Administrators NorthGeorgiaWX Posted January 9 Administrators Share Posted January 9 MD 0029 CONCERNING HEAVY SNOW FOR EASTERN IOWA...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...AND FAR SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN. Mesoscale Discussion 0029 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0912 AM CST Tue Jan 09 2024 Areas affected...Eastern Iowa...northwest Illinois...and far southwest Wisconsin. Concerning...Heavy snow Valid 091512Z - 091815Z SUMMARY...Moderate to heavy snow with rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour are expected into the early afternoon. Strong winds will lead to blowing, drifting, and reduced visibility. DISCUSSION...A 987mb surface low currently southeast of St. Louis this morning will continue to deepen through the day as it moves north into Michigan and deepens below 980mb. Within the last hour, snowfall rates have started to increase across eastern Iowa within the deformation region of the cyclone. Expect this moderate to heavy snow to shift eastward into northern Illinois and Wisconsin during the day in response to the deepening/moving cyclone. Winds are already around 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph but are expected to strengthen further to around 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph this afternoon as the pressure gradient tightens. Widespread blowing and drifting snow is expected with localized blizzard conditions possible. ..Bentley.. 01/09/2024 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...LOT...ILX...MKX...DVN...ARX...DMX... LAT...LON 40859304 41019375 41789363 42189297 42798981 42608890 41898904 41178951 40559126 40859304 Read more View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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