First Major Winter Storm Brings More Than A Foot Of Snow To Iowa
Our first major winter storm of the season came in with a bang. Over a foot of snow was dumped on Eastern Iowa and more is on the way. We have another story coming your way about that but let's look at how much snow did we actually get during Tuesday's storm.
Eastern Iowa saw the brunt of Tuesday's storm. I-80 was extremely dangerous for most of the day from Des Moines to the Iowa-Illinois border. Roads everywhere were completely covered as crews tried to clear the snow but it just kept falling.
With the help of the National Weather Service of the Quad Cities, we can show you exactly how much snow was dropped on the Quad Cities and throughout Eastern Iowa.
Eastern Iowa Gets Brunt Of Major Winter Storm
A major winter storm left quite a bit of snow throughout Eastern Iowa. The National Weather Service of the Quad Cities says in the past 36 hours, the area saw widespread 6+ inches. Most of this fell late Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. Snowfall totals like this haven’t been seen since 2018.
The map from the Iowa State University Iowa Environmental Mesonet shows that the I-380 corridor between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, along with areas in Dubuque and Clinton counties saw more than a foot of snow.
How Much Snow Did The Quad Cities Get?
In the western part of the Quad Cities surrounding area, residents got much more snow than the metro.
13.5 inches was reported in Lowden, 15.1 inches in Iowa City, and 12.6 inches in Lisbon.
The National Weather Service of the Quad Cities' offices are at the Davenport Airport. There, they officially recorded 10.8 inches of snow. Congrats to Stephanie Burkle on guessing the closest amount to win tickets to AJR.
As you can see above, the highest snowfall totals are to the west of the Quad Cities. Actual snowfall totals and the same map next to those totals are below from the NWS of the Quad Cities.
Another round of snow and an arctic blast is on its way. This is just the second quiet before the next storm.
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