A weak storm system from the west is spreading clouds and light snow across the local area today. This will be a lighter snow event for us than the past two to affect the region last Friday and Monday of this week as only about an inch of accumulation is expected for the most part. The evening commute may be a little tricky because of the potential for a few extra slick spots on the street and highways from the afternoon to early evening snow, but as long as everyone takes their time and expects a slight delay, it shouldn’t be cataclysmic. The heaviest amounts in the region look to accumulate north of Rochester toward the Twin Cities and even north of there as two inches will be possible for some locations in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin.

Behind this storm system we’ll have gusty, colder weather with some sunshine tomorrow and then a chance for a few light snow showers tomorrow night.  Accumulations tomorrow night will be light with less than half an inch expected.  We’ll have chilly sunshine and highs in the teens on Sunday with snow showers and little if any accumulation Monday.  A bigger storm system Tuesday into early Wednesday will bring a mixture of rain and snow and then some light accumulations of snow to the area.  Snow showers and flurries will be possible Thursday and Friday, so it’ll be an active pattern, but generally speaking, only light snow is expected in the next week while high temperatures look to remain quite mild in the longer term as highs will be in the lower and mid 30s from Monday through next Friday.

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Prior to our soaking showers and thunderstorms last night and early this morning, we’d been getting pretty dry across the area. It seems strange to say that we were actually hoping for rain from this storm system given that most of the spring until just recently, we were wishing for sunshine and a break from the rain and days like today were all too common. However, looking at the calendar, before last evening here in Rochester, we were a full inch of rainfall below normal for the month of June and had only measured 0.16″ in the previous two weeks making lawns look a little brownish. The outlook for the rest of today is looking a little less soggy with just a couple hundredths of an inch expected in the way of rain this afternoon and evening before this storm systme pushes away to the east, leaving us in the sunhshine for the rest of the weekend. Here’s as look at some of last night’s rainfall totals. Notice that the heaviest amounts were measured in northern Iowa where one to two inches fell in many locations. Slightly lighter amounts fell in southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
930 AM CDT FRI JUN 10 2011

…24 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE AREA…

LOCATION RAINFALL TIME LAT/LON

IOWA

…ALLAMAKEE COUNTY…
POSTVILLE 0.45 0700 AM 43.09N 91.56W
DORCHESTER HIGHWAY 76 0.35 0700 AM 43.42N 91.51W
DORCHESTER 0.32 0700 AM 43.47N 91.51W
WAUKON 0.31 0700 AM 43.27N 91.47W
ION 0.30 0700 AM 43.11N 91.27W
LANSING 4SE 0.30 0700 AM 43.32N 91.16W
HARPERS FERRY 0.26 0700 AM 43.17N 91.24W

…CHICKASAW COUNTY…
NEW HAMPTON 0.57 0700 AM 43.06N 92.31W
IONIA 0.49 0700 AM 43.03N 92.50W

…CLAYTON COUNTY…
EDGEWOOD 1.53 0700 AM 42.65N 91.40W
STRAWBERRY POINT 1.23 0700 AM 42.69N 91.53W
LITTLEPORT 0.92 0700 AM 42.75N 91.37W
GUTTENBERG 0.85 0700 AM 42.79N 91.10W
ELKADER 6SSW 0.82 0700 AM 42.79N 91.45W
VOLGA 0.79 0700 AM 42.81N 91.52W
GARBER 0.62 0700 AM 42.74N 91.26W
ELKADER 0.54 0700 AM 42.84N 91.40W
MCGREGOR 0.32 0700 AM 43.02N 91.17W
MARQUETTE 0.27 0700 AM 43.04N 91.21W

…FAYETTE COUNTY…
OELWEIN AWOS 1.28 0700 AM 42.68N 91.97W
OELWEIN 1.23 0700 AM 42.68N 91.91W
WEST UNION 0.65 0700 AM 42.98N 91.79W
ELDORADO 0.43 0700 AM 43.05N 91.81W

