A prolonged period of moderate to heavy snow affects the region through Sunday morning, resulting in hazardous road conditions. Portions of NE Iowa into SW Wisconsin could see snowfall amounts of 12+". The risk for blowing snow increases tonight into Sunday morning. Colder air arrives for Sunday through Tuesday with overnight wind chills in the single digits to teens below zero. Read More >
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A late season storm system brought a swath of significant snow to parts of northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and western into north-central Wisconsin on Easter Sunday, April 12th, 2020. Snow fell heavily at times, with even a few lightning strikes noted, while farther east much of the precipitation was initially in the form of rain before changing to wet snow during the late afternoon and evening hours. Snowfall totals ranged from 1 to as much as 10 inches, with significant travel disruption noted across the region. At the time, it was the 2nd snowiest Easter on record for Rochester, MN with 7.5 inches. In addition strong north to northwest winds behind the storm caused blowing and drifting snow, especially in open country late in the day into the evening hours. Many roads were snow covered and treacherous. |
 Radar loop of rain and snow on Easter Sunday, April 12th |
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| Snowfall across the local area | Snowfall across the Upper Midwest |
Below is a listing of snowfall reports sent to the National Weather Service in La Crosse.
Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Iowa... ...Chickasaw County... New Hampton 0.4 SW 0.5 in 0800 AM 04/13 43.06N/92.32W ...Clayton County... Volga 1NE 0.1 in 0601 AM 04/13 42.81N/91.52W ...Floyd County... Nashua 2SW 0.5 in 0700 AM 04/13 42.94N/92.57W Charles City 0.5 in 0700 AM 04/13 43.06N/92.67W ...Howard County... Cresco 1NE 0.5 in 0700 AM 04/13 43.39N/92.09W ...Mitchell County... 2 NNE Carpenter 1.8 in 0837 PM 04/12 43.44N/93.00W St Ansgar 1.2 in 0630 AM 04/13 43.38N/92.92W Riceville 1.0 in 0833 PM 04/12 43.36N/92.56W ...Winneshiek County... 7 ENE Decorah 0.7 in 0900 AM 04/13 43.34N/91.64W Decorah 4.9SE 0.3 in 0800 AM 04/13 43.26N/91.70W ...Minnesota... ...Dodge County... Mantorville 9.0 in 0640 PM 04/12 44.07N/92.76W Berne 9.0 in 0508 PM 04/12 44.16N/92.78W 1 NE Kasson 8.6 in 0600 PM 04/12 44.04N/92.75W 1 W Mantorville 8.0 in 0656 AM 04/13 44.07N/92.78W Mantorville 1.9 ESE 7.0 in 0800 AM 04/13 44.05N/92.72W ...Fillmore County... Chatfield 9.0 ESE 2.8 in 0800 AM 04/13 43.79N/92.03W Wykoff 3.1 NW 2.0 in 0800 PM 04/12 43.74N/92.31W 2 WSW Fillmore 2.0 in 0831 PM 04/12 43.74N/92.31W Mabel 0.4 in 0600 AM 04/13 43.52N/91.76W ...Houston County... Caledonia 5.4 S 2.0 in 0900 AM 04/13 43.56N/91.51W La Crescent 0.7 N 1.3 in 0830 AM 04/13 43.84N/91.30W 1 NE Mound Prairie 1.3 in 0950 PM 04/12 43.79N/91.43W Caledonia 1.1 in 0700 AM 04/13 43.63N/91.50W ...Mower County... 