An early spring snowstorm blanketed much of central and southeastern Minnesota with heavy, wet snow during the evening hours of March 22 and the morning of March 23. The heavy snow created travel hazards and led to school closures in some southeast Minnesota districts. The snow fell along a relatively narrow arc extending from northeast South Dakota to northeast Iowa (map at right). Snowfall totals in excess of eight inches were reported in McLeod, Sibley, Carver, Dakota, Scott, Rice, and Goodhue counties. For most communities in the heavy snow band, it was far and away the heaviest snow event of the 2014-2015 season.
The water-laden snow brought welcome moisture to a dry landscape. The liquid content of the snow ranged from one-half inch to three-quarters of an inch in many southeastern Minnesota locations.
Snowfall reports: National Weather Service Office - Chanhassen
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1236 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2015 ...SNOWFALL REPORTS FOR THE MARCH 22-23 STORM... THESE ARE PRELIMINARY REPORTS AND NOT NECESSARILY THE FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION. THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR OBSERVERS WHO MADE THIS REPORT POSSIBLE. SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME ------ ----------------------- -- -------------- ------- 12.30 1 N ZUMBROTA MN GOODHUE 0600 AM 12.10 2 NNE ZUMBROTA MN GOODHUE 0700 AM 11.00 GREEN ISLE MN SIBLEY 1112 AM 10.50 3 ENE MONTGOMERY MN RICE 0525 AM 10.00 6 N HENDERSON MN SIBLEY 1132 AM LIQUID PRECIPITATION OF 10.0 INCHES. 10.00 ZUMBROTA MN GOODHUE 0700 AM 9.80 LAKEVILLE MN DAKOTA 0501 AM 9.50 1 W NEW PRAGUE MN SCOTT 0815 AM 9.50 2 W PRIOR LAKE MN SCOTT 0630 AM MELTED PRECIPITATION .73 INCHES. 9.50 2 S PRIOR LAKE MN SCOTT 0542 AM 9.00 BROWNTON MN MCLEOD 0800 AM 9.00 PRIOR LAKE MN SCOTT 0741 AM 9.00 NEW PRAGUE MN SCOTT 0727 AM 8.90 ZUMBROTA MN GOODHUE 1208 AM 8.80 JORDAN MN SCOTT 0530 AM 8.70 NORTHFIELD MN RICE 1234 AM 8.70 CASTLE ROCK MN DAKOTA 1208 AM 8.50 CARVER MN CARVER 1058 PM 8.50 2 W PRIOR LAKE MN SCOTT 1017 PM 8.30 BELLE PLAINE MN SCOTT 1016 PM 8.10 FARMINGTON MN DAKOTA 0741 AM 8.00 FARMINGTON MN DAKOTA 0735 AM MELTED PRECIPITATION OF 0.62 INCHES. OBSERVED BY METEOROLOGIST AT FAA FACILITY. 8.00 LAKEVILLE MN DAKOTA 0730 AM MEASURED IN NE PORTION OF CITY. 8.00 5 NE PRIOR LAKE MN SCOTT 1012 PM 8.00 NEW PRAGUE MN SCOTT 1012 PM 8.00 JORDAN MN SCOTT 0850 PM 7.80 DUNDAS MN RICE 0501 AM 7.80 NORWOOD/YOUNG AMERICA MN CARVER 1116 PM 7.80 2 S SHAKOPEE MN SCOTT 0944 PM 7.70 GREEN ISLE MN SIBLEY 1039 PM 7.50 WASECA MN WASECA 0800 AM 7.50 OWATONNA MN STEELE 0728 AM 7.50 CREDIT RIVER MN SCOTT 0430 AM 7.50 COLOGNE MN CARVER 1030 PM 7.50 N LAKEVILLE MN DAKOTA 0920 PM 7.40 SHAKOPEE MN SCOTT 0827 AM 7.20 2 SW BURNSVILLE MN DAKOTA 0317 AM 7.00 ROSEMOUNT MN DAKOTA 0800 AM 7.00 FARIBAULT MN RICE 0700 AM 7.00 