A fast moving “clipper” system is sliding through the Upper Midwest today, bringing light snow to the area.  We had light rain late Wednesday evening and then a coating of light snow very early Thursday morning from this system and a little more may be on the way for the midday and afternoon hours for the western half of our viewing area, especially along and west of Interstate 35.  We’re expecting about half an inch to an inch in those areas, while the eastern part of the area around Rochester, Decorah, Winona, and La Crosse will see only a trace amount of snow and flurries through the second half of the day and tonight.  Here’s a look at the snowfall totals from early this morning:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
823 AM CST THU FEB 14 2013

…RECENT SNOWFALL REPORTS…

LOCATION                       AMOUNT    TIME/DATE       LAT/LON

IOWA

…ALLAMAKEE…
LANSING 4SE                    T IN      0700 AM 02/14   43.32N/91.16W
WAUKON                         T IN      0600 AM 02/14   43.27N/91.47W

…CLAYTON…
MONONA WWTP                    T IN      0700 AM 02/14   43.04N/91.40W

…MITCHELL…
ST ANSGAR                      T IN      0630 AM 02/14   43.38N/92.92W

…WINNESHIEK…
CALMAR                         T IN      0700 AM 02/14   43.18N/91.87W

MINNESOTA

…DODGE…
KASSON                         0.3 IN    0745 AM 02/14   44.03N/92.75W
DODGE CENTER                   0.1 IN    0700 AM 02/14   44.03N/92.87W

…FILLMORE…
SPRING VALLEY 3E               0.3 IN    0700 AM 02/14   43.68N/92.33W
LANESBORO                      0.2 IN    0600 AM 02/14   43.72N/91.97W

…MOWER…
GRAND MEADOW                   0.3 IN    0600 AM 02/14   43.71N/92.56W
AUSTIN WASTE WATER TREATMENT F T IN      0700 AM 02/14   43.65N/92.97W

…OLMSTED…
ROCHESTER AIRPORT              0.6 IN    0620 AM 02/14   43.91N/92.50W
BYRON 4 NORTH                  0.6 IN    0700 AM 02/14   44.09N/92.64W
ROCHESTER AP 2NE               0.6 IN    0700 AM 02/14   43.93N/92.48W

…WABASHA…
THEILMAN 1SSW                  0.7 IN    0730 AM 02/14   44.28N/92.19W
WABASHA                        0.5 IN    0700 AM 02/14   44.38N/92.05W

…WINONA…
ALTURA 5W                      0.5 IN    0700 AM 02/14   44.06N/92.04W
LA CRESCENT DAM 7              0.5 IN    0600 AM 02/14   43.87N/91.31W
MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5           T IN      0700 AM 02/14   44.16N/91.81W

WISCONSIN

…ADAMS…
MONROE CENTER 1E               1.5 IN    0700 AM 02/14   44.11N/89.92W

…BUFFALO…
MONDOVI                        3.0 IN    0510 AM 02/14   44.57N/91.67W
ALMA DAM 4                     0.2 IN    0600 AM 02/14   44.33N/91.92W

…CLARK…
NEILLSVILLE                    4.0 IN    0509 AM 02/14   44.56N/90.59W
2 NE VEEFKIND                  3.3 IN    0803 AM 02/14   44.72N/90.36W
NEILLSVILLE                    3.0 IN    0239 AM 02/14   44.56N/90.59W
NEILLSVILLE 3ESE               2.8 IN    0700 AM 02/14   44.54N/90.53W
OWEN 2N                        2.5 IN    0239 AM 02/14   44.98N/90.55W

…CRAWFORD…
STEUBEN 4SE                    T IN      0730 AM 02/14   43.13N/90.84W

…JACKSON…
HATFIELD DAM                   2.5 IN    0700 AM 02/14   44.41N/90.73W

…LA CROSSE…
HOLMEN 2S                      0.6 IN    0700 AM 02/14   43.93N/91.25W
FOUR CORNERS                   0.6 IN    0700 AM 02/14   44.07N/90.92W
NWS LA CROSSE                  0.4 IN    0742 AM 02/14   43.82N/91.19W
LA CROSSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT    T IN      0600 AM 02/14   43.88N/91.26W

