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Event Details
| Event | Heavy Snow |
| State | IOWA |
| County/Area | SAC |
| WFO | DMX |
| Begin Date | 12/03/2011 10:30:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 12/03/2011 22:30:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A large upper level low pressure moved from the southwest U.S. into the central U.S. during the night of the 2nd into the day on the 3rd. Low pressure formed over the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles and moved northeast across Kansas, Missouri, then across southeast Iowa. Most of the precipitation from the storm fell as rain over the southeast half of the state. A mixture of rain and snow changed to snow over the northwest with a band of heavy snowfall occurring from near Denison, northeast to the Mason City area. The heaviest snowfall total was 7.5 inches in Crawford County at Schleswig. Overall the event was marginal. Other snowfall totals included 6.5 inches near Vail in Crawford County, 6.3 inches in Hancock County at Kanawa, 6.2 inches in Wright County north of Lake Cornelia, 6.1 inches in Carroll County at Carroll, and 6 inches in Wright County at Clarion, Webster County at Fort Dodge, and in Cerro Gordo County at Clear Lake. Roads became slick with slush and eventually ice. Blowing snow was not a significant factor with winds remaining under 20 MPH through the event. |
| Event Narrative |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| HANCOCK (ZONE) | HANCOCK (ZONE) | IA | 12/03/2011 | 10:30 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CARROLL (ZONE) | CARROLL (ZONE) | IA | 12/03/2011 | 10:30 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CRAWFORD (ZONE) | CRAWFORD (ZONE) | IA | 12/03/2011 | 10:30 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WRIGHT (ZONE) | WRIGHT (ZONE) | IA | 12/03/2011 | 10:30 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HUMBOLDT (ZONE) | HUMBOLDT (ZONE) | IA | 12/03/2011 | 10:30 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SAC (ZONE) | SAC (ZONE) | IA | 12/03/2011 | 10:30 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WEBSTER (ZONE) | WEBSTER (ZONE) | IA | 12/03/2011 | 10:30 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CALHOUN (ZONE) | CALHOUN (ZONE) | IA | 12/03/2011 | 10:30 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CERRO GORDO (ZONE) | CERRO GORDO (ZONE) | IA | 12/03/2011 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WORTH (ZONE) | WORTH (ZONE) | IA | 12/03/2011 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
