Widespread showers and thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy downpours and flash flooding across much of the eastern and central U.S. Dangerous heat will continue in the Pacific Northwest and expand across portions of the East. Deep tropical moisture and associated thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding across portions of Florida into the central Gulf Coast. Read More >
Overview
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An early spring storm brought a return to winter weather across the region starting Sunday, March 24th. While gradual snow accumulation of 1-3" fell earlier in the day, an intense band of heavy, wet snow formed across northeast Iowa by afternoon and moved northeast across the area into Sunday evening. Snowfall rates exceeded 2 inches per hour at times with reports of thunder during the most intense rates. Many areas received a quick 2-5" of snow but as the snow band approached the Interstate 90 areas in southeast Minnesota and Wisconsin, some totals were in the 5-8" range. |
 Radar loop Sunday afternoon, March 24th, as intense snowfall rates moved through the area. |
Snow Totals
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Public Information Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1014 AM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024 ...SNOWFALL REPORTS... Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Iowa... ...Chickasaw County... New Hampton 3.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 43.06N/92.32W New Hampton 0.4 SW 3.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 43.06N/92.32W ...Clayton County... Elkader 6SSW 0.8 in 0700 AM 03/25 42.78N/91.45W Strawberry Point 0.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 42.69N/91.53W Elkader 6.8 WSW 0.3 in 0615 AM 03/25 42.81N/91.52W ...Fayette County... Waucoma 1 WNW 3.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 43.06N/92.05W Fayette 2.5 in 0650 AM 03/25 42.88N/91.83W Oelwein 1 E 1.4 in 0630 AM 03/25 42.68N/91.88W ...Floyd County... Marble Rock 2.0 in 0548 PM 03/24 42.96N/92.87W ...Mitchell County... St Ansgar 1.4 in 0630 AM 03/25 43.38N/92.92W Osage 0.3 in 0730 AM 03/25 43.28N/92.81W ...Winneshiek County... 7 ENE Decorah 4.5 in 0835 AM 03/25 43.34N/91.64W Decorah 2.0 in 0700 PM 03/24 43.30N/91.80W ...Minnesota... ...Dodge County... Hayfield 0.3 SSE 6.0 in 0630 AM 03/25 43.89N/92.85W Mantorville 5.0 in 0817 PM 03/24 44.07N/92.76W ...Fillmore County... Wykoff 3.1 NW 3.9 in 0700 AM 03/25 43.74N/92.31W 2 WSW Fillmore 3.9 in 0826 PM 03/24 43.74N/92.31W Chatfield 9.0 ESE 3.4 in 0700 AM 03/25 43.79N/92.03W Preston 3.2 in 0800 AM 03/25 43.67N/92.07W Mabel 2.2 in 0600 AM 03/25 43.52N/91.76W ...Houston County... Hokah 4 NW 4.6 in 0700 AM 03/25 43.80N/91.43W 1 ENE Mound Prairie 4.6 in 0645 AM 03/25 43.79N/91.42W Caledonia 4.0 in 0821 PM 03/24 43.63N/91.50W 2 ENE Money Creek 4.0 in 0821 PM 03/24 43.83N/91.57W La Crescent 0.7 N 3.2 in 0730 AM 03/25 43.84N/91.30W Caledonia 5.4 S 3.0 in 0800 AM 03/25 43.56N/91.51W ...Mower County... Grand Meadow 5.5 in 0530 AM 03/25 43.71N/92.56W Austin 1.1 ESE 3.0 in 0730 AM 03/25 43.67N/92.95W Austin 1.9 ENE 1.2 in 0800 AM 03/25 43.68N/92.94W ...Olmsted County... 4 WSW Elba 7.2 in 0819 AM 03/25 44.05N/92.09W 5 SW Elba 7.2 in 1101 PM 03/24 44.05N/92.09W Elba 4.7 SW 7.2 in 1030 PM 03/24 44.04N/92.09W 1 SSW Oronoco 6.7 in 0950 PM 03/24 44.15N/92.54W Elgin 2SSW 6.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.10N/92.27W 3 SSW Rochester 6.5 in 0918 PM 03/24 43.97N/92.50W 3 ESE Douglas 6.5 in 0839 PM 03/24 44.09N/92.51W 2 NE Rochester AP 6.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 43.93N/92.47W Rochester 5.7 N 5.7 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.10N/92.46W 2 NE Rochester 5.7 in 0530 AM 03/25 44.04N/92.44W Rochester 4.2 N 5.5 in 0600 AM 03/25 44.08N/92.49W 2 NNW Rochester 5.5 in 0804 PM 03/24 44.04N/92.49W 1 SSW Rochester 5.5 in 0738 PM 03/24 44.00N/92.48W Rochester 3.9 ESE 5.4 in 0730 AM 03/25 43.99N/92.41W 2 NNW Rochester 5.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.05N/92.49W Rochester 1.5 WSW 5.0 in 0600 AM 03/25 44.00N/92.50W Stewartville 4.3 E 5.0 in 0400 AM 03/25 43.86N/92.40W Rochester 3.0 N 4.