…FLOYD COUNTY…
NASHUA 0.74 0700 AM 42.94N 92.57W
CHARLES CITY COOP 0.55 0700 AM 43.08N 92.67W
CHARLES CITY AWOS 0.32 0700 AM 43.07N 92.61W
CHARLES CITY CEDAR RVR 0.29 0700 AM 43.06N 92.67W

…HOWARD COUNTY…
CRESCO 0.55 0700 AM 43.37N 92.11W

…MITCHELL COUNTY…
OSAGE 0.90 0700 AM 43.28N 92.81W
ST ANSGAR 0.62 0700 AM 43.37N 92.83W

…WINNESHIEK COUNTY…
DECORAH 0.59 0700 AM 43.30N 91.80W
CALMAR 0.56 0700 AM 43.18N 91.87W
WAUCOMA 0.46 0700 AM 43.05N 92.04W
BLUFFTON 0.42 0700 AM 43.41N 91.90W
DECORAH AWOS 0.40 0700 AM 43.28N 91.74W

MINNESOTA

…DODGE COUNTY…
DODGE CENTER AWOS 0.71 0700 AM 44.03N 92.83W

…FILLMORE COUNTY…
PRESTON 0.97 0700 AM 43.67N 92.07W
LANESBORO 0.95 0700 AM 43.72N 91.97W
CARIMONA 0.80 0700 AM 43.66N 92.15W
SPRING VALLEY 3E 0.62 0700 AM 43.68N 92.33W
PRESTON AWOS 0.59 0700 AM 43.68N 92.18W
PILOT MOUND 0.58 0700 AM 43.78N 92.03W
SPRING VALLEY 0.58 0700 AM 43.69N 92.39W
HIGHLAND 0.51 0700 AM 43.65N 91.84W
SPRING VALLEY 1 NW 0.49 0700 AM 43.70N 92.40W

…HOUSTON COUNTY…
HOUSTON 0.65 0700 AM 43.77N 91.57W
MOUND PRAIRIE 0.52 0700 AM 43.78N 91.45W
CALEDONIA 1 NW 0.50 0700 AM 43.62N 91.48W
SPRING GROVE 4N 0.45 0700 AM 43.61N 91.62W
CALEDONIA 6S 0.45 0700 AM 43.55N 91.51W
LA CRESCENT 1NNW 0.43 0700 AM 43.83N 91.31W
BROWNSVILLE 0.36 0700 AM 43.70N 91.27W

…MOWER COUNTY…
GRAND MEADOW 1.05 0700 AM 43.71N 92.56W
AUSTIN 0.64 0700 AM 43.67N 92.95W
AUSTIN 3S 0.62 0700 AM 43.62N 93.00W
AUSTIN AWOS 0.52 0700 AM 43.67N 92.93W
LANSING 0.50 0700 AM 43.75N 92.95W

…OLMSTED COUNTY…
POST TOWN 0.55 0700 AM 44.09N 92.82W
ROCHESTER – BEAR CREEK 0.34 0700 AM 43.92N 92.48W

…WABASHA COUNTY…
THEILMAN 0.15 0700 AM 44.28N 92.19W
KELLOGG 0.12 0700 AM 44.32N 92.00W
WABASHA 0.04 0700 AM 44.39N 92.05W
LAKE CITY 0.03 0700 AM 44.45N 92.26W

…WINONA COUNTY…
MINNESOTA CITY 0.52 0700 AM 44.16N 91.81W
ALTURA 5W 0.49 0700 AM 44.06N 92.04W
ALTURA 0.40 0700 AM 44.15N 92.01W
ST. CHARLES 0.38 0700 AM 43.98N 92.06W
LA CRESCENT DAM 7 0.27 0700 AM 43.87N 91.31W
DAKOTA 0.23 0700 AM 43.92N 91.37W
WINONA AWOS 0.21 0700 AM 44.08N 91.70W
WINONA 0.19 0700 AM 44.09N 91.67W

