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 winter storm of the 2025-26 snow season moved northeast from southeast Colorado into southern Lower Michigan and impacted northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and western Wisconsin from the evening of November 28 into the the morning of November 30. The main impact from this storm was the snowfall. Snow totals ranged from 2.5" near Medford, WI (Taylor County) to 13" in Lancaster, WI (Grant County). The official NWS snow observer near Rochester International Airport received a total of 8.5" of snow (3-day total). 7.6" of this snow fell on Novermber 29. This not only easily surpassed the previous snow record for the day (3.8" in 1988), but it was the 5th largest one-day November snowfall. It was the largest one-day snowfall since March 15, 2021 (7.9"), and the largest November one-day snowfall since November 10, 2006 (10.5"). 8.2" of this snow fell on November 29-30. This was 8th largest 2-day November snowfall. This was the largest 2-day snowfall since February 23-24, 2019 (12.1") and the greatest November 2-day snowfall since November 10-11, 2006 (10.5" - 5th largest November 2-day snowfall). The official NWS snow observer near La Crosse Regional Airport received a total of 8.2" of snow (2-day total). 5.2" of this snow fell on November 29. This was the 16th largest 1-day November snowfall. It was the largest one-day snowfall since December 19, 2024 (6.6") and the largest one-day November snowfall since November 23, 1991 (5.4" - 15th largest single-day November snowfall). 8.2" of this snow fell on November 29-30. This the 7th largest 2-day November snowfall. This was the largest 2-day snowfall since April 16-17, 2023 (9.5") and the greatest 2-day November snowfall since November 22-23, 1991 (14" - largest November 2-day snowfall). |
 Observed Snowfall from 6 AM November 28 to 6 AM November 30 |
Snow
...UPDATED SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM SATURDAYS WINTER STORM... Location Amount Time/Date Provider ...Iowa... ...Allamakee County... 5 W Dorchester 7.0 in 1041 AM 11/30 Public ...Chickasaw County... New Hampton 0.4 SW 11.3 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Ionia 2W 6.7 in 0700 AM 11/30 COOP Fredericksburg 0.3 S 5.2 in 0800 AM 11/30 COCORAHS ...Clayton County... Elkader 6.8 WSW 12.1 in 0630 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Mcgregor 9.5 in 0622 AM 11/30 Public Guttenberg Dam 10 8.0 in 0600 AM 11/30 COOP ...Fayette County... Fayette 12.2 in 0700 AM 11/30 COOP Saint Lucas 9.0 in 0803 AM 11/30 Public ...Floyd County... Charles City 1.2 ESE 9.1 in 0645 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Nora Springs 2.4 SSE 9.0 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Nashua 2SW 9.0 in 0700 AM 11/30 COOP ...Mitchell County... St Ansgar 8.0 in 0630 AM 11/30 COOP ...Winneshiek County... 7 ENE Decorah 7.6 in 0821 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Decorah 7.0 in 0812 AM 11/30 Public ...Minnesota... ...Dodge County... Kasson 5.7 SE 7.7 in 0900 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Kasson 7.5 in 0957 AM 11/30 Public Hayfield 0.3 SSE 7.3 in 0730 AM 11/30 COCORAHS ...Fillmore County... Wykoff 3.1 NW 8.0 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Chatfield 8.0 in 0743 AM 11/30 Public Spring Valley 8.0 in 0700 AM 11/30 COOP Chatfield 9.0 ESE 7.6 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Lanesboro 0.2 SSW 7.4 in 0600 AM 11/30 COCORAHS 3 W Wykoff 7.3 in 0738 AM 11/30 Public Mabel 7.0 in 0700 AM 11/30 COOP Spring Valley 0.9 NNW 6.4 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS ...Houston County... 1 W La Crescent 9.4 in 0702 AM 11/30 Trained Spotter 1 ENE Mound Prairie 7.4 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Hokah 4 NW 7.4 in 0700 AM 11/30 COOP Spring Grove 7.0 in 0904 AM 11/30 Public 2 SW Mound Prairie 6.8 in 0939 AM 11/30 Public La Crescent 6.3 in 1007 AM 11/30 Public Caledonia 6.0 in 0631 AM 11/30 Public Caledonia 5.3 in 0730 AM 11/30 COOP ...Mower County... Austin 2.4 W 9.4 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Waltham 2.0 SE 7.0 in 0800 AM 11/30 COCORAHS ...Olmsted County... Rochester 3.9 ESE 8.9 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS 2 NE Rochester 8.5 in 0530 AM 11/30 COCORAHS 2 NE Rochester AP 8.5 in 0600 AM 11/30 CO-OP Observer Stewartville 4.3 E 8.0 in 0600 