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Overview

A warm front lifted to along the Highway 20 corridor during the day on Monday October 1, 2018. A storm system moving from the Northern Plains to Lower Great Lakes brought several rounds of showers and thunderstorms to the Highway 20 corridor Monday afternoon and evening. Spotters and Emergency Managers reported rainfall amounts of  2 to 6 inches which fell on already saturated ground. The rain earlier in the day led to saturated grounds. When rain fell in the afternoon flash flooding and rapid rises on area rivers, creaks, streams and roadways occurred.  Highway 52 in Dubuque County was closed along with roads in Delaware County.

 

 

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
907 AM CDT TUE OCT 2 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 N MANCHESTER          42.50N 91.46W
10/02/2018  M3.75 INCH       DELAWARE           IA   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IA-DW-9, 1 N MANCHESTER. 

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       RICKARDSVILLE           42.58N 90.88W
10/02/2018  M3.52 INCH       DUBUQUE            IA   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IA-DB-21, RICKARDSVILLE. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 WNW INDEPENDENCE      42.47N 91.91W
10/02/2018  M2.70 INCH       BUCHANAN           IA   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IA-BC-8, INDEPENDENCE. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NNE STOCKTON          42.40N 89.99W
10/02/2018  M2.21 INCH       JO DAVIESS         IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-JD-8, 3 NNE STOCKTON. 

0840 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SSE SCHAPVILLE        42.37N 90.19W
10/02/2018  M2.15 INCH       JO DAVIESS         IL   TRAINED SPOTTER  

             

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       ASBURY                  42.51N 90.77W
10/02/2018  M2.15 INCH       DUBUQUE            IA   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IA-DB-20, ASBURY. 

0900 PM     HEAVY RAIN       STOCKTON                42.35N 90.00W
10/01/2018  M2.09 INCH       JO DAVIESS         IL   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION STOI2, 1 N STOCKTON. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSE MANCHESTER        42.47N 91.45W
10/02/2018  M2.02 INCH       DELAWARE           IA   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MHRI4, MANCHESTER. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       CASCADE                 42.30N 91.02W
10/02/2018  M1.98 INCH       DUBUQUE            IA   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION CASI4, CASCADE. 

0630 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NW ELIZABETH          42.33N 90.25W
10/02/2018  M1.90 INCH       JO DAVIESS         IL   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION EZBI2, ELIZABETH. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SSE BUCK CREEK        42.30N 91.34W
10/02/2018  M1.75 INCH       DELAWARE           IA   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IA-DW-6, 2 SSE BUCK CREEK. 

0723 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SW SAINT DONATUS      42.35N 90.57W
10/02/2018  M1.52 INCH       JACKSON            IA   TRAINED SPOTTER  

             

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SSW JULIEN            42.44N 90.79W
10/02/2018  M1.52 INCH       DUBUQUE            IA   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IA-DB-16, 2 SSW JULIEN. 

0735 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SW WINNESHIEK         42.32N 89.57W
10/02/2018  M1.45 INCH       STEPHENSON         IL   TRAINED SPOTTER  

             

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 N CENTER GROVE        42.50N 90.72W
10/02/2018  M1.45 INCH       DUBUQUE            IA   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IA-DB-19, 1 N CENTER GROVE. 

0500 AM     HEAVY RAIN       COGGON                  42.28N 91.53W
10/02/2018  M1.42 INCH       LINN               IA   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION CGGI4, COGGON. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NE MISSISSIPPI PALISA 42.16N 90.15W
10/02/2018  M1.38 INCH       CARROLL            IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-CR-17, 1 NE MISSISSIPPI 
            PALISA. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       QUASQUETON              42.39N 91.76W
10/02/2018  M1.37 INCH       BUCHANAN           IA   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IA-BC-2, QUASQUETON 0.4 
            WSW. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSW COLETA            41.89N 89.81W
10/02/2018  M1.33 INCH       WHITESIDE          IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-WD-8, 1 SW COLETA. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NW FREEPORT           42.31N 89.66W
10/02/2018  M1.31 INCH       STEPHENSON         IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-SP-6, 1 WNW FREEPORT. 

