Winter Weather — Delaware, Iowa

2024-04-02 to 2024-04-03 · Delaware, Iowa

Event narrative

A snowfall report of 1.8 inches by the COOP Observer in Manchester.

Wider weather episode

A strong system brought a mix of heavy rain, snow, and strong winds to all of eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and northeast Missouri on the days of April 1- 3, 2024. Precipitation began as all rain during the morning of April 2nd, but quickly changed to a moderate to heavy snow by early afternoon as colder air moved into the area. Snow amounts between 2-4 inches were observed across portions of eastern Iowa, with widespread rainfall amounts of 1-3 inches.

Areas of light to moderate snow and rain continued into April 3rd, with snowfall totals around 3-5 inches mainly along and north of Highway 30 in eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois. A snowfall amount of 6.8 inches was observed in eastern Dubuque county. In addition, strong northwest winds accompanied the system on April 3rd. Maximum wind gusts around 35-45 MPH were observed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1172082. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.