Winter Storm Warning For Quad Cities

A winter storm warning is in effect from Friday at 6pm till midnight on Saturday.

If you plan on traveling on Friday night and anytime on Saturday, consider adjusting your plans. Friday night, we will see rain return but a cold front will arrive overnight and stall east of the QCA.

The cold front will set up freezing rain overnight Friday into Saturday, followed up by snow on Saturday with a lot of wind. Areas that will see significant icing will basically be east of a line from Rockford, IL to Mt Pleasant, IA. Everyone will see freezing rain and sleet before the snow falls causing slick travel.

Here is the basic timing of this storm from what we know now.

FRIDAY PM

• Night rain turns into sleet and ice through the overnight. Roads will become slick and travel will become difficult

SATURDAY AM

• Some snow with some breeze.
• Wind gusts pick up late morning which will bring in the snow for the late morning/afternoon.

SATURDAY PM

• Snow, snow, snow...

Saturday afternoon is when we can expect the bulk of the snow to come down. Up to 7  inches of snow is possible which will be accompanied by strong winds. That means we can't count out blizzard conditions in the Quad Cities.

A reminder to get your vehicle prepared for this potentially large snow storm. Make sure you have a blanket, snow scraper, a bag of ice melting salt, plenty of gas, an roadside emergency kit, jumper cables, cellphone charger and any other necessary items to keep you safe.

We will update you as the storm continues to develop.