0654 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 NW FREEPORT           42.30N 89.66W
10/02/2018  M1.27 INCH       STEPHENSON         IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-SP-25, 1 WNW FREEPORT. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       GALENA                  42.42N 90.43W
10/02/2018  M1.23 INCH       JO DAVIESS         IL   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION GPBI2, GALENA. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 W DUBUQUE REGIONAL AR 42.40N 90.73W
10/02/2018  M1.23 INCH       DUBUQUE            IA   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION DUBI4, DUBUQUE #3. 

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NW WINTHROP GOLF COUR 42.55N 91.71W
10/02/2018  M1.22 INCH       BUCHANAN           IA   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IA-BC-9, 4 NW WINTHROP GOLF 
            COURSE. 

0730 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 ENE BOLTON            42.27N 89.68W
10/02/2018  M1.19 INCH       STEPHENSON         IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-SP-26, 2 ENE BOLTON. 

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       DAVIS                   42.43N 89.42W
10/02/2018  M1.19 INCH       STEPHENSON         IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-SP-7, DAVIS. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NNE MC CONNELL        42.47N 89.72W
10/02/2018  M1.17 INCH       STEPHENSON         IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-SP-8, 2 NNE MC CONNELL. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NNE LAFAYETTE         42.20N 91.65W
10/02/2018  M1.17 INCH       LINN               IA   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IA-LN-7, 3 NNE LAFAYETTE. 

0718 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NNW MONTICELLO MUNICI 42.25N 91.17W
10/02/2018  M1.10 INCH       JONES              IA   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MCLI4, MONTICELLO. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NW ONECO              42.50N 89.68W
10/02/2018  M1.10 INCH       STEPHENSON         IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-SP-3, 1 NW ONECO. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 SSE SHANNON           42.10N 89.72W
10/02/2018  M0.97 INCH       CARROLL            IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-CR-18, 4 SSE SHANNON. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 WSW CHADWICK          42.00N 89.94W
10/02/2018  M0.96 INCH       CARROLL            IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-CR-4, 2 WSW CHADWICK. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 WNW CHARLOTTE         41.98N 90.50W
10/02/2018  M0.94 INCH       CLINTON            IA   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IA-CN-17, 1 WNW CHARLOTTE. 

0600 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NNW CENTER POINT      42.19N 91.78W
10/02/2018  M0.92 INCH       LINN               IA   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IA-LN-30, CENTER POINT. 

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NW MILLEDGEVILLE      41.97N 89.78W
10/02/2018  M0.89 INCH       CARROLL            IL   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION IL-CR-14, MILLEDGEVILLE. 


