A large, potent storm system is moving into the region from the west, drawing some unseasonably cold air and setting the stage for a snowy couple of days to start the month of May.  The National Weather Service has issued some headlines associated with this wintry scenario.  The Rochester area and portions of southeastern Minnesota are in a Winter Weather Advisory effective tonight and tomorrow as an evening mixture will give way to snow overnight when a couple of inches of snow may accumulate.  Another couple of inches will fall Thursday with a slow transition to a rain/snow mixture in the afternoon.  Totals in the Advisory counties will possibly reach four or five inches, especially on grassy surfaces.  Heavier amounts will be possible north and west of Rochester, Austin, and Wabasha in locations like Cannon Falls, Owatonna, and Mankato where six or seven inches will be possible.  The pavement may be a little slick early Thursday, even though accumulations will be lighter on those surfaces.  We’ll have mixed showers Thursday night and Friday, but little if any accumulation is expected then as slightly warmer air will be moving in.  The same storm system will keep light rain around for Saturday and possibly parts of Sunday before moving out of here.

Some records we’re watching this week.

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Spring has only been here for a couple of days, but it’s already going to take a vacation from the region.  Temperatures will stay mild through Tuesday, but we will introduce the chance for showers and storms with the continued warmth.  Depending upon how fast/slow a cold front moves through on Tuesday will determine if those thunderstorms will be strong.  The later on in the day it comes, the better chance we will have to see strong thunderstorms.

Behind that cold front is when we will feel MUCH different from where we have been over the last couple of days.  Below is the upper air pattern.  This shows us how the atmosphere is behaving.  The colors represent temperatures of air masses as they move about the country.  The “warmer” colors represent the warm air while the “cooler” colors represent the cooler air.

This “dip” in the picture above represents the cooler air spilling in from Canada.  By Wednesday, it will feel much different.  As this is happening, another system off of the east coast will act to block the system that will be affecting us.  That means this cool and wet weather will stick around until another system comes around and gets the atmospheric flow going again.

This is a very unseasonably cool air mass that will be paying us a visit over about the next week or so.  By the time Wednesday afternoon rolls around, it may be cold enough for sleet and snow to mix in, if not change over completely.  The stars have to align in order to get snow in May, but it is definitely possible and some of the things that need to come together may be doing so in the coming days.  This is being watched closely.  Here are a few May snow stats in case you are wondering.  It pains me to have to post these.

For the latest on the thunderstorm chances, the major cool down, and the chance for snow, keep up to date with the seven day forecast on KTTC.COM/Weather

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For the first time this year we’re basking in the warmth of 60 degree heat across the area thanks to the passage of a warm front through the Upper Mississippi Valley.  This surge of warmer air is associated with a change in the upper level wind pattern, or jet stream, that is now buckling northward, working to bottle up the cold, Canadian air that has been around here for ages north of the border for a change.  The weekend will feature bright sunshine and high temperatures in the 60s and low 70s across our area which is a little warmer than normal for a change. 

The jet stream is beginning to lift tio the north, allowing warmer air to blow into the region.

The jet stream over the weekend will be well north of our area. Warm, May-like weather will dominate the scene.

A slow moving storm system will move in from the west early next week, bringing some scattered shower and thunderstorm chances to the region while temperatures remain fairly mild for Monday and Tuesday.  By midweek, the jet stream will buckle back southward as an upper level low develops, setting the stage for a long stretch of potentially cool and showery weather that may last from Wednesday through the following weekend.  While it may not rain the whole time, there looks to be a chance for shower activity and slightly cooler than normal weather for that period of time.

Cool, damp weather may move in for the second half of the upcoming week as the jet stream shifts south for a while. Not unusual at all for May, however.

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Info courtesy US Drought Monitor: Considering only a handful of days this April without precipitation, this comes as little surprise, and is very nice to see. As you can see by today’s updated drought graphic above, 6 counties in southeast Minnesota have been removed from even abnormally dry conditions.