2 NE Lansing 6.0 in 0815 AM 04/13 43.76N/92.95W 4 WSW Austin 5.5 in 0857 PM 04/12 43.64N/93.05W Austin 2.4 W 5.0 in 0800 AM 04/13 43.67N/93.02W Austin 5.0 in 0513 PM 04/12 43.67N/92.97W ...Olmsted County... Elgin 2SSW 10.0 in 0700 AM 04/13 44.10N/92.27W 1 SSW Oronoco 9.7 in 0554 PM 04/12 44.15N/92.54W 6 E Douglas 9.3 in 0622 PM 04/12 44.10N/92.46W 2 NW Marion 9.1 in 0721 PM 04/12 43.97N/92.38W Eyota 9.0 in 0730 PM 04/12 43.99N/92.23W Rochester 9.0 in 0727 PM 04/12 44.02N/92.47W 4 SE Douglas 9.0 in 0320 PM 04/12 44.07N/92.52W NW Rochester 8.5 in 0530 AM 04/13 44.08N/92.51W 2 NE Rochester 8.5 in 0700 AM 04/13 44.04N/92.44W Rochester 4.7 N 8.3 in 0800 AM 04/13 44.08N/92.48W 2 NNW Rochester 8.0 in 0800 AM 04/13 44.05N/92.49W 3 NE Rochester 8.0 in 0830 PM 04/12 44.04N/92.44W 1 SSW Rochester 8.0 in 0746 PM 04/12 44.00N/92.48W Rochester Intl Airport 7.7 in 0654 AM 04/13 43.90N/92.50W 3 NNW Rochester 7.5 in 0637 PM 04/12 44.06N/92.49W Byron 7.5 in 0530 PM 04/12 44.03N/92.65W Douglas 7.0 in 0546 PM 04/12 44.11N/92.58W 5 SW Elba 6.5 in 0730 PM 04/12 44.05N/92.09W 4 NNW Rochester 6.5 in 0526 PM 04/12 44.06N/92.51W 1 ESE Rochester 6.3 in 0530 PM 04/12 44.00N/92.45W 2 S Predmore 6.0 in 0637 AM 04/13 43.90N/92.34W 2 SE Rochester 6.0 in 0508 PM 04/12 44.00N/92.44W Elba 4.7 SW 4.1 in 0630 PM 04/12 44.04N/92.09W 1 S Rochester 4.0 in 0603 PM 04/12 44.00N/92.48W ...Wabasha County... Elgin 10.8 in 0746 PM 04/12 44.13N/92.25W 3 NW Wabasha 10.0 in 1010 PM 04/12 44.40N/92.08W Wabasha 10.0 in 0615 PM 04/12 44.37N/92.05W Theilman 1 SSW 9.6 in 0730 AM 04/13 44.28N/92.19W Plainview 8.9 in 0730 PM 04/12 44.17N/92.17W 1 N Wabasha 8.5 in 0934 PM 04/12 44.38N/92.04W Theilman 8.0 in 0656 PM 04/12 44.29N/92.19W Zumbro Falls 7.5 in 0639 PM 04/12 44.28N/92.42W 1 NE Wabasha 6.5 in 0746 PM 04/12 44.38N/92.03W Zumbro Falls 3.5 SSW 5.0 in 0811 AM 04/13 44.24N/92.46W ...Winona County... 4.2 N Rollingstone 7.0 in 0800 AM 04/13 44.16N/91.81W Minnesota City 6.7 in 0841 PM 04/12 44.09N/91.75W Elba 6.5 in 0457 PM 04/12 44.09N/92.02W Altura 5w 5.0 in 0700 AM 04/13 44.06N/92.04W Winona Dam 5A 4.0 in 0800 AM 04/13 44.09N/91.67W Minnesota City 4.0 in 0642 PM 04/12 44.09N/91.75W Utica 4.0 in 0624 PM 04/12 43.98N/91.96W 3 S Winona 2.0 in 0645 PM 04/12 44.00N/91.66W ...Wisconsin... ...Adams County... 0.6 W Friendship 1.0 in 0700 AM 04/13 43.98N/89.83W ...Buffalo County... 5 NE Montana 9.0 in 0828 PM 04/12 44.40N/91.61W Mondovi 8.3 in 0812 PM 04/12 44.57N/91.67W Alma 8.0 in 0744 PM 04/12 44.32N/91.91W 5 E Gilmanton 7.0 in 0518 PM 04/12 44.46N/91.57W Alma Dam 4 5.0 in 0800 AM 04/13 44.33N/91.92W ...Clark County... Owen 2 N 11.0 in 0700 AM 04/13 44.98N/90.55W 5 W Withee 9.6 in 0556 PM 04/12 44.96N/90.70W Withee 9.5 in 0518 PM 04/12 44.95N/90.60W Loyal 8.0 in 0952 PM 04/12 44.74N/90.50W Neillsville 4NNE 6.3 in 0723 PM 04/12 44.61N/90.56W Colby 5.9 WSW 6.0 in 0800 PM 04/12 44.87N/90.42W Neillsville 6.0 in 0533 PM 04/12 44.56N/90.59W 2 N Dorchester 6.0 in 0500 PM 04/12 45.03N/90.33W ...Crawford County... 