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Rochester 4.7 N 7.8 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS 1 SSW Oronoco 7.6 in 0931 AM 11/30 2 WSW Rochester 7.5 in 1003 AM 11/30 3 S Predmore 7.5 in 1024 AM 11/30 Trained Spotter 4 N Rochester 7.2 in 0947 AM 11/30 Trained Spotter 4 ESE Douglas 7.0 in 0819 AM 11/30 Byron 0.4 SSE 7.0 in 0715 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Elgin 2SSW 6.8 in 0700 AM 11/30 COOP Byron 5.5 SE 5.9 in 0730 AM 11/30 COCORAHS ...Wabasha County... Plainview 6.9 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Wabasha 6.2 WNW 6.0 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Mazeppa 6.0 in 0830 AM 11/30 Public Theilman 1 SSW 5.6 in 0730 AM 11/30 COOP Lake City 0.7 SE 5.3 in 0800 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Kellogg 0.1 N 5.0 in 0630 AM 11/30 COCORAHS 1 W Kellogg 4.0 in 0800 AM 11/30 Public ...Winona County... Utica 8.0 in 0730 AM 11/30 Public La Crescent 4.0 NNW 7.3 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Winona 6.9 ESE 7.0 in 0807 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Winona 1.9 ESE 6.7 in 0722 AM 11/30 COCORAHS 4.2 N Rollingstone 6.5 in 0608 AM 11/30 COOP Winona 2.0 ESE 6.4 in 0645 AM 11/30 COCORAHS ...Wisconsin... ...Adams County... Oxford 4.0 W 9.0 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Plainville 9.0 in 0833 AM 11/30 Amateur Radio 0.6 W Friendship 8.1 in 0700 AM 11/30 COOP ...Buffalo County... Mondovi 12.1 SSE 7.4 in 0627 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Buffalo 5.5 in 0818 AM 11/30 Public ...Clark County... 5 S Neillsville 5.0 in 0721 AM 11/30 Public Thorp 10.1 S 4.8 in 0530 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Thorp 0.5 NNE 3.2 in 0645 AM 11/30 COCORAHS ...Crawford County... Eastman 8.5 in 0957 AM 11/30 Trained Spotter 1 S De Soto 7.5 in 0805 AM 11/30 Public 3 NNE Eastman 7.0 in 0845 AM 11/30 COCORAHS 1 SE Prairie Du Chien 7.0 in 0908 AM 11/30 Public Gays Mills 1.0 NE 6.1 in 0830 AM 11/30 COCORAHS 2.8 E Harpers Ferry 6.0 in 0800 AM 11/30 COOP Steuben 4SE 5.5 in 0700 AM 11/30 COOP Soldiers Grove 5.0 in 0805 AM 11/30 Public ...Grant County... Lancaster 13.0 in 0756 AM 11/30 Public Platteville 12.0 in 0800 AM 11/30 Public Cassville 7.8 ENE 10.8 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS 4 S Muscoda 8.1 in 0800 AM 11/30 COCORAHS ...Jackson County... Melrose 3.6 W 6.8 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Black River Falls 5.0 in 0830 AM 11/30 COOP ...Juneau County... Union Center 9.0 in 0556 AM 11/30 Public New Lisbon 8.0 in 0654 AM 11/30 Public 3 SSE Lemonweir 8.0 in 1019 AM 11/30 Emergency Mngr 1.0 E Mauston 7.0 in 0630 AM 11/30 COOP 4 SSW Plainville 6.8 in 0956 AM 11/30 Trained Spotter ...La Crosse County... 2 E La Crosse 8.5 in 0600 AM 11/30 Official NWS Obs French Island 8.2 in 0600 AM 11/30 Official NWS Obs Onalaska 1.9 E 7.5 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS 1 WSW La Crosse 7.1 in 1003 AM 11/30 Trained Spotter 1 WSW West Salem 6.6 in 0700 AM 11/30 Trained Spotter West Salem 0.7 W 6.6 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Holmen 6.5 in 0630 AM 11/30 Public Coon Valley 4.5 NNW 6.0 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS La Crosse 1.5 SSE 6.0 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS 4 NNE New Amsterdam 6.0 in 0747 AM 11/30 Public Holmen 1.7 SSE 5.6 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS 1 NNW Onalaska 5.0 in 0940 AM 11/30 ...Monroe County... 2 NNW Tomah 6.0 in 0805 AM 11/30 Trained Spotter Sparta 6.0 in 0842 AM 11/30 Public Norwalk 4.9 NNE 4.5 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS ...Richland County... Richland Center 4.0 N 6.0 in 0800 AM 11/30 COCORAHS ...Taylor County... 0.6 SE Medford 3.0 in 0700 AM 11/30 COOP Westboro 0.1 NW 2.6 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Medford 0.8 ENE 2.5 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Westboro 2.5 in 0700 AM 11/30 Public ...Trempealeau County... Ettrick 4.0 WNW 6.4 in 0800 AM 11/30 COCORAHS 3 SSE Elk Creek 5.0 in 0707 AM 11/30 Public ...Vernon County... 0.5 E Viroqua 7.1 in 0700 AM 11/30 COOP 1 SSE Cashton 6.5 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Hillsboro 2 SW 6.2 in 0700 AM 11/30 COOP Stoddard 1.5 NE 5.5 in 0800 AM 11/30 COCORAHS Stoddard 4.7 NNE 4.8 in 0700 AM 11/30 COCORAHS 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.