Posted under Drought

We have still not seen a temperature reading of 60 degrees or higher in Rochester, although to spoil the ending of this post we could be heading in that direction by next weeks end.  Before that though, we have to battle more Winter-like weather with well below average temperatures and more chances of snow.  So what has limited the Spring weather?  The jetstream.

Really everything weather is driven by this river of air up where the jet airliners fly.  It is the dividing line between the warm and cold air in the northern hemisphere.  Pretty much for the second half of Winter and the first month of Spring, the jetstream has been on an extended vacation down south, allowing cool Canadian air to spill into the Upper Midwest quite frequently.  This pattern is also a rather active one, which is also why we had the 3rd snowiest March and the 10th snowiest February on record and continue to see frequent storms roll through in April.

At least for the first portion of this week, the pattern will remain like it has for the last several months, and that only means one thing.  The chance for snow will also be there.  A storm system will slide up from our south and tap into some  colder air that will be hanging out in the Upper Midwest.  After the potential for another soaking rain over the next several days which could give parts of the area 1-2″ of liquid, we will see the flakes start to fall once again.  We could see some accumulation from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning.  With all Winter storms, what we get is HIGHLY dependent on the track. The same will hold true with any potential snow in the coming days.

Hopefully after this latest round of cool weather and potential snow, we can be done with Winter once and for all.  There are signs in the week ahead that 50s and 60s might pay us a visit.

For the latest 7 day forecast and updates on a wild start to the work week check out KTTC.COM

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Our unbelievable stretch of cold, wet, and wintry weather persists as we head into the third weekend of April.  Once again we’re dealing with a thin coating of snow with snowflakes flying around and raw northwest winds that are keeping wind chill indices in the teens and 20s.  For the 9th time in 19 days so far this month, it appears we’ll be settling for high temperatures in the 30s today.  There’s actually a chance that we’ll set a record today for the coldest high temperature on this date which in Rochester is 36° set in 1939.  As skies clear tonight and winds diminish, we’re expecting to have some radiational cooling that will allow our temperatures to drop to the low 20s which is almost 20 degrees colder than normal for this time of he year.  The record low for Saturday morning in Rochester is 21° set in 1956 and the forecast for tomorrow is 22°, so that record looks to be in striking distance. 

After some near record cold weather, we’ll be experiencing a very slight warming trend for the next several days.

High pressure Saturday will provide us with enough sunshine to warm us into the 40s which is a little closer to what we might consider April weather.  Thus far, it’s been hardly April-like this month as our mean temperature through 18 days is 36.0° which is colder than the coldest mean April temperature of 37.6° which occurred in 1950, so we’re on pace to have the coldest April in Rochester history.  However, temperatures are expected to slowly climb in the coming days with mostly 40s for highs in next week, but possibly some 50s late in the month, so it’ll be interesting to see how high that mean temperature will climb.

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It certainly has been a cool and wet first half of April with temperatures running about eleven degrees below normal on average and rainfall amounts approaching triple the normal value in Rochester as of the midpoint in the month.  The official rainfall total in the Med City has been 3.89 inches, which is 2.42 inches of moisture above normal to date and from the look of things, we have quite a bit more on the way for the latter part of this week.  We’re enjoying the most pleasant part of the week right now with sunshine and light winds making for a decent Tuesday afternoon, but after this it will be all down hill for the next few days thanks to a large, messy storm system that, just like last week, looks to bring heavy rain and then some accumulating snow to the region.   Expect rain to develop in the middle of our Wednesday with some heavy downpours and thunderstorms Wednesday evening.  We’ll keep the cool, blustery theme going Thursday with light rain that will eventually transition to a rain and snow mixture late in the day before becoming all snow Thursday night.  Nothing is set in stone yet, but there is the potential that many of us may have to dig out of a coating of five or six inches of snow Friday morning on the back side of this storm system.  There’s also a chance that it will be wetter snow and not as deep, so there are many possibilities ahead of us as that part of the system is a few days away.

An inch or two of rain may fall by early Thursday as shown on our FutureCast. Some spots may receive as much as three inches causing some localized flooding.

