A band of heavy snowfall developed during the afternoon across the area, bringing widespread snowfall of 5 to 10 inches to much of southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa. Many areas also received a mix of rain and sleet leading into the later day snowfall, bringing a solid dose of needed moisture to the area.
24 HOUR SNOWFALL DATA IN INCHES...FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA... RECEIVED BY 10:15 AM FRIDAY APRIL 4 2014. ...SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... 7 WSW FAIRVIEW 7.0 NORTH SIOUX CITY 3.8 4 ESE SIOUX FALLS 3.6 4 ESE SIOUX FALLS 3.4 3 ESE SIOUX FALLS 3.4 4 SW SIOUX FALLS 2.6 3 N SIOUX FALLS 2.6 1 ENE WALL LAKE 2.5 3 NE CROOKS 1.8 2 SSW GAYVILLE 1.0 2 ESE YANKTON 1.0 FLANDREAU 0.2 SE MARION 0.0 2 N CHESTER 0.0 2 S MITCHELL 0.0 ...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... 1 S WINDOM 9.7 2 NNE WORTHINGTON 9.0 WESTBROOK 8.0 E HERON LAKE 7.0 1 WNW LAKEFIELD 6.7 1 W MOUNTAIN LAKE 6.0 1 NNE LUVERNE 6.0 S FULDA 6.0 JACKSON 6.0 SLAYTON 5.0 ADRIAN 5.0 1 N MARSHALL 1.5 6 N PIPESTONE 1.5 1 S MARSHALL 1.3 ...NORTHWEST IOWA... SUTHERLAND 8.0 4 NNE SIBLEY 7.8 3 NW EVERLY 7.0 SHELDON 6.5 LE MARS 6.5 SSE LAKE PARK 6.0 LESTER 6.0 SIOUX CENTER 6.0 1 W SPIRIT LAKE 5.8 BRUNSVILLE 5.4 W LARCHWOOD 5.0 1 ENE CHEROKEE 5.0 1 N ROCK RAPIDS 5.0 1 NNE ROCK VALLEY 5.0 ORANGE CITY 4.6 ORANGE CITY 4.6 4 E SIOUX RAPIDS 4.5 E PETERSON 4.5 2 S ORANGE CITY 4.0 1 SE STORM LAKE 4.0 1 ESE ALTON 4.0 HOLSTEIN 4.0 WASHTA 3.6 5 N SIOUX CITY 3.5 3 N HORNICK 3.0 4 NNE BATTLE CREEK 2.4 N SIOUX CITY 2.1 1 WSW SERGEANT BLUFF 0.5