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DAVENPORT, IA — A major winter storm is now expected to hit parts of eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois starting late Friday evening, with heavy snow, strong winds, and dangerous travel conditions expected through Saturday night. The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities warns that the worst impacts will occur from early Saturday morning through Saturday evening, when snowfall rates could exceed an inch per hour at times.
Snow will begin around Friday evening near Dubuque and Cedar Rapids, spreading southeast toward Moline, Muscatine, and Galesburg overnight. By early Saturday, the storm will cover most of the region, bringing 6 to 10 inches of snow, with localized totals near a foot in heavier bands. Winds up to 25–30 mph will cause blowing and drifting snow, especially across open farmland and major highways like I-80, I-74, and Route 61…