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Snowfall Totals From Thursday Morning, More On The Way

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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This post was written by tschmidt on February 14, 2013

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Weekend Rainfall Totals

The weekend storm system that brought clouds, rain, and cold winds to the region allowed some locations to make a decent dent in the 2012 rainfall deficit while some other spots were disappointed with the totals.  Ahead of its arrival, we were anticipating quite a deluge of rain as well as some strong or severe thunderstorm activity.  The good news is, we avoided the severe weather, and while some spots did get the heavy rainfall that was promised, more than half of the area received less than an inch and remains in a moderate to severe drought.  Rochester received less than half an inch of rain from the two day storm between Friday night and midday Sunday and still has a small deficit for the month of October and a large deficit for the year.

Rochester is more than 7 inches below normal for rainfall this year and remains in a "Moderate Drought."

There will be some rain chances ahead for the middle and latter portion of the week, although the totals are expected to be much less impressive across the area.  The overall pattern does look a little more active in the next couple of weeks, so there may be more frequent bouts of light rain for the second half of the month.

Here’s a look at some of the local rainfall totals from the National Weather Service office in La Crosse: 

Rainfall Totals from Weekend Storm System

 

The mid-autumn storm system that swept through the Upper Midwest this past weekend brought widespread, beneficial rains to much of the area. The precipitation came in two main rounds, the first of which started late Friday night and continued into Saturday morning. The next wave began late Saturday night and persisted much of Sunday, slowly pushing east across the region by late afternoon.

Rainfall amounts varied from less than 0.50″ across parts of southeast Minnesota and north central Wisconsin to a healthy swath of 1 to 3 inches extending from northeast Iowa to southwest and central Wisconsin. There were isolated amounts between 3 and 4 inches reported. The image below shows the 48 hour radar derived rainfall totals (Friday night through 5pm Sunday).

For reference, green shading represents 1.0 – 2.0 inches, blue and cyan colors are 2.0 – 3.0″, and orange and yellow between 3.0 – 5.0″. Also note the white outlined oval near La Crosse, which is a data artifcact. This reduction is due to how the radar algorithms estimate rainfall, and amounts are likely a bit higher here.

48-hour radar derived rainfall totals ending 5pm Sunday October 14th
The widespread rains are expected to provide some, but minimal, improvement in the ongoing drought plaguing the region. Normal rainfall for a week in mid-October is between 0.5 to 0.7 inches, and current deficits since January 1st are running around 7 inches or more. This rain will help, but certainly won’t end the drought. More information on how this rain will impact the drought will be provided in the upcoming weekly drought statement.

The listing below is a preliminary 48 hour rainfall listing from around the area (Friday October 12th through Sunday October 14th). A more complete listing will be published Monday once official cooperative observers report rainfall from Sunday.

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
855 PM CDT SUN OCT 14 2012

...48 HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS ENDING 7 PM SUNDAY OCTOBER 14TH...

...LOCATION...                             ...TIME...      ...AMT...

...IOWA...

...ALLAMAKEE COUNTY...
LANSING 4SE                                700 PM OCT 14     2.17 IN
WAUKON                                     700 PM OCT 14     2.00 IN
ION                                        700 PM OCT 14     1.96 IN
DORCHESTER HWY 76                          700 PM OCT 14     1.46 IN

...CHICKASAW COUNTY...
3 SW RICHFIELD                             700 PM OCT 14     2.52 IN

...CLAYTON COUNTY...
MONONA WWTP                                700 PM OCT 14     2.48 IN
VOLGA RVR                                  700 PM OCT 14     1.77 IN
ELKADER                                    700 PM OCT 14     1.60 IN
GARBER                                     700 PM OCT 14     1.51 IN
TURKEY RIVER                               700 PM OCT 14     1.40 IN

...FAYETTE COUNTY...
ELDORADO 1E                                700 PM OCT 14     3.26 IN
OELWEIN AWOS                               700 PM OCT 14     3.06 IN
FAYETTE                                    700 PM OCT 14     1.88 IN

...FLOYD COUNTY...
CHARLES CITY AWOS                          700 PM OCT 14     0.92 IN

...HOWARD COUNTY...
CRESCO                                     700 PM OCT 14     1.01 IN

...MITCHELL COUNTY...
SAINT ANSGAR                               700 PM OCT 14     0.32 IN

...WINNESHIEK COUNTY...
DECORAH AWOS                               700 PM OCT 14     1.40 IN
DECORAH (860 FT)(COOP)                     700 PM OCT 14     1.39 IN
BLUFFTON                                   700 PM OCT 14     1.26 IN

...MINNESOTA...

