Two storm systems from the west combined into one to produce widespread snows to the region. Low pressure over central Minnesota and a surface trough that extended north to south over Minnesota and Iowa helped trigger snow starting the evening of December 13th, which then continued through the day on the 14th. This was a fairly prolonged event with snowfall lasting 18+ hours in many locations.
Due to the location and slow movement of the storm, snowfall was relatively uniform over the region. While snowfall exceeded 6 inches in parts of northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, into northern Wisconsin, most other areas picked up at least 3 inches. Snowfall measurements were also tricky due to drifting and settling or compacting of the new snow.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 330 PM CST THU DEC 15 2005
...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS FROM AROUND THE AREA... ...DECEMBER 13-14 2005...
...NORTHEAST IOWA...
LOCATION COUNTY ACCUM -------- ------ ----- STRAWBERRY POINT CLAYTON 8.2 OSSIAN WINNESHIEK 8.0 NASHUA CHICKASAW 7.5 ELMA HOWARD 7.2 IONIA CHICKASAW 7.1 CHARLES CITY FLOYD 7.0 STACYVILLE MITCHELL 7.0 ELKADER CLAYTON 6.5 NEW HAMPTON CHICKASAW 6.5 OSAGE MITCHELL 6.5 CRESCO 1NE HOWARD 6.3 FLOYD 3E FLOYD 6.3 FAYETTE FAYETTE 6.1 NEW HAMPTON 1S CHICKASAW 6.0 ELKADER 6SSW CLAYTON 5.9 CLAYTON CENTER CLAYTON 5.3 LANSING 4SE ALLAMAKEE 4.8 GARNAVILLO CLAYTON 4.7 DORCHESTER ALLAMAKEE 4.5 OELWEIN 1E FAYETTE 4.5 WESTGATE 3N FAYETTE 4.0 EDGEWOOD CLAYTON 3.0
...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
LOCATION COUNTY ACCUM -------- ------ ----- AUSTIN - KAAL TV MOWER 8.0 CLAREMONT DODGE 7.5 HIGHLAND FILLMORE 7.5 ROCHESTER AP 2NE OLMSTED 7.1 GRAND MEADOW MOWER 7.0 RACINE MOWER 7.0 CALEDONIA HOUSTON 6.5 MANTORVILLE 3E DODGE 6.5 KELLOGG 4S WABASHA 6.2 OAK CENTER WABASHA 6.2 SPRING VALLEY 3SW FILLMORE 6.2 DOUGLAS 2N OLMSTED 6.0 ZUMBRO FALLS WABASHA 5.8 THEILMAN WABASHA 5.7 GOODVIEW 1W WINONA 5.6 PRESTON FILLMORE 5.6 PLAINVIEW WABASHA 5.5 ROCHESTER - KTTC TV OLMSTED 5.5 WABASHA WABASHA 5.4 BYRON OLMSTED 5.1 DODGE CENTER DODGE 5.0 STEWARTVILLE OLMSTED 5.0 MINNESOTA CITY WINONA 5.0 LA CRESCENT 1N HOUSTON 4.9 WINONA 3S WINONA 4.8 CHATFIELD 4W OLMSTED 4.5 RENO 3 SW HOUSTON 4.5 ROLLINGSTONE WINONA 4.5 SPRING VALLEY FILLMORE 4.5 LAKE CITY WABASHA 4.3 ELGIN 2SW WABASHA 4.2 WINONA WINONA 3.8
...WISCONSIN...
LOCATION COUNTY ACCUM -------- ------ ----- BUFFALO BUFFALO 7.8 ETTRICK TREMPEALEAU 6.8 MEDFORD TAYLOR 6.8 WESTBY VERNON 6.8 LOYAL 6SE CLARK 6.2 LA CROSSE AP LA CROSSE 6.1 ALMA BUFFALO 6.0 FRIENDSHIP ADAMS 6.0 ONTARIO VERNON 6.0 HUMBIRD 2NE CLARK 5.8 BOAZ 6NNW RICHLAND 5.6 BLACK RIVER FALLS COOP JACKSON 5.5 GOODRICH TAYLOR 5.5 VIROQUA VERNON 5.5 MUSCODA GRANT 5.5 LANCASTER GRANT 5.4 NECEDAH 2SE JUNEAU 5.4 PRICE 2S JACKSON 5.2 READSTOWN VERNON 5.2 CENTERVILLE TREMPEALEAU 5.1 LA CROSSE NWS LA CROSSE 5.1 BLACK RIVER FALLS - WIDNR JACKSON 5.0 GILMANTON BUFFALO 5.0 HIXTON 5W JACKSON 5.0 INDEPENDENCE 3NE TREMPEALEAU 5.0 GALESVILLE TREMPEALEAU 4.9 VICTORY VERNON 4.9 LUBLIN TAYLOR 4.7 HOLLAND LA CROSSE 4.7 HOLMEN LA CROSSE 4.6 RICHLAND CENTER 4W RICHLAND 4.6 ARCADIA TREMPEALEAU 4.5 BLAIR TREMPEALEAU 4.5 LAKE CAMELOT ADAMS 4.5 MAUSTON JUNEAU 4.5 OSSEO TREMPEALEAU 4.5 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN CRAWFORD 4.5 STODDARD 3NE VERNON 4.5 WARRENS 5WSW MONROE 4.5 WEST SALEM LA CROSSE 4.5 VALLEY 1NW VERNON 4.5 GAYS MILLS CRAWFORD 4.4 ARKDALE ADAMS 4.3 OWEN CLARK 4.3 MONDOVI 6S BUFFALO 4.2 WILTON 3SE MONROE 4.1 HOLMEN 2S LA CROSSE 4.0 MINDORO LA CROSSE 3.5 TOMAH MONROE 3.5 SPARTA MONROE 3.3 CUBA CITY GRANT 2.8 $$
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