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WWUS53 KDVN 220041
SQWDVN
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA/IL
641 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
ILC015-161-195-IAC045-097-163-220115-
/O.CON.KDVN.SQ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260122T0115Z/
ROCK ISLAND IL-WHITESIDE IL-CARROLL IL-JACKSON IA-SCOTT IA-
CLINTON IA-
641 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN ROCK ISLAND...WESTERN WHITESIDE...CARROLL...SOUTHEASTERN
JACKSON...NORTHEASTERN SCOTT AND EASTERN CLINTON COUNTIES...
AT 640 PM CST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CENTER HILL TO MCCAUSLAND, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ASSOCIATED
WITH INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS LEADING
TO BLOWING SNOW. WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 50 MPH COULD KNOCK
DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED SPOTTER.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 88 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 22 AND US
HIGHWAY 61 AND US HIGHWAY 30 WILL BE AFFECTED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLINTON, MORRISON, MOUNT CARROLL, DEWITT, CAMANCHE, FULTON, SAVANNA,
ERIE, GARDEN PLAIN, PRESTON, FAIRHAVEN, ALBANY, PRINCETON, CORDOVA,
SABULA, CHADWICK, MILES, CHARLOTTE, MCCAUSLAND, AND LOW MOOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONSIDER AVOIDING OR DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SNOW SQUALL PASSES
YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD
TO ACCIDENTS.
IF TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, FIND THE NEAREST EXIT OR REST AREA AND
PARK SAFELY AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. ALLOW SNOW SQUALLS TO PASS BEFORE
ATTEMPTING TO RESUME TRAVEL.
LAT...LON 4191 8986 4166 9007 4172 9070 4200 9048
4211 9033 4219 9029 4220 8986
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 276DEG 45KT 4210 9008 4173 9047
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
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