WISCONSIN

…ADAMS COUNTY…
FRIENDSHIP 0.25 0700 AM 43.98N 89.83W

…BUFFALO COUNTY…
ALMA DAM 4 0.09 0700 AM 44.33N 91.92W

…CLARK COUNTY…
NEILLSVILLE 3SW 0.07 0700 AM 44.53N 90.64W
NEILLSVILLE 0.03 0700 AM 44.56N 90.61W
OWEN 0.02 0700 AM 44.98N 90.55W

…CRAWFORD COUNTY…
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AWOS 0.43 0700 AM 43.30N 89.76W
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 0.37 0700 AM 43.05N 91.13W
STEUBEN 0.29 0700 AM 43.18N 90.87W
STEUBEN 4SE 0.28 0700 AM 43.13N 90.84W
SOLDIERS GROVE 0.28 0700 AM 43.39N 90.78W
LYNXVILLE DAM 9 0.27 0700 AM 43.21N 91.10W
EASTMAN 0.25 0700 AM 43.16N 91.02W

…GRANT COUNTY…
ROCKVILLE 1.11 0700 AM 42.73N 90.64W
PLATTEVILLE AWOS 1.00 0700 AM 42.69N 90.44W
BURTON 0.99 0700 AM 42.72N 90.82W
LANCASTER 4WSW 0.86 0700 AM 42.83N 90.79W
BOSCOBEL RAWS 0.30 0700 AM 43.15N 90.68W
BOSCOBEL ASOS 0.30 0700 AM 43.16N 90.68W

…JACKSON COUNTY…
TAYLOR 0.30 0700 AM 44.32N 91.12W
BLACK RIVER FALLS 0.20 0700 AM 44.38N 90.84W
MATHER 3NW 0.14 0700 AM 44.17N 90.35W

…JUNEAU COUNTY…
NEW LISBON 4ENE 0.34 0700 AM 43.91N 90.07W
NECEDAH 1W 0.26 0700 AM 44.02N 90.08W
NECEDAH 5WNW 0.24 0700 AM 44.06N 90.17W

…LA CROSSE COUNTY…
LA CROSSE 0.49 0700 AM 43.80N 91.37W
LA CROSSE 5SE 0.49 0700 AM 43.77N 91.15W
LA CROSSE WFO 0.42 0700 AM 43.82N 91.19W
LA CROSSE 4NNW 0.42 0700 AM 43.87N 91.27W
LA CROSSE ASOS 0.36 0700 AM 43.88N 91.26W
WEST SALEM 1W 0.33 0700 AM 43.90N 91.09W
HOLMEN 2S 0.28 0700 AM 43.93N 91.25W

…MONROE COUNTY…
SPARTA 0.32 0700 AM 43.94N 90.82W
TUNNEL CITY 0.25 0700 AM 44.01N 90.57W
WARRENS 0.24 0700 AM 44.10N 90.59W
FOUR CORNERS 0.20 0700 AM 44.07N 90.92W

…RICHLAND COUNTY..
RICHLAND CENTER 1NW 0.27 0700 AM 43.36N 90.42W

…TREMPEALEAU COUNTY…
TREMPEALEAU DAM 6 0.22 0700 AM 44.00N 91.44W
GALESVILLE 2ESE 0.19 0700 AM 44.08N 91.34W
BLAIR 2NW 0.15 0700 AM 44.31N 91.27W
OSSEO 0.02 0700 AM 44.58N 91.22W

