Tag Archives: weather

• Marketplace

  Get the WQAD News 8 App

  Download the all-new WQAD News 8 app for your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad or Android device and get the latest…
• News / Weather

  Bitter Cold Hits Quad Cities

  GMQC tests some “Winter Experiments” as wind chills of -22 degrees are seen in the Quad Cities
• News / Weather

  Photos: Wild weather includes damage from wind and tornadoes

  At least two people died as a January winter weather system slammed some states with high winds and tornadoes.
• News / Weather

  Tow bans, traffic jams and parking problems

  Residents of some Iowa counties were prohibited from calling for a tow truck and some cities declared snow emergencies because of deteriorating travel conditions.
• News / Weather

  Slick spots could cause major havoc

  Davenport Public Works issued a Snow Emergency Tuesday night in preparation for Wednesday’s snow. As previously reported, The NWS issued…
• News

  QC drivers prep for weather swing

  As temperatures drop to below freezing overnight, the rain we’re seeing now will likely make for an icy morning. Drivers…
• News

  Ice may have contributed to Iowa helicopter crash

  A preliminary report indicates weather conditions may have contributed to the crash of a medical helicopter near Venture, Iowa.
• News

  Snow Plow drivers get time and a half

  QUAD CITIES – Chances are you probably saw a snow plow driver out Thursday afternoon. The city of Moline usually…
• Photo Galleries

  Photos: Before and after snow started

  Check out photos of identical locations before and after the snow started Thursday morning, December 20, 2012.
• News

  Unusual weather produces “Tale of Two Businesses”

  The view from the parking lot looks good at Ski Snowstar on Monday. That’s where a bumper sticker proclaims, “Got…
• News / Weather

  Galena, Illinois: The QCA’s “Snowiest Spot”

  The Illinois resort town gets the most frequent and consistent snow out of anywhere in the Quad Cities area.
• News / Weather

  Northeast looking at possible ‘superstorm’ in Hurricane Sandy

  No one hopes Hurricane Sandy lives up to its potential.