A band of accumulating snow will move into the area around daybreak Saturday, continuing through the day before tapering off by early evening. Generally 1 to 4" of snow are expected within the band, with locally higher amounts nearing 6" possible. The band could still shift slightly north/south, which will result in a subsequent shift in where travel impacts are highest. Read More >
Overview
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On Monday, March 5th a potent winter storm moved into the area bringing a variety of hazards, including some icing, sleet, heavy snow, blowing snow, high wind, and even some blizzard-like conditions. During the morning hours, a mix of freezing rain, sleet, rain, and snow impacted parts of the area. Conditions worsened during the afternoon and evening as a band of heavy snow developed. This brought quick accumulations, poor visibilities, and snow covered roads for the evening commute. Many schools closed early and evening activities were cancelled in a lot of communities. A general 4" to 8" of snow fell over mainly parts of southeast Minnesota into west central Wisconsin. Snow amounts were lower south and north of there. |
 24-hr Snowfall Analysis (March 5-6) |
Peak Wind Gusts:
Here are the peak wind gusts from Monday, March 5th. Rochester International Airport (RST) had a gust to 52 kts and 51 kts around Midday.
Public Information Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 942 AM CST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...Peak Wind Reports from March 5th... Location Speed Time/Date ...Iowa... ...Chickasaw County... 2 N Ionia 37 MPH 0850 AM 03/05 ...Fayette County... Oelwein Municipal Airport 49 MPH 1215 PM 03/05 ...Howard County... 3 NE Riceville 42 MPH 1109 AM 03/05 ...Winneshiek County... Decorah Municipal Airport 43 MPH 1255 PM 03/05 ...Minnesota... ...Dodge County... Dodge Center Airport 48 MPH 1235 PM 03/05 2 E Kasson 48 MPH 1240 PM 03/05 ...Fillmore County... 2 ESE Canton 45 MPH 0145 PM 03/05 Preston Airport 45 MPH 1155 AM 03/05 ...Mower County... 1 ENE Dexter 48 MPH 1120 AM 03/05 Austin Municipal Airport 45 MPH 1155 AM 03/05 ...Olmsted County... Rochester Intl Airport 60 MPH 1153 AM 03/05 Rochester Intl Airport 59 MPH 0125 PM 03/05 3 N Stewartville 54 MPH 0130 PM 03/05 2 SE Douglas 53 MPH 1202 PM 03/05 2 SE Eyota 50 MPH 0145 PM 03/05 Mayo Helipad 47 MPH 0215 PM 03/05 ...Wabasha County... 1 SSE Kellogg 35 MPH 0105 PM 03/05 Lake City 34 MPH 1249 PM 03/05 ...Winona County... Winona Municipal Airport 43 MPH 0115 PM 03/05 1 E Ridgeway 40 MPH 0400 PM 03/05 ...Wisconsin... ...Crawford County... Prairie Du Chien Airport 41 MPH 1135 AM 03/05 ...Grant County... Platteville Municipal Airpor 49 MPH 0255 PM 03/05 Boscobel Airport 35 MPH 1129 AM 03/05 1 ENE Boscobel 32 MPH 0403 PM 03/05 ...Jackson County... Black River Falls Area Airpo 35 MPH 1235 PM 03/05 1 E Black River Falls 32 MPH 1115 AM 03/05 ...Juneau County... Volk Field 44 MPH 0325 PM 03/05 Mauston 40 MPH 0537 PM 03/05 Necedah 33 MPH 0648 PM 03/05 Mauston Airport 33 MPH 0315 PM 03/05 ...La Crosse County... La Crosse Regional Airport 46 MPH 0156 PM 03/05 3 W Saint Joseph 42 MPH 1232 PM 03/05 ...Monroe County... Sparta/Fort McCoy Airport 41 MPH 0455 PM 03/05 2 E Cataract 33 MPH 0518 PM 03/05 ...Taylor County... Chelsea 34 MPH 0255 PM 03/05 Medford Airport 32 MPH 0515 PM 03/05 3 NE Lublin 31 MPH 0114 PM 03/05 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.
