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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

april 15-16 2006 heavy rain

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1105 AM CDT MON APR 17 2006

...RAINFALL STORM TOTALS FROM SATURDAY EVENING APRIL
15TH THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING APRIL 16TH...

IN NORTHEAST IOWA...
                                             RAINFALL
LOCATION                 COUNTY               AMOUNT
--------                 ------              --------
LANSING 4SE             ALLAMAKEE              3.52
NEW HAMPTON             CHICKASAW              2.93
MC GREGOR               CLAYTON                2.63
GUTTENBURG              CLAYTON                2.44
FAYETTE                 FAYETTE                2.40
ELMA                    HOWARD                 2.38
OSSIAN                  WINNESHIEK             2.34
WEST UNION              FAYETTE                2.07
OSAGE                   MITCHELL               1.95
VOLGA                   CLAYTON                1.84
CHARLES CITY - AWOS     FLOYD                  1.84
CHARLES CITY            FLOYD                  1.65
MONONA                  CLAYTON                1.79
JACKSON JUNCTION        WINNESHIEK             1.61
ELKADER                 CLAYTON                1.58
WAUCOMA                 FAYETTE                1.55
EDGEWOOD                CLAYTON                1.43
ELKADER 6SSW            CLAYTON                1.39
ARLINGTON               FAYETTE                1.38
CRESCO                  HOWARD                 1.33
CRESCO 1NE              HOWARD                 1.27
OELWEIN                 FAYETTE                1.30
DECORAH - AWOS          WINNESHIEK             1.01


IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
                                             RAINFALL
LOCATION                 COUNTY               AMOUNT
--------                 ------              --------
CALEDONIA               HOUSTON                2.51
PRESTON                 FILLMORE               2.34
GRAND MEADOW            MOWER                  1.82
SPRING VALLEY           FILLMORE               1.72
AUSTIN - AWOS           MOWER                  1.71
PRESTON - AWOS          FILLMORE               1.62
AUSTIN - KAAL TV        MOWER                  1.57
ELGIN 2SSW              WABASHA                1.30
STEWARTVILLE            OLMSTED                1.25
DODGE CENTER - AWOS     DODGE                  1.20
ROCHESTER - ASOS        OLMSTED                1.20
ROCHESTER               OLMSTED                1.17
DODGE CENTER            DODGE                  1.03
LA CRESCENT 1N          HOUSTON                0.89
PLAINVIEW               WABASHA                0.84
ZUMBRO FALLS            WABASHA                0.79
WINONA - AWOS           WINONA                 0.51
WINONA LOCK DAM 5A      WINONA                 0.29
THEILMAN                WABASHA                0.26


IN WESTERN WISCONSIN...
                                             RAINFALL
LOCATION                 COUNTY               AMOUNT
--------                 ------              --------
VICTORY                 VERNON                 3.12
GAYS MILLS              CRAWFORD               2.55
PLATTEVILLE             GRANT                  2.55
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN        CRAWFORD               2.49
BOSCOBEL - ASOS         GRANT                  2.24
CUBA CITY               GRANT                  2.21
LANCASTER               GRANT                  1.97
RICHLAND CENTER 4W      RICHLAND               1.95
RICHLAND CENTER         RICHLAND               1.94
MUSCODA                 GRANT                  1.83
FENNIMORE               GRANT                  1.79
SINSINAWA               GRANT                  1.76
READSTOWN               VERNON                 1.59
VIROQUA 2S              VERNON                 1.18
STODDARD 3NE            VERNON                 1.18
LA FARGE                VERNON                 0.78
LA CROSSE - NWS         LA CROSSE              0.66
LA CROSSE 4NNW          LA CROSSE              0.65
GALESVILLE              TREMPEALEAU            0.62
ONTARIO                 VERNON                 0.58
LA CROSSE ASOS          LA CROSSE              0.54
WEST SALEM              LA CROSSE              0.47
HILLSBORO               VERNON                 0.46
HOLMEN 2S               LA CROSSE              0.43
HOLMEN 1WNW             LA CROSSE              0.30
SPARTA                  MONROE                 0.25
SPARTA - AWOS           MONROE                 0.18
FOUR CORNERS            MONROE                 0.16
FRIENDSHIP              ADAMS                  0.09
WARRENS 5WSW            MONROE                 0.08
NECEDAH 2SE             JUNEAU                 0.04
OSSEO                   TREMPEALEAU            0.01

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