wave Recap

Published 2023-08-26

Event Summary: August 5th, 2023

Published 2023-08-06

July Review and Outlooks for Aug and Aug-Oct

Published 2023-08-01

Event Summary: July 28th, 2023 (Updated 8/1/23)

Published 2023-07-29

Record Low at Cedar Rapids July 7

Published 2023-07-07

June Reviews & Outlooks for July and Jul-Sep

Published 2023-07-01

Derecho Summary: June 29, 2023

Published 2023-06-29

May and Spring Reviews & Outlooks for June and Summer

Published 2023-06-01

May and Spring Reviews & Outlooks for June and Summer

Damaging Winds and Golf Ball Hail - May 6, 2023

Published 2023-05-08

Destructive Winds, Baseball Hail and Tornadoes - May 7, 2023

Published 2023-05-08

Storm Reports from Saturday Night and Early Sunday

Published 2023-05-07

Quad Cities NOAA Weather Radio Remains Off the Air

Published 2023-05-05

April 2023 Climate Review and Look Ahead to May & MJJ

Published 2023-05-01

April 4-5, 2023: Destructive Winds, Very Large Hail, & Tornadoes

Published 2023-04-05

The Tornado Outbreak of March 31, 2023

Published 2023-04-02

Tornado Outbreak of March 31, 2023 Keota Iowa EF4 violent tornado Illinois record Quad Cities Iowa City National Weather Service

Winter Storm Summary: March 25th, 2023

Published 2023-03-25

Event Summary: January 28th Snowfall

Published 2023-01-29

Latest Snow Reports

Published 2023-01-28

Event Summary: Jan 25th Snowfall

Published 2023-01-25

Event Summary: January 16, 2023 - Tornadoes

Published 2023-01-17

December & 2022 Climate Reviews and Outlooks for Jan. and Jan-Mar

Published 2023-01-01

Winter Storm Overview: December 22 - 23, 2022

Published 2022-12-23

Check out our Winter Safety Website!

Published 2022-12-01

November & Fall Summaries and Outlooks for Dec. & Dec-Feb

Published 2022-12-01

November & Fall Summaries and Outlooks for Dec. & Dec-Feb

Heavy Rain, Severe Hail, and Damaging Winds - November 4/5, 2022

Published 2022-11-06

October Climate Review

Published 2022-11-01

October 2022 Climate Review

September 2022 Climate Review & October & Oct-Dec Outlooks

Published 2022-10-01

Very Large Hail and Damaging Winds - September 18, 2022

Published 2022-09-19

August & Summer Reviews and Outlooks for September & Fall

Published 2022-09-01

Become A Weather Ready Nation Ambassador Today!

Published 2022-08-29

Event Summary: August 7th-8th

Published 2022-08-08

Heat Safety Tips and Resources

Published 2022-08-05

July Climate Review and Outlooks for August and August-October

Published 2022-08-01

Overnight Damaging Winds: July 23 - 24, 2022

Published 2022-07-24

Damaging Winds: Early AM July 23, 2022

Published 2022-07-23

Winthrop Tornado and Damaging Winds: July 5, 2022

Published 2022-07-06

June 2022 Climate Summaries and Outlooks for July & July - September

Published 2022-07-01

New NWS Supercomputers, "Cactus" and "Dogwood", Ranked among the 50 Fastest in the World!

Published 2022-06-28

Drought Conditions May Expand This Summer

Published 2022-06-23

Severe Weather Event: June 21, 2022

Published 2022-06-22

Event Summary: June 15, 2022

Published 2022-06-16

Event Summary: May 25th

Published 2022-05-26

Event Summary: May 13, 2022 - Updated for Landspout Tornadoes

Published 2022-05-14

The Quad Cities Are StormReady!

