Messy Monday morning

11:20am Update: Last bit of snow moving through the I-39 corridor in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.  No additional accumulation is expected with this.  Roads through the afternoon will remain sloppy, but should improve by this evening.





8:25am Update:  Back edge of the snow is now moving into northwest Illinois and will continue to do so through 10am.









7:10am Update: Heavy snow falling along Highway 20 from Dubuque to Rockford.  IDOT reporting US-20 is completely snow covered. 

Heavy snow is also found along I-88.  This is the last burst of heavy snow we'll experience before tapering off after 9am.  I can't stress it enough to slow down this morning.  Roads are very slick under the several inches of snow that has fallen.  Even with 4 wheel drive vehicles it's tough this morning.










SNOWFALL REPORTS:

(8:51:13 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: 3 N Freeport [Stephenson Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M4.5 INCH at 08:50 AM CDT -- storm total snowfall.

(8:27:17 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS MKX: Milton [Rock Co, WI] nws employee reports SNOW of M5.0 INCH at 08:00 AM CDT -- storm total snow through 8am.

(8:28:34 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: 3 SSE Lena [Stephenson Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M4.0 INCH at 08:27 AM CDT -- still snowing

(8:25:20 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: 2 ESE Ridott [Stephenson Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M5.0 INCH at 08:24 AM CDT -- still snowing lightly.

(7:53:59 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: 1 ESE Nora [Jo Daviess Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of E3.3 INCH at 07:52 AM CDT -- still snowing

(7:53:06 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS MKX: Edgerton [Rock Co, WI] trained spotter reports SNOW of M6.2 INCH at 07:45 AM CDT -- storm total through 745am. light snow falling at the time.

(7:14:41 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: Galena [Jo Daviess Co, IL] co-op observer reports SNOW of M2.0 INCH at 07:00 AM CDT -- still snowing.

(7:33:39 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: 4 ENE Freeport [Stephenson Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M4.0 INCH at 07:32 AM CDT -- snowfall so far...still snowing.

(7:45:51 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS DVN: 2 WNW Freeport [Stephenson Co, IL] trained spotter reports SNOW of M3.9 INCH at 07:35 AM CDT --

(7:38:32 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS LOT: Roscoe [Winnebago Co, IL] co-op observer reports SNOW of M3.4 INCH at 06:30 AM CDT -- total so far.

(7:08:39 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS LOT: Rockford Airport [Winnebago Co, IL] official nws obs reports SNOW of M2.6 INCH at 06:00 AM CDT -- total so far.

(7:43:01 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS MKX: Edgerton [Rock Co, WI] trained spotter reports SNOW of M3.4 INCH at 05:30 AM CDT -- storm total through 530am. heavy snow falling at the time.

(7:26:44 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS MKX: Afton [Rock Co, WI] co-op observer reports SNOW of M6.0 INCH at 07:00 AM CDT -- storm total through 7am.

(7:27:37 AM) nwsbot: Local Storm Report by NWS MKX: Beloit [Rock Co, WI] co-op observer reports SNOW of M3.0 INCH at 07:00 AM CDT -- storm total through 7am.

The snow & sleet this morning is a hard pill to swallow considering one week ago we were forecasting highs in the low to middle 70's.  Now, nearly three inches of snow has fallen with more to come.


A Winter Weather Advisory will continue through Noon today, with the heaviest of snow falling during the morning rush hour.  With the heavy snow falling now, snowfall rates of one inch per hour will be possible through 8am.

Low pressure near the Quad Cities is responsible for the snow this morning, and snow and sleet mixture a little further south and west of Rockford.  The snow will be wrapping up after 10am, with most of it east of Rockford by Noon.

Totals near 4", or slightly higher, are not out of the question.  The commute this morning will be very slow as roads are snow covered and slick.  It's going to be hard for plows to keep roads clear as long as the heavy snow continues to fall.  Also, winds are increasing from the east which has lowered visibility to under half a mile in many locations.