…RICHLAND…
RICHLAND CENTER 1NW            T IN      0700 AM 02/14   43.36N/90.42W
RICHLAND CENTER 4N             T IN      0700 AM 02/14   43.40N/90.39W

…TAYLOR…
4 E POLLEY                     4.5 IN    0248 AM 02/14   45.14N/90.72W
MEDFORD                        3.8 IN    0800 AM 02/14   45.13N/90.34W
GILMAN                         3.5 IN    0106 AM 02/14   45.17N/90.81W

…TREMPEALEAU…
OSSEO                          4.0 IN    0700 AM 02/14   44.58N/91.22W
WHITEHALL 2W                   2.0 IN    0802 AM 02/14   44.37N/91.36W
WHITEHALL                      1.0 IN    0511 AM 02/14   44.37N/91.31W
GALESVILLE 3ENE                0.7 IN    0700 AM 02/14   44.09N/91.29W

…VERNON…
WESTBY 3ENE                    0.4 IN    0700 AM 02/14   43.67N/90.81W
HILLSBORO WSW                  0.3 IN    0700 AM 02/14   43.65N/90.35W
VIROQUA                        0.2 IN    0700 AM 02/14   43.56N/90.88W
STODDARD                       T IN      0700 AM 02/14   43.66N/91.22W

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Yet another clipper system slid through the region Monday night, producing two distinct bands of snow in the area; one around midnight and another during the morning commute. We picked uo about half an inch in the first round and one to three inches with the quick burst of heavier activity in the morning. It looks like another weak disturbance will bring half an inch to an inch of snow between Wednesday afternoon and evening through early Thursday. A heavier round of snow still lurks in the 7 day forecast for the weekend, especially on Sunday, but it’s too early to pin down too many details at this point. In the meantime, here’s a look at some of Tuesday morning’s snowfall totals from the National Weather Service in LaCrosse:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
947 AM CST TUE FEB 5 2013

…LATEST SNOWFALL REPORTS…

LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON

IOWA

…ALLAMAKEE…
LANSING 4SE 0.4 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.32N/91.16W

…CHICKASAW…
IONIA 2W T IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.03N/92.50W
NEW HAMPTON 0.5 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.06N/92.31W

…CLAYTON…
ELKADER 6SSW 0.2 IN 0700 AM 02/05 42.78N/91.45W
MONONA WWTP 0.5 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.04N/91.40W
VOLGA 1NE 0.3 IN 0700 AM 02/05 42.81N/91.52W

…FAYETTE…
CLERMONT 0.4 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.00N/91.66W
FAYETTE T IN 0700 AM 02/05 42.85N/91.82W

…FLOYD…
CHARLES CITY 0.2 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.06N/92.67W

…HOWARD…
CRESCO 1NE 0.6 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.39N/92.09W
ELMA T IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.24N/92.44W

…MITCHELL…
OSAGE T IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.28N/92.81W

…WINNESHIEK…
CALMAR 0.5 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.18N/91.87W

MINNESOTA

…DODGE…
2 SSE CLAREMONT 0.5 IN 0732 AM 02/05 44.01N/92.98W
2 SSE CLAREMONT 0.5 IN 0700 AM 02/05 44.01N/92.99W
2 ESE MANTORVILLE 1.0 IN 0700 AM 02/05 44.05N/92.72W

…FILLMORE…
LANESBORO 1.4 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.72N/91.97W
2 SSE PILOT MOUND 0.7 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.79N/92.03W

