Blizzard conditions will develop across much of the area tonight, especially in rural wind-prone areas. This new snow will be lighter and fluffier, making it much more susceptible to blowing around in the strong winds. TRAVEL STRONGLY DISCOURAGED tonight! The Monday morning commute will be impacted. Sporadic power outages will be possible. Read More >
Overview
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The first widespread snowfall of the winter season resulted in several inches of accumulation across much of the area during the evening hours of November 16th and early morning of the 17th. The highest totals occurred across northeast Iowa int parts of southeast Minnesota, where totals of 3 to 4 inches were reported. The highest report received came from Postville, IA near the Allamakee-Clayton County border, where 4.4" of new snow occurred. |
 Summary of snowfall totals |
Snow/Ice
Below is a list of snowfall reports from around the area. Our thanks to weather spotters and observers for sending in the reports.
A graphical version of all snow reports is also available.
Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Iowa... ...Allamakee County... 5 NE Postville 4.4 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.14N/91.49W Waukon 2.0 in 0417 AM 11/17 43.27N/91.47W 4 WNW Lansing 1.8 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.40N/91.29W ...Chickasaw County... Ionia 2W 3.0 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.03N/92.50W New Hampton 2.5 in 0404 AM 11/17 43.06N/92.31W ...Clayton County... Monona WWTP 4.2 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.04N/91.40W 1 SSW Mcgregor 3.5 in 1000 AM 11/17 43.01N/91.19W Edgewood 2.8 in 0700 AM 11/17 42.65N/91.40W Marquette 2.6 in 0800 AM 11/17 43.05N/91.18W Elkader 2.0 in 0419 AM 11/17 42.85N/91.40W Volga 1NE 1.9 in 0645 AM 11/17 42.81N/91.52W Elkader 6SSW 1.7 in 0700 AM 11/17 42.78N/91.45W Guttenberg Dam 10 1.3 in 0600 AM 11/17 42.78N/91.10W ...Fayette County... 1 ENE Alpha 3.0 in 0900 AM 11/17 43.01N/92.03W West Union 2.5 in 0414 AM 11/17 42.96N/91.81W Fayette 2.0 in 0648 AM 11/17 42.85N/91.82W ...Floyd County... Charles City 3.0 in 0400 AM 11/17 43.07N/92.68W Nora Springs 2.4 SSE 2.0 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.11N/92.99W ...Howard County... 1 SW Lourdes 3.0 in 0855 AM 11/17 43.25N/92.32W Elma 2.7 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.24N/92.44W Cresco 2.5 in 0407 AM 11/17 43.37N/92.12W Cresco 1NE 2.5 in 0600 AM 11/17 43.39N/92.09W ...Mitchell County... 2 N Carpenter 4.0 in 0858 AM 11/17 43.44N/93.02W St Ansgar 3.8 in 0630 AM 11/17 43.38N/92.92W Riceville 3.8 in 0752 AM 11/17 43.36N/92.56W Osage 2.5 in 0402 AM 11/17 43.28N/92.81W ...Winneshiek County... 5 ESE Decorah 2.6 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.26N/91.70W 7 ENE Decorah 2.5 in 0800 AM 11/17 43.34N/91.64W Decorah 2.0 in 0411 AM 11/17 43.31N/91.79W ...Minnesota... ...Dodge County... Hayfield 2.1 in 0800 AM 11/17 43.89N/92.85W Mantorville 2.0 in 0452 AM 11/17 44.07N/92.75W 2 NE Kasson 1.4 in 0700 AM 11/17 44.05N/92.72W ...Fillmore County... 1 W Fillmore 2.8 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.74N/92.31W Spring Valley 3E 2.4 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.68N/92.33W 1 SSE Pilot Mound 2.2 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.79N/92.03W Lanesboro 2NE 2.1 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.73N/91.94W Mabel 2.0 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.52N/91.76W Spring Valley 2.0 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.69N/92.39W 1 ESE Peterson 2.0 in 0732 AM 11/17 43.78N/91.82W Preston 1.5 in 0447 AM 11/17 43.68N/92.08W ...Houston County... 4 NW Eitzen 1.8 in 0800 AM 11/17 43.56N/91.51W Caledonia 1.5 in 0444 AM 11/17 43.63N/91.50W 2 NE Mound Prairie 1.5 in 0706 AM 11/17 43.80N/91.43W 3 ENE Mound Prairie 1.0 in 0936 AM 11/17 43.80N/91.40W 3 W Stoddard 0.7 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.65N/91.28W ...Mower County... 