Heavy rain and the possibility of heavy snow melt/runoff may cause flooding in some spots this week. A Flood Watch is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through late Thursday night for much of the local area.

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Rainfall reports from southeast MN, northeast IA, southwest WI courtesy NWS La Crosse

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
838 AM CDT MON APR 15 2013

...LATEST RAINFALL REPORTS...

LOCATION                       AMOUNT    TIME/DATE       LAT/LON

IOWA

...ALLAMAKEE...
DORCHESTER HWY 76              1.44 IN   0600 AM 04/15   43.42N/91.51W
LANSING 4SE                    1.15 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.32N/91.16W
3 SE WATERVILLE                1.14 IN   0707 AM 04/15   43.17N/91.24W
ION                            1.13 IN   0645 AM 04/15   43.11N/91.27W

...CHICKASAW...
NEW HAMPTON                    1.03 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.06N/92.31W

...CLAYTON...
MONONA WWTP                    0.97 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.04N/91.40W
VOLGA 1NE                      0.83 IN   0700 AM 04/15   42.81N/91.52W
STRAWBERRY POINT               0.75 IN   0700 AM 04/15   42.69N/91.53W
ELKADER 6SSW                   0.75 IN   0700 AM 04/15   42.78N/91.45W
GUTTENBERG DAM 10              0.75 IN   0600 AM 04/15   42.79N/91.10W
VOLGA RVR                      0.74 IN   0645 AM 04/15   42.75N/91.37W
MCGREGOR NO.2                  0.24 IN   0630 AM 04/15   43.02N/91.17W

...FAYETTE...
1 W OELWEIN                    0.84 IN   0500 AM 04/15   42.68N/91.93W
FAYETTE                        0.78 IN   0700 AM 04/15   42.85N/91.82W
OELWEIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT      0.73 IN   0700 AM 04/15   42.68N/91.97W

...FLOYD...
CHARLES CITY                   1.35 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.06N/92.67W
CHARLES CITY CEDAR RIVER       1.09 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.07N/92.61W
COLWELL                        1.04 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.16N/92.59W
NASHUA 2SW                     1.00 IN   0700 AM 04/15   42.94N/92.57W

...MITCHELL...
ST ANSGAR                      1.55 IN   0630 AM 04/15   43.38N/92.92W

...WINNESHIEK...
4 S SATTRE                     1.35 IN   0625 AM 04/15   43.34N/91.64W
DECORAH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT      1.20 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.28N/91.74W

MINNESOTA

...DODGE...
DODGE CENTER AIRPORT           0.46 IN   0700 AM 04/15   44.02N/92.83W

...FILLMORE...
PRESTON 1SSE                   1.81 IN   0718 AM 04/15   43.66N/92.08W
LANESBORO                      1.74 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.72N/91.97W
SO.FORK ROOT RIVER             1.67 IN   0630 AM 04/15   43.72N/91.98W
PRESTON FILLMORE COUNTY AIRPOR 1.60 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.68N/92.18W

...HOUSTON...
SPRING GROVE 4N                1.75 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.61N/91.62W

...MOWER...
GRAND MEADOW                   1.17 IN   0600 AM 04/15   43.71N/92.56W
2 NNE VARCO                    0.83 IN   0600 AM 04/15   43.64N/92.97W
AUSTIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT       0.67 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.66N/92.93W
1 ENE DEXTER                   0.07 IN   0716 AM 04/15   43.73N/92.68W

...OLMSTED...
SILVER CREEK                   0.90 IN   0530 AM 04/15   44.03N/92.43W
2 NE ROCHESTER                 0.89 IN   0600 AM 04/15   44.04N/92.44W
BYRON 4 NORTH                  0.70 IN   0700 AM 04/15   44.09N/92.64W
ROCHESTER BELTLINE             0.68 IN   0630 AM 04/15   44.01N/92.47W
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPOR 0.64 IN   0700 PM 04/15   43.91N/92.50W
MAYO HELIPAD                   0.51 IN   0652 AM 04/15   44.02N/92.48W
2 SE EYOTA                     0.02 IN   0716 AM 04/15   43.96N/92.21W