Rain Report

  • Observed rainfall October 1, 2018
....IOWA....
Guttenberg Dam 10                3.02
Dubuque LD11                     2.31
Manchester                       2.02
Cascade                          1.98
Strawberry Point                 1.98
Tripoli 0 N                      1.84
Hopkinton 5.4 WSW                1.75
Oelwein AWOS                     1.74
Peosta 2.9 E                     1.52
Fayette 1 NW                     1.50
Coggon                           1.42
Quasqueton 0.5 W                 1.37
Dubuque Arpt 7 SW                1.30
Waterloo ASOS 5 NW               1.28
Dubuque #3 7 SW                  1.23
Central City 6.7 W               1.17
Monticello 1 E                   1.10
Cresco 1 NE                      0.94
Center Point 0.6 NNW             0.92
Boone 1 SSW                      0.87
Center Junction 2.6 W            0.78
Bellevue LD12                    0.76
Anamosa 3 SSW                    0.70
Hampton 1 N                      0.65
Calamus 2.0 NE                   0.60
Maquoketa 4W                     0.58
Vinton                           0.58
Goose Lake 6.4 SSW               0.54
De Witt                          0.54
Cedar Rapids 3.4 NW              0.54
Camanche 1.2 W                   0.53
Mount Auburn 2.2 NNW             0.53
Delmar 2.3 NW                    0.51
Mason City 1 NNE                 0.42
Cedar Rapids Arpt 5 SW           0.42
Park View 0.2 WSW                0.40
Mason City* 0 E                  0.40
Mason City ASOS 6 W              0.38
Eldridge 0.6 ESE                 0.36
Perry 0 W                        0.35
Toledo 3 N                       0.35
Marshalltown ASOS 4 N            0.35
Marshalltown 1 NW                0.34
Williamsburg                     0.34
Eldridge 0.7 SSW                 0.32
Marion 1.7 NNW                   0.31
Pella 4 N                        0.30
Ames US 30 2 SSE                 0.26
Marengo                          0.25
Davenport Arpt 5 N               0.20
Le Claire 1.8 NNE                0.20
Marengo 2.6 SSW                  0.16
Parnell 0.1 SSW                  0.16
NWS Johnston* 5 NNW              0.15
Iowa City Arpt                   0.14
Muscatine 2N                     0.13
Kalona 7.3 NNW                   0.11
Grinnell AWOS 2 SSW              0.10
Beaconsfield 1 NNE               0.09
Pella AWOS 2 WSW                 0.09
Le Claire LD14                   0.07
Davenport 0.9 WNW                0.06
Bettendorf 2.2 SE                0.06
Davenport 0.9 SSW                0.06
Oskaloosa AWOS 9 ESE             0.05
Oskaloosa 1 NNW                  0.05
Iowa City                        0.02
Salem 1S                         0.01
Ottumwa ASOS 6 NNW               0.01
West Point 7.5 NW                0.01
Salem 3.1 ESE                    0.01
Rathbun Reservoir 2 N            0.00
Washington                       0.00
Ainsworth 7.4 N                  0.00
Keosauqua                        0.00
Fairfield                        0.00
Burlington 6.5 SSW               0.00
Burlington Arpt 2 SW             0.00
Centerville 0 NE                 0.00
Donnellson                       0.00
Keokuk LD19                      0.00
....ILLINOIS....
Elizabeth                        1.90
Pearl City 0.4 SW                1.62
Rockford ASOS                    1.59
Roscoe 2SE                       1.35
Coleta 1.4 SSW                   1.33
Freeport 2.0 NW                  1.31
Galena                           1.23
Steward                          1.20
Davis 0.5 N                      1.19
Winslow 4.3 ESE                  1.17
Mundelein                        1.15
Freeport                         1.11
Orangeville 2.8 NW               1.10
Chadwick 2.7 WSW                 0.96
Rochelle                         0.96
Rochelle AWOS                    0.86
Romeoville                       0.10
Quad City Arpt 3 S               0.07
Geneseo 2.0 NW                   0.06
Milan 8.8 SSW                    0.05
Moline 0.7 NNE                   0.05
Atkinson 2.6 NNE                 0.04
Mendota 2 SE                     0.03
Peoria ASOS                      0.03
Coal Valley 1.9 SE               0.03
Princeton 1.1 SE                 0.02
Princeton                        0.02
Kewanee 1 E                      0.02
Tiskilwa 2.1 N                   0.02
Warsaw 5.8 SE                    0.02
Alexis 1 SW                      0.01
Dallas City 3.0 SSE              0.00
Aledo                            0.00
Ottawa 4 SW                      0.00
Decatur Airport                  0.00
Bentley                          0.00
La Harpe                         0.00
Jacksonville AWOS                0.00
Gladstone LD18                   0.00
Quincy Dam 21                    0.00
New Boston LD17                  0.00
Colchester 3.5 NE                0.00
Joliet                           0.00
Quincy ASOS                      0.00
St Anne                          0.00
Bloomington Airport              0.00
Galesburg Arpt 3 SW              0.00
Lincoln NWS                      0.00
....MISSOURI....
Memphis 0.1 S                    0.05
Memphis                          0.00
Canton LD20                      0.00
Kirksville ASOS                  0.00
Chillicothe 2 NW                 0.00
Columbia                         0.00
....WISCONSIN....
Darlington                       2.42
Monroe 1 W                       2.37
Steuben 4SE 3 NE                 1.69
Brodhead 1 SW                    1.65
Madison-ASOS                     1.59
Prairie du Chien AWOS            1.38
Whitewater                       1.38
Beloit-9 NW                      1.14
Allenton-WWTP .6 NW              1.10
Beloit-College                   1.00
La Crosse WFO                    0.74
Viroqua                          0.72
....MINNESOTA....
Grand Meadow                     0.89
Preston                          0.63

 


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