Winter Storm — Jefferson, Iowa

2020-04-16 to 2020-04-17 · Jefferson, Iowa

Event narrative

Snowfall reports ranged from 4.0 inches from a COOP Observer 1 mile east northeast of Fairfield to 8.5 inches from a trained spotter 1 mile west of Perlee. Most of the accumulation was on grassy surfaces with less accumulation on sidewalks and roadways.

Wider weather episode

A late season snow storm brought heavy wet snow to portions of southeast Iowa, extreme northeast Missouri and northwest Illinois April 16 and 17. With warm ground temperatures, there were not many impacts to travel other than reduced visibility at times, and minor slushy accumulations on roads. The higher amounts of 5 to 8 inches fell across the Fairfield and Keosauqua areas eastward into Des Moines County in southeastern Iowa.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 885842. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.