Winter Storm Summary: January 25-26, 2021

Overview

Jan. 25-26 2021 -

A winter storm brought widespread snowfall amounts of 3 to 8 inches to much of eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and far northeast Missouri from the afternoon of January 25th into the afternoon of January 26th. The heaviest snow amounts were recorded in central Iowa, where values were reported around 10 to 14 inches. In addition, a light ice glaze was also seen in parts of extreme southeast Iowa, northeast Missouri, and west central Illinois.

Official National Weather Service Observations

Amounts as of NOON
Moline, IL	6.1"
Davenport, IA	7.0"
Dubuque, IA	7.5"

Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Burlington do not measure snow as part of their climate records. Please see the Snowfall Amounts and Storm Reports sections for reported snow amounts in these locations.

WPC - Surface Map and Radar Loop

Snowfall Amounts
Radar
Storm Reports

Snowfall Amounts

24 hour snow fall in inches,
for eastern Iowa, northwest and west central Illinois,
and northeast Missouri. Reported between Midnight and 9 AM,
Tuesday January 26, 2021.

....IOWA....
NWS Johnston* 5 NNW              12.3
Boone 1 SSW                      11.2
Waterloo ASOS                    10.5
Rickardsville 0.2 W               8.0
Hampton 1 N                       8.0
Guttenberg Dam 10                 8.0
Elkader 6SSW                      7.2
Pella 4 N                         7.1
Iowa City                         7.0  COOP Station
Monticello 1 E                    7.0
Sigourney                         6.9
North Liberty 0.7 SSW             6.5
Bettendorf 1.6 W                  6.1
Park View 0.2 WSW                 6.1
North English                     6.0
Bellevue LD12                     6.0
Fairfield                         6.0
Fairfax 4.0 NW                    6.0
Manchester                        5.6
Cascade                           5.5
Wellman 4.0 E                     5.5
Davenport Arpt                    5.5
Davenport 0.9 WNW                 5.1
Maquoketa                         5.0
Washington                        5.0
Toledo 3 N                        5.0
Dubuque Arpt                      5.0
Solon 0.3 ESE                     5.0
Muscatine 2N                      4.5
Fayette 1 NW                      4.0
Wapello 5.4 SE                    3.8
Anamosa 3 SSW                     3.6
Muscatine 2.1 N                   3.4
Salem 1S                          3.0
Marshalltown 1 NW                 3.0
Donnellson                        2.5
Tripoli 0 N                       2.0
Keosauqua                         1.5
Waukon 3N                         1.0
Mason City 1 NNE                  1.0
Beaconsfield 1 NNE                0.9
....ILLINOIS....
Quad City Arpt                    6.1
Freeport 1.7 NW                   5.0
Moline 0.7 NNE                    4.9
Coal Valley 2.6 E                 4.5
Geneseo 2.0 NW                    4.5
New Windsor 2.0 N                 4.5
Freeport 2.0 NW                   4.0
Mount Carroll                     4.0
Mundelein                         3.7
Mount Carroll 6.8 NNW             3.7
Elizabeth                         3.4
Kewanee 1 E                       3.2
Aledo                             3.0
Princeton 1.1 SE                  3.0
Gladstone LD18                    3.0
Mendota 2 SE                      3.0
Freeport                          3.0
Princeton                         3.0
Oquawka 0.5 N                     2.5
Romeoville                        2.1
Augusta                           2.0
Rockford ASOS                     1.9
Ottawa 4 SW                       1.5
Streator 3 SE                     1.5
Dallas City 3.0 SSE               1.2
Colchester 3.5 NE                 0.8
....MISSOURI....
Columbia                          0.0
....WISCONSIN....
Beloit-College                    6.0
Brodhead 1 SW                     4.7
Steuben 4SE 3 NE                  4.5
Whitewater                        4.5
Madison-ASOS                      3.9
La Crosse WFO                     0.1
Viroqua                           0.1
....MINNESOTA....
Preston                           0.0
Theilman 1SSW                     0.0

Radar

Radar Loop - Courtesy IEM

Storm Reports

January 25 10AM - January 26 11PM Storm Reports
Courtesy IEM

Storm Reports Map

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1035 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2021


THE REPORTS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.


SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT

 INCHES  LOCATION                 ST  COUNTY           TIME
 ------  -----------------------  --  --------------   -------
 12.2    PARNELL                  IA  IOWA             1022 AM
  9.0    IOWA CITY                IA  JOHNSON          0855 AM
  8.6    MUSCATINE                IA  MUSCATINE        0855 AM
  8.1    RICKARDSVILLE            IA  DUBUQUE          0540 AM
  8.0    CEDAR RAPIDS             IA  LINN             1000 AM
  8.0    NORTH ENGLISH            IA  IOWA             0900 AM
  7.5    ST. DONATUS              IA  JACKSON          1000 AM
  6.7    IOWA CITY                IA  JOHNSON          0757 AM
  6.5    IOWA CITY                IA  JOHNSON          0540 AM
  6.1    MOLINE QUAD-CITY AIRPOR  IL  ROCK ISLAND      0522 AM
  6.0    FAIRFIELD                IA  JEFFERSON        0830 AM
  6.0    MOUNT VERNON             IA  LINN             0750 AM
  5.8    STANWOOD                 IA  CEDAR            0902 AM
  5.8    BETTENDORF               IA  SCOTT            0802 AM
  5.7    MILLEDGEVILLE            IL  CARROLL          1000 AM
  5.5    DAVENPORT                IA  SCOTT            1000 AM
  5.5    2 SSW WILLIAMSTOWN       IA  JOHNSON          0715 AM
  5.5    DAVENPORT MUNICIPAL AIR  IA  SCOTT            0600 AM
  5.1    GALENA TERRITORY         IL  JO DAVIESS       0730 AM
  5.0    CORDOVA                  IL  ROCK ISLAND      1029 AM
  5.0    CEDAR RAPIDS             IA  LINN             1000 AM
  5.0    3 NNE STOCKTON           IL  JO DAVIESS       0905 AM
  5.0    DURANT                   IA  CEDAR            0757 AM
  5.0    SOLON                    IA  JOHNSON          0645 AM
  5.0    NE CEDAR RAPIDS          IA  LINN             0628 AM
  5.0    DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPOR  IA  DUBUQUE          0601 AM
  4.9    MOUNT PLEASANT           IA  HENRY            0747 AM
  4.8    MARION                   IA  LINN             0628 AM
  4.6    CEDAR RAPIDS             IA  LINN             0920 AM
  4.5    FREEPORT                 IL  STEPHENSON       0839 AM
  4.5    2 N MUSCATINE            IA  MUSCATINE        0745 AM
  4.5    NE CEDAR RAPIDS          IA  LINN             0645 AM
  4.3    2 SSW HIAWATHA           IA  LINN             0825 AM
  4.3    ILLINOIS CITY            IL  ROCK ISLAND      0645 AM
  4.3    MUSCATINE                IA  MUSCATINE        0645 AM
  3.8    MUSCATINE                IA  MUSCATINE        0900 AM
  3.8    CEDAR RAPIDS             IA  LINN             0530 AM
  3.5    7 WSW FARMINGTON         MO  CLARK            1000 AM
  3.5    IOWA CITY                IA  JOHNSON          0900 AM
  3.5    GALVA                    IL  HENRY            0747 AM
  3.5    6 NE CEDAR RAPIDS        IA  LINN             0522 AM
  3.3    KEWANEE                  IL  HENRY            0730 AM
  3.0    CANTRIL                  IA  VAN BUREN        0930 AM
  3.0    CAMBRIDGE                IL  HENRY            0830 AM
  2.5    OQUAWKA                  IL  HENDERSON        0839 AM
  2.5    MALDEN                   IL  BUREAU           0800 AM
  2.0    KEOKUK                   IA  LEE              0922 AM
  0.5    CARTHAGE                 IL  HANCOCK          0855 AM

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