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Communications Returned to Quad Cities NWS

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 955 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 …COMMUNICATIONS HAVE RETURNED TO THE QUAD CITIES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE… A COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGE WHICH WAS AFFECTING THE QUAD CITIES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HAS NOW BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. AS A RESULT…PHONE CALLS TO THE OFFICE WILL GO …

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Significant, Hazardous Storm System to come later this week

A strong, large, and hazardous storm system will impact Iowa later this week. Forecasts have been uncommonly consistent with the system for multiple days…as for the tracking of it. A deep low pressure system will setup in the four corners and up to OK/KS before it moves across Nebraska and South Dakota. As it nears …

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Sunday into Mondays storm system 0.30- to over 1″ of rain seen.

A look down a Rochester sidewalk Monday February 12th 2013 A strong storm system effected Minnesota Sunday and Monday this week greatly effecting the weather across the state. Northwest Minnesota saw the worst of the storm. Blizzard conditions with heavy snows totaling 15 inches I-94 was closed due to blowing snow with 45MPH winds seen. …

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Midwest Storm system to bring a mess of first sleet//freezing rain then rain, then snow to Southeastern Minnesota which could cause some problems. 0.25-0.50″ rain then Minor accumulations of snow come Monday

Regional View Attention nationally is on a 2013 Blizzard effecting the northeast U.S but will soon be turned to the next major winter storm with a low pressure system expected to impact the Upper Midwest starting tomorrow. The low will track from Nebraska across Southern Minnesota into Central Wisconsin. The track of this storm will …

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Freezing Rain Possible in Northeastern Iowa tomorrow morning

A winter storm is expected to develop over the Northern Plains tomorrow and move it’s way Northeast into the Mississippi Valley Sunday. Our current storm track shows the storm northwest of our area bringing with it primarily showers and thunderstorms across the state Saturday night and Sunday. However, temperatures in the Northeastern portion of the …

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Sneek peak at Sundays/Mondays storm. Were likely to be in the warm side and we will see sleet, rain, possibly even thunderstorms and very little in the way of snow ammounts.

Regional Weather View weekend sneakpeak The map above is showing the system concerning this weekends expected event it’s a sneakpeak, but a good idea what the models are coming into agreement with at this point. The models take the low pressure from this storm up in the Twin Cities area or just southeast of that …

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February 5th early morning very heavy snow burst delivers 2-3″ of snow in short period

Photo of the heavy snow early morning February 5th 2013  We have definitely been thrown into a winter pattern that we have not been seeing for quite some time. This morning yet another clipper delivered a burst of very heavy snow dropping a widespread 2-3″ across all areas, with the highest amounts being seen in central …

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Finally starting to be more like Winter thanks to the Clipper system parade

Rochester Neighborhood February 4th 2013 Were finally getting a real taste of winter here in Southeastern Minnesota. Something that has been significantly lacking the past couple of winters. Because of the jet stream being located just southwest of the area and systems available to ride it southwestward one behind each other like floats in a …