UPDATED: Friday’s winter storm dropped 4+ inches of snow on Muscatine

The morning after. [courtesy The Merrill Hotel]

UPDATED, Saturday 5:30 a.m.

A trained spotter reported 4.5 inches of snow in Muscatine from the storm that rolled across the Midwest on Friday.

UPDATED, Saturday 12 a.m.

UPDATED, Friday, 9:45 p.m.

UPDATED, Friday 6 p.m.

UPDATED, Friday 3 p.m.:
Road conditions are rapidly starting to deteriorate as the snow continues to fall across eastern Iowa, with most state roads reported as partially covered with snow.

Iowa 511 map Friday at 3 p.m.

Tonight’s Muscatine vs. Davenport Central basketball games have been postponed due to the travel conditions. No make-up dates have been announced.

A fast moving storm system will cross the region to wrap up the work week with the potential for heavy snowfall on Friday and into Saturday.

Muscatine is under a Winter Weather Advisory with snow expected to arrive around midday and last into the early morning hours of Saturday.

Current forecasts call for 3 to 7 inches of snow for Muscatine, with the highest amounts expected in the southwest corner of the county.

A Winter Storm Warning has been issued to our south and west for Friday into Saturday morning, where snowfall totals of up to 7 to 10 inches are possible.

Stay with The Voice of Muscatine, KWPC AM 830 & FM 95.1 and 93.1 The Buzz for updates.


National Weather Service forecast for Muscatine, as of Friday 3 p.m.:

This Afternoon
Snow. High near 33. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 17. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Saturday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 20. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.

 

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