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.06N/92.47W Rochester 6.9 NNE 3.2 in 0730 AM 03/25 44.11N/92.43W Chatfield 2.7 NNW 2.4 in 0800 AM 03/25 43.88N/92.22W ...Wabasha County... Theilman 1 SSW 7.2 in 0730 AM 03/25 44.28N/92.19W 1 N Wabasha 7.0 in 0940 PM 03/24 44.38N/92.04W Kellogg 0.1 N 6.0 in 0630 AM 03/25 44.31N/92.00W Zumbro Falls 3.5 SSW 3.8 in 0730 AM 03/25 44.24N/92.46W Wabasha 6.2 WNW 2.9 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.39N/92.16W ...Winona County... Lewiston 6.0 in 0819 PM 03/24 43.99N/91.87W Winona 5.0 in 1125 PM 03/24 44.05N/91.66W La Crescent 4.0 NNW 4.4 in 0700 AM 03/25 43.88N/91.34W 2 SSE Dakota 4.4 in 1128 PM 03/24 43.89N/91.34W Winona 2.0 ESE 4.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.04N/91.63W 1 NW Winona 3.5 in 0831 PM 03/24 44.05N/91.67W La Crescent Dam 7 3.0 in 0730 AM 03/25 43.87N/91.31W Winona 1.9 ESE 2.5 in 0650 AM 03/25 44.04N/91.63W ...Wisconsin... ...Adams County... 0.6 W Friendship 1.1 in 0700 AM 03/25 43.98N/89.83W ...Buffalo County... Mondovi 12.1 SSE 6.0 in 0747 AM 03/25 44.40N/91.60W Cochrane 0.6 ESE 3.8 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.23N/91.82W ...Clark County... Thorp 0.5 NNE 7.1 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.97N/90.80W 6 N Chili 7.0 in 0952 AM 03/25 44.72N/90.34W Thorp 10.1 S 5.0 in 0533 AM 03/25 44.81N/90.82W ...Crawford County... 1 S De Soto 2.8 in 0619 PM 03/24 43.41N/91.19W Eastman 2.4 NNE 1.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 43.20N/91.00W ...Grant County... Cassville 7.8 ENE T in 0700 AM 03/25 42.75N/90.84W ...Jackson County... Melrose 3.6 W 3.2 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.13N/91.07W Black River Falls 3.0 in 0830 AM 03/25 44.29N/90.85W ...Juneau County... 1.0 E Mauston 0.6 in 0800 AM 03/25 43.79N/90.06W ...La Crosse County... 2 E La Crosse 5.6 in 0700 AM 03/25 43.82N/91.19W Onalaska 1.9 E 5.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 43.89N/91.18W Holmen 2S 4.7 in 0700 AM 03/25 43.93N/91.24W Brice Prairie 4.5 in 0819 PM 03/24 43.94N/91.30W French Island 4.4 in 0700 AM 03/25 43.86N/91.27W 2 SSW La Crosse 4.0 in 0818 PM 03/24 43.80N/91.24W La Crosse 4NNW 3.2 in 0730 AM 03/25 43.87N/91.27W 1 WSW West Salem 2.3 in 0820 PM 03/24 43.90N/91.10W Coon Valley 4.5 NNW 1.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 43.76N/91.06W ...Monroe County... Warrens 4.7 WSW 3.7 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.10N/90.59W Cashton 3 NNW 3.4 in 0740 AM 03/25 43.79N/90.80W 1 S Tomah 2.4 in 1000 PM 03/24 43.97N/90.50W ...Taylor County... Medford 0.8 ENE 9.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 45.14N/90.33W 3 SSW Stetsonville 9.1 in 0230 AM 03/25 45.04N/90.34W 1 W Medford 8.2 in 0554 AM 03/25 45.14N/90.37W ...Trempealeau County... Osseo 7.5 in 1226 AM 03/25 44.58N/91.22W 2 SSE Elk Creek 6.0 in 0718 PM 03/24 44.39N/91.39W 4 NW Stevenstown 5.0 in 0710 PM 03/24 44.07N/91.23W Ettrick 4.0 WNW 4.5 in 0702 AM 03/25 44.19N/91.34W ...Vernon County... La Farge 4.0 in 0547 PM 03/24 43.58N/90.64W Viroqua 0.8 ESE 3.8 in 0700 AM 03/25 43.55N/90.87W 0.5 E Viroqua 3.6 in 0700 AM 03/25 43.56N/90.88W Stoddard 1.5 NE 2.2 in 0730 AM 03/25 43.67N/91.19W Hillsboro 2 SW 2.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 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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| Webcam image from northeast Iowa (IADOT) |
Snow plow cam from northeast Iowa (IADOT) |
Snow plow cam near MN-IA stateline (IADOT) |
Snow plow cam from southeast Minnesota (MNDOT) |
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| Snow plow cam from Highway 61 near Winona MN (MNDOT) |
Snow plow cam from near Wabasha, MN after dark (MNDOT) |
Heavy snow falls at NWS La Crosse ~5pm Sunday (NWS La Crosse) |
Snow accumulation in northeast Iowa (IADOT) |
Radar:
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| 3:14-3:32 PM SUNDAY MARCH 24 | 4:14-4:32 PM SUNDAY MARCH 24 |
Forecast Graphics
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| Figure 1: Early Outlook for Heavy Snow Potential | Figure 2: Probability graphic showing area most likely to receive higher snow totals | Figure 3: Forecast travel impacts |
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| Figure 4: Graphicast highlighting heavy snow band and expected impacts | Figure 5: Advisory and Warning Map | Figure 6: Probability of 8" or more of Snow graphic |
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