...WABASHA...
WABASHA                        1.06 IN   0700 AM 04/15   44.38N/92.05W
LAKE CITY                      0.93 IN   0700 AM 04/15   44.44N/92.28W
THEILMAN 1SSW                  0.90 IN   0715 AM 04/15   44.28N/92.19W
2 SSE KELLOGG                  0.03 IN   0714 AM 04/15   44.28N/91.99W

...WINONA...
WINONA DAM 5A                  1.55 IN   0600 AM 04/15   44.09N/91.67W
LA CRESCENT DAM 7              1.50 IN   0600 AM 04/15   43.87N/91.31W
MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5           1.37 IN   0700 AM 04/15   44.16N/91.81W
TREMPEALEAU DAM 6              1.34 IN   0600 AM 04/15   44.00N/91.44W
WINONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT       1.31 IN   0700 AM 04/15   44.08N/91.71W

WISCONSIN

...BUFFALO...
ALMA DAM 4                     1.17 IN   0600 AM 04/15   44.33N/91.92W

...CRAWFORD...
DE SOTO 1SE                    1.30 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.42N/91.19W
LYNXVILLE DAM 9                0.93 IN   0600 AM 04/15   43.21N/91.10W
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN               0.90 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.05N/91.13W
STEUBEN                        0.84 IN   0630 AM 04/15   43.18N/90.86W
STEUBEN 4SE                    0.78 IN   0655 AM 04/15   43.13N/90.84W
SOLDIERS GROVE                 0.73 IN   0725 AM 04/15   43.39N/90.78W
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN  AIRPORT      0.72 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.02N/91.12W

...GRANT...
BOSCOBEL AIRPORT               0.62 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.16N/90.67W
1 ENE BOSCOBEL                 0.60 IN   0703 AM 04/15   43.15N/90.68W

...JACKSON...
1 E BLACK RIVER FALLS          1.22 IN   0615 AM 04/15   44.30N/90.83W
BLACK RIVER FALLS              0.75 IN   0600 AM 04/15   44.28N/90.87W
BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA AIRPORT 0.57 IN   0700 AM 04/15   44.25N/90.86W
HATFIELD DAM                   0.38 IN   0647 AM 04/15   44.41N/90.73W

...JUNEAU...
VOLK FIELD AIRPORT             0.79 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.94N/90.25W
NECEDAH 1W                     0.66 IN   0648 AM 04/15   44.02N/90.08W

...LA CROSSE...
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT LA CROSSE 1.60 IN   0600 AM 04/15   43.80N/91.26W
HOLLAND                        1.34 IN   0635 AM 04/15   43.97N/91.29W
LA CROSSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT    1.34 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.88N/91.26W
FOUR CORNERS                   1.12 IN   0700 AM 04/15   44.07N/90.92W

...MONROE...
SPARTA/FORT MC COY AIRPORT     0.81 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.96N/90.74W

...RICHLAND...
RICHLAND CENTER 1NW            0.47 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.36N/90.42W

...TAYLOR...
3 NE LUBLIN                    0.74 IN   0614 AM 04/15   45.11N/90.69W

...TREMPEALEAU...
ETTRICK 4WNW                   1.57 IN   0709 AM 04/15   44.19N/91.34W
GALESVILLE 2WSW                1.32 IN   0700 AM 04/15   44.07N/91.39W
OSSEO                          1.30 IN   0700 AM 04/15   44.58N/91.22W
INDEPENDENCE 3NE               1.20 IN   0803 AM 04/15   44.39N/91.39W
DODGE                          0.57 IN   0600 AM 04/15   44.13N/91.55W

...VERNON...
STODDARD                       1.36 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.66N/91.22W
GENOA DAM 8                    1.25 IN   0600 AM 04/15   43.57N/91.23W
ONTARIO 3E                     0.74 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.72N/90.53W
HILLSBORO WSW                  0.69 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.65N/90.35W
VIROQUA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT      0.57 IN   0700 AM 04/15   43.58N/90.90W

...LATEST SNOWFALL REPORTS...

