Overview
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A slow moving storm system brought a mix of rain, freezing rain, sleet, and finally snow to the area beginning Monday January 2 and lasting into Thursday January 5. The most impact occurred Monday night into Tuesday morning when freezing rain brought ice accumulations up to around 1/4 of an inch across southeast Minnesota into western Wisconsin. Temperatures warmed over most of the area for a change over to rain Tuesday, followed by colder air moving in Wednesday and Thursday with light snow accumulations up to about 3 inches. |
 Initial period of the storm when a wintry mix and icing occurred Monday night and Tuesday Morning Jan 3 2023. |
Ice
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
349 PM CST SAT JAN 7 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0857 AM FREEZING RAIN 3 WNW STEVENSTOWN 44.06N 91.22W
01/03/2023 M0.30 INCH TREMPEALEAU WI TRAINED SPOTTER
WINTRY MIX OF SLEET, SNOW, AND FREEZING
RAIN.
0857 AM FREEZING RAIN 3 WNW STEVENSTOWN 44.06N 91.22W
01/03/2023 M0.30 INCH TREMPEALEAU WI TRAINED SPOTTER
WINTRY MIX OF SLEET, SNOW, AND FREEZING
RAIN.
0812 AM FREEZING RAIN 2 E LA CROSSE 43.82N 91.19W
01/03/2023 M0.08 INCH LA CROSSE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0900 AM FREEZING RAIN 2 NNW WILSON 43.99N 91.71W
01/03/2023 M0.25 INCH WINONA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
WINTRY MIX OF ICE AND SLEET ON DRIVE. LESS
ON TREES. RAINING NOW.
0900 AM FREEZING RAIN 2 SSE DAKOTA 43.88N 91.34W
01/03/2023 M0.20 INCH WINONA MN NWS EMPLOYEE
ASYMMETRICAL ICE ACCUMULATION ON DOWEL,
GREATER IN THE VERTICAL.
0900 AM FREEZING RAIN 2 NNW WILSON 43.99N 91.71W
01/03/2023 M0.25 INCH WINONA MN TRAINED SPOTTER
WINTRY MIX OF ICE AND SLEET ON DRIVE. LESS
ON TREES. RAINING NOW.
1200 PM FREEZING RAIN LEWISTON 43.98N 91.87W
01/03/2023 E0.20 INCH WINONA MN PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT VIA KAAL TV.
0832 AM FREEZING RAIN BYRON 44.03N 92.64W
01/03/2023 M0.25 INCH OLMSTED MN BROADCAST MEDIA
0945 AM FREEZING RAIN 2 NNE ROCHESTER 44.04N 92.46W
01/03/2023 M0.19 INCH OLMSTED MN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVEN MEASUREMENTS - SOME SLEET AND SNOW
MIXED IN.
1200 PM FREEZING RAIN 3 NNW ROCHESTER 44.05N 92.51W
01/03/2023 E0.25 INCH OLMSTED MN PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT VIA KAAL TV.
1204 PM FREEZING RAIN 1 SSW ORONOCO 44.15N 92.54W
01/03/2023 E0.15 INCH OLMSTED MN PUBLIC
0828 AM FREEZING RAIN 3 WSW LA CRESCENT 43.81N 91.37W
01/03/2023 M0.05 INCH HOUSTON MN BROADCAST MEDIA
Snow
...SNOWFALL TOTALS... Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Iowa... ...Allamakee County... Postville 5.5 NE 1.5 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.14N/91.49W Harpers Ferry 6.4 SSW 1.1 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.11N/91.20W ...Chickasaw County... New Hampton 0.4 SW 0.7 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.06N/92.32W Fredericksburg 0.3 S 0.5 in 0800 AM 01/05 42.96N/92.20W ...Clayton County... Strawberry Point 1.2 in 0700 AM 01/05 42.69N/91.53W McGregor 6.4 WNW 1.0 in 0716 AM 01/05 43.07N/91.29W Elkader 6SSW 0.7 in 0700 AM 01/05 42.78N/91.45W Elkader 6.8 WSW 0.6 in 0600 AM 01/05 42.81N/91.52W ...Fayette County... Oelwein 1 E 0.8 in 0630 AM 01/05 42.68N/91.88W Fayette 0.8 in 0700 AM 01/05 42.88N/91.83W ...Floyd County... Nora Springs 2.4 SSE 1.0 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.11N/92.99W ...Mitchell County... Osage 0.4 in 0800 AM 01/05 43.28N/92.81W St Ansgar 0.3 in 0630 AM 01/05 43.38N/92.92W Osage 0.2 in 0745 AM 01/04 43.28N/92.81W ...Winneshiek County... 