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HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1120 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...Precipitation...

In the last 24 hours...widespread snow fell across the entire
NCRFC forecast area. Reports were heaviest across southeastern
Minnesota...the eastern half of Iowa...and into west central
Illinois...with snowfall amounts in the 4 to 8 inch range in these
areas. Liquid water equivalent ranged from 0.25 to 0.80 inches in
the areas of heaviest snowfall. Elsewhere...snowfall totals were
in the 1 to 3 inch range.  

In the next 24 hours...snowfall will diminish across the western
portion of the NCRFC area this afternoon...followed by much
colder temperatures. Heavy snowfall will continue across much of
the eastern NCRFC area...with lake enhanced snowfall expected in
lower Michigan and Northern Indiana. Widespread snowfall
accumulations of 5 to 15 inches are possible across the area into
Wednesday. 

...Hydrologic Conditions...

Water levels above flood stage continues for the Fox River at
Dayton and the Rock River at Joslin  in Illinois due to ice.  
While high flows on the Illinois River are keeping Havana and 
Beardstown above flood stage.


For additional and more in-depth information concerning river
forecasts...precipitation and all hydrometeorological information
in the NCRFC area of responsibility...please refer to the NCRFC
web page at:     http://www.weather.gov/ncrfc




 
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