LOCATION                       AMOUNT    TIME/DATE       LAT/LON

MINNESOTA

...FILLMORE...
PRESTON                        T IN      0800 AM 04/15   43.67N/92.07W
SPRING VALLEY                  T IN      0730 AM 04/15   43.69N/92.39W

...OLMSTED...
2 NE ROCHESTER                 1.5 IN    0600 AM 04/15   44.04N/92.44W
BYRON 4 NORTH                  0.2 IN    0700 AM 04/15   44.09N/92.64W
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPOR 0.2 IN    0700 AM 04/15   43.91N/92.50W
ELGIN 2SSW                     T IN      0700 AM 04/15   44.10N/92.27W

...WABASHA...
THEILMAN 1SSW                  1.5 IN    0715 AM 04/15   44.28N/92.19W
WABASHA                        0.5 IN    0700 AM 04/15   44.38N/92.05W
LAKE CITY                      T IN      0700 AM 04/15   44.44N/92.28W

...WINONA...
ALTURA 5W                      2.0 IN    0700 AM 04/15   44.06N/92.04W
LA CRESCENT DAM 7              1.3 IN    0600 AM 04/15   43.87N/91.31W

WISCONSIN

...ADAMS...
MONROE CENTER 1E               1.5 IN    0700 AM 04/15   44.11N/89.92W
FRIENDSHIP                     T IN      0700 AM 04/15   43.98N/89.83W

...BUFFALO...
ALMA DAM 4                     T IN      0600 AM 04/15   44.33N/91.92W

...CLARK...
NEILLSVILLE 3ESE               2.3 IN    0700 AM 04/15   44.54N/90.53W

...JACKSON...
MATHER 3NW                     2.3 IN    0700 AM 04/15   44.17N/90.35W
HATFIELD DAM                   2.0 IN    0647 AM 04/15   44.41N/90.73W

...LA CROSSE...
FOUR CORNERS                   1.5 IN    0700 AM 04/15   44.07N/90.92W
HOLMEN 2S                      1.4 IN    0700 AM 04/15   43.93N/91.25W
LA CROSSE 4NNW                 1.2 IN    0730 AM 04/15   43.87N/91.27W
LA CROSSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT    1.1 IN    0700 AM 04/15   43.88N/91.26W
HOLLAND                        1.0 IN    0635 AM 04/15   43.97N/91.29W
2 NW ONALASKA                  0.7 IN    0700 AM 04/15   43.90N/91.24W

...RICHLAND...
RICHLAND CENTER 1NW            T IN      0700 AM 04/15   43.36N/90.42W

...TREMPEALEAU...
GALESVILLE 2WSW                1.9 IN    0700 AM 04/15   44.07N/91.39W
ETTRICK 4WNW                   1.8 IN    0709 AM 04/15   44.19N/91.34W
OSSEO                          1.6 IN    0700 AM 04/15   44.58N/91.22W

...VERNON...
STODDARD                       T IN      0700 AM 04/15   43.66N/91.22W
HILLSBORO WSW                  T IN      0700 AM 04/15   43.65N/90.35W

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Courtesy NWS La Crosse

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
916 AM CDT FRI APR 12 2013

...24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTS...

LOCATION                       AMOUNT    TIME/DATE       LAT/LON

IOWA

...ALLAMAKEE...
WAUKON                         0.5 IN    0702 AM 04/12   43.27N/91.48W
LANSING 4SE                    T IN      0700 AM 04/12   43.32N/91.16W

...CLAYTON...
MONONA WWTP                    0.5 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.04N/91.40W

...FAYETTE...
CLERMONT                       0.5 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.00N/91.66W
FAYETTE                        T IN      0700 AM 04/12   42.85N/91.82W

...HOWARD...
CRESCO 1NE                     0.3 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.39N/92.09W

...MITCHELL...
OSAGE                          0.3 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.28N/92.81W
ST ANSGAR                      0.3 IN    0630 AM 04/12   43.38N/92.92W

