Heavy Rain Followed By Wind & Snow

It's going to be a crazy day of weather with more showers and thunderstorms, strong winds developing, and rain changing to snow by evening.

The first thunderstorms of 2014 moved through the area overnight and this morning dropping 0.86" of rain in the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois.

Our next round of showers and thunderstorms will move in this morning through early afternoon.  Another one-half to one inch of rain is possible.  A "Flood Watch" is in effect through this afternoon.

If you're traveling to central and north-central Iowa today, a "Blizzard Warning" is in effect there for anywhere from 3"-12" of wind-blown snow.

Our winds will pick up to around 50 miles-per-hour this evening and the rain will change over to snow.  A "Wind Advisory" will go into effect this evening through tomorrow morning.

CBS4 Meteorologist Anthony Peoples