…VERNON COUNTY…
WESTBY 3ENE 0.37 0700 AM 43.68N 90.81W
GENOA 0.36 0700 AM 43.57N 91.23W
ONTARIO 0.34 0700 AM 43.72N 90.59W
HILLSBORO 0.33 0700 AM 43.65N 90.33W
WESTBY 2NNE 0.32 0700 AM 43.70N 90.85W
ONTARIO 3E 0.31 0700 AM 43.72N 90.60W
HILLSBORO 1SW 0.28 0700 AM 43.65N 90.35W
READSTOWN 0.28 0700 AM 43.45N 90.76W
DESOTO 1SE 0.25 0700 AM 43.41N 91.19W
LA FARGE 0.25 0700 AM 43.57N 90.64W
VIROQUA 0.24 0700 AM 43.56N 90.89W
VIROQUA 3ESE 0.24 0700 AM 43.55N 90.82W
VIROQUA 4NE 0.20 0700 AM 43.61N 90.82W

Posted under rainfall amounts

It’s a crisp, cool, clear fall day today as high pressure takes control of our region’s weather.  We’ll have highs in the lower 40s this afternoon with a slight northwest breeze while the weekend will feature plenty of sunshine and a nice warm up.   

For those heading out this evening for some exciting high school playoff football action, we actually have a quiet and seasonably cool night ahead of us.  The winds will be on the light side and temperatures will fall off into the 30s in time for kickoff.

Temperatures will cool to around 32° for the fourth quarter while winds will be rather light. 

High temperatures over the weekend will make their way back into the “above average” category with afternoon readings likely in the 50s tomorrow and Sunday.

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By far, the severe weather on Friday was limited to the extreme southeastern portion of Minnesota, but was more widespread across Wisconsin. There, reports of tornadoes and damaging winds (up to 100mph!) did their number across the state, toppling trees and knocking out power to many. Some were sent to the hospital with injuries in my hometown, Neenah, when a large branch fell off a tree at Riverside Park, where a fundraising concert was taking place. If you’re interested in the damage repots from there, see the NWS Green Bay and NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan (also, here) for storm damage info for those areas.

In any case, we did pick up some quick rainfall for some of the area Friday afternoon. Here’s a look at the submitted rainfall totals below from the NWS La Crosse.

Also, you won’t have rain to worry about this weekend. It’ll just be hazy, hot, and humid through Monday. A cold front late Monday night/Tuesday morning will bring the next rain chance, and will cool us off into mid next week. Enjoy the summery stretch!