RED WING MN GOODHUE 0630 AM 7.00 1 WNW BURNSVILLE MN DAKOTA 0317 AM 7.00 APPLE VALLEY MN DAKOTA 0915 PM 7.00 PRIOR LAKE MN SCOTT 0844 PM 6.90 BURNSVILLE MN DAKOTA 1005 PM 6.70 4 ENE LAKEVILLE MN DAKOTA 1054 PM 6.50 2 NW CHASKA MN CARVER 0500 AM 6.20 1 SSW WACONIA MN CARVER 1026 PM 6.00 3 NE STOCKHOLM WI PEPIN 0800 AM 6.00 RED WING MN GOODHUE 0500 AM OCCURRED AT LOCK AND DAM. 6.00 HOWARD LAKE MN WRIGHT 0200 AM 5.80 1 ESE CHASKA MN CARVER 0800 AM 5.80 KANDIYOHI MN KANDIYOHI 1038 PM 5.80 BURNSVILLE MN DAKOTA 0845 PM 5.70 WACONIA MN CARVER 0600 AM 5.60 4 E MANKATO MN BLUE EARTH 0700 AM 5.40 CHANHASSEN MN CARVER 0701 AM 5.30 COSMOS MN MEEKER 1050 PM 5.00 REDWOOD FALLS MN REDWOOD 0600 AM 5.00 HUTCHINSON MN MCLEOD 0157 AM 5.00 RED WING MN GOODHUE 0930 PM 5.00 SHAKOPEE MN SCOTT 0915 PM 4.80 4 SSE MANKATO MN BLUE EARTH 0650 AM 4.60 4 SSE DOWNTOWN MINNEAPO MN HENNEPIN 0800 AM 4.50 MAPLE PLAIN MN HENNEPIN 0828 AM 4.50 BLOOMINGTON MN HENNEPIN 0800 AM MEASURED BY RETIRED NWS METEOROLOGIST 4.50 WINTHROP MN SIBLEY 0847 PM 4.40 WILLMAR MN KANDIYOHI 0600 AM 4.00 WELLS MN FARIBAULT 0800 AM 4.00 VESTA MN REDWOOD 0800 AM 4.00 2 SSE EDINA MN HENNEPIN 0600 AM 4.00 HASTINGS MN DAKOTA 0600 AM 4.00 3 SSE DOWNTOWN MINNEAPO MN HENNEPIN 1112 PM 4.00 WILLMAR MN KANDIYOHI 0934 PM 3.60 MSP INTL AIRPORT MN HENNEPIN 0700 AM 3.50 ST CLAIR MN BLUE EARTH 0640 AM 3.50 1 ENE INVER GROVE HEIGH MN DAKOTA 0101 AM 3.30 2 SSE EDINA MN HENNEPIN 1039 PM 3.00 1 N MINNESOTA LAKE MN BLUE EARTH 1112 AM 3.00 DURAND WI PEPIN 0800 AM 3.00 ALBERT LEA MN FREEBORN 0800 AM 3.00 MADELIA MN WATONWAN 0630 AM 3.00 BLOOMINGTON MN HENNEPIN 0603 AM 3.00 2 SW PRINSBURG MN KANDIYOHI 0600 AM 3.00 GOLDEN VALLEY MN HENNEPIN 0915 PM 2.90 MORRIS MN STEVENS 0800 AM 2.80 BENSON MN SWIFT 1017 AM 2.80 KIMBALL MN STEARNS 0600 AM 2.50 MANKATO MN BLUE EARTH 0609 AM STORM TOTAL. 2.50 MADELIA MN WATONWAN 1107 PM 2.50 ST PETER MN NICOLLET 1100 PM 2.50 MAPLE GROVE MN HENNEPIN 0930 PM 2.40 WATERTOWN MN CARVER 0420 AM 2.30 ROBERTS WI ST. CROIX 0800 AM 2.30 1 NNW NORTH ST PAUL MN RAMSEY 0715 AM 2.30 3 WSW DOWNTOWN ST PAUL MN RAMSEY 1054 PM 2.20 MADISON MN LAC QUI PARLE 0800 AM 2.00 ST JAMES MN WATONWAN 0815 AM 2.00 COMFREY MN BROWN 0800 AM 2.00 SPRINGFIELD MN BROWN 1038 PM 1.40 EAU CLAIRE WI EAU CLAIRE 0837 AM 1.30 MENOMONIE WI DUNN 0851 AM 1.10 EAU CLAIRE WI EAU CLAIRE 0415 AM OBSERVED AT WQOW TV. 1.00 MONTEVIDEO MN CHIPPEWA 0700 AM 1.00 BALDWIN WI ST. CROIX 0700 AM 1.00 5 SE OTSEGO MN WRIGHT 0647 AM 0.80 ST CLOUD MN STEARNS 0700 AM OBSERVED AT THE PRISON. 0.30 4 SE OTSEGO MN WRIGHT 0850 PM
Snowfall Reports: National Weather Service Office - La Crosse
