Low pressure will track slowly northwestward into the Mid-Atlantic region through midweek bringing a risk for excessive rainfall, gusty winds, shallow coastal flooding, rip currents, and large surf. Unseasonably warm to hot temperatures persist in the mid to upper Mississippi Valley and into the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. through Thursday. Read More >
Overview
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An early Winter storm system brought just about every type of winter precipitation to the area from December 1st into the 2nd: snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain. In addition, strong wind gusts from 35 to 40 mph managed to drift some of the heavy snow that fell. Snow was the dominant precipitation type from around the Interstate 90 corridor northward, with generally a wintry mix to just rain south of there. The heavy snow came in two waves: one during Saturday morning (Dec 1), impacting mainly southern Minnesota, with the second wave coming in during the evening Saturday night (and into early Sunday), centered on Interstate 90. Inch per hour snowfall rates were common in these bands, with visibilities under 1/2 mile at times. In addition to a swath of 6 to 10 inches of snow, there was ice accumulation on and off through the day and night - generally a trace to under 1/10 of an inch. |
 Radar Midnight - 6 am, December 2 2018 |
Wind:
Strong winds added another hazards to the winter storm, drifting some of the snow (albeit heavy and wet in nature) and buffeting travelers on snowy, icy roads.
Public Information Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 427 PM CST Sat Dec 1 2018 ...PEAK WIND GUSTS TODAY... Location Speed Time/Date Lat/Lon Eyota 2NE 44 MPH 0330 PM 12/01 44.01N/92.20W La Crosse Regional Airport 43 MPH 1117 AM 12/01 43.88N/91.26W Platteville Municipal Airpor 43 MPH 1035 AM 12/01 42.69N/90.44W Rochester International Airp 39 MPH 0225 PM 12/01 43.91N/92.50W Charles City Airport 38 MPH 0255 PM 12/01 43.07N/92.61W Viroqua Municipal Airport 38 MPH 0155 PM 12/01 43.58N/90.90W Austin Municipal Airport 36 MPH 1055 AM 12/01 43.66N/92.93W 1 SW Mount Sterling 36 MPH 0106 PM 12/01 43.31N/90.94W 2 N Ionia 36 MPH 1140 AM 12/01 43.07N/92.46W 1 ENE Boscobel 35 MPH 0103 PM 12/01 43.15N/90.68W 1 ENE Dexter 35 MPH 0205 PM 12/01 43.73N/92.68W Volk Field 35 MPH 1133 AM 12/01 43.94N/90.25W 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. $$
Snow & Ice
Snowfall through 6 am Sunday morning (Dec 2)
Public Information Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 400 PM CST Sun Dec 2 2018 ...WEEKEND SNOW STORM SNOWFALL REPORTS... Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Iowa... ...Allamakee County... 