Overview
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An early spring snow storm brought heavy, wet snow and strong, gusty winds to the region Tuesday, April 2nd, lingering through Wednesday the 3rd. The bulk of the snow fell Tuesday and Tuesday night with narrow banding resulting in highly variable snowfall amounts from location to location. In addition, the temperature profile in the near surface layer of the atmosphere resulted in significant snowfall difference between valley and ridge top locations. For instance, while the La Crosse airport received less than 1 1/2" from this event, the National Weather Service office on a ridge overlooking the city (approx 600 ft above) received over 14"! A few hundred feet of elevation made a remarkable difference in how much snow accumulated. Many public and media reports echoed the same findings in valley and ridge locations. Meanwhile, the winds started to "crank up" overnight Tuesday with northerly gusts upwards of 40 to 55 mph. These would persist through the day Wednesday areawide, although strongest across the open and unsheltered areas west of the Mississippi River. While the snow was wet and heavy in nature, these strong winds managed to drift some of that snow. Also, trees weighted down by the heavy snow experienced some damage. |
 Radar animation from 11 am to 5 pm, April 2nd 2024 |
Wind
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 808 PM CDT WED APR 3 2024 ..HIGHEST WIND REPORTS LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE LAT/LON ..IOWA ..CHICKASAW COUNTY NEW HAMPTON 49 MPH 0235 PM 04/03 43.07N/92.46W ..CLAYTON COUNTY MONONA 23 MPH 0344 PM 04/03 43.04N/91.39W ..FAYETTE COUNTY OELWEIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 54 MPH 1055 AM 04/03 42.68N/91.97W HAWKEYE 48 MPH 0235 PM 04/03 42.96N/91.95W ..FLOYD COUNTY CHARLES CITY AIRPORT 52 MPH 0135 PM 04/03 43.07N/92.62W GREENE 50 MPH 0155 PM 04/03 42.93N/92.81W 2 NE DOUGHERTY 26 MPH 0640 AM 04/03 42.95N/93.01W CHARLES CITY 26 MPH 1109 AM 04/03 43.05N/92.67W NORA SPRINGS 26 MPH 0215 PM 04/03 43.20N/93.02W RUDD 21 MPH 1215 PM 04/03 43.18N/92.83W ..HOWARD COUNTY SARATOGA 50 MPH 1120 AM 04/03 43.37N/92.47W RICEVILLE 39 MPH 0100 PM 04/03 43.36N/92.48W ..MITCHELL COUNTY STACYVILLE 30 MPH 0336 PM 04/03 43.44N/92.78W OSAGE 28 MPH 0715 AM 04/03 43.31N/92.84W SAINT ANSGAR 21 MPH 1105 AM 04/03 43.39N/92.98W ..WINNESHIEK COUNTY DECORAH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 43 MPH 0155 PM 04/03 43.27N/91.72W DECORAH 38 MPH 0205 PM 04/03 43.25N/91.70W CALMAR 29 MPH 0215 PM 04/03 43.25N/91.82W DECORAH 24 MPH 0425 PM 04/03 43.30N/91.79W 1 ENE JACKSON JUNCTION 22 MPH 1239 PM 04/03 43.11N/92.04W ..MINNESOTA ..DODGE COUNTY U.S.14 - BYRON - MP 200 49 MPH 0215 PM 04/03 44.02N/92.71W DODGE CENTER AIRPORT 40 MPH 0115 PM 04/03 44.02N/92.82W ..FILLMORE COUNTY U.S.63 - LE ROY - MP 0.5 50 MPH 0255 PM 04/03 43.51N/92.37W PRESTON AIRPORT 47 MPH 0315 PM 04/03 43.68N/92.17W T.H.52 - CANTON - MP 2 44 MPH 1205 PM 04/03 43.52N/91.89W LANESBORO 24 MPH 1135 AM 04/03 43.65N/91.84W ..HOUSTON COUNTY HOKAH 34 MPH 0425 PM 04/03 43.80N/91.43W T.H.44 - HOKAH - MP 60 34 MPH 0720 PM 04/03 43.72N/91.44W ..MOWER COUNTY U.S.218 - LYLE - MP 4 49 MPH 0145 PM 04/03 43.56N/92.95W I-90 - DEXTER - MP 195 49 MPH 0155 PM 04/03 43.73N/92.68W AUSTIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 43 MPH 1135 AM 04/03 