Mesoscale Discussion 0281
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0611 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024

   Areas affected...Northeast IA to the IL/WI border

   Concerning...Heavy snow 

   Valid 221111Z - 221515Z

   SUMMARY...A narrow band of heavy snow developing in north-central
   Iowa should shift east across parts of northeast Iowa towards the
   Illinois-Wisconsin border through late morning. Rates of 1-2"/hr
   should be expected, but may remain of relatively short-duration at
   any one location.

   DISCUSSION...The north side of a high-reflectivity convective plume
   across central IA appears to have finally cooled enough to maintain
   all snow to the surface, per recent surface observations and DOT
   cameras. 03Z SREF probabilities and 00Z HREF snowbands guidance have
   been highly insistent that a relatively narrow (around 25 miles
   wide) heavy snow band should translate east, likely centered on the
   US-20 corridor per observational trends. This suggests heavy snow
   will be of relatively short duration at any one location, but
   snowfall rates should easily reach 1-2"/hr given the focused 700-mb
   frontogenesis beneath the dendritic growth zone and the deep, nearly
   isothermal layer just below freezing to the surface.

   ..Grams.. 03/22/2024

   ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

   ATTN...WFO...LOT...MKX...DVN...ARX...DMX...

   LAT...LON   42479377 42669334 42839235 42899085 42918998 42868936
               42748915 42528915 42298930 42188951 42159017 42019145
               42059249 42099316 42239373 42479377