4 WNW Lansing 2.5 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.40N/91.29W 5 NE Postville 0.7 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.14N/91.49W ...Chickasaw County... Ionia 2W 2.0 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.03N/92.50W New Hampton 1.2 in 0900 AM 12/02 43.06N/92.31W ...Clayton County... Strawberry Point T in 0700 AM 12/02 42.69N/91.53W ...Fayette County... Waucoma 1WNW 2.0 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.06N/92.05W Fayette 0.7 in 0650 AM 12/02 42.85N/91.82W ...Floyd County... Marble Rock 2.0 in 0215 PM 12/02 42.96N/92.87W Nora Springs 2.4 SSE 2.0 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.11N/92.99W Charles City 1.0 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.06N/92.67W Nashua 2SW T in 0700 AM 12/02 42.94N/92.57W ...Howard County... Cresco 1NE 3.0 in 0900 AM 12/02 43.39N/92.09W ...Mitchell County... St Ansgar 2.6 in 0630 AM 12/02 43.38N/92.92W ...Winneshiek County... 5 ESE Decorah 1.4 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.26N/91.70W 7 ENE Decorah 1.0 in 1000 AM 12/02 43.34N/91.64W ...Minnesota... ...Dodge County... Berne 10.8 in 0137 PM 12/02 44.17N/92.78W Hayfield 8.5 in 0830 AM 12/02 43.89N/92.85W 2 NE Kasson 7.5 in 0700 AM 12/02 44.05N/92.72W ...Fillmore County... Lanesboro 2NE 7.4 in 0845 AM 12/02 43.73N/91.94W 1 W Fillmore 6.9 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.74N/92.31W 2 NW Wykoff 6.9 in 0632 AM 12/02 43.73N/92.30W Harmony 4.2 in 0657 AM 12/02 43.56N/92.01W 1 S Peterson 4.2 in 0852 AM 12/02 43.77N/91.83W Mabel 2.6 in 0630 AM 12/02 43.52N/91.76W ...Houston County... Caledonia 7.0 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.63N/91.50W 4 NW Eitzen 6.0 in 0800 AM 12/02 43.56N/91.51W 1 W La Crescent 4.9 in 0848 AM 12/02 43.83N/91.33W 2 NE Mound Prairie 4.3 in 0737 AM 12/02 43.80N/91.43W La Crescent 4.1 in 0730 AM 12/02 43.84N/91.30W Mound Prairie 4.0 in 0850 AM 12/02 43.78N/91.45W ...Mower County... Grand Meadow 6.0 in 0600 AM 12/02 43.71N/92.56W Austin 5.0 in 0917 AM 12/02 43.67N/92.97W 2 SW Austin 4.5 in 0955 AM 12/02 43.65N/92.99W 4 WSW Austin 4.0 in 0741 AM 12/02 43.64N/93.05W ...Olmsted County... 4 ESE Douglas 8.0 in 1135 AM 12/02 44.08N/92.51W Eyota 8.0 in 0856 AM 12/02 43.99N/92.23W 2 NE Rochester 8.0 in 0254 PM 12/02 44.03N/92.45W Stewartville 8.0 in 1146 AM 12/02 43.86N/92.49W 3 SSW Predmore 7.8 in 0722 AM 12/02 43.90N/92.35W 2 W Rochester 7.8 in 0807 AM 12/02 44.02N/92.52W Rochester Airport 7.4 in 1200 PM 12/02 43.90N/92.49W 4 N Stewartville 7.1 in 0726 AM 12/02 43.91N/92.49W Byron 7.0 in 0816 AM 12/02 44.04N/92.65W 2 WSW Rochester 7.0 in 0839 AM 12/02 44.01N/92.51W 3 ESE Douglas 6.0 in 0700 AM 12/02 44.09N/92.51W 2 NNW Rochester 6.0 in 0700 AM 12/02 44.05N/92.49W 4 ESE Douglas 5.6 in 0700 AM 12/02 44.08N/92.48W 3 NW Rochester 5.3 in 0858 AM 12/02 44.05N/92.52W 2 E Byron 5.1 in 0854 AM 12/02 44.03N/92.61W 2 NE Rochester 5.0 in 0600 AM 12/02 44.04N/92.44W Elgin 2SSW 4.5 in 0700 AM 12/02 44.10N/92.27W Elba 4.7 SW 3.5 in 0800 AM 12/02 44.04N/92.09W ...Wabasha County... Plainview 6.0 in 0912 AM 12/02 44.17N/92.17W Theilman 1SSW 4.5 in 0730 AM 12/02 44.28N/92.19W Wabasha 3.4 in 0700 AM 12/02 44.38N/92.05W Lake City 3.0 in 0800 AM 12/02 44.44N/92.28W 3 SW Zumbro Falls 3.0 in 0700 AM 12/02 44.24N/92.46W ...Winona County... 