By Beacon Staff
An unseasonably late winter/spring storm is expected to hit Burlington Thursday afternoon, possibly leaving more than half-a-foot of wet, slushy snow on the ground.
Forecasters with the National Weather Service sounded the snow alarm Wednesday afternoon, warning of 4 to 6 inches of snow between 4 p.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. Friday for Southeast Iowa and the surrounding area.
The concentrated, local forecast issued by the NWS has a 90 percent chance for 4 to 8 inches in Burlington. The wet, heavy snow will likely start falling by Thursday afternoon or early evening, bringing with it wind gusts of up to 25 mph.
Drifting won’t be a problem with such heavy snow, NWS says, but the clumpy precipitation could down tree limbs and possibly even power lines.
Friday’s high is expected to reach 44 degrees, and the high will climb to 56 degrees Saturday. No further precipitation is forecast for the weekend.