More detailed snow map: https://www.weather.gov/source/crh/snowmap.html?zoom=8&lat=42.99&lon=-91.14&hr=12
Daily Snow Records
November 28-29 Cooperative Observer Records
New Records
Location Record Old Record Began
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Altura 5W, MN 1.0 inch 1.0 inch in 2018 2003
Charles City, IA 8.0 inches 3.3 inches in 1971 1893
Elma, IA 3.6 inches 0.5 inches in 2005 2001
Guttenberg L&D 10, IA 2.0 inches 1.5 inches in 1971 1938
Ionia 2W, IA 3.8 inches 0.5 inches in 2018 2002
Preston, MN 4.0 inches 1.5 inches in 1985 1952
Rochester AP 2 NE, MN 1.6 inches 0.9 inches in 2018 2000
Rushford, MN 1.0 inch 1.0 inch in 2019 1948
St. Ansgar, IA 2.8 inches 0.8 inches in 2018 2007
Strawberry Point, IA 3.5 inches 0.4 inches in 2004 2000
November 29 Airport and NWS Records
New Records
Location Record Old Record Began
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La Crosse WFO, WI 6.2 inches 1.2 inches in 2005 1997
Rochester, MN 7.6 inches 3.8 inches in 1988 1893
November 28-29 Cooperative Observer Records
New Records
Location Record Old Record Began
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Alma Dam 4, WI 3.0 inches 2.5 inches in 1988 1936
Altura 5W, MN 6.0 inches 1.5 inches in 2022 2003
Black River Falls, WI 4.5 inches 4.5 inches in 1940 1893
Elgin 2 SSW, MN 6.0 inches 2.0 inches in 2022 1940
Elma, IA 3.1 inches 0.8 inches in 2007 2001
Genoa Dam 8, WI 3.5 inches 2.5 inches in 1940 1936
Guttenberg L&D 10, IA 6.0 inches 5.0 inches in 1985 1938
Hokah 4 NW, MN 6.4 inches 0.5 inches in 2022 2008
Ionia 2 W, IA 6.7 inches 3.0 inches in 2008 2002
La Crescent Dam 7, MN 6.0 inches 6.0 inches in 1988 1939
La Crosse 4 NNW, WI 6.1 inches 1.4 inches in 2008 1999
La Farge, WI 7.0 inches 1.4 inches in 2007 1940
Lynxville Dam 9, WI 6.0 inches 3.5 inches in 1974 1936
Mather 3NW, WI 7.1 inches 7.0 inches in 1907 1903
Minnesota City Dam 5 6.0 inches 4.5 inches in 1940 1939
Nashua 2 SW, IA 6.0 inches 0.2 inches in 2022 2009
Oelwein, IA 2.5 inches 0.9 inches in 2008 2005
Rochester AP 2 NE, MN 6.9 inches 2.3 inches in 2022 2000
Rushford, MN 5.0 inches 0.5 inches in 2008 1948
St. Ansgar, IA 5.2 inches 1.4 inches in 2022 2007
Spring Valley, MN 8.0 inches 1.6 inches in 2022 2016
Strawberry Point, IA 6.1 inches 1.0 inches in 2008 2000
Steuben 4 SE, WI 5.5 inches 2.5 inches in 1974 1971
Theilman 1 SSW, MN 5.6 inches 2.6 inches in 2022 1938
Trempealeau Dam 6, WI 6.0 inches 6.0 inches in 1988 1936
Winona Dam 5A, MN 5.5 inches 4.0 inches in 1940 1939
November 30 Airport and NWS Records
New Records
Location Record Old Record Began
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La Crosse WFO, WI 2.3 inches 1.9 inches in 2008 1997
Largest Single & 2-Day November Snowfalls
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