43.67N/92.92W AUSTIN 37 MPH 1255 PM 04/03 43.56N/93.02W LYLE 37 MPH 0135 PM 04/03 43.51N/92.94W ..OLMSTED COUNTY ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRP 59 MPH 0232 PM 04/03 43.90N/92.50W I-90 - EYOTA - MP 226 52 MPH 0220 PM 04/03 43.96N/92.21W U.S.63 - STEWARTVILLE - MP 3 46 MPH 0245 PM 04/03 43.90N/92.48W MAYO HELIPAD 41 MPH 0255 PM 04/03 44.02N/92.48W ROCHESTER 35 MPH 0145 PM 04/03 44.04N/92.44W BYRON 33 MPH 1130 AM 04/03 44.03N/92.63W ..WABASHA COUNTY U.S.63 - LAKE CITY - MP 62.9 51 MPH 0220 PM 04/03 44.38N/92.37W U.S.61 - KELLOGG - MP 53 43 MPH 1245 PM 04/03 44.28N/91.99W LAKE CITY 35 MPH 0230 PM 04/03 44.44N/92.28W ALTURA 32 MPH 1015 AM 04/03 44.20N/92.00W ..WINONA COUNTY I-90 - LA CRESCENT - MP 276. 45 MPH 0735 PM 04/03 43.86N/91.30W I-90 - RIDGEWAY - MP 261 43 MPH 1110 AM 04/03 43.91N/91.54W WINONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 35 MPH 1135 AM 04/03 44.07N/91.70W U.S.61 - WINONA 29 MPH 0710 PM 04/03 43.98N/91.43W LA CRESCENT 4.0 NNW 23 MPH 0425 PM 04/03 43.88N/91.34W ..WISCONSIN ..CLARK COUNTY GREENWOOD 29 MPH 1155 AM 04/03 44.72N/90.60W ..CRAWFORD COUNTY PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AIRPORT 37 MPH 0415 PM 04/03 43.02N/91.12W CRAWFORD CO. STH 27 SB 0.25 33 MPH 0500 PM 04/03 43.31N/90.94W STEUBEN 31 MPH 0345 PM 04/03 43.21N/91.00W ..GRANT COUNTY LANCASTER 40 MPH 1041 AM 04/03 42.83N/90.69W BOSCOBEL AIRPORT 40 MPH 0406 PM 04/03 43.15N/90.68W PLATTEVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPOR 38 MPH 1115 AM 04/03 42.68N/90.43W PLATTEVILLE 34 MPH 1150 PM 04/02 42.74N/90.46W LANCASTER 31 MPH 0925 AM 04/03 42.83N/90.79W BOSCOBEL 28 MPH 0203 PM 04/03 43.15N/90.68W FENNIMORE 20 MPH 0910 AM 04/03 42.98N/90.66W GRANT CO. US 151 NB AT STH 1 19 MPH 0520 AM 04/03 42.52N/90.62W ..JACKSON COUNTY 1 E BLACK RIVER FALLS 32 MPH 0215 AM 04/03 44.30N/90.73W I-94 EB 0.7 MI SOUTHEAST OF 27 MPH 0549 AM 04/03 44.34N/90.91W BLACK RIVER FALLS 27 MPH 0305 PM 04/03 44.19N/90.74W BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA AIRPO 26 MPH 0215 AM 04/03 44.25N/90.85W ..JUNEAU COUNTY VOLK FIELD 38 MPH 0315 PM 04/03 43.93N/90.27W NECEDAH 35 MPH 0148 PM 04/03 44.03N/90.08W MAUSTON AIRPORT 30 MPH 0315 AM 04/03 43.83N/90.13W NEW LISBON 25 MPH 0145 PM 04/03 43.87N/90.17W ..LA CROSSE COUNTY LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT 45 MPH 0258 PM 04/03 43.88N/91.25W I-90 EB AT USH 53 NB 41 MPH 0231 PM 04/03 43.86N/91.24W ONALASKA 34 MPH 0546 PM 04/03 43.89N/91.18W BURNS 29 MPH 0413 PM 04/03 43.91N/90.97W HOLMEN 26 MPH 0145 PM 04/03 43.96N/91.23W ..MONROE COUNTY SPARTA/FORT MCCOY AIRPORT 32 MPH 0855 AM 04/03 43.97N/90.73W TOMAH 24 MPH 0245 PM 04/03 43.99N/90.67W MILLSTON 22 MPH 0100 PM 04/03 44.15N/90.69W ..TAYLOR COUNTY MEDFORD 37 MPH 0600 AM 04/03 45.30N/90.30W MEDFORD AIRPORT 36 MPH 0135 PM 04/03 45.10N/90.30W 3 NE LUBLIN 34 MPH 1114 PM 04/02 45.11N/90.69W WESTBORO 29 MPH 0230 PM 04/03 45.37N/90.31W GILMAN 25 MPH 1250 PM 04/03 45.17N/90.82W STETSONVILLE 24 MPH 0536 AM 04/03 45.04N/90.34W ..TREMPEALEAU COUNTY TREMPEALEAU 28 MPH 1125 AM 04/03 44.07N/91.51W 2 ENE MARSHLAND 25 MPH 1135 AM 04/03 44.09N/91.51W ..VERNON COUNTY VIROQUA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 39 MPH 0115 PM 04/03 43.58N/90.90W LA FARGE 22 MPH 1145 AM 04/03 43.60N/90.63W OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
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Snow
