La Crosse, WI
Weather Forecast Office
Overview
A storm system brought snowfall to areas along and south of Interstate 90 Thursday evening through early Friday morning. The snow was heavy at times across portions of northeast Iowa into Southwest Wisconsin. Many schools were closed or had delays across northeast Iowa into far southwest Wisconsin. Snow covered and slippery roads were reported in many areas. |
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Snow/Ice
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School Closings as of 9 am Friday February 9 |
Snow Forecast Issued Thursday Feb 8 ~3pm |
Impact Forecast Issued Thursday Feb 8 ~3pm |
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Radar Loop (2 pm Feb 8 - 6 am Feb 9) |
Storm Reports
Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Iowa... ...Allamakee County... Waukon 4SW 4.0 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.24N/91.55W ...Chickasaw County... New Hampton 4.6 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.06N/92.32W New Hampton 4.5 in 0819 AM 02/09 43.06N/92.32W New Hampton 4.5 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.06N/92.32W Ionia 2W 4.0 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.03N/92.50W ...Clayton County... Volga 1NE 6.5 in 0600 AM 02/09 42.81N/91.52W Guttenberg Dam 10 5.5 in 0600 AM 02/09 42.78N/91.10W Monona WWTP 5.4 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.04N/91.40W Edgewood 5.0 in 0700 AM 02/09 42.65N/91.40W Strawberry Point 5.0 in 0700 AM 02/09 42.69N/91.53W Elkader 6SSW 4.8 in 0700 AM 02/09 42.78N/91.45W ...Fayette County... Oelwein 6.0 in 0459 AM 02/09 42.68N/91.92W Fayette 5.7 in 0700 AM 02/09 42.85N/91.82W 2 NNW Fayette 5.5 in 0612 AM 02/09 42.87N/91.82W ...Floyd County... Charles City 4.5 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.06N/92.67W Nashua 2SW 4.0 in 0700 AM 02/09 42.94N/92.57W ...Howard County... Elma 4.4 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.24N/92.44W Cresco 1NE 3.8 in 0800 AM 02/09 43.39N/92.09W ...Mitchell County... St Ansgar 3.2 in 0630 AM 02/09 43.38N/92.92W Osage 3.0 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.28N/92.81W ...Winneshiek County... 7 ENE Decorah 5.0 in 0745 AM 02/09 43.34N/91.64W 5 NNE Bluffton 4.0 in 0548 AM 02/09 43.46N/91.86W ...Minnesota... ...Fillmore County... Mabel 3.5 in 0640 AM 02/09 43.52N/91.76W Spring Valley 3E 2.1 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.68N/92.33W Preston 2.0 in 0900 AM 02/09 43.67N/92.07W 1 W Fillmore 1.8 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.74N/92.31W 1 SSE Pilot Mound 1.7 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.79N/92.03W ...Houston County... Caledonia 3.0 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.63N/91.50W 3 WSW La Crescent 2.0 in 0345 AM 02/09 43.81N/91.37W ...Mower County... Grand Meadow 3.0 in 0430 AM 02/09 43.71N/92.56W Austin 3.0 in 0730 AM 02/09 43.67N/92.97W 4 WSW Austin 2.0 in 0732 AM 02/09 43.64N/93.05W ...Olmsted County... Rochester Ap 2ne 2.0 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.93N/92.48W Rochester International Airp 2.0 in 0554 AM 02/09 43.91N/92.50W 2 NE Rochester 1.8 in 0600 AM 02/09 44.04N/92.44W 4 ESE Douglas 1.6 in 0700 AM 02/09 44.08N/92.48W 3 ESE Douglas 1.2 in 0450 AM 02/09 44.09N/92.51W Byron 4 North 1.2 in 0700 AM 02/09 44.09N/92.64W Elgin 2SSW 1.1 in 0700 AM 02/09 44.10N/92.27W Rochester 1.0 in 0450 AM 02/09 44.01N/92.48W Elba 4.7 SW 0.7 in 0730 AM 02/09 44.04N/92.09W ...Wabasha County... Wabasha 0.2 in 0700 AM 02/09 44.38N/92.05W ...Winona County... La Crescent Dam 7 1.0 in 0600 AM 02/09 43.87N/91.31W Altura 5w 1.0 in 0700 AM 02/09 44.06N/92.04W 1 WSW Winona 0.8 in 0640 AM 02/09 44.03N/91.68W Winona Dam 5A 0.5 in 0600 AM 02/09 44.09N/91.67W Minnesota City Dam 5 0.2 in 0700 AM 02/09 44.16N/91.81W ...Wisconsin... ...Adams County... 