Winter Weather — Louisa, Iowa

2008-02-03 · Louisa, Iowa

Event narrative

Snowfall amounts of 4 to 5 inches were noted across the county. According to the Muscatine Journal, snow played a role in a fatal accident in northern Louisa county near Fredonia on snow-covered county road G40. Two indirect fatalites to children occurred in the accident, ages 9 and 11.

Wider weather episode

On February 3, 2008 a strong upper air disturbance moving through Missouri, produced an intense overrunning situation across the

region. Many areas of eastern Iowa, western Illinois and northeast Missouri reported thundersnows. Snowfall rates of 2-3 inches per hour were observed with the thunder and lightning. The snow fell in a 4 to 7 hour period during the afternoon and evening hours. The heaviest band of snow fell in eastern Iowa from What Cheer and North English to Davenport and Clinton, to Mount Carroll, Illinois. The highest accumulation was 13 inches at What Cheer in Keokuk county. Two indirect deaths occurred in Louisa county due to an accident on a snow-covered county road.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 82066. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.