...WINNESHIEK...
CALMAR                         0.4 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.18N/91.87W
4 S SATTRE                     0.2 IN    0656 AM 04/12   43.34N/91.64W

MINNESOTA

...DODGE...
2 SSE CLAREMONT                2.1 IN    0700 AM 04/12   44.01N/92.99W
2 ESE MANTORVILLE              2.0 IN    0700 AM 04/12   44.05N/92.72W
KASSON                         1.0 IN    0608 AM 04/12   44.03N/92.75W

...FILLMORE...
PETERSON 1S                    2.1 IN    0709 AM 04/12   43.78N/91.82W
LANESBORO                      2.0 IN    0600 AM 04/12   43.72N/91.97W
2 SSE PILOT MOUND              1.5 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.79N/92.03W
PRESTON                        1.5 IN    0800 AM 04/12   43.67N/92.07W
SPRING VALLEY 3E               1.2 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.68N/92.33W

...HOUSTON...
1 WNW LA CRESCENT              2.0 IN    0831 AM 04/12   43.83N/91.31W
RENO                           0.6 IN    0820 AM 04/12   43.60N/91.28W

...MOWER...
2 SSE AUSTIN                   0.8 IN    0834 AM 04/12   43.64N/92.96W
GRAND MEADOW                   0.5 IN    0600 AM 04/12   43.71N/92.56W
AUSTIN WASTE WATER TREATMENT F 0.1 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.65N/92.97W

...OLMSTED...
2 NE ROCHESTER                 2.5 IN    0600 AM 04/12   44.04N/92.44W
BYRON 4 NORTH                  2.2 IN    0700 AM 04/12   44.09N/92.64W
3 W ROCHESTER                  1.5 IN    0700 AM 04/12   44.01N/92.53W
ELGIN 2SSW                     1.5 IN    0700 AM 04/12   44.10N/92.27W
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPOR 1.1 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.91N/92.50W
2 NW ROCHESTER                 1.0 IN    0605 AM 04/12   44.03N/92.50W

...WABASHA...
4 SSW ZUMBRO FALLS             1.8 IN    0700 AM 04/12   44.24N/92.46W
THEILMAN 1SSW                  1.0 IN    0815 AM 04/12   44.28N/92.19W
WABASHA                        0.5 IN    0700 AM 04/12   44.38N/92.05W

...WINONA...
4 SW ELBA                      1.5 IN    0615 AM 04/12   44.04N/92.06W
WINONA                         1.2 IN    0728 AM 04/12   44.05N/91.66W
WINONA DAM 5A                  1.0 IN    0600 AM 04/12   44.09N/91.67W
TREMPEALEAU DAM 6              1.0 IN    0600 AM 04/12   44.00N/91.44W
MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5           1.0 IN    0700 AM 04/12   44.16N/91.81W
ALTURA 5W                      1.0 IN    0700 AM 04/12   44.06N/92.04W
LA CRESCENT DAM 7              1.0 IN    0600 AM 04/12   43.87N/91.31W
GOODVIEW                       0.6 IN    0816 AM 04/12   44.07N/91.71W

WISCONSIN

...ADAMS...
FRIENDSHIP                     0.2 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.98N/89.83W
MONROE CENTER 1E               T IN      0700 AM 04/12   44.11N/89.92W

...BUFFALO...
ALMA DAM 4                     T IN      0600 AM 04/12   44.33N/91.92W

...CLARK...
NEILLSVILLE 3ESE               1.8 IN    0700 AM 04/12   44.54N/90.53W
OWEN 2N                        1.1 IN    0800 AM 04/12   44.98N/90.55W

...CRAWFORD...
SOLDIERS GROVE                 0.2 IN    0730 AM 04/12   43.39N/90.78W
GAYS MILLS                     T IN      0800 AM 04/12   43.32N/90.85W

...JACKSON...
1 WNW VAUDREUIL                1.6 IN    0700 AM 04/12   44.32N/90.83W
HATFIELD DAM                   0.5 IN    0600 AM 04/12   44.41N/90.73W

