February 1-3, 2004 Snow Totals

February 1-3, 2004 Snow Totals

An area of low pressure formed over Oklahoma during the morning of the 1st. Extending north from the low into Iowa and Minnesota was a trough of low pressure. A trough of low pressure is similar to an area of low pressure, except it does not have a closed circulation associated with it. A large area of light to moderate snow develop along and ahead of the trough and slowly moved into eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening of the 1st. By the morning of the 2nd, the low had moved into southern Missouri with the trough extending north through Iowa, southeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. Snow continued to fall along and ahead of the trough as far east as central Wisconsin. During the early morning hours of the 3rd, the low moved into northeast Illinois with the trough pushing into eastern Wisconsin. As both the low and the trough moved east of the area, the snow gradually tapered off to flurries before ending. In the local area, most locations received snowfall that exceeded three inches. Snowfall totals exceeding six inches were common over north central Iowa, southeast Minnesota into west central and north central Wisconsin. A stripe of accumulations of a foot occurred over southeast Minnesota into west central Wisconsin. The highest snowfall total reported was 12.5 inches at Oronoco and Stewartville, Minnesota and 12.0 inches at Wabasha, Minnesota.

Snow totals for February 1 through 3.


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SNOWFALL REPORT FROM FEB 1-3 2004
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1140 AM CST TUE FEB 3 2004

...24 HOUR OR STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM FEB 1-3...
...FINAL REPORT...

LOCATION             COUNTY       24 HR  STORM
                                  ACCUM
...NORTHEAST IOWA...
OSAGE                MITCHELL      2.3"   8.9"
CHARLES CITY         FLOYD         3.0"   7.5"
FORT ATKINSON        WINNESHIEK           7.0"
FRANKVILLE 4N        WINNESHIEK           6.0"
IONIA                CHICKASAW     2.2"   5.8" 
LANSING              ALLAMAKEE     3.6"   5.6" 
ELMA                 HOWARD        2.0"   5.5" 
DORCHESTER           ALLAMAKEE     3.5"   4.5"
STRAWBERRY POINT     CLAYTON       4.3"   4.3"
FAYETTE              FAYETTE       3.7"   4.3"
GARNAVILLO           CLAYTON              4.1"
WAUCOMA              FAYETTE       1.6"   4.0"
CRESCO               HOWARD        1.5"   4.0"
DECORAH              WINNESHIEK           4.0" 
WAUKON               ALLAMAKEE     2.4"   3.8" 
ELKADER              CLAYTON       3.5"   3.5"
OELWEIN              FAYETTE       2.5"   2.9"
WEST UNION           FAYETTE       2.0"

...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
ORONOCO              OLMSTED             12.5"
STEWARTVILLE         OLMSTED             12.5"
WABASHA              WABASHA             12.0"
GRAND MEADOW         MOWER         7.0"  11.0"
LEROY                MOWER               11.0"
BYRON                OLMSTED             10.5"
DODGE CENTER         DODGE               10.3"
AUSTIN - KAAL TV     MOWER               10.0"
ELGIN 2SSW           WABASHA       5.1"  10.0"
THEILMAN             WABASHA              9.9"
ROCHESTER AP 2NE     OLMSTED       3.5"   9.0"
BYRON COOP           OLMSTED       2.0"   8.0"
SPRING VALLEY        FILLMORE             7.0"
LAKE CITY COOP       WABASHA       1.4"   6.7"
WHITEWATER STATE PK  WINONA               6.7"
PRESTON              FILLMORE      1.6"   5.4"
GOODVIEW             WINONA               5.2"
LA CRESCENT 1N       HOUSTON       3.6"   5.2"
LANESBORO            FILLMORE      1.7"   5.0"
RENO 3SW             HOUSTON              4.9"
SPRING GROVE         HOUSTON              3.1"

...WISCONSIN...
GREENWOOD            CLARK               11.0"
GILMANTON 8SE        BUFFALO             11.0"
PERKINSTOWN 5E       TAYLOR               9.5"
OSSEO                TREMPEALEAU          9.0"
LUBLIN               TAYLOR               8.5"
LA CROSSE 1N         LA CROSSE     6.8"   8.0"
OWEN                 CLARK         3.8"   7.8"
ETTRICK              TREMPEALEAU          7.5"
HATFIELD             JACKSON       5.0"   7.0"
BIG FLATS            ADAMS         7.0"   7.0"
LA CROSSE NWS        LA CROSSE     5.0"   6.7"
TAYLOR               JACKSON       4.5"   6.0"
NEILLSVILLE          CLARK         4.0"   6.0"
NEW LISBON           JUNEAU               6.0"
FENNIMORE            GRANT                6.0"
WESTBY               VERNON        5.0"   5.8"
HOLMEN 2S            LA CROSSE     4.6"   5.6"
HUB CITY             RICHLAND      5.5"   5.5"
ONALASKA             LA CROSSE     4.5"   5.5"
GOODRICH             TAYLOR        4.0"   5.5"
MORMON COULEE        LA CROSSE            5.5"
BLAIR                TREMPEALEAU   3.9"   5.5"
FOUR CORNERS         MONROE        3.0"   5.5"
READSTOWN            VERNON        5.2"
PLAINVILLE           ADAMS                5.0"
WILTON               MONROE               5.0"
CUBA CITY            GRANT         4.7"   4.7"
FRIENDSHIP 3E        ADAMS         4.5"   4.5"
TUNNEL CITY          MONROE        4.4"   4.4"
PLATTEVILLE          GRANT         4.4"   4.4"
VIROQUA              VERNON               4.3"
MUSCODA              GRANT                4.3"
TOMAH                MONROE        3.5"   4.2"
STODDARD 3NE         VERNON        3.2"   4.2"
VOLK FIELD           JUNEAU        4.0"
RICHLAND CENTER      RICHLAND      4.0"   4.0"
MILLSTON             JACKSON              4.0"
LANCASTER            GRANT         3.9"
NECEDAH              JUNEAU        3.3"   3.8"
GAYS MILLS           CRAWFORD      3.6"   3.7"
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN     CRAWFORD      3.6"   3.6"
MAUSTON - WRJC RADIO JUNEAU               3.5"
WARRENS              MONROE               3.5"
BLACK RIVER FALLS    JACKSON       2.3"   3.5"
MATHER               JUNEAU        3.5"
HIXTON               JACKSON       3.5"
FRIENDSHIP 10NE      ADAMS                3.5"
CUBA CITY 6N         GRANT                3.5"
HILLSBORO            VERNON        3.0"   3.3"
MONDOVI 2W           BUFFALO       3.2"
ONTARIO              VERNON        3.1"
COTTONVILLE          ADAMS                2.5"
STEUBEN 4SE          CRAWFORD      2.0"   2.0"

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