Winter Storm — Rock Island, Illinois

2025-11-28 to 2025-11-30 · Rock Island, Illinois

Event narrative

The Official NWS observation at the Moline Quad Cities Airport is 9.2 inches. Trained spotter reports ranged from 10 inches 1 mile north of Carbon Cliff to 12 inches 1 mile northeast of Moline.

Wider weather episode

A long duration winter storm tracked across the region Friday night through late Saturday night. Widespread snowfall amounts of 8 to 12 inches. This will likely go down as one of the highest snowfall events for any year for the month of November in northwest Illinois. Numerous accidents including a few jackknifed semis on I-80 and I-74 and several road closures occurred with this event.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1301672. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.