Published 2022-04-01

Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes - March 5, 2022

Published 2022-03-06

2022 Spring Flood Outlook #3 - Issued March 10, 2022

Published 2022-03-05

Illinois Severe Weather Awareness Week

Published 2022-03-01

Event Summary: February 24th

Published 2022-02-25

Winter Storm Summary: February 16-17, 2022

Published 2022-02-18

Jan. 2022 Climate Review and Feb. & Feb-Apr Outlooks

Published 2022-02-01

Dec. & 2021 Climate Reviews and Outlooks for Jan. & Jan-Mar

Published 2022-01-01

First "Real" Snowfall Event of the Season

Published 2021-12-29

Severe Storms, High Winds, and Record High Temperature Summary - December 15, 2021

Published 2021-12-16

Consolidation of NWS Flood Products

Published 2021-11-04

Iowa Winter Weather Awareness Day is November 4th! Are You Prepared?

Published 2021-11-04

La Nina is Here!

Published 2021-10-14

Event Summary: October 11, 2021

Published 2021-10-12

Cedar Rapids NOAA Weather Radio Off the Air

Published 2021-09-20

Event Summary: August 26th

Published 2021-08-27

Remembering the August 10, 2020 Midwest Derecho

Published 2021-08-10

Climate Review: July 2021 and Outlooks for August & Aug-Oct

Published 2021-08-01

NWS Severe Thunderstorm Warning Changes Beginning Aug 2nd

Published 2021-07-24

June 2021 Climate Summaries and July & July - September 2021 Outlooks

Published 2021-07-01

Large Hail and Damaging Winds: June 22, 2021

Published 2021-06-23

June 20, 2021: Tornado, Damaging Winds, and Hail

Published 2021-06-21

Large Hail and Damaging Winds: June 18-19, 2021

Published 2021-06-19

May and Spring 2021 Climate Summaries

Published 2021-06-01

1991 to 2020 Climate Normals

Published 2021-05-31

April 2021 Climate Summaries

Published 2021-05-01

Latest Monthly/Seasonal Climate Outlook

Published 2021-04-16

March 2021 Climate Summaries and April & Apr-Jun Outlooks

Published 2021-04-01

Event Summary: March 23

Published 2021-03-24

Latest Monthly/Seasonal Climate Outlook

Published 2021-03-19

Event Summary: March 15, 2021

Published 2021-03-16

Snow Reports from the Last 24 Hours

Published 2021-03-15

Snow Reports from the Last 12 Hours

Latest Spring Hazard Outlook

Published 2021-03-03

Event Summary: February 15th

Published 2021-02-16

2021 Spring Flood Outlook - Updated March 19, 2021

Published 2021-02-11

Event Summary: February 6th

Published 2021-02-07

Event Summary: Feb. 4, 2021

Published 2021-02-05

Dec.& 2020 Climate Reviews - Outlooks for Jan. & Jan-Feb-Mar

Published 2021-01-02

New Year's Winter Storm

Published 2021-01-02

Rain, Ice, and Snow Reports

Published 2020-12-30

New Radar Webpage - Questions and Answers

Published 2020-12-29

Give the Gift of a NOAA Weather Radio for the Holidays!

Published 2020-12-22

2021 Sunrise and Sunset Tables Available Here!

Published 2020-12-07

Sunrise and Sunset tables Moline Dubuque Burlington Iowa City Davenport Cedar Rapids

Feedback Wanted On NWS Frost/Freeze Products

Published 2020-12-05

November 2020 & Fall 2020 Climate Summaries and Outlooks for Dec and Dec-Feb (Winter)

Published 2020-12-01

November 2020 & Fall 2020 Climate Summaries and Outlooks for Dec and Dec-Feb (Winter)

December and December 2020 - February 2021 Climate Outlooks

Published 2020-11-19

Damage Surveys and Event Summary: November 10th, 2020

Published 2020-11-11

October 2020 Climate Review and Latest Monthly Outlooks

Published 2020-11-01

Early Season Snowfall - Oct 19th

Published 2020-10-20

September 2020 Review and Outlooks for October & Oct-Dec

Published 2020-10-01

August & Summer 2020 Climate Summaries and September & Fall Outlooks

Published 2020-09-01

August 10, 2020 Derecho Summary Can Be Found On Our Events Summary Webpage

Published 2020-08-31

September-November Climate Outlook

Published 2020-08-24

Midwest Derecho - August 10, 2020, Updated: 10/8/20 12 pm

Published 2020-08-20

Event Summary: July 11, 2020

Published 2020-07-12

Climate Review: June 2020 and Outlooks for July & July-Sept 2020

Published 2020-07-01

National Lightning Safety Awareness Week is June 21 - 27, 2020!