Public Information Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 951 PM CDT Wed Apr 3 2024 ...SNOWFALL REPORTS... Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Iowa... ...Allamakee County... Waukon 7.0 in 0920 AM 04/03 43.27N/91.48W 2 SSE Lansing 7.0 in 0951 AM 04/03 43.34N/91.20W 5 E Elon 5.5 in 0911 AM 04/03 43.26N/91.23W Postville 5.5 NE 1.2 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.14N/91.49W ...Chickasaw County... New Hampton 1.0 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.06N/92.31W ...Clayton County... Strawberry Point 4.8 in 0700 AM 04/03 42.69N/91.53W Monona 0.2 NNW 1.5 in 1000 AM 04/03 43.05N/91.39W ...Fayette County... Fayette 2.0 in 0700 AM 04/03 42.88N/91.83W Oelwein 1 E 1.1 in 0630 AM 04/03 42.68N/91.88W Waucoma 1 WNW 1.0 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.06N/92.05W ...Winneshiek County... 7 ENE Decorah 3.5 in 0815 AM 04/03 43.34N/91.64W ...Minnesota... ...Dodge County... Kasson 2.3 in 0752 AM 04/03 44.03N/92.75W Hayfield 0.3 SSE 1.8 in 0630 AM 04/03 43.89N/92.85W Mantorville 1.9 ESE 1.6 in 0700 AM 04/03 44.05N/92.72W Kasson 5.7 SE 1.0 in 0900 AM 04/03 43.96N/92.68W ...Fillmore County... Bratsberg 6.0 in 1100 AM 04/03 43.74N/91.77W Mabel 2.6 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.52N/91.76W Spring Valley 2.5 in 0716 AM 04/03 43.69N/92.39W Chatfield 9.0 ESE 2.3 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.79N/92.03W Wykoff 3.1 NW 2.0 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.74N/92.31W 2 WSW Fillmore 2.0 in 0710 AM 04/03 43.74N/92.31W ...Houston County... Caledonia 8.0 in 0245 PM 04/03 43.63N/91.50W 5 SE Houston 3.0 in 1046 AM 04/03 43.72N/91.50W Hokah 4 NW 1.8 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.80N/91.43W 1 ENE Mound Prairie 1.8 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.79N/91.42W ...Mower County... Adams 3.0 in 0948 AM 04/03 43.56N/92.72W Grand Meadow 2.5 in 0530 AM 04/03 43.71N/92.56W Waltham 2.0 SE 2.0 in 0800 AM 04/03 43.80N/92.85W Austin 1.1 ESE 0.7 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.67N/92.95W Austin 2.4 W 0.5 in 0650 AM 04/03 43.67N/93.02W Austin 1.4 S 0.3 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.65N/92.98W ...Olmsted County... 5 SW Elba 5.0 in 1122 AM 04/03 44.05N/92.09W Rochester Intl Airport 3.4 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.93N/92.48W 2 NE Rochester 3.0 in 0530 AM 04/03 44.04N/92.44W Rochester 3.5 NW 3.0 in 0730 AM 04/03 44.05N/92.53W Rochester 6.9 NNE 2.9 in 0700 AM 04/03 44.11N/92.43W Rochester 3.9 ESE 2.6 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.99N/92.41W Rochester 5.5 N 2.4 in 0930 AM 04/03 44.10N/92.47W Stewartville 4.3 E 2.0 in 0400 AM 04/03 43.86N/92.40W 2 NNW Rochester 2.0 in 0600 AM 04/03 44.05N/92.49W 3 SW Cummingsville 2.0 in 0715 AM 04/03 43.85N/92.30W Rochester 4.2 N 1.2 in 0600 AM 04/03 44.08N/92.49W ...Winona County... Nodine 6.0 in 0800 AM 04/03 43.91N/91.44W 2 NNW Wilson 6.0 in 0906 AM 04/03 43.98N/91.71W Ridgeway 5.0 in 0719 AM 04/03 43.91N/91.57W La Crescent 4.0 NNW 3.3 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.88N/91.34W ...Wisconsin... ...Adams County... Grand Marsh 8.5 in 0754 AM 04/03 43.89N/89.71W White Creek 6.0 in 0722 AM 04/03 43.83N/89.86W Oxford 4.0 W 3.5 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.79N/89.64W ...Buffalo County... Mondovi 12.1 SSE 1.4 in 0714 AM 04/03 44.40N/91.60W ...Clark County... Thorp 7.0 in 0753 AM 04/03 44.95N/90.80W Neillsville 4.5 in 0719 AM 04/03 44.56N/90.60W Thorp 10.1 S 4.2 in 0600 AM 04/03 44.81N/90.82W Thorp 0.5 NNE 3.4 in 0615 AM 04/03 44.97N/90.80W Colby 5.9 WSW 3.0 in 0700 PM 04/03 44.87N/90.42W Owen 1E 2.0 in 0700 AM 04/03 44.95N/90.55W ...Crawford County... 