7 ENE Decorah 1.0 in 0834 AM 01/05 43.34N/91.64W ...Minnesota... ...Dodge County... Mantorville 1.9 ESE 2.4 in 0700 AM 01/04 44.05N/92.72W Hayfield 0.3 SSE 1.2 in 0400 AM 01/04 43.89N/92.85W Mantorville 1.9 ESE 1.0 in 0700 AM 01/05 44.05N/92.72W Hayfield 0.3 SSE 0.9 in 0400 AM 01/05 43.89N/92.85W ...Fillmore County... Wykoff 3.1 NW 1.8 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.74N/92.31W Chatfield 9.0 ESE 1.2 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.79N/92.03W Mabel 1.0 in 0640 AM 01/05 43.52N/91.76W Wykoff 3.1 NW 0.2 in 0700 AM 01/04 43.74N/92.31W ...Houston County... 1 ENE Mound Prairie 1.6 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.79N/91.42W Hokah 4 NW 1.6 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.80N/91.43W 3 WSW La Crescent 1.2 in 0441 AM 01/05 43.81N/91.37W Caledonia 1.0 in 0800 AM 01/05 43.63N/91.50W ...Mower County... Grand Meadow 1.0 in 0530 AM 01/05 43.71N/92.56W Waltham 2.0 SE 1.0 in 0800 AM 01/05 43.80N/92.85W Austin 2.4 W 0.5 in 0710 AM 01/05 43.67N/93.02W Austin 2.4 W 0.3 in 0700 AM 01/04 43.67N/93.02W Austin Waste Water Treatment 0.2 in 0700 AM 01/04 43.65N/92.97W ...Olmsted County... Elgin 2SSW 3.0 in 0700 AM 01/05 44.10N/92.27W Oronoco 3.3 ESE 2.6 in 0700 AM 01/04 44.14N/92.48W 1 SSW Oronoco 2.5 in 1135 AM 01/04 44.15N/92.54W Rochester 5.7 N 2.3 in 0740 AM 01/05 44.10N/92.46W 2 NE Rochester 2.0 in 0600 AM 01/04 44.04N/92.44W Stewartville 4.3 E 2.0 in 0430 AM 01/05 43.86N/92.40W 2 NE Rochester 2.0 in 0600 AM 01/05 44.04N/92.44W Rochester 5.7 N 1.5 in 0700 AM 01/04 44.10N/92.46W Rochester 4.7 N 1.5 in 0700 AM 01/04 44.08N/92.48W 2 NNW Rochester 1.5 in 0800 AM 01/04 44.05N/92.49W Oronoco 3.3 ESE 1.5 in 0700 AM 01/05 44.14N/92.48W Rochester 4.7 N 1.3 in 0700 AM 01/05 44.08N/92.48W 2 NNE Rochester 1.2 in 0726 AM 01/04 44.04N/92.46W Rochester 1.5 WSW 1.0 in 0600 AM 01/05 44.00N/92.50W 2 NNW Rochester 1.0 in 0600 AM 01/05 44.05N/92.49W Rochester AP 2NE 0.9 in 0700 AM 01/04 43.93N/92.48W Elba 4.7 SW 0.9 in 1030 PM 01/04 44.04N/92.09W Rochester AP 2NE 0.9 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.93N/92.48W Elba 4.7 SW 0.8 in 1159 PM 01/03 44.04N/92.09W Stewartville 4.3 E 0.5 in 0430 AM 01/04 43.86N/92.40W Rochester 4.2 N 0.5 in 0600 AM 01/05 44.08N/92.49W Elgin 2SSW 0.2 in 0700 AM 01/04 44.10N/92.27W ...Wabasha County... Wabasha 6.2 WNW 3.4 in 0700 AM 01/04 44.39N/92.16W Zumbro Falls 3.5 SSW 2.6 in 0735 AM 01/04 44.24N/92.46W Theilman 1 SSW 2.4 in 0730 AM 01/04 44.28N/92.19W Zumbro Falls 3.5 SSW 2.1 in 0846 AM 01/05 44.24N/92.46W Wabasha 6.2 WNW 1.2 in 0700 AM 01/05 44.39N/92.16W ...Winona County... 