Spring Snow Storm Eight Years Ago

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Posted: May 3, 2021 at 6:30 am

Going back eight years ago, parts of Minnesota and Iowa were slammed with a spring snow storm.  Below is the storm report from the National Weather Service.

A slow moving, potent spring storm brought unwelcomed, heavy snow to parts of the region from late Wednesday night (May 1st) through Thursday, May 2. The snow lingered into Friday the 3rd. Prior to that, the storm’s surface low and cold front sparked a few showers and thunderstorms on Monday and Tuesday (April 30-May 1), with a few severe storms late Monday night into early Tuesday morning.

Unseasonably cold air flowed in behind the front, with 70s to low 80 highs ahead of it and 40s behind it. Cold air continued to invade from the west and north Wednesday night while a band of precipitation set up from northwest Wisconsin, across southeast Minnesota, and southwest through central Iowa. The band intensified late Wednesday night, and with ample cold air, what fell was mostly snow – and very heavy at times. 1 to 2 inch per hour snowfall rates were common overnight Wednesday. Despite the warm grounds, roadways became snow covered, resulting in slick and dangerous travel Thursday morning. The bulk of the snow fell on Thursday.

Daily snowfall records were set at many locations. In fact, the one-day totals also set monthly records!

Credit:  NWS La Crosse

EYOTA 12.5 IN
RINGE 4WSW 11.3 IN
DOUGLAS 2N 10.0 IN
SALEM CORNERS 3NE 9.8 IN
ROCHESTER 1SE 9.5 IN
PINE ISLAND 2S 9.0 IN
ROCHESTER 2NE 8.5 IN

…WABASHA…
READS LANDING 1W 15.8 IN
OAK CENTER 15.0 IN
ZUMBRO FALLS 4 SSW 14.1 IN
THEILMAN 1SSW 11.5 IN
HAMMOND 1S 10.0 IN
PLAINVIEW 10.0 IN
ZUMBROTA (GOODHUE CO) 9.9 IN
WABASHA 9.5 IN
KELLOGG 4S 9.0 IN
LAKE CITY 8.0 IN

…WINONA…
ST CHARLES 3N 11.5 IN
ST CHARLES 5N 10.0 IN
ALTURA 5W 9.4 IN
LEWISTON 8.0 IN
STOCKTON 1 NNW 7.0 IN
WINONA DAM 5A 5.0 IN
TREMPEALEAU DAM 6 4.0 IN
GOODVIEW 4.0 IN
MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5 4.0 IN
WINONA 3.5 IN
LA CRESCENT DAM 7 0.5 IN

WISCONSIN

…BUFFALO…
MONDOVI 2W 8.3 IN
NELSON 7.0 IN
ALMA DAM 4 5.0 IN
FOUNTAIN CITY 3.0 IN

…CLARK…
OWEN 2N 1.5 IN

…CRAWFORD…
DE SOTO 1SE TRACE

…LA CROSSE…
TOWN OF HOLLAND 4.5 IN
HOLMEN 4N 2.0 IN
HOLMEN 2S 1.6 IN
HOLMEN 1N 1.2 IN
ONALASKA 2NW 0.9 IN
LA CROSSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 0.8 IN
NWS LA CROSSE 0.4 IN

…MONROE…
TUNNEL CITY 0.2 IN

…TAYLOR…
JUMP RIVER 1NW 7.0 IN
LUBLIN 3.5 IN
MEDFORD 2.0 IN
WESTBORO 4E 1.8 IN

…TREMPEALEAU…
OSSEO 8.1 IN
ETTRICK 4WNW 6.2 IN
ARCADIA 6.0 IN
GALESVILLE 2WSW 4.7 IN
TREMPEALEAU DAM 6 4.0 IN
TREMPEALEAU 2NW 3.8 IN
CENTERVILLE 1N 3.5 IN

…VERNON…
STODDARD TRACE
GENOA DAM 8 TRACE
WESTBY 3ENE TRACE