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Biggest system arrives tonight of the Clipper System Parade 3-5″ expected. Next system arrives Monday followed by a warm up into the 30s by Tuesday. Updated X1

Regional Weather View Continued active pattern at least for the northern part of the Upper Midwest as several clipper systems move in from the northwest each bringing minor accumulations to the areas in blue above. The clipper systems track looks to shift northward with the passing of each one so the southern portion of the …

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From January Thunderstorms to snow? January 28th-30th storm systems

Lack of snowcover January 29th 2013 After Sundays ice storm and the 2 other systems that effected us this week its turning out to be a very active week. The latest active weather is all a part of 2 weather systems that past through the past 3 days. Monday night one which surprised many local …

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Winter Storm to bring a wide range in accumulating snows late tonight and Wednesday from 6″ in the far east to little to no snow in the west and north. Arctic airmass arrives by Wednesday with single digits highs on Thursday.

Regional Weather View. It is turning out to be an active week in the Upper Midwest. Something I have not had to say in a long time. Attention is turned to our next weather producer which will spread thunderstorms across Illinois tonight, and significant snow accumulations to parts of Iowa, Far southeast Minnesota and parts …

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Winter Storm Warning now in effect in the eastern counties of the state, Winter Wx Advisory along MS River

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 318 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 …ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SOME SLEET EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY… .A STRONG COLD FRONT NOW MOVING THROUGH THE AREA IS STARTING A DOWNWARD TREND IN TEMPERATURES. LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP ALONG THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT INTO …

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Winter Storm Warning for NE through Central Iowa This Evening through Wednesday Evening

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * …

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Small Stream Flood Advisory for Clayton County until 8:30am

IAC043-WIC043-291430- /O.NEW.KARX.FA.Y.0001.130129T1151Z-130129T1430Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CLAYTON IA-GRANT WI- 550AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR… CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA… GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN… * UNTIL 830 AM CST * AT 530 AM CST…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED 1.5 TO 2 INCHES …

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Spring-like Thunderstorms in January with Lightning!

Your average spring storms are lingering across Central Iowa at this hour, a preview of what hopefully will be plentiful in the spring. This is caused by a strong system that is currently moving across the Middle Mississippi Valley. Scattered thunderstorms have popped up throughout the state, and with enough instabilization, we’ve seen lightning and very …

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January 27th ice storm. 0.25-0.30 of inch of ice accumulation caused major travel impacts and damage to some trees and powerlines.

Branches weighed down by ice on an evergreen. Sundays, a low pressure system moved across the region, spreading a wave of light to moderate precipitation through the entire area Sunday Morning into the early afternoon hours before tapering down to drizzle for the evening and overnight hours. Temperatures ranged from 30 to 32.F and most …