Published 2020-06-18

Rainfall / Flooding Summary from Tropical Depression Cristobal

Published 2020-06-10

Rainfall and Flood Reports

Published 2020-06-10

May 23, 2020: Severe Thunderstorms Produce Several Tornadoes Across Eastern Iowa and Northwest Illinois

Published 2020-05-23

Event Summary: May 14th, 2020 - Updated 5/19

Published 2020-05-15

Event Summary: Spring Snow April 16-17

Published 2020-04-17

NWS Quad Cities Briefing for Late Season Winter Storm

Published 2020-04-16

April 8th - Large Hail Event

Published 2020-04-09

April 7th - Large Hail Event

Published 2020-04-08

Spring 2020 Flood Information Page

Published 2020-04-03

Spring 2020 Flood Information Page

March 2020 Climate Summaries - April & Apr-Jun Outlooks

Published 2020-04-01

Event Summary: March 28th, 2020

Published 2020-03-29

Online Spotter Training Video - Recorded 3/24/20

Published 2020-03-25

It's Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa - (Drill - Cancelled)

Published 2020-03-23

2020 Spring Flood Outlook - updated March 12th

Published 2020-02-14

Event Summary: February 12-13, 2020

Published 2020-02-13

Online Spotter Training - Thursday, 4/30 @ 6 PM

Published 2020-02-10

The National Weather Service Celebrates 150 Years on February 9th!

Published 2020-02-04

January 2020 Review - Outlooks for Feb. and Feb.-Apr.

Published 2020-02-01

Event Summary: January 17th-18th, 2020

Published 2020-01-18

Event Summary: January 10-11, 2020

Published 2020-01-12

Enhanced Threat for Spring Flooding Continues

Published 2020-01-06

Quad Cities Radar Outage Continues

Published 2020-01-02

Second phase of SLEP upgrade.

Dec.& 2019 Climate Reviews - Latest Outlooks for January

Published 2020-01-01

Event Summary: December 15-16, 2019

Published 2019-12-16

Winter Probabilistic Snow Information

Published 2019-12-13

2019 SKYWARN Amateur Radio Recognition Day - Saturday Dec.7th

Published 2019-12-05

November 2019 and Fall Summaries & December and Winter (DJF) Outlooks

Published 2019-12-01

Highest Wind Gusts Since Midnight

Published 2019-11-27

Event Summary: November 26, 2019

Published 2019-11-27

Change Coming to Flash Flood Warnings

Published 2019-11-18

Veterans Day 2019 Snowfall

Published 2019-11-11

October 2019 Climate Summaries (Dubuque Snowiest) & Nov and Nov-Jan Outlooks

Published 2019-11-01

Halloween Snow Event Summary

Published 2019-10-31

Experimental Winter Storm Severity Index (WSSI)

Published 2019-10-30

Experimental Winter Storm Severity Index (WSSI)

Snow Amount Potential - 9 PM to 4 AM

Published 2019-10-27

Snow Amount Potential

September 2019 tied as 2nd hottest on record for U.S.!