2 NNE Wilson 8.0 in 1142 AM 12/02 43.98N/91.67W Winona 4SW 8.0 in 0803 AM 12/02 43.98N/91.71W Altura 5w 6.0 in 0700 AM 12/02 44.06N/92.04W Lewiston 6.0 in 1134 AM 12/02 43.99N/91.87W 2 NE Lewiston 5.0 in 0834 AM 12/02 44.01N/91.84W 3 NW Pickwick 5.0 in 1125 AM 12/02 44.01N/91.63W Minnesota City Dam 5 3.5 in 0700 AM 12/02 44.16N/91.81W La Crescent Dam 7 2.0 in 0600 AM 12/02 43.87N/91.31W Winona Dam 5A 1.5 in 0600 AM 12/02 44.09N/91.67W ...Wisconsin... ...Adams County... Grand Marsh 5.0 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.89N/89.73W 1 SSW Grand Marsh 5.0 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.86N/89.72W 3 ENE White Creek 5.0 in 0909 AM 12/02 43.84N/89.79W Friendship 4.0 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.98N/89.83W ...Buffalo County... 4 E Montana 4.5 in 1149 AM 12/02 44.35N/91.59W Alma Dam 4 3.4 in 0600 AM 12/02 44.33N/91.92W 5 NE Montana 3.3 in 1149 AM 12/02 44.40N/91.60W ...Clark County... 5 W Riplinger 3.0 in 0140 PM 12/02 44.83N/90.50W ...Crawford County... De Soto 1SE 0.8 in 0740 AM 12/02 43.42N/91.19W Gays Mills 0.3 in 0800 AM 12/02 43.32N/90.85W ...Grant County... Muscoda T in 0845 AM 12/02 43.18N/90.44W ...Jackson County... Black River Falls 1.7 NNE 1.8 in 0700 AM 12/02 44.32N/90.83W Hatfield Dam 1.0 in 0800 AM 12/02 44.41N/90.73W ...Juneau County... Mauston 1se 4.4 in 0800 AM 12/02 43.79N/90.06W Mauston 3.0 in 0821 AM 12/02 43.80N/90.08W ...La Crosse County... 3 W Saint Joseph 9.0 in 1132 AM 12/02 43.78N/91.10W La Crosse NWS Office 8.0 in 0330 PM 12/02 43.82N/91.19W 1 SW Barre Mills 3.8 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.82N/91.13W Holmen 2S 3.5 in 1200 PM 12/02 West Salem 3.5 in 0702 AM 12/02 43.90N/91.08W 1 NNE French Island 2.0 in 1200 PM 12/02 43.87N/91.25W 3 S La Crosse 1.0 in 0838 AM 12/02 43.79N/91.22W ...Monroe County... 1 WNW Tomah 8.0 in 0914 AM 12/02 43.99N/90.52W Warrens 4WSW 6.2 in 0700 AM 12/02 44.10N/90.59W 3 NNW Melvina 5.0 in 1145 AM 12/02 43.84N/90.80W ...Richland County... Richland Center 4N 2.5 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.40N/90.39W ...Taylor County... Medford 5.0 in 0800 AM 12/02 45.13N/90.34W ...Trempealeau County... Osseo 5.0 in 0700 AM 12/02 44.58N/91.22W Ettrick 4WNW 1.8 in 0802 AM 12/02 44.19N/91.34W Galesville 1.0 in 0837 AM 12/02 44.09N/91.36W ...Vernon County... 2 NE Genoa 5.0 in 0804 AM 12/02 43.59N/91.21W Hillsboro 2SW 5.0 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.63N/90.38W Westby 3ENE 5.0 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.67N/90.81W Hillsboro WSW 4.5 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.65N/90.35W La Farge 3.3 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.57N/90.64W Viroqua 0.8 ESE 3.0 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.55N/90.87W Stoddard 1.6 in 0700 AM 12/02 43.66N/91.22W 3 WNW Viola 1.4 in 0800 AM 12/02 43.53N/90.74W Genoa Dam 8 1.0 in 0600 AM 12/02 43.57N/91.23W 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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| Cresco, IA 1147 am Dec 1 (IADOT) |
Byron, MN 224 pm Dec 1 (MNDOT) |
Hixton, WI at 228 pm Dec 1 (WIDOT) |
County F La Crosse WI Dec 2 (NWS LSE) |
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| Stewartville, MN (Wayne Cogswell) |
NW Rochester, MN (Ryan Mihalak) |
SE Rochester, MN (Ruth Johnson) |
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| Reflectivity 9 am to 3 pm Dec 1, 2018 | Reflectivity midnight to 6 am Dec 2, 2018 |
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