4 WSW Austin 4.0 in 0655 AM 11/17 43.64N/93.05W 1 ENE Austin 3.3 in 0800 AM 11/17 43.68N/92.94W Austin 3.0 in 0449 AM 11/17 43.67N/92.97W ...Olmsted County... 2 W Rochester 2.1 in 0723 AM 11/17 44.02N/92.51W Rochester International Airp 2.0 in 0554 AM 11/17 43.91N/92.50W 3 SSW Predmore 2.0 in 0715 AM 11/17 43.90N/92.34W 1 ENE Rochester 1.5 in 0453 AM 11/17 44.02N/92.46W 2 NE Rochester 1.4 in 0622 AM 11/17 44.03N/92.44W 4 ESE Douglas 1.4 in 0700 AM 11/17 44.08N/92.48W Elgin 2SSW 1.1 in 0700 AM 11/17 44.10N/92.27W 4 ESE Douglas 1.1 in 1000 AM 11/17 44.08N/92.51W ...Wabasha County... Theilman 1SSW 1.4 in 0730 AM 11/17 44.28N/92.19W 3 SW Zumbro Falls 1.3 in 0730 AM 11/17 44.24N/92.46W Wabasha 0.4 in 0730 AM 11/17 44.38N/92.03W Wabasha 0.3 in 0700 AM 11/17 44.38N/92.05W ...Winona County... 3 ESE Stockton 1.5 in 0830 AM 11/17 44.01N/91.71W 1 WSW Winona 1.4 in 0715 AM 11/17 44.03N/91.68W Winona Dam 5A 0.8 in 0600 AM 11/17 44.09N/91.67W 1 ENE Winona 0.5 in 0458 AM 11/17 44.05N/91.64W Minnesota City Dam 5 0.2 in 0700 AM 11/17 44.16N/91.81W La Crescent Dam 7 T in 0600 AM 11/17 43.87N/91.31W ...Wisconsin... ...Adams County... Friendship 0.1 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.98N/89.83W 2 S Brooks T in 0700 AM 11/17 43.79N/89.64W ...Buffalo County... Alma 0.3 in 0410 AM 11/17 44.32N/91.91W ...Crawford County... 1 NNE Prairie Du Chien 3.2 in 0528 AM 11/17 43.05N/91.13W Eastman 3.0 in 0158 PM 11/17 43.16N/91.02W Lynxville Dam 9 2.5 in 0600 AM 11/17 43.21N/91.10W Steuben 4SE 2.4 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.13N/90.84W 1 WNW Mount Zion 2.0 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.26N/90.76W De Soto 1SE 2.0 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.42N/91.19W Gays Mills 2.0 in 0800 AM 11/17 43.32N/90.85W 1 NNW Prairie Du Chien 1.0 in 0425 AM 11/17 43.05N/91.15W ...Grant County... Muscoda 2.5 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.18N/90.44W Lancaster 2.0 in 0423 AM 11/17 42.85N/90.71W 1 W Platteville 2.0 in 0816 AM 11/17 42.74N/90.49W Cuba City 1.8 in 0600 AM 11/17 42.61N/90.43W Cuba City 1.5 in 0930 AM 11/17 42.60N/90.43W ...Jackson County... Black River Falls 1.7 NNE 0.4 in 0700 AM 11/17 44.32N/90.83W Black River Falls Sewage 0.2 in 0730 AM 11/17 44.29N/90.85W Mather 3NW T in 0700 AM 11/17 44.17N/90.35W ...Juneau County... Union Center 0.7 in 1100 AM 11/17 43.68N/90.26W ...La Crosse County... 1 SW Barre Mills 1.3 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.82N/91.13W 3 W Saint Joseph 1.1 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.78N/91.10W NWS La Crosse 1.1 in 0430 AM 11/17 43.82N/91.19W La Crosse Regional Airport 0.7 in 0553 AM 11/17 43.88N/91.26W ...Monroe County... 3 WNW Kendall 0.5 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.81N/90.44W Warrens 4WSW 0.4 in 0700 AM 11/17 44.10N/90.59W Sparta 0.4 in 0800 AM 11/17 43.94N/90.82W ...Richland County... Ithaca 2.2 in 0718 AM 11/17 43.34N/90.28W Richland Center 2.0 in 0426 AM 11/17 43.33N/90.39W Richland Center 4N 1.0 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.40N/90.39W ...Trempealeau County... Trempealeau Dam 6 1.0 in 0600 AM 11/17 44.00N/91.44W ...Vernon County... La Farge 1.5 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.57N/90.64W Stoddard 1.3 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.66N/91.22W Viroqua 1.0 in 0429 AM 11/17 43.56N/90.88W Genoa Dam 8 1.0 in 0600 AM 11/17 43.57N/91.23W Stoddard 5NNE 1.0 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.72N/91.17W 3 WNW Viola 1.0 in 0800 AM 11/17 43.53N/90.74W Hillsboro WSW 0.8 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.65N/90.35W Hillsboro 2SW 0.8 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.63N/90.38W Westby 3ENE 0.7 in 0700 AM 11/17 43.67N/90.81W
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