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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 >

 

Heavy snow tracked across parts of northeast Iowa into far southwest Wisconsin. The highest totals reported were 6 inches just southeast of Prairie Du Chien, WI and 5 inches at Farmersburg and McGregor in Iowa.


Map of January 20 2006 snowfall
Snowfall totals for January 20.
 

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
926 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2006

...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS...

LOCATION                        COUNTY          ACCUM

...NORTHEAST IOWA...
FARMERSBURG                     CLAYTON         5.0 
MCGREGOR 4W                     CLAYTON         5.0 
FAYETTE                         FAYETTE         4.2 
WESTGATE  3N                    FAYETTE         4.2 
WEST UNION                      FAYETTE         4.0 
EDGEWOOD                        CLAYTON         3.8 
MONONA 6E                       CLAYTON         3.8 
GARNAVILLO                      CLAYTON         3.5 
POSTVILLE 6S                    ALLAMAKEE       3.5 
OELWEIN 1E                      FAYETTE         2.9 
CLAYTON CENTER                  CLAYTON         2.8 
ELKADER 6SSW                    CLAYTON         2.7 
WATERVILLE 8S                   ALLAMAKEE       2.5 
HAWKEYE                         FAYETTE         2.0 
OSSIAN                          WINNESHIEK      1.0 
WAUKON                          ALLAMAKEE       0.2 
IONIA 2W                        CHICKASAW       0.1 
CALMAR                          WINNESHIEK      T 
CRESCO                          HOWARD          T  

...WISCONSIN...  
BLUE RIVER                      GRANT           5.0 
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN                CRAWFORD        4.5 
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 1SE            CRAWFORD        6.0 
LANCASTER                       GRANT           4.3 
STEUBEN 2SW                     CRAWFORD        4.0 
MUSCODA 6S                      GRANT           3.9 
WYALUSING                       GRANT           3.5 
CASSVILLE 8 NE                  GRANT           3.5 
LYNXVILLE                       CRAWFORD        3.0 
RICHLAND CENTER 4W              RICHLAND        3.0 
RICHLAND CENTER 4N              RICHLAND        2.2 
CUBA CITY 2NW                   GRANT           2.1 
SINSINAWA                       GRANT           2.0 
GAYS MILLS                      CRAWFORD        1.8 
BOAZ 6NNW                       RICHLAND        1.4 
HILLSBORO                       VERNON          0.5 
VALLEY 1NW                      VERNON          0.2 
WESTBY 1NE                      VERNON          T  
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