Snow Amounts:
Public Information Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1050 AM CST Tue Mar 6 2018 ...24 Hour Snowfall Totals... Location Amount Time/Date ...IOWA... ...Allamakee County... Waukon 6.0 in 0640 AM 03/06 3 W Elon 5.3 in 1005 PM 03/05 Harpers Ferry 4.0 in 0640 AM 03/05 ...Chickasaw County... New Hampton 4.0 in 0700 AM 03/06 2 W Ionia 3.5 in 0700 AM 03/06 ...Clayton County... Elkader 6SSW 5.4 in 0700 AM 03/06 Clayton Center 5.0 in 0639 AM 03/06 Monona WWTP 4.9 in 0700 AM 03/06 Strawberry Point 4.4 in 0700 AM 03/06 Edgewood 3.5 in 0532 AM 03/06 ...Fayette County... Fayette 4.7 in 0700 AM 03/06 Oelwein 3.0 in 0800 AM 03/06 ...Floyd County... Nora Springs 2.4 SSE 4.0 in 0700 AM 03/06 Charles City 3.8 in 0700 AM 03/06 2 SW Nashua 3.3 in 0700 AM 03/06 ...Howard County... Elma 4.4 in 0800 AM 03/06 Cresco 1NE 4.0 in 0800 AM 03/06 ...Mitchell County... St Ansgar 5.4 in 0630 AM 03/06 Riceville 5.0 in 0800 AM 03/06 Osage 3.8 in 0700 AM 03/06 ...Winneshiek County... 5 ESE Decorah 4.9 in 0700 AM 03/06 7 ENE Decorah 4.0 in 0800 AM 03/06 Calmar NE 3.6 in 0700 AM 03/06 ...MINNESOTA... ...Dodge County... 2 NE Kasson 7.8 in 0700 AM 03/06 ...Fillmore County... Harmony 7.3 in 0439 AM 03/06 Rushford 7.0 in 0800 AM 03/06 Peterson 1S 6.5 in 0800 AM 03/06 Preston 6.0 in 1110 PM 03/05 Pilot Mound 1SSE 5.5 in 0700 AM 03/06 Lanesboro 2NE 5.2 in 0700 AM 03/06 1 W Fillmore 4.0 in 0700 AM 03/06 Mabel 3.9 in 0700 AM 03/06 Spring Valley 3E 3.9 in 0700 AM 03/06 Spring Valley 1W 3.5 in 0905 AM 03/06 ...Houston County... Mound Prairie 7.2 in 0725 AM 03/06 1 NNW La Crescent 6.5 in 0700 AM 03/06 4 NW Eitzen 6.0 in 0800 AM 03/06 Caledonia 5.2 in 0700 AM 03/06 La Crescent 5.0 in 0730 AM 03/06 ...Mower County... Austin Waste Water Treatment 4.5 in 0700 AM 03/06 ...Olmsted County... 2 SSW Predmore 8.1 in 0430 AM 03/06 Byron 7.6 in 0800 AM 03/06 4 ESE Douglas 7.5 in 0715 AM 03/06 3 NNW Chester 7.3 in 0907 PM 03/05 1 SSW Ornoco 7.0 in 0708 AM 03/06 2 NW Rochester 7.0 in 0800 AM 03/06 Byron 4N 6.8 in 0700 AM 03/06 Rochester Intl Airport 6.6 in 0554 AM 03/06 Stewartville 5N 6.3 in 1200 AM 03/06 Elgin 2SSW 6.1 in 0700 AM 03/06 Elba 4.7 SW 3.0 in 0700 AM 03/06 ...Wabasha County... Theilman 1SSW 8.2 in 0730 AM 03/06 3 NW Wabasha 8.1 in 0700 AM 03/06 1 N Wabasha 8.0 in 0555 AM 03/06 Wabasha 5.8 in 0700 AM 03/06 Millville 5.5 in 1022 PM 03/05 ...Winona County... Goodview 8.0 in 0945 AM 03/06 4 N Saint Charles 7.5 in 0824 AM 03/06 Altura 5w 7.0 in 0700 AM 03/06 Winona 7.0 in 0700 AM 03/06 Winona 4SW 7.0 in 0700 AM 03/06 Winona Dam 5 5.0 in 0600 AM 03/06 Minnesota City Dam 5 4.0 in 0700 AM 03/06 La Crescent Dam 7 3.6 in 0600 AM 03/06 ...WISCONSIN... ...Adams County... Friendship 4.6 in 0800 AM 03/06 1 SSW Grand Marsh 4.3 in 0700 AM 03/06 ...Buffalo County... Alma Dam 4 6.0 in 0600 AM 03/06 ...Clark County... Chili 7N 5.0 in 0651 AM 03/06 Owen 6SSE 4.5 in 0700 AM 03/06 Neillsville 3NE 3.5 in 0800 AM 03/06 ...Crawford County... De Soto 1SE 7.0 