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1102 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2015 ...SNOWFALL REPORTS PAST 24 HOURS ... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...MINNESOTA... ...DODGE COUNTY... MANTORVILLE 2ESE 8.0 IN 1000 AM 03/23 44.05N/92.72W KASSON 1NE 8.0 IN 0600 AM 03/23 44.05N/92.74W ...FILLMORE COUNTY... SPRING VALLEY 3E 10.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.68N/92.33W SPRING VALLEY 3SW 10.0 IN 0830 AM 03/23 43.66N/92.43W PRESTON 1SSE 9.6 IN 0830 AM 03/23 43.66N/92.08W HARMONY 9.0 IN 0800 AM 03/23 43.55N/92.01W CHATFIELD 9.0 ESE 8.2 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.79N/92.03W 3 N FILLMORE 8.0 IN 0800 AM 03/23 43.79N/92.26W MABEL 8.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.52N/91.76W LANESBORO 7.9 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.72N/91.97W PETERSON 1S 7.7 IN 0704 AM 03/23 43.78N/91.82W WYKOFF 3.1 NW 7.6 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.74N/92.31W 2 SSW WHALAN 7.4 IN 1000 AM 03/23 43.71N/91.94W PRESTON 7.4 IN 0815 AM 03/23 43.67N/92.07W WYKOFF 6.5 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.71N/92.27W LANESBORO 4.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.72N/91.97W ...HOUSTON COUNTY... CALEDONIA 5.4 S 8.0 IN 0800 AM 03/23 43.56N/91.51W 1 NNW LA CRESCENT 7.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.83N/91.31W CALEDONIA 6.7 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.63N/91.50W SPRING GROVE 4N 6.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.61N/91.62W LA CRESCENT 0.7 NNW 4.6 IN 0730 AM 03/23 43.84N/91.31W ...MOWER COUNTY... GRAND MEADOW 8.5 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.71N/92.57W AUSTIN 6.0 IN 0800 AM 03/23 43.67N/92.97W AUSTIN WASTE WATER TREATMENT 5.7 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.65N/92.97W AUSTIN 2NE 5.2 IN 0930 AM 03/23 43.68N/92.95W ...OLMSTED COUNTY... PINE ISLAND 2S 10.6 IN 0730 AM 03/23 44.19N/92.65W ORONOCO 10.5 IN 0630 AM 03/23 44.17N/92.53W ROCHESTER 2.6 NE 10.0 IN 0600 AM 03/23 44.04N/92.44W ORONOCO 3SE 9.9 IN 0915 AM 03/23 44.14N/92.48W ORONOCO 1S 9.8 IN 0700 AM 03/23 44.15N/92.54W BYRON 4 NORTH 8.4 IN 0700 AM 03/23 44.09N/92.64W ROCHESTER 8.0 IN 0735 AM 03/23 44.01N/92.48W ROCHESTER AP 2NE 7.9 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.93N/92.48W ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRP 7.9 IN 0654 AM 03/23 43.91N/92.50W ELGIN 2SSW 7.6 IN 0700 AM 03/23 44.10N/92.27W ...WABASHA COUNTY... 5 NNE ZUMBRO FALLS 10.5 IN 0830 AM 03/23 44.35N/92.39W 1 S HAMMOND 10.5 IN 0645 AM 03/23 44.21N/92.37W ZUMBRO FALLS 3.5 SSW 9.3 IN 0745 AM 03/23 44.24N/92.46W PLAINVIEW 9.0 IN 0730 AM 03/23 44.16N/92.17W THEILMAN 1SSW 8.9 IN 0830 AM 03/23 44.28N/92.19W LAKE CITY 8.0 IN 0800 AM 03/23 44.44N/92.28W WABASHA 7.8 IN 0700 AM 03/23 44.39N/92.05W ...WINONA COUNTY... WINONA 4SE 9.5 IN 0730 AM 03/23 44.02N/91.61W GOODVIEW 8.9 IN 0600 AM 03/23 44.07N/91.71W MINNESOTA CITY 8.0 IN 0815 AM 03/23 44.09N/91.75W WINONA 3S 7.5 IN 0800 AM 03/23 43.99N/91.61W ALTURA 5W 7.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 44.06N/92.04W MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5 6.