April 7, 2003 Snow Totals
 

With below normal temperatures already in place across the area, the stage was set for another late season storm storm. A strong and slow moving upper level storm system moved out of Nebraska and into Iowa early on the 7th. A band of heavy snow formed during the early morning hours east of the low, across central Iowa, and move slowly north as the low also moved north. As the snow moved across northeast Iowa, northeast winds of 15 to 25 miles an hour produced near white out conditions as the snow fell at a rate of 2 inches an hour. The heavy snow band progressed into extreme southern Minnesota before becoming stationary as the upper level low stopped its northward movement. As the low moved slowly east across Iowa during the day, the snow quickly accumulated with totals of 9 to 11 inches common across southern Minnesota into the extreme corner of northeast Iowa and a small part of southwest Wisconsin. Dorchester, Iowa in northern Allamakee county had the highest total with 11 inches while Browndale, Minnesota in central Mower county piled up 10.5 inches.

Snow totals for April 7.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
855 PM CDT MON APR 7 2003

   ...24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM AROUND THE AREA TODAY...
 
LOCATION                   COUNTY              SNOWFALL

...IOWA...
DORCHESTER                 ALLAMAKEE           11.0
CHARLES CITY               FLOYD                9.0
LIME SPRINGS               HOWARD               9.0
EDGEWOOD                   CLAYTON              8.1
CRESCO                     HOWARD               8.0
NORTH WASHINGTON           CHICKASAW            8.0
OELWEIN                    FAYETTE              8.0
NEW HAMPTON                CHICKASAW            7.0
ST ANSGAR                  MITCHELL             7.0
LANSING 4S                 ALLAMAKEE            6.4
CLERMONT                   FAYETTE              6.0
DECORAH                    WINNESKIEK           6.0 
RICEVILLE                  MITCHELL             6.0
WATERVILLE                 ALLAMAKEE            6.0
WESTGATE 3N                FAYETTE              6.0
CLAYTON CENTER             CLAYTON              3.5
OSSIAN                     WINNESHIEK           3.5


...MINNESOTA...            
BROWNSDALE                 MOWER               10.5
AUSTIN                     MOWER               10.0
CANTON                     FILLMORE            10.0
WHALAN                     FILLMORE            10.0
PRESTON                    FILLMORE             9.5
STEWARTVILLE               OLMSTED              9.2
GRAND MEADOW               MOWER                9.0
HARMONY                    FILLMORE             9.0
WINONA 3S                  WINONA               8.0
FOUNTAIN                   FILLMORE             7.5
CALEDONIA 6S               HOUSTON              7.2
SPRING VALLEY              FILLMORE             7.0
LA CRESCENT 3W             HOUSTON              6.0
DODGE CENTER               DODGE                4.0
GOODVIEW 1S                WINONA               4.0
GOODVIEW                   WINONA               3.5
ROCHESTER                  OLMSTED              3.5

....WISCONSIN...
VICTORY                    VERNON               9.8
WARRENS                    MONROE               8.0
MT STERLING                CRAWFORD             7.0
VIROQUA                    VERNON               6.8
BIG FLATS                  ADAMS                5.5
ONALASKA                   LA CROSSE            5.5
RICHALND CENTER            RICHLAND             5.5 
LA CROSSE NWS              LA CROSSE            5.4
STODDARD 3NE               VERNON               4.8
CUBA CITY 2NW              GRANT                4.7
ETTRICK                    TREMPEALEAU          4.5 
HOLMEN 2S                  LA CROSSE            4.5 
MAUSTON                    JUNEAU               4.3
DICKEYVILLE                GRANT                4.0
WILTON                     MONROE               4.0
LA CROSSE AIRPORT          LA CROSSE            3.8
CUBA CITY 6N               GRANT                3.5
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN           CRAWFORD             3.5
LANCASTER 5W               GRANT                3.1
CAMP DOUGLAS               JUNEAU               2.0
ARCADIA                    TREMPEALEAU          0.8
$$

SOURCE DATA IS AMATEUR RADIO CONTACTS...LOCAL MEDIA...
VOLUNTEER OBSERVERS...AMONG OTHER PUBLIC REPORTS. THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE THANKS ALL THAT PROVIDE US OBSERVATIONS.

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