Published 2019-10-13

September 2019 Review and Outlooks for October & Oct-Dec

Published 2019-10-02

Event Summary: September 27th, 2019

Published 2019-09-28

Preliminary Rainfall Totals September 21-22

Published 2019-09-23

Event Summary: September 12, 2019

Published 2019-09-13

Event Summary: September 9th, 2019

Published 2019-09-10

August & Summer 2019 Climate Summaries and September & Fall Outlooks

Published 2019-09-01

Event Summary: August 20, 2019

Published 2019-08-20

Event Summary: August 18th, 2019

Published 2019-08-19

Burlington, IA NOAA Weather Radio WXN83 Off Air

Published 2019-08-09

Apollo 11 Golden Anniversary Social Media Posts

Published 2019-07-25

Severe Storms Summary: July 20, 2019

Published 2019-07-21

Storm Event Summary July 9th, 2019

Published 2019-07-10

Event Summary: June 28th, 2019

Published 2019-07-01

Climate Review: June 2019 and Outlooks for July & July-Sep

Published 2019-07-01

Event Summary: June 30th, 2019

Published 2019-07-01

Several NOAA Weather Radios Off the Air. Have Multiple Ways to Get Warnings!

Published 2019-06-30

Preliminary Event Review: June 25, 2019

Published 2019-06-26

National Lightning Safety Awareness Week: June 23-29, 2019

Published 2019-06-22

Storm Damage Survey Results: June 15th, 2019

Published 2019-06-16

Landspout Tornadoes June 9th, 2019

Published 2019-06-10

Event Summary: June 5th, 2019

Published 2019-06-05

Iowa Heat Awareness Day - Thu. June 6

Published 2019-06-03

May & Spring 2019 Climate Summaries and Outlooks for June and Summer

Published 2019-06-01

May & Spring 2019 Climate Summaries and Outlooks for June and Summer

Damage Survey Results: May 29

Published 2019-05-30

Severe Storms / Heavy Rain Summary May 28th, 2019

Published 2019-05-29

Memorial Day Tornadoes - May 27, 2019

Published 2019-05-28

Severe Storms Summary May 25th, 2019

Published 2019-05-26

Severe Storms Summary May 24th

Published 2019-05-25

Severe Storms Summary May 22nd

Published 2019-05-23

Event Summary: May 16, 2019

Published 2019-05-17

Heavy Rain Summary Late April - Early May

Published 2019-05-05

April 2019 Climate Review

Published 2019-05-01

Mississippi River Flood Protection Failure in Davenport Iowa April 30th

Published 2019-05-01

Event Summary: April 22, 2019

Published 2019-04-23

Spring Flooding Summary 2019

Published 2019-04-14

Fall 2018 Flooding Overview

Published 2019-03-21

Iowa Severe Weather Awareness Week: March 25-29, 2019

Published 2019-03-18

Event Summary: Feb. 23-24

Published 2019-02-24

Event Summary: Feb 19th-20th

Published 2019-02-20

Event Summary: February 17th, 2019

Published 2019-02-17

Event Summary: Feb. 12

Published 2019-02-12

January 2019 Monthly Climate Information

Published 2019-02-01

Expansion of River Forecast Services Began on the Cedar River on January 15

Published 2019-01-30

The National Weather Service began providing forecast services for 2 locations on the Cedar River in Iowa on January, 15, 2019. The two sites are the Cedar River at Palo and the Cedar River at Cedar Bluff.

Iowa River Flood Stages Changing

Published 2019-01-30

Event Summary: January 22-23rd Winter storm

Published 2019-01-24

Quad Cities NWS Radar is Down

Published 2018-12-30

Event Summary: December 1, 2018 Tornadoes

Published 2018-12-02

November & Fall Climate Reports / December Outlooks / Welcome to Meteorological Winter!

Published 2018-12-01

Blizzard Summary: November 25th, 2018

Published 2018-11-26

Mobile phone users, Get one-tap access to weather.gov

Published 2018-11-22

Event Summary: November 17th, 2018

Published 2018-11-17

Veterans Day Weather History

Published 2018-11-10

October Climate Summaries & November and Nov-Jan Outlooks

Published 2018-11-01

Select River Gages with Ongoing Data Outage

Published 2018-10-25

Washington County, IA recognized as StormReady!