1 S De Soto 0.8 in 0746 AM 04/13 43.41N/91.19W ...Jackson County... Black River Falls 1.7 NNE 4.6 in 0800 AM 04/13 44.32N/90.83W Hatfield 3.0 in 0842 PM 04/12 44.41N/90.73W ...Juneau County... 1.0 E Mauston 1.0 in 0800 AM 04/13 43.79N/90.06W ...La Crosse County... 4 NE New Amsterdam 3.0 in 0700 AM 04/13 44.03N/91.27W NWS La Crosse 2.4 in 0700 AM 04/13 43.82N/91.19W 1 NNW Onalaska 2.0 in 0923 PM 04/12 43.90N/91.23W Holmen 2S 2.0 in 0700 AM 04/12 43.93N/91.24W La Crosse Regional Airport 1.7 in 0653 AM 04/13 43.88N/91.25W La Crosse 4.4 SSE 1.0 in 0800 AM 04/13 43.77N/91.21W West Salem 0.9 in 0700 AM 04/13 43.90N/91.09W ...Monroe County... 0.5 SW Sparta 2.0 in 0800 AM 04/13 43.94N/90.82W Warrens 4.7 WSW 1.8 in 0800 AM 04/13 44.10N/90.59W ...Taylor County... Medford 10.0 in 0612 PM 04/12 45.14N/90.35W Dorchester 2N 8.5 in 0700 AM 04/13 Lublin 6.5 in 0744 PM 04/12 45.08N/90.72W ...Trempealeau County... Independence 3NE 7.0 in 0825 AM 04/13 44.39N/91.39W Arcadia 7.0 in 0605 AM 04/13 44.25N/91.49W Ettrick 4.0 WNW 5.3 in 0815 AM 04/13 44.19N/91.34W Blair 5.0 in 0953 PM 04/12 44.30N/91.23W Ettrick 3.2 NE 3.8 in 0830 AM 04/13 44.20N/91.23W Galesville 2WSW 2.6 in 0700 AM 04/13 44.07N/91.39W Trempealeau Dam 6 1.0 in 0800 AM 04/13 44.00N/91.44W ...Vernon County... Genoa 1.0 in 0820 PM 04/12 43.57N/91.23W Stoddard 4.7 NNE 0.9 in 0800 AM 04/13 43.72N/91.17W 0.5 E Viroqua 0.7 in 0700 AM 04/13 43.56N/90.88W La Farge 0.5 in 0700 AM 04/13 43.57N/90.63W Hillsboro 2 SW 0.3 in 0700 AM 04/13 43.63N/90.38W 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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| Predicted snowfall for April 12, 2020 | Snowfall in northern La Crosse Co., WI (Photo by M.Kurz) |
Snowfall 2 miles north of Dorchester, WI (Photo by D.Schumacher) |
Snowfall northwest Rochester, MN (Photo by W0MN via Twitter) |
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| Fallen Snow Band via GOES-16 Natural Color Product | Fallen Snow Band via GOES-16 Day Snow-Fog Product (Snow in Red) |
Snowfall Records:
...Cooperative Snowfall Records for April 12-13... Location New Record Old Record -------- ---------- ---------- Owen 1E, WI 11.0 inches 4.0 inches in 1962 Elgin 2SSW, MN 10.0 inches 3.5 inches in 1952 Theilman, 1SSW MN 9.6 inches 3.4 inches in 1962 Wabasha MN 7.8 inches 0.6 inches in 1991 Rochester AP 2NE MN 7.7 inches 0.4 inches in 2000 Minnesota City MN 7.0 inches 5.0 inches in 1962 Medford, MN 7.0 inches 3.0 inches in 1952 Lake City, MN 6.0 inches 2.0 inches in 1962 Altura 5W MN 5.0 inches 0.5 inches in 2013 Alma Dam 4 WI 5.0 inches 4.0 inches in 1962 Black River Falls WI 3.7 inches 0.1 inches in 2013 Grand Meadow MN 3.0 inches 3.0 inches in 1952 Spring Valley MN 2.0 inches 0.5 inches in 2013 Friendship WI 1.0 inches 0.6 inches in 2013 Snowfall Records from 7 AM April 12 to 7 AM April 13
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