Christmas Eve 2010 Snow Storm

A timely snowstorm brought picture perfect conditions for Christmas Eve and Christmas morning to a large part of the Upper Midwest.  The storm produced significant snows from the Dakotas southeast through southern Minnesota...much of Iowa and Ilinois into eastern Missouri and western Kentucky from Thursday through early Christmas morning.  Much of this area received 3 or more inches of snow. The highest amounts occurred over eastern Iowa where a swath of  10 to 12 inches of snow was reported from the Waterloo area to just northeast of Cedar Rapids. 

Upper Midwest 48 hour Snowfall Totals From Thursday Morning Through Saturday Morning:

A closer look at local 48 hour Snowfall Totals From Thursday Morning Through Saturday Morning:

SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT

 INCHES  LOCATION                 ST  COUNTY           TIME
 ------  -----------------------  --  --------------   -------
 12.0    COGGON                   IA  LINN             0600 AM
 11.0    1 NE MARION              IA  LINN             0900 AM
 10.2    QUASQUETON               IA  BUCHANAN         0715 AM
  9.7    SPRINGVILLE              IA  LINN             0800 PM
  9.7    4 W STANLEY              IA  BUCHANAN         0900 AM
  9.6    2 SE COAL VALLEY         IL  HENRY            0900 AM
  9.4    LOWDEN                   IA  CEDAR            0700 AM
  9.0    BERTRAM                  IA  LINN             0519 PM
  8.8    4 ENE ANAMOSA            IA  JONES            0914 PM
  8.8    E LISBON                 IA  LINN             0805 PM
  8.6    DAVENPORT MUNICIPAL AIR  IA  SCOTT            1200 PM
  8.6    3 SSE KEYSTONE           IA  BENTON           0152 AM
  8.6    4 W MAQUOKETA            IA  JACKSON          0700 AM
  8.3    5 NW CEDAR RAPIDS        IA  LINN             0833 PM
  8.2    ATKINS                   IA  BENTON           0900 PM
  8.1    1 SE VINTON              IA  BENTON           0457 PM  
  8.0    3 SSE CHARLOTTE          IA  CLINTON          0115 PM
  8.0    SSE TIPTON               IA  CEDAR            0756 PM
  8.0    6 E MECHANICSVILLE       IA  CEDAR            0800 PM
  8.0    1 E GENESEO              IL  HENRY            0906 AM
  8.0    4 S DE WITT              IA  CLINTON          0700 AM
  7.8    1 SSE CEDAR RAPIDS       IA  LINN             0129 AM
  7.5    4 N MARENGO              IA  IOWA             0940 PM
  7.5    5 NW GREELEY             IA  DELAWARE         0600 PM
  7.4    CEDAR RAPIDS MUNICIPAL   IA  LINN             1200 AM
  7.3    MOLINE QUAD-CITY AIRPOR  IL  ROCK ISLAND      0600 AM
  7.2    2 NE CALAMUS             IA  CLINTON          0457 PM
  7.1    MORLEY                   IA  JONES            1050 AM
  7.0    4 NE FULTON              IL  WHITESIDE        0938 PM
  7.0    DELMAR                   IA  CLINTON          0619 AM
  6.9    E SOLON                  IA  JOHNSON          1024 PM
  6.5    SW DURANT                IA  CEDAR            0912 AM
  6.5    CORDOVA                  IL  ROCK ISLAND      1110 PM
  6.5    2 N MUSCATINE            IA  MUSCATINE        0500 AM
  6.4    DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPOR  IA  DUBUQUE          0600 AM
  6.0    IOWA CITY MUNICIPAL AIR  IA  JOHNSON          1200 AM
  5.5    4 E WHAT CHEER           IA  KEOKUK           0800 PM
  5.5    GALENA                   IL  JO DAVIESS       0700 AM
  5.5    NORTH ENGLISH            IA  IOWA             0700 AM
  5.5    MALDEN                   IL  BUREAU           0400 AM
  5.5    S WELLMAN                IA  WASHINGTON       0800 AM
  5.2    THOMSON                  IL  CARROLL          0930 PM
  5.2    5 S ELIZABETH            IL  JO DAVIESS       0700 AM
  5.2    BELLE PLAINE             IA  BENTON           0700 AM
  5.0    STRONGHURST              IL  HENDERSON        1024 PM