1 SSW Grand Marsh 1.7 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.86N/89.72W Friendship 1.5 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.98N/89.83W ...Buffalo County... Alma Dam 4 0.3 in 0600 AM 02/09 44.33N/91.92W ...Crawford County... Lynxville Dam 9 6.0 in 0600 AM 02/09 43.21N/91.10W DESOTO 1SE 6.0 in 0533 AM 02/09 43.41N/91.19W Steuben 4SE 5.5 in 0725 AM 02/09 43.13N/90.84W 1 WNW Mount Zion 5.0 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.26N/90.76W Prairie Du Chien 3.8 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.05N/91.13W ...Grant County... Muscoda 6.0 in 0603 AM 02/09 43.19N/90.43W Sinsinawa 6.0 in 0700 AM 02/09 42.52N/90.54W Cuba City 4.0 in 0600 AM 02/09 42.61N/90.43W Fennimore 4.0 in 0822 AM 02/09 42.98N/90.66W Lancaster 4wsw 3.8 in 0845 AM 02/09 42.83N/90.79W ...Jackson County... Hatfield Dam 0.5 in 0730 AM 02/09 44.41N/90.73W ...Juneau County... 1 NNE Camp Douglas 1.5 in 0748 AM 02/09 43.93N/90.26W ...La Crosse County... La Crosse Weather Office 2.6 in 0600 AM 02/09 43.82N/91.19W 2 E La Crosse 2.6 in 0600 AM 02/09 43.82N/91.19W 1 SSW La Crosse 1.8 in 0350 AM 02/09 43.81N/91.25W 1 S La Crosse 1.8 in 0715 AM 02/09 43.81N/91.23W La Crosse Regional Airport 1.4 in 0553 AM 02/09 43.88N/91.26W Holmen 2S 1.4 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.93N/91.25W La Crosse 4NNW 1.3 in 0730 AM 02/09 43.87N/91.27W ...Monroe County... Cashton 3NNW 2.4 in 0716 AM 02/09 43.79N/90.80W Sparta 1.5 in 0800 AM 02/09 43.94N/90.82W Cataract 1.0 in 0513 AM 02/09 44.09N/90.84W Four Corners 0.9 in 0700 AM 02/09 44.09N/90.91W 3 WNW Kendall 0.8 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.81N/90.44W ...Richland County... Richland Center 5.0 in 0640 AM 02/09 43.34N/90.38W Gotham 5.0 in 0620 AM 02/09 43.23N/90.29W Ithaca 4.5 in 0551 AM 02/09 43.34N/90.28W Boaz 4.0 in 0433 AM 02/09 43.33N/90.53W ...Trempealeau County... Trempealeau Dam 6 2.0 in 0600 AM 02/09 44.00N/91.44W Ettrick 4WNW 0.5 in 0751 AM 02/09 44.19N/91.34W Osseo 0.4 in 0700 AM 02/09 44.58N/91.22W ...Vernon County... 1 SW Viroqua 5.5 in 0707 AM 02/09 43.55N/90.90W La Farge 4.5 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.57N/90.64W Viroqua 4.4 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.56N/90.88W Viroqua 0.8 ESE 3.5 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.55N/90.87W 2 NE Stoddard 2.8 in 0718 AM 02/09 43.68N/91.19W Stoddard 2.8 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.66N/91.22W Westby 3ENE 2.6 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.67N/90.81W Stoddard 5nne 2.4 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.72N/91.17W Hillsboro WSW 2.4 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.65N/90.35W Hillsboro 2SW 2.4 in 0700 AM 02/09 43.63N/90.38W 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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