Crazy May Weather

The weather across Iowa and Illinois definitely has people talking.

Heavy snow fell across the "Hawkeye State" Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.  This is a snowfall accumulation map through 11:30 p.m. Thursday.  Notice that "bullseye" over north-central Iowa near the Minnesota border.  That's about 11" of snow!

On Thursday, Des Moines, Iowa picked up 3.4" of snow.  Not only was that a record for the date, but it's also a record for the most snow ever in the month of May and the highest single day May snow total.  And, Des Moines has picked up additional snow on Friday to add to that monthly record!

While we escaped the snow across eastern Iowa and northern Illinois by being on the "warm" side of the storm, we're going to experience moderate to heavy rain though Friday night with totals exceeding 2" in some hometowns.  Scattered showers are likely this weekend, too.

Here are some of the rainfall totals from Thursday into Friday morning, as of 9 a.m.