in 0600 AM 03/06 Steuben 4SE 5.0 in 0650 AM 03/06 Prairie Du Chien 4.9 in 0700 AM 03/06 1 WNW Mount Zion 4.5 in 0700 AM 03/06 ...Grant County... Woodman 5.5 in 1000 AM 03/06 Sinsinawa 4.0 in 0700 AM 03/06 Cuba City 3.0 in 0800 AM 03/06 ...Jackson County... Black River Falls 4.0 in 0800 AM 03/06 Hatfield 4.0 in 0800 AM 03/06 Black River Falls 1.7 NNE 3.9 in 0700 AM 03/06 ...Juneau County... Union Center 5.0 in 0700 AM 03/06 Mauston 1se 5.0 in 0800 AM 03/06 ...La Crosse County... West Salem 8.3 in 0700 AM 03/06 Onalaska 2S 7.5 in 0130 AM 03/06 3 W Saint Joseph 7.2 in 1052 PM 03/05 La Crosse 4SE 6.7 in 0830 PM 03/05 Holmen 6.5 in 0945 PM 03/05 Holmen 2S 6.3 in 0700 AM 03/06 French Island 6.3 in 0700 AM 03/06 La Crosse Regional Airport 6.1 in 0553 AM 03/06 La Crosse Weather Office 6.0 in 0600 AM 03/06 ...Monroe County... Cashton 3NNW 6.7 in 0739 AM 03/06 Melvina 6.5 in 0700 AM 03/06 Tomah 6.0 in 0726 AM 03/06 Warrens 4WSW 5.6 in 0700 AM 03/06 Four Corners 3.6 in 0700 AM 03/06 ...Richland County... Ithaca 5.0 in 0557 AM 03/06 ...Taylor County... Medford 7.0 in 0249 AM 03/06 ...Trempealeau County... 3 N Arcadia 8.5 in 0710 AM 03/06 Arcadia 8.0 in 0700 AM 03/06 Ettrick 4WNW 7.3 in 0555 AM 03/06 Trempealeau Dam 6 6.0 in 0600 AM 03/06 Galesville 2WSW 6.0 in 0838 PM 03/06 Whitehall 2W 5.0 in 0830 AM 03/06 ...Vernon County... De Soto 7.0 in 0615 AM 03/06 Hillsboro WSW 6.5 in 0700 AM 03/06 La Farge 6.5 in 0800 AM 03/06 3 WNW Viola 5.7 in 0800 AM 03/06 Stoddard 5NNE 5.2 in 0700 AM 03/06 Stoddard 2NE 5.2 in 0630 AM 03/06 Viroqua 5.0 in 0700 AM 03/06 Stoddard 4.6 in 0700 AM 03/06 Westby 3ENE 4.5 in 0700 AM 03/06 Hillsboro 2SW 4.2 in 0700 AM 03/06 Genoa Dam 8 4.0 in 0600 AM 03/06 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 depth at St.Joseph Ridge (Photo by Dave Lawrence/NWS) |
Snowfall in Byron, MN (Photo by Chris Kuball/KAAL) |
Freezing Rain / Icing Reports:
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1104 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0143 PM FREEZING RAIN OELWEIN 42.68N 91.91W
03/05/2018 M0.00 INCH FAYETTE IA PUBLIC
VIA BROADCAST MEDIA FREEZING RAIN AND GLAZE
COVERING EVERYTHING.
0123 PM FREEZING RAIN STRAWBERRY POINT 42.69N 91.53W
03/05/2018 M0.00 INCH CLAYTON IA CO-OP OBSERVER
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER REPORTS FREEZING RAIN
AND SLEET. LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE ON OBJECTS
ALOFT.
0112 PM FREEZING RAIN NEW HAMPTON 43.06N 92.32W
03/05/2018 E0.00 INCH CHICKASAW IA EMERGENCY MNGR
LIGHT GLAZING.
0552 AM SLEET 2 NNW FAYETTE 42.87N 91.82W
03/05/2018 M0.1 INCH FAYETTE IA AMATEUR RADIO
WIND GUSTS 38 MPH. MIXED PRECIPITATION OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. GLAZING OF ICE.
0552 AM SLEET 2 NNW FAYETTE 42.87N 91.82W
03/05/2018 M0.6 INCH FAYETTE IA PUBLIC
WIND GUSTS 38 MPH. MIXED PRECIPITATION OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. GLAZING OF ICE.
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