Unsettled Weather in the West; Marine and Coastal Impacts Along the East Coast

A series of Pacific fronts will bring periodic waves of showers and thunderstorms to parts of the Great Basin and Pacific Northwest the next few days. Swells, high surf, dangerous rip currents and areas of coastal flooding continue along much of the East Coast from both Humberto and Imelda. Unseasonably hot temperatures continue for much of the Plains and Midwest through the remainder of the week. Read More >

Strong low pressure tracked from the Plains to Southern Wisconsin on Tuesday and Tuesday night, February 2, 2016. This system brought a swath of heavy snow and blizzard conditions to much of the Midwest from Nebraska to Iowa to Minnesota and much of Wisconsin. The only exception was southeast Wisconsin where mainly rain and sleet fell.

Madison, Wisconsin Dells, Green Lake, and Fond du Lac areas experienced thundersnow which dropped 1 to 2 inches per hour for a total of 1.5 to 8 inches. Highest snowfall totals were observed in the La Crosse area with up to 10 inches of snow and in Northwest Wisconsin in Iron and Ashland counties with up to nearly 1.5 feet of snowfall.

Snowfall Totals for the Groundhog Day Winter Storm from early Tuesday morning through 7 am Thursday morning.

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Unsettled Weather in the West; Marine and Coastal Impacts Along the East Coast

Groundhog Day Snowfall Totals (Updated 10:30 AM 2/4)