...DODGE COUNTY...
DODGE CENTER AWOS                          700 PM OCT 14     0.18 IN

...FILLMORE COUNTY...
PILOT MOUND                                700 PM OCT 14     1.43 IN
LANESBORO                                  700 PM OCT 14     0.97 IN
PRESTON AWOS                               700 PM OCT 14     0.81 IN

...HOUSTON COUNTY...
BROWNSVILLE                                700 PM OCT 14     2.16 IN
CALEDONIA 5S                               700 PM OCT 14     1.95 IN
LA CRESCENT 1N                             700 PM OCT 14     1.63 IN
MOUND PRAIRIE                              700 PM OCT 14     1.40 IN

...MOWER COUNTY...
AUSTIN AWOS                                700 PM OCT 14     0.44 IN
AUSTIN 3S                                  700 PM OCT 14     0.43 IN

...OLMSTED COUNTY...
DOVER 1E                                   700 PM OCT 14     0.94 IN
ROCHESTER 6NE                              700 PM OCT 14     0.59 IN
ROCHESTER AIRPORT                          700 PM OCT 14     0.48 IN
1 SSE STEWARTVILLE                         700 PM OCT 14     0.38 IN
ROCHESTER 3S                               700 PM OCT 14     0.30 IN

...WABASHA COUNTY...
WABASHA 5SE                                700 PM OCT 14     0.89 IN
1 E LAKE CITY                              700 PM OCT 14     0.28 IN

...WINONA COUNTY...
WINONA 5WSW                                700 PM OCT 14     1.81 IN
STOCKTON                                   700 PM OCT 14     1.75 IN
WINONA AWOS                                700 PM OCT 14     1.44 IN
BEAVER                                     700 PM OCT 14     0.87 IN

...WISCONSIN...

...ADAMS COUNTY...
FRIENDSHIP                                 700 PM OCT 14     2.58 IN

...BUFFALO COUNTY...
DODGE                                      700 PM OCT 14     0.84 IN

...CLARK COUNTY...
NEILLSVILLE                                700 PM OCT 14     1.75 IN

...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
STEUBEN                                    700 PM OCT 14     2.19 IN
LYNXVILLE DAM 9                            700 PM OCT 14     2.17 IN

...GRANT COUNTY...
BOSCOBEL RAWS                              700 PM OCT 14     2.18 IN
BOSCOBEL ASOS                              700 PM OCT 14     2.13 IN
PLATTEVILLE AWOS                           700 PM OCT 14     1.58 IN
CUBA CITY                                  700 PM OCT 14     0.99 IN

...JACKSON COUNTY...
BLACK RIVER FALLS AWOS                     700 PM OCT 14     1.69 IN
HATFIELD                                   700 PM OCT 14     1.35 IN

...JUNEAU COUNTY...
NECEDAH RAWS                               700 PM OCT 14     3.44 IN
NECEDAH 1W                                 700 PM OCT 14     2.09 IN
MAUSTON                                    700 PM OCT 14     1.81 IN
MATHER 3NW                                 700 PM OCT 14     1.75 IN

...LA CROSSE COUNTY...
LA CROSSE 5SSE                             700 PM OCT 14     2.35 IN
LA CROSSE NWS OFFICE                       700 PM OCT 14     2.01 IN
3 SW BARRE MILLS                           700 PM OCT 14     1.39 IN
LA CROSSE AIRPORT                          700 PM OCT 14     1.37 IN

...MONROE COUNTY...
KENDALL                                    700 PM OCT 14     2.20 IN
TUNNEL CITY 1S                             700 PM OCT 14     2.03 IN
WARRENS 5WSW                               700 PM OCT 14     1.86 IN
SPARTA / FT MCCOY AWOS                     700 PM OCT 14     1.76 IN

...RICHLAND COUNTY...
RICHLAND CENTER                            700 PM OCT 14     1.67 IN
RICHLAND CENTER 4N                         700 PM OCT 14     1.40 IN

...TAYLOR COUNTY...
GAD 6E                                     700 PM OCT 14     0.72 IN
MEDFORD                                    700 PM OCT 14     0.57 IN

...TREMPEALEAU COUNTY...
GALESVILLE 2SW                             700 PM OCT 14     1.20 IN
TREMPEALEAU DAM 6                          700 PM OCT 14     1.11 IN
GALESVILLE 2WSW                            700 PM OCT 14     1.07 IN
ETTRICK 4WNW                               700 PM OCT 14     0.99 IN

...VERNON COUNTY...
HILLSBORO                                  700 PM OCT 14     3.20 IN
ONTARIO                                    700 PM OCT 14     3.01 IN
STODDARD                                   700 PM OCT 14     2.06 IN
READSTOWN                                  700 PM OCT 14     1.92 IN
DE SOTO 1SE                                700 PM OCT 14     1.75 IN
GENOA DAM 8                                700 PM OCT 14     1.02 IN
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This post was written by tschmidt on October 15, 2012

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Severe Weather in northern Iowa

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Kossuth and Winnebago counties in north central Iowa until 4:15. 

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL KOSSUTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT.

* AT 322 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUFFALO CENTER...OR 43 MILES
  WEST OF MASON CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
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This post was written by tschmidt on June 7, 2008

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