Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >

Overview

A 2-day snowfall event brought 3 to 6 inches of snow to areas along and east of the Highway 61 corridor December 10 and 11. Some parts of northwest Illinois saw 6 to 8 inches.

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Local Storm Report Snowfall Analysis, Courtesy: Iowa Environmental Mesonet

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Midwest Snowfall Analysis

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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
 ------  -----------------------  --  --------------   -------
  8.0    FREEPORT                 IL  STEPHENSON       0553 PM
  7.0    5 NW CEDARVILLE          IL  STEPHENSON       0900 PM
  6.5    2 WNW FREEPORT           IL  STEPHENSON       0630 PM
  6.5    4 ENE FREEPORT           IL  STEPHENSON       0740 PM
  5.7    DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPOR  IA  DUBUQUE          0600 PM
  5.0    1 ESE DEWITT             IA  CLINTON          0315 PM
  5.0    1 N FREEPORT             IL  STEPHENSON       0350 PM
  5.0    LENA                     IL  STEPHENSON       0500 PM
  5.0    4 NE CLINTON             IA  CLINTON          0715 PM
  5.0    3 NNE STOCKTON           IL  JO DAVIESS       0720 PM
  5.0    5 NNW LANARK             IL  CARROLL          0810 PM
  4.7    2 SSE SCHAPVILLE         IL  JO DAVIESS       0630 PM
  4.5    3 NNE STOCKTON           IL  JO DAVIESS       0350 PM
  4.3    6 SSE ELMOVILLE          IL  CARROLL          0730 PM
  4.2    SW MOUNT CARROLL         IL  CARROLL          0630 PM
  4.0    4 WNW DUBUQUE            IA  DUBUQUE          0215 PM
  4.0    3 ENE ROCK FALLS         IL  WHITESIDE        0840 PM
  3.8    1 SE VINTON              IA  BENTON           0245 PM
  3.8    NNW MILLEDGEVILLE        IL  CARROLL          0715 PM
  3.7    DAVENPORT MUNICIPAL AIR  IA  SCOTT            0600 PM
  3.5    1 W BETTENDORF           IA  SCOTT            0545 PM
  3.3    1 NNW MAQUOKETA          IA  JACKSON          0920 PM
  3.2    2 NNW DAVENPORT          IA  SCOTT            0600 PM
  3.2    MOLINE QUAD-CITY AIRPOR  IL  ROCK ISLAND      0600 PM
  3.1    2 W CEDAR RAPIDS         IA  LINN             0515 PM
  3.0    1 SE VINTON              IA  BENTON           0336 PM
  3.0    1 S WALCOTT              IA  SCOTT            0345 PM
  3.0    SW DURANT                IA  CEDAR            0410 PM
  3.0    1 ENE MOUNT VERNON       IA  LINN             0553 PM
  3.0    LOWDEN                   IA  CEDAR            0630 PM
  2.9    PRINCETON                IL  BUREAU           0800 PM
  2.8    ESE ERIE                 IL  WHITESIDE        0600 PM
  2.4    2 NNE CEDAR RAPIDS       IA  LINN             0350 PM
  2.2    2 SW NEW LONDON          IA  HENRY            0710 PM
  2.1    5 NW CEDAR RAPIDS        IA  LINN             0315 PM
  2.0    NNW SPRINGVILLE          IA  LINN             0336 PM
  2.0    2 NW MARION              IA  LINN             0500 PM
  1.5    N WELLMAN                IA  WASHINGTON       0541 PM

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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Event Summary: Dec 10th-11th