...LA CROSSE...
LA CROSSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT    1.7 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.88N/91.26W
LA CROSSE 4NNW                 1.5 IN    0730 AM 04/12   43.87N/91.27W
WEST SALEM                     1.5 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.90N/91.09W
2 NW ONALASKA                  1.5 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.90N/91.24W
HOLMEN 2S                      1.4 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.93N/91.25W
FOUR CORNERS                   1.3 IN    0700 AM 04/12   44.07N/90.92W
NWS LA CROSSE                  1.1 IN    0657 AM 04/12   43.82N/91.19W
HOLMEN 4N                      1.0 IN    0634 AM 04/12   44.02N/91.30W

...MONROE...
2 N TOMAH                      1.5 IN    0826 AM 04/12   44.02N/90.50W
1 ENE MELVINA                  1.1 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.81N/90.76W
TOMAH                          1.0 IN    0843 AM 04/12   43.98N/90.49W
SPARTA                         1.0 IN    0800 AM 04/12   43.94N/90.82W
WARRENS 4WSW                   1.0 IN    0700 AM 04/12   44.10N/90.59W

...RICHLAND...
RICHLAND CENTER 1NW            T IN      0700 AM 04/12   43.36N/90.42W

...TAYLOR...
WESTBORO 4E                    2.5 IN    0900 AM 04/12   45.35N/90.22W
MEDFORD                        1.0 IN    0613 AM 04/12   45.14N/90.35W
MEDFORD                        0.6 IN    0800 AM 04/12   45.13N/90.34W

...TREMPEALEAU...
OSSEO                          1.8 IN    0700 AM 04/12   44.58N/91.22W
GALESVILLE 2WSW                1.1 IN    0700 AM 04/12   44.07N/91.39W
GALESVILLE 3ENE                1.0 IN    0700 AM 04/12   44.09N/91.29W

...VERNON...
VIROQUA                        1.3 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.56N/90.88W
ONTARIO 3E                     0.8 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.72N/90.53W
WESTBY 3ENE                    0.7 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.67N/90.81W
STODDARD                       0.5 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.66N/91.22W
STODDARD                       0.4 IN    0816 AM 04/12   43.66N/91.22W
HILLSBORO WSW                  0.4 IN    0616 AM 04/12   43.65N/90.35W
LA FARGE                       0.3 IN    0700 AM 04/12   43.57N/90.64W

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Courtesy NWS La Crosse

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
137 PM CDT TUE APR 09 2013

...RAINFALL TOTALS SO FAR TODAY ACROSS THE AREA...

LOCATION                    COUNTY            RAINFALL

NORTHEAST IOWA

IONIA 2W                    CHICKASAW          1.29
OELWEIN AWOS                FAYETTE            1.28
CHARLES CITY AWOS           FLOYD              1.17
LITTLEPORT                  CLAYTON            1.06
OSAGE                       MITCHELL           1.02
SPILLVILLE                  WINNESHIEK         0.98
DECORAH AWOS                WINNESHIEK         0.68

SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

ROCHESTER - SILVER CREEK    OLMSTED            0.99
MOUND PRAIRIE               HOUSTON            0.96
HOUSTON                     HOUSTON            0.92
ROCHESTER ASOS              OLMSTED            0.90
ROCHESTER - KTTC TV         OLMSTED            0.85
AUSTIN AWOS                 MOWER              0.76
DODGE CENTER AWOS           DODGE              0.74
PRESTON AWOS                FILLMORE           0.70
WINONA AWOS                 WINONA             0.58

SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN

LA CROSSE ASOS              LA CROSSE          1.05
ONALASKA                    LA CROSSE          1.00
PLATTEVILLE AWOS            GRANT              0.97
LA CROSSE WFO               LA CROSSE          0.90
YTTRI DAM                   VERNON             0.90
BOSCOBEL ASOS               GRANT              0.88
READSTOWN                   VERNON             0.79
VOLK FIELD ASOS             JUNEAU             0.77
VIROQUA AWOS                VERNON             0.71
SPARTA - FT MCCOY           MONROE             0.69
BLACK RIVER FALLS           JACKSON            0.59

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