…HOUSTON…
2 ENE WILMINGTON 0.2 IN 0800 AM 02/05 43.56N/91.51W

…MOWER…
AUSTIN 1.2 IN 0947 AM 02/05 43.67N/92.97W
AUSTIN WASTE WATER TREATMENT F 0.4 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.65N/92.97W
ELKTON 1.5 IN 0943 AM 02/05 43.66N/92.71W

…OLMSTED…
BYRON 4 NORTH 1.8 IN 0700 AM 02/05 44.09N/92.64W
ELGIN 2SSW 1.3 IN 0700 AM 02/05 44.10N/92.27W
ORONOCO 1.8 IN 0817 AM 02/05 44.16N/92.54W
PINE ISLAND 2S 2.2 IN 0922 AM 02/05 44.19N/92.65W
1 SE ROCHESTER 2.0 IN 0944 AM 02/05 44.00N/92.46W
ROCHESTER AP 2NE 0.2 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.93N/92.48W

…WABASHA…
MAZEPPA 5SE 2.5 IN 0837 AM 02/05 44.21N/92.48W
THEILMAN 1SSW 3.5 IN 0830 AM 02/05 44.28N/92.19W
WABASHA 1.2 IN 0700 AM 02/05 44.38N/92.05W

…WINONA…
ALTURA 5W 1.4 IN 0700 AM 02/05 44.06N/92.04W
4 SW ELBA 3.3 IN 0929 AM 02/05 44.04N/92.06W
GOODVIEW 0.5 IN 0741 AM 02/05 44.07N/91.71W
LEWISTON 0.5 IN 0739 AM 02/05 43.99N/91.87W
MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5 0.5 IN 0700 AM 02/05 44.16N/91.81W
WINONA 2.0 IN 0826 AM 02/05 44.05N/91.66W

WISCONSIN

…ADAMS…
MONROE CENTER 1E T IN 0700 AM 02/05 44.11N/89.92W

…CLARK…
NEILLSVILLE 3ESE T IN 0700 AM 02/05 44.54N/90.53W
OWEN 2N 0.3 IN 0800 AM 02/05 44.98N/90.55W

…CRAWFORD…
DESOTO 1SE 0.4 IN 0721 AM 02/05 43.41N/91.19W
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 0.4 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.05N/91.13W
STEUBEN 4SE 0.5 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.13N/90.84W

…GRANT…
LANCASTER 4WSW 0.4 IN 0800 AM 02/05 42.83N/90.79W

…JACKSON…
HATFIELD DAM 0.1 IN 0743 AM 02/05 44.41N/90.73W
MATHER 3NW T IN 0700 AM 02/05 44.17N/90.35W

…LA CROSSE…
LA CROSSE 4NNW 0.5 IN 0730 AM 02/05 43.87N/91.27W
2 NW ONALASKA 0.4 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.90N/91.24W

…MONROE…
4 WNW KENDALL T IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.81N/90.44W
TUNNEL CITY 0.4 IN 0700 AM 02/05 44.01N/90.57W
WARRENS 4WSW 1.0 IN 0700 AM 02/05 44.10N/90.59W

…RICHLAND…
RICHLAND CENTER 1NW T IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.36N/90.42W
RICHLAND CENTER 4N T IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.40N/90.39W

…TAYLOR…
MEDFORD 0.5 IN 0800 AM 02/05 45.13N/90.34W

…TREMPEALEAU…
ETTRICK 4WNW 0.7 IN 0701 AM 02/05 44.19N/91.34W
GALESVILLE 3ENE 0.6 IN 0700 AM 02/05 44.09N/91.29W
OSSEO 0.2 IN 0700 AM 02/05 44.58N/91.22W

…VERNON…
HILLSBORO WSW 0.4 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.65N/90.35W
LA FARGE 0.4 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.57N/90.64W
ONTARIO 3E T IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.72N/90.53W
STODDARD 0.4 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.66N/91.22W
VIROQUA 0.3 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.56N/90.88W
WESTBY 3ENE 0.2 IN 0700 AM 02/05 43.67N/90.81W

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