January 14, 2014 Winter Storm
Overview An intense weather system moved through the region from late Monday, January 13th into the evening of January 14th. Across southern Minnesota and northern Iowa, snowfall totals were fairly light, but strong northwest winds gusting between 40 and 50 mph produced widespread blowing, drifting, and near white out conditions occasionally. On the Wisconsin side, the snowfall was heavier, especially north of Interstate 90. A heavy snow axis set up near and along Interstate 94 when the storm spiraled and slowed dropping a second area of heavy snow during the morning and early afternoon. This led to numerous accidents, including some major pileups on Interstate 94. Impacts:
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Radar Loop January 13 (6 p.m.) to January 14 (1 p.m.) |
Snowfall map from January 13-14
Snowfall reports from January 13-14
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI ...JANUARY 13-14 SNOWFALL REPORTS... LOCATION AMOUNT ...IOWA... ...ALLAMAKEE... HARPERS FERRY 3.0 WAUKON 2.3 ...CHICKASAW... NEW HAMPTON 3.5 IONIA 2W 1.0 ...CLAYTON... GUTTENBERG 2.5 STRAWBERRY POINT 2.0 MONONA WWTP 1.8 MCGREGOR 4W 1.5 GUTTENBERG DAM 10 1.1 ELKADER 6SSW 0.9 EDGEWOOD 0.5 VOLGA 1NE 0.3 ...FAYETTE... FAYETTE 1.7 ALPHA 1ENE 1.3 OELWEIN 1W 0.6 ...FLOYD... COLWELL 1.3 CHARLES CITY 0.9 NASHUA 2SW 0.5 ...HOWARD... CRESCO 1NE 1.9 ELMA 1.8 ...MITCHELL... OSAGE 1.5 ST ANSGAR 1.4 ...WINNESHIEK... SATTRE 4S 2.2 LOCUST 7SE 2.1 DECORAH 1.5 ...MINNESOTA... ...DODGE... PINE ISLAND 5WSW 2.2 MANTORVILLE 2SE 2.0 ...FILLMORE... MABEL 2.2 SPRING VALLEY 3E 2.2 PETERSON 1S 1.5 PRESTON 1.3 ...HOUSTON... MOUND PRAIRIE 3ENE 4.0 LA CRESCENT 1N 4.0 LA CRESCENT 3WSW 2.5 SPRING GROVE 4N 2.3 RENO 3SW 1.7 ...MOWER... ADAMS 2.0 AUSTIN - KAAL TV 1.3 AUSTIN 1.0 BROWNSDALE 1.0 AUSTIN WASTE WATER TREATMENT 0.7 ...OLMSTED... ELGIN 2SSW 2.8 ROCHESTER 2.5 ROCHESTER INTL AIRPORT 2.3 ROCHESTER AP 2NE 2.3 BYRON 4N 1.3 ...WABASHA... WABASHA 5S 5.5 WABASHA 5.2 THEILMAN 1SSW 4.4 LAKE CITY 4.0 ZUMBRO FALLS 4SSW 2.5 PLAINVIEW 2.0 ...WINONA... MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5 7.0 PICKWICK 2N 6.7 WINONA DAM 5A 6.0 TREMPEALEAU DAM 6 5.2 WINONA 4SE 4.5 GOODVIEW 3.7 ST CHARLES 5N 3.6 ELBA 4SW 3.6 ALTURA 5W 3.3 ROLLINGSTONE 3.0 ...WISCONSIN... ...ADAMS... FRIENDSHIP 9.2 FRIENDSHIP 1WNW 8.9 MONROE CENTER 2ESE 6.7 ARKDALE 6.1 ...BUFFALO... MONDOVI MIRROR LAKE 7.0 FOUNTAIN CITY 6.3 MONDOVI 6.0 ALMA DAM 4 4.0 ...CLARK... NEILLSVILLE 3NNE 8.0 NEILLSVILLE 6N 7.0 NEILLSVILLE 4NNE 6.5 VEEFKIND 6.5 COLBY 4SW 6.0 OWEN 2N 5.8 LONGWOOD 5.5 HUMBIRD 3NNW 4.5 THORP 4.0 ...CRAWFORD... DE SOTO 1SE 7.1 LYNXVILLE DAM 9 5.0 4 N PLUGTOWN 2.5 FERRYVILLE 4ESE 2.3 SOLDIERS GROVE 2.2 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 1.1 ...GRANT... LANCASTER 4WSW 1.2 LANCASTER 1.0 CUBA CITY 0.7 DUBUQUE AREA 0.5-0.9 ...JACKSON... MERRILLAN 8.0 MATHER 3NW 7.8 BLACK RIVER FALLS 7.0 BLACK RIVER FALLS 1SSW 6.9 MILLSTON 6.5 ...JUNEAU... CAMP DOUGLAS 4N 6.5 NEW LISBON 2N 5.0 MAUSTON 3.0 ...LA CROSSE... LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT 6.5 LA CROSSE 4NNW 5.9 WEST SALEM 5.5 HOLMEN 2S 5.5 