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 44.16N/91.81W TREMPEALEAU DAM 6 6.0 IN 0600 AM 03/23 44.00N/91.44W WINONA DAM 5A 6.0 IN 0600 AM 03/23 44.09N/91.67W LA CRESCENT DAM 7 4.0 IN 0600 AM 03/23 43.87N/91.31W ...IOWA... ...ALLAMAKEE COUNTY... WAUKON 12.0 IN 0755 AM 03/23 43.27N/91.48W ...CHICKASAW COUNTY... N. WASHINGTON 5.9 IN 0707 AM 03/23 43.12N/92.42W NEW HAMPTON 4.5 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.06N/92.31W NEW HAMPTON 0.4 SW 4.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.06N/92.32W IONIA 2W 2.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.03N/92.50W ...CLAYTON COUNTY... MARQUETTE 12.0 IN 0730 AM 03/23 43.04N/91.18W MONONA WWTP 10.8 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.04N/91.40W VOLGA 1NE 3.3 IN 0700 AM 03/23 42.81N/91.52W ELKADER 6SSW 1.8 IN 0700 AM 03/23 42.78N/91.45W GUTTENBERG DAM 10 0.7 IN 0600 AM 03/23 42.78N/91.10W ...FAYETTE COUNTY... WAUCOMA 3.2 S 3.8 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.01N/92.03W FAYETTE 2.4 IN 0700 AM 03/23 42.85N/91.82W WADENA 1.5 IN 0800 AM 03/23 42.84N/91.66W ...FLOYD COUNTY... CHARLES CITY 1.5 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.06N/92.67W NORA SPRINGS 2.4 SSE 1.5 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.11N/92.99W NASHUA 2SW 0.7 IN 0700 AM 03/23 42.94N/92.57W ...HOWARD COUNTY... CRESCO 1NE 5.8 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.39N/92.09W ELMA 2.9 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.24N/92.44W ...MITCHELL COUNTY... RICEVILLE 4.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.36N/92.55W ST ANSGAR 2.8 IN 0630 AM 03/23 43.38N/92.92W OSAGE 2.6 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.28N/92.81W 2 S MONA 2.5 IN 1015 AM 03/23 43.46N/92.94W ...WINNESHIEK COUNTY... 8 ENE DECORAH 11.5 IN 0730 AM 03/23 43.35N/91.65W 7 NE DECORAH 11.5 IN 0730 AM 03/23 43.38N/91.69W DECORAH 7.9 ENE 11.5 IN 0728 AM 03/23 43.34N/91.64W DECORAH 5E 9.5 IN 0730 AM 03/23 43.30N/91.70W ...WISCONSIN... ...ADAMS COUNTY... FRIENDSHIP 0.3 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.98N/89.83W ...BUFFALO COUNTY... ALMA DAM 4 7.2 IN 0600 AM 03/23 44.33N/91.92W ...CLARK COUNTY... NEILLSVILLE 3ESE 0.7 IN 0700 AM 03/23 44.54N/90.54W NEILLSVILLE 3NW 0.1 IN 0729 AM 03/23 44.61N/90.65W ...CRAWFORD COUNTY... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 13.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.05N/91.13W STEUBEN 4SE 10.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.13N/90.84W LYNXVILLE DAM 9 10.0 IN 0600 AM 03/23 43.21N/91.10W MOUNT ZION 8.8 IN 0730 AM 03/23 43.26N/90.73W GAYS MILLS 6.1 SE 8.8 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.26N/90.76W ...GRANT COUNTY... WOODMAN 15.0 IN 1030 AM 03/23 43.09N/90.80W FENNIMORE 15.0 IN 0734 AM 03/23 42.98N/90.66W LANCASTER 11.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 42.85N/90.71W LANCASTER 0.3 N 11.