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Severe Winter Thunderstorms in Midwest

By Jesse Ferrell, AccuWeather meteorologist

Published Feb 4, 2008 12:59 AM EDT | Updated Feb 4, 2008 3:34 PM EDT

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UPDATE: Here's a look at how closely the severe (hail) reports were to the winter (snow / sleet / freezing rain) reports (courtesy our GIS Pro Business Site):

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This is one of those rare situations where you see balls of ice falling and you're not sure if they are sleet or hail! Below is a radar animation of the event.

A Forum user also uploaded this image from the NWS, detailing the heavy snow in Iowa:

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ORIGINAL REPORT:

Severe thunderstorms with hail up to an inch in diameter were reported in Illinois this evening, but that's not all - they were accompanied with sleet and freezing rain, and over a foot of snow fell in Iowa.

2-HOUR LIGHTNING

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Here's a list of the various spotter reports as of 8 PM Central:

SNOW:

What Cheet, IA: 13.0"
Mount Carroll, IL: 6.0"
Beloit, WI: 2.0"
Lombard, IN: 1.0"

OTHER:

Litchfield, IL: 1.0" HAIL
Jersey, IL: 1.0" HAIL
McDonough, IL: 1.0" SLEET
Quincy, IL: FREEZING RAIN

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