2 NNW Wilson 2.5 in 0835 AM 01/05 43.98N/91.71W La Crescent 4.0 NNW 2.0 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.88N/91.34W 4.2 N Rollingstone 1.0 in 0800 AM 01/04 44.16N/91.81W La Crescent 4.0 NNW 0.1 in 0700 AM 01/04 43.88N/91.34W ...Wisconsin... ...Adams County... Arkdale 2.0 in 0645 AM 01/05 44.03N/89.88W 9 ENE Friendship 2.0 in 0808 AM 01/05 44.01N/89.66W 0.6 W Friendship 1.4 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.98N/89.83W Oxford 4.0 W 1.3 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.79N/89.64W ...Buffalo County... Mondovi 12.1 SSE 0.3 in 0645 AM 01/05 44.40N/91.60W ...Clark County... Owen 1E 0.5 in 0700 AM 01/04 44.95N/90.55W ...Crawford County... Eastman 1.2 in 0303 PM 01/05 43.17N/91.02W Gays Mills 1.0 NE 1.0 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.33N/90.84W Steuben 4SE 0.9 in 0729 AM 01/05 43.13N/90.84W 0.6 NE Prairie Du Chien 0.8 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.05N/91.13W Prairie Du Chien 1.4 N 0.7 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.06N/91.14W 1 S De Soto 0.5 in 0626 AM 01/05 43.41N/91.19W ...Grant County... 4.3 W Lancaster 0.7 in 0800 AM 01/05 42.83N/90.79W Cassville 7.8 ENE 0.3 in 0700 AM 01/05 42.75N/90.84W 4.3 W Lancaster 0.1 in 0800 AM 01/04 42.83N/90.79W ...Jackson County... Melrose 3.6 W 2.9 in 0700 AM 01/05 44.13N/91.07W Melrose 3.6 W 0.4 in 0700 AM 01/04 44.13N/91.07W ...Juneau County... 1.0 E Mauston 1.2 in 0800 AM 01/05 43.79N/90.06W ...La Crosse County... La Crosse 4NNW 1.8 in 0730 AM 01/05 43.87N/91.27W Onalaska 1.9 E 1.6 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.89N/91.18W 1 NNW Onalaska 1.5 in 0715 AM 01/05 43.90N/91.23W 2 E La Crosse 1.5 in 1025 AM 01/05 43.82N/91.19W French Island 1.4 in 0600 AM 01/05 43.86N/91.27W Coon Valley 4.5 NNW 1.3 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.76N/91.06W West Salem 0.7 W 0.1 in 0700 AM 01/04 43.90N/91.10W West Salem 0.1 in 0700 AM 01/04 43.90N/91.09W La Crosse 4NNW 0.1 in 0730 AM 01/04 43.87N/91.27W ...Monroe County... Warrens 4.7 WSW 2.0 in 0700 AM 01/05 44.10N/90.59W 1 NNW Tomah 1.5 in 0925 AM 01/05 44.01N/90.51W Cashton 3 NNW 1.4 in 0733 AM 01/05 43.79N/90.80W 0.5 SW Sparta 1.0 in 0800 AM 01/05 43.94N/90.82W ...Richland County... Richland Center 4 N 2.0 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.40N/90.39W ...Taylor County... Medford 0.8 ENE 0.6 in 0700 AM 01/04 45.14N/90.33W Medford 0.8 ENE 0.4 in 0700 AM 01/05 45.14N/90.33W ...Trempealeau County... Ettrick 4.0 WNW 3.1 in 0838 AM 01/05 44.19N/91.34W 4 NW Stevenstown 2.5 in 0730 AM 01/05 44.07N/91.23W Ettrick 4.0 WNW 0.8 in 0752 AM 01/04 44.19N/91.34W ...Vernon County... Viroqua 0.8 ESE 1.5 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.55N/90.87W Stoddard 4.7 NNE 1.3 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.72N/91.17W Hillsboro 2 SW 1.2 in 0700 AM 01/05 43.63N/90.38W Stoddard 1.5 NE 0.8 in 0730 AM 01/05 43.67N/91.19W 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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| Dakota, MN ice accumulation 7 am Tue Jan 3 2023 ​(NWS Andrea Skow) |
Dakota, MN ice accumulation 7 am Tue Jan 3 2023 ​(NWS Andrea Skow) |
NWS La Crosse ice accumulation 915 am Tue Jan 3 2023 |
Rochester, MN ice accumulation 8 am Tue Jan 3 2023 (Twitter @ChrisKuball ABC 6 News) |
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| Rochester, MN ice Accumulation 8 am Tue Jan 3 2023 ​(Twitter @ChrisKuball ABC 6 News) |
Rochester, MN Ice Accumulation 8 am Tue Jan 3 2023 ​(Twitter @ChrisKuball ABC 6 News) |
Rochester, MN Ice Accumulation 8 am Tue Jan 3 2023 ​(Twitter @ChrisKuball ABC 6 News) |
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