Published 2018-10-23

Current River Flooding Summary

Published 2018-10-23

Peak Wind Gusts: October 20th, 2018

Published 2018-10-21

Flash Flooding: October 5-6th, 2018

Published 2018-10-06

Heavy Rain Possible into Wednesday with River Flooding Through Next Week

Published 2018-10-06

National Test Wireless Emergency Alert System 10/3/2018

Published 2018-10-02

September 2018 Review & Outlook for Oct and Oct-Dec

Published 2018-10-01

Event Summary: September 25th, 2018

Published 2018-09-26

Heavy Rain and Flooding Summary: Late August/Early September 2018

Published 2018-09-15

Tropical Storm Florence Information

Published 2018-09-11

Tornado Damage Surveys / Event Summary September 3, 2018

Published 2018-09-04

Event Summary: August 28th, 2018

Published 2018-08-29

Putnam County No Longer Part of Peoria NOAA Weather Radio Service Area

Published 2018-08-28

Peoria NWR coverage area no longer includes Putnam County Illinois

Event Summary: August 20, 2018

Published 2018-08-21

Severe Thunderstorms: August 5th, 2018

Published 2018-08-06

Climate Reports: July 2018 - August & Aug-Oct Outlooks

Published 2018-08-01

Climate Reports: June 2018 - July & Jul-Sep Outlooks

Published 2018-07-01

Event Summary: June 28, 2018

Published 2018-06-29

Severe Storms and Heavy Rain - June 20th, 2018

Published 2018-06-21

Severe Thunderstorms: June 19th, 2018

Published 2018-06-20

Rainfall Reports June 18th-19th

Published 2018-06-19

Severe Storms Summary June 9th-10th, 2018

Published 2018-06-10

Summer Safety Information

Published 2018-06-07

Warmest May in Moline & Burlington - Summer 2018 Outlook - & More!

Published 2018-06-01

National Safe Boating Week: May 19 - May 25

Published 2018-05-21

May 3, 2018 Tornado Survey Information

Published 2018-05-04

April 2018 Climate Summaries & Outlooks for May & May-Jun-Jul

Published 2018-05-02

Event Summary: April 18, 2018

Published 2018-04-19

Event Summary: April 8-9, 2018

Published 2018-04-09

Event Summary: April 1st, 2018

Published 2018-04-02

March 2018 Climate Summaries & Outlooks for April & Apr-May-Jun

Published 2018-04-01

Early Spring Snowstorm - March 24th, 2018

Published 2018-03-25

Feb. & Winter Climate Summaries and Outlooks for March & Spring

Published 2018-03-01

Flooding on the Rock & Pecatonica Rivers. Monitor River Levels Here!

Published 2018-02-21

Quad Cities Radar is Back Online and Operational!

Published 2018-02-20

Event Summary: February 11th, 2018

Published 2018-02-11

Event Summary: February 10th, 2018

Published 2018-02-10

Snowfall Summary: February 8-9th, 2018

Published 2018-02-09

Flood Stage Changes for the Rock River at Como, IL

Published 2018-02-08

Snowfall Summary Feb 5th, 2018

Published 2018-02-06

January 2018 Climate Reports & Feb/Feb-Apr Outlooks

Published 2018-02-02

Event Summary: January 15th, 2018

Published 2018-01-15

Hourly Wind Chill Forecasts

Published 2018-01-15

Storm Summary January 7th

Published 2018-01-08

Fall Climate Impacts and Winter Outlook

Published 2018-01-06

December & 2017 Climate Summaries and Jan & Jan-Mar Outlooks

Published 2018-01-01

Arctic Cold Ushers in 2018! - Be Safe & Stay Safe!

Published 2017-12-31

Winter Storm Briefing: December 29th, 2017

Published 2017-12-29

Christmas Eve Snow Summary

Published 2017-12-25

GOES-16 to Become the Operational GOES-East Satellite in December

Published 2017-12-13

Review of First Decent Snowfall for Northwest Illinois: Dec. 11, 2017

Published 2017-12-11

Become a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador

Published 2017-06-01