LOCATION	RAINFALL	TIME
	(INCHES)	REPORTED
IOWA
…ALLAMAKEE COUNTY…
DORCHESTER HIGHWAY 76	0.33	0700 AM
ION	0.28	0700 AM
WAUKON	0.03	0700 AM
HARPERS FERRY	0.02	0700 AM
…CLAYTON COUNTY…
MARQUETTE	0.6	0700 AM
MCGREGOR	0.5	0700 AM
ELKADER	0.38	0700 AM
GUTTENBERG DAM 10	0.22	0600 AM
VOLGA	0.03	0700 AM
…FLOYD COUNTY…
CHARLES CITY COOP	T	0700 AM
…HOWARD COUNTY…
CRESCO	0.59	0700 AM
…WINNESHIEK COUNTY…
BLUFFTON	0.12	0700 AM
DECORAH AWOS	0.09	0700 AM
DECORAH	0.06	0700 AM
MINNESOTA
…FILLMORE COUNTY…
LANESBORO-COOP	0.46	0700 AM
LANESBORO-ROOT RIVER	0.37	0700 AM
SPRING VALLEY	0.35	0700 AM
CARIMONA	0.33	0700 AM
SPRING VALLEY 3E	0.25	0700 AM
PILOT MOUND	0.24	0700 AM
…HOUSTON COUNTY…
HOUSTON	0.97	0700 AM
MOUND PRAIRIE	0.51	0700 AM
BROWNSVILLE	0.27	0700 AM
…MOWER COUNTY…
GRAND MEADOW	0.1	0600 AM
AUSTIN AWOS	T	0700 AM
…OLMSTED COUNTY…
ROCHESTER BELTLINE	0.13	0700 AM
ROCHESTER – SILVER CREEK	0.12	0700 AM
ROCHESTER – BEAR CREEK	0.09	0700 AM
ROCHESTER – CASCADE CREEK	0.06	0700 AM
…WABASHA COUNTY…
KELLOGG	0.03	0700 AM
…WINONA COUNTY…
LA CRESCENT DAM 7	0.6	0600 AM
DAKOTA	0.31	0700 AM
MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5	0.24	0600 AM
WINONA-DAM 5A	0.21	0600 AM
WINONA AWOS	0.05	0700 AM
ALTURA	0.05	0700 AM
WISCONSIN
…ADAMS COUNTY…
FRIENDSHIP	0.12	0700 AM
…BUFFALO COUNTY…
ALMA DAM 4	0.03	0600 AM
…CLARK COUNTY…
NEILLSVILLE 3SW	0.12	0700 AM
…CRAWFORD COUNTY…
STEUBEN	0.54	0700 AM
SOLDIERS GROVE	0.45	0700 AM
LYNXVILLE DAM 9	0.24	0600 AM
STEUBEN 4SE	0.2	0700 AM
…GRANT COUNTY…
BOSCOBEL RAWS	0.56	0700 AM
BOSCOBEL ASOS	0.56	0700 AM
BURTON	0.34	0700 AM
ROCKVILLE	0.25	0700 AM
…JUNEAU COUNTY…
NECEDAH 2SE	0.19	0700 AM
NECEDAH 1W	0.14	0700 AM
NECEDAH 5WNW	0.13	0700 AM
…LA CROSSE COUNTY…
LA CROSSE ASOS	0.48	0700 AM
LA CROSSE WEATHER OFFICE	0.48	0700 AM
HOLMEN 2S	0.45	0700 AM
LA CROSSE-MISSISSIPPI RVR	0.36	0700 AM
HOLLAND	0.29	0700 AM
…MONROE COUNTY…
FOUR CORNERS	0.15	0700 AM
…TAYLOR COUNTY…
JUMP RIVER	0.03	0700 AM
…TREMPEALEAU COUNTY…
TREMPEALEAU DAM 6	0.15	0600 AM
GALESVILLE 2ESE	0.11	0700 AM
OSSEO	0.01	0700 AM
…VERNON COUNTY…
LA FARGE	1.34	0700 AM
VIROQUA 4WSW	1.18	0700 AM
VIROQUA 3ESE	0.91	0700 AM
READSTOWN	0.74	0700 AM
WESTBY 3SE	0.67	0700 AM
VIROQUA 4NE	0.63	0700 AM
GENOA DAM 8	0.47	0600 AM
HILLSBORO	0.43	0700 AM
ONTARIO 3E	0.27	0700 AM
ONTARIO	0.18	0700 AM
WESTBY 2NNE	0.16	0700 AM

Posted under severe weather

Steph notes: Updated at 12:45 pm for updated SPC outlook – now in a Moderate risk for Saturday.

Quick chat on severe weather potential. 

Friday: Slight risk for severe storms. Activity will develop mid-afternoon and into the evening, but will be isolated in nature. I’m not expecting anything full-blown today. There’s just not much to support it. There’s a weak surface front that’ll swing through, and with decent instability today, some storms should pop. 

 

   

Saturday: Moderate risk for severe weather, with a better chance of more widespread activity, later in the evening and into the first part of the overnight. We’ll have to watch this one a little more closely. Right now it looks to be a high wind threat for us, but there could be an enhanced tornado threat, depending on where in the area those first cells fire. 

And Saturday will be gross, sticky, and miserable – think a step below what we saw Wednesday (but dew points won’t be as icky – still in the 70s, however). 

I think most of the day will be sunny, which is why we’ll end up in the low 90s, but if the warm front brings some clouds and rumbles with it earlier in the day, we’ll cut back our temperatures. 

Bottom line though- the most active part of the day will be when the cold front pushes through (late evening/first part of the overnight), and with such a warm and humid airmass in place, there should be plenty of instability for strong to severe storms to develop.

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