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NEWS ARCHIVE
Another Winter Storm Watch For The Area
(Clinton area) -- 4-7 inches of snow predicted in this storm-read the entire NWS statement here-
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE;
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL;
322 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WIND EXPECTED TUESDAY...
.A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO INDIANA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI. WIND WILL IMPACT ALL OF THE REGION...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...MAY LEAD TO WINTER STORM CONDITIONS. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR THIS STORM TO CHANGE TRACK...AND SNOW AMOUNTS MAY VARY OVER THE WATCH AREA WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS MOST LIKELY IN THE SOUTH.
JACKSON-JOHNSON-CEDAR-CLINTON-MUSCATINE-SCOTT-CARROLL-WHITESIDE-
ROCK ISLAND-HENRY IL-BUREAU-PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAQUOKETA...IOWA CITY...TIPTON...CLINTON...MUSCATINE...BETTENDORF... DAVENPORT...MOUNT CARROLL...STERLING... ROCK FALLS...MOLINE...ROCK ISLAND...KEWANEE...
PRINCETON...HENNEPIN
322 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
* TIMING...TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* VISIBILITIES...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ON TUESDAY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT WOULD SERIOUSLY IMPACT TRAVEL. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
Written 2/25/2013 by Station Staff
