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On this day in Iowa weather history...

1990: A significant winter storm produced freezing rain and snow across Iowa on February 14-15. The storm struck the Des Moines metro area during the evening rush hour on Valentines Day causing more than 250 car accidents in only three hours. Storm total snowfall amounts included 5.2 inches at Des Moines, 6.2 inches at Iowa City, 7.0 inches at Bloomfield and Dubuque, and 7.5 inches at Fairfield, Maquoketa, and Muscatine.

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