3 ENE Bell Center 5.0 in 0753 AM 04/03 43.31N/90.77W 1 ENE Prairie Du Chien 5.0 in 1019 AM 04/03 43.05N/91.12W Eastman 4.5 in 0236 PM 04/03 43.17N/91.02W Eastman 2.4 NNE 3.0 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.20N/91.00W Gays Mills 1.0 NE 1.5 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.33N/90.84W Bell Center 1.5 in 0717 AM 04/03 43.29N/90.83W ...Grant County... Platteville 6.5 in 0949 AM 04/03 42.74N/90.48W 2 SE Blue River 4.2 in 1110 AM 04/03 43.17N/90.55W Cassville 7.8 ENE 2.5 in 0700 AM 04/03 42.75N/90.84W Dickeyville 0.1 SW 2.3 in 0700 AM 04/03 42.62N/90.59W Muscoda 2.0 in 0718 AM 04/03 43.19N/90.44W Muscoda 0.5 WSW 1.3 in 1009 AM 04/03 43.18N/90.44W ...Jackson County... Melrose 3.6 W 2.8 in 0700 AM 04/03 44.13N/91.07W 4 W Melrose 2.8 in 0755 AM 04/03 44.13N/91.07W Black River Falls 1.0 in 0830 AM 04/03 44.29N/90.85W ...La Crosse County... NWS La Crosse 15.8 in 0100 PM 04/03 43.82N/91.19W 3 SSW Barre Mills 11.5 in 0758 AM 04/03 43.79N/91.15W 6 NNE Stoddard 11.0 in 0757 AM 04/03 43.74N/91.16W Onalaska 1.9 E 8.5 in 0500 PM 04/03 43.89N/91.18W La Crosse 10.1 ESE 8.0 in 0900 AM 04/03 43.79N/91.04W 2 WNW Barre Mills 3.5 in 0908 AM 04/03 43.85N/91.15W Holmen 2 S 5.0 in 0500 PM 04/03 43.93N/91.25W Coon Valley 4.5 NNW 2.5 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.76N/91.06W Onalaska 2.5 in 0754 AM 04/03 43.88N/91.22W 4 N Holmen 2.0 in 0759 AM 04/03 44.01N/91.25W La Crosse 4NNW 1.2 in 0730 AM 04/03 43.87N/91.27W ...Monroe County... Warrens 6.0 in 0815 AM 04/03 44.13N/90.50W Cashton 3 NNW 5.6 in 0737 AM 04/03 43.79N/90.80W 1 N Tomah 5.3 in 0101 PM 04/03 44.01N/90.50W Cataract 4.0 in 0716 AM 04/03 44.09N/90.84W 5 WNW Norwalk 4.0 in 0720 AM 04/03 43.87N/90.71W ...Taylor County... Medford 0.8 ENE 6.7 in 0700 AM 04/03 45.14N/90.33W 2 N Dorchester 5.4 in 0741 AM 04/03 45.04N/90.34W ...Trempealeau County... 4 NW Stevenstown 5.0 in 0814 AM 04/03 44.07N/91.23W Ettrick 4.0 WNW 1.8 in 0720 AM 04/03 44.19N/91.34W ...Vernon County... 1 WNW La Farge 11.5 in 1000 AM 04/03 43.58N/90.66W La Farge 9.0 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.57N/90.63W Hillsboro 8.0 in 0716 AM 04/03 43.65N/90.34W 0.5 E Viroqua 7.6 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.56N/90.88W Stoddard 4.7 NNE 4.6 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.72N/91.17W Stoddard 1.5 NE 3.8 in 0730 AM 04/03 43.67N/91.19W Viroqua 0.8 ESE 3.0 in 0700 AM 04/03 43.55N/90.87W Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. $$
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N Boscobel on the ridge (Carla Legge) |
N Boscobel on the ridge (Carla Legge) |
La Crosse HWY 33 Ridgetop (Kim Wetterling-Stoflet) |
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| La Crosse HWY 33 Ridgetop (Kim Wetterling-Stoflet) |
Mt. La Crosse (Mike Furr) |
Snow rollers (wind driven rolls of snow) near Whitewater State Park MN (Willis Van Norman) |
Snow roller (wind driven roll of snow) near Whitewater State Park MN (Willis Van Norman) |
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