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 42.85N/90.71W MUSCODA 9.5 IN 0800 AM 03/23 43.20N/90.44W LANCASTER 4WSW 8.0 IN 0800 AM 03/23 42.83N/90.79W CUBA CITY 3.0 IN 0800 AM 03/23 42.60N/90.43W SINSINAWA 1.5 IN 1037 AM 03/23 42.52N/90.54W CASSVILLE 1.5 IN 0800 AM 03/23 42.72N/90.99W ...JACKSON COUNTY... MELROSE 4.3 IN 0529 AM 03/23 44.13N/90.99W ...LA CROSSE COUNTY... HOLMEN 1NW 8.5 IN 0600 AM 03/23 43.97N/91.27W WEST SALEM 7.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.90N/91.09W LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT 7.0 IN 0653 AM 03/23 43.88N/91.26W WFO LA CROSSE 6.7 IN 0600 AM 03/23 43.82N/91.19W HOLMEN 2S 6.5 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.93N/91.25W LA CROSSE 4NNW 6.4 IN 0730 AM 03/23 43.87N/91.27W ONALASKA 6.1 IN 0800 AM 03/23 43.91N/91.23W ONALASKA 1.6 NW 6.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.90N/91.24W BARRE MILLS 2N 5.5 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.85N/91.11W BANGOR 5.3 IN 0800 AM 03/23 43.89N/90.99W LA CROSSE 1SE 5.0 IN 0600 AM 03/23 43.81N/91.22W FOUR CORNERS 4.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 44.07N/90.92W LA CROSSE SNOW 2.2 IN 0600 AM 03/23 43.86N/91.27W ...MONROE COUNTY... SPARTA 4.6 IN 0800 AM 03/23 43.94N/90.82W SPARTA HIGHWAY DEPT 3.0 IN 0800 AM 03/23 43.94N/90.80W TUNNEL CITY 2.9 IN 0700 AM 03/23 44.01N/90.57W ...RICHLAND COUNTY... BOAZ 2NW 7.5 IN 0800 AM 03/23 43.36N/90.56W RICHLAND CENTER 6.5 IN 0558 AM 03/23 43.34N/90.38W RICHLAND CENTER 4N 6.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.40N/90.39W ITHACA 2S 5.5 IN 0615 AM 03/23 43.34N/90.28W ...TREMPEALEAU COUNTY... ETTRICK 4WNW 6.6 IN 0637 AM 03/23 44.19N/91.34W 1 N GALESVILLE 6.0 IN 0730 AM 03/23 44.10N/91.36W ARCADIA 5.5 IN 0649 AM 03/23 44.25N/91.49W WHITEHALL 2W 4.0 IN 1000 AM 03/23 44.37N/91.36W ...VERNON COUNTY... 3 NNW READSTOWN 9.8 IN 0630 AM 03/23 43.49N/90.79W READSTOWN 4NE 6.8 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.48N/90.69W STODDARD 6.5 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.66N/91.22W GENOA DAM 8 6.5 IN 0600 AM 03/23 43.57N/91.23W VIROQUA 6.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.56N/90.88W VIROQUA 0.8 ESE 6.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.55N/90.87W WESTBY 3ENE 5.3 IN 0710 AM 03/23 43.67N/90.81W LA FARGE 4.5 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.57N/90.64W STODDARD 5NNE 4.5 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.72N/91.17W WESTBY 3ENE 4.2 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.67N/90.81W VALLEY 4.0 IN 0830 AM 03/23 43.64N/90.54W 2 NE VALLEY 4.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.66N/90.51W HILLSBORO WSW 3.0 IN 0700 AM 03/23 43.65N/90.35W OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. NWS LA CROSSE WI
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