LA CROSSE NWS OFFICE 5.3 HOLMEN 4N 4.7 LA CROSSE 5SSE 4.3 ONALASKA 2NW 4.1 ...MONROE... FOUR CORNERS 10.3 WARRENS 4WSW 9.0 TOMAH 7.5 TUNNEL CITY 6.7 TUNNEL CITY 1S 6.5 SPARTA 3.8 WILTON 4E 2.0 ...RICHLAND... BOAZ 3.0 RICHLAND CENTER 1NW 2.5 ...TAYLOR... MEDFORD 1SSE 11.0 LUBLIN 6.0 ...TREMPEALEAU... OSSEO 8.5 ETTRICK 4WNW 6.2 INDEPENDENCE 3NE 5.0 WHITEHALL 2W 5.0 GALESVILLE 3ENE 4.8 ...VERNON... WESTBY 3ENE 6.1 VIROQUA 4.8 STODDARD 2NE 3.5 STODDARD 5NNE 3.3 HILLSBORO WSW 2.5 GENOA DAM 8 2.5 OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
Peak Wind Gusts from January 14
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 418 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...PEAK WIND GUST REPORTS FROM JANUARY 14TH... LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...IOWA... ...CHICKASAW... 2 N IONIA 44 0725 AM 01/14 43.07N/92.46W 3 SW RICHFIELD 32 0215 PM 01/14 42.91N/92.10W ...FAYETTE... OELWEIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 49 0755 AM 01/14 42.68N/91.97W ...FLOYD... CHARLES CITY 48 0735 AM 01/14 43.07N/92.61W ...MITCHELL... SAINT ANSGAR 34 0939 AM 01/14 43.38N/92.92W ...WINNESHIEK... DECORAH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 43 0915 AM 01/14 43.28N/91.74W 4 E NORDNESS 40 0705 AM 01/14 43.25N/91.70W ...MINNESOTA... ...DODGE... 2 E KASSON 42 0715 AM 01/14 44.02N/92.71W DODGE CENTER AIRPORT 37 0853 AM 01/14 44.02N/92.83W ...FILLMORE... PRESTON FILLMORE COUNTY AIRPOR 44 0734 AM 01/14 43.68N/92.18W 2 ESE CANTON 40 1110 AM 01/14 43.51N/91.88W 3 SSW LANESBORO 35 1028 AM 01/14 43.67N/92.00W ...MOWER... 1 ENE DEXTER 44 0810 AM 01/14 43.73N/92.68W AUSTIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 40 0755 AM 01/14 43.66N/92.93W ...OLMSTED... ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPOR 45 0811 AM 01/14 43.91N/92.50W MAYO HELIPAD 44 0633 AM 01/14 44.02N/92.48W 2 SE EYOTA 40 0950 AM 01/14 43.96N/92.21W ...WABASHA... 2 SSE KELLOGG 35 0225 PM 01/14 44.28N/91.99W 1 NE BEAR VALLEY 33 1153 AM 01/14 44.32N/92.44W ...WINONA... WINONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 39 0238 PM 01/14 44.08N/91.71W 1 E RIDGEWAY 37 0425 PM 01/14 43.91N/91.54W ...WISCONSIN... ...CRAWFORD... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AIRPORT 39 0835 AM 01/14 43.02N/91.12W 1 SW MOUNT STERLING 32 1012 AM 01/14 43.31N/90.94W ...GRANT... PLATTEVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 44 1135 AM 01/14 42.69N/90.44W 2 NE EAST DUBUQUE 30 1157 AM 01/14 42.52N/90.62W BOSCOBEL AIRPORT 30 1122 AM 01/14 43.16N/90.67W ...JUNEAU... NECEDAH 34 0448 PM 01/14 44.03N/90.08W VOLK FIELD AIRPORT 32 0614 PM 01/14 43.94N/90.25W ...LA CROSSE... LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT 35 1254 PM 01/14 43.88N/91.26W ...MONROE... 2 N TOMAH 31 0405 PM 01/14 44.02N/90.50W SPARTA/FORT MC COY AIRPORT 30 0315 PM 01/14 43.96N/90.74W ...TAYLOR... MEDFORD TAYLOR COUNTY AIRPORT 32 0355 PM 01/14 45.10N/90.30W ...TREMPEALEAU... 2 WSW GALESVILLE 31 0239 PM 01/14 44.07N/91.39W ...VERNON... VIROQUA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 36 0335 PM 01/14 43.58N/90.90W OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.