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January 20, 2012 Snowfall


A quick moving weather system dumped a swath of snow over much of the region on Friday, January 20, 2012. Snow moved in across southern Minnesota and northeast Iowa near daybreak and across the rest of the area during the day. The snow began moving out by early afternoon west of the Mississippi River and by the evening hours in western Wisconsin.

Amounts of 3 to 6 inches were common south of Interstate 90, with generally less than 3 inches further to the north across Minnesota and Wisconsin. There was very little wind and the snow was dry.

Below is a snowfall total map for January 20th and a specific amount listing is below that.

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snowfall map from january 20 2012


Snowfall Reports


LOCATION                   SNOWFALL    TIME     LAT/LON

NORTHEAST IOWA

...ALLAMAKEE COUNTY...
HARPERS FERRY              6.0         0146 PM 43.20N 91.15W
WATERVILLE 8S              5.8         0413 PM 43.11N 91.29W
WAUKON 8NW                 5.5         0305 PM 43.34N 91.6W
WAUKON 6ESE                4.7         0411 PM 43.24N 91.59W
LANSING 4SE                4.6         0700 AM 43.32N 91.16W

...CHICKASAW COUNTY...
NEW HAMPTON 1S             5.5         0216 PM 43.04N 92.32W

...CLAYTON COUNTY...
VOLGA                      6.5         0700 AM 42.81N 91.52W
GUTTENBERG                 6.0         0700 AM 42.79N 91.10W
EDGEWOOD                   5.9         0700 AM 42.65N 91.40W
ELKADER 1SE                5.5         0422 PM 42.83N 91.38W

...FAYETTE COUNTY...
HAWKEYE                    6.4         0415 PM 42.94N 91.95W
CLERMONT                   5.8         0700 AM 43.00N 91.66W
FAYETTE                    5.1         0700 AM 42.85N 91.82W
OELWEIN 1E                 5.0         0214 PM 42.67N 91.92W

...FLOYD COUNTY...
NASHUA                     5.2         0700 AM  42.94N 92.57W
CHARLES CITY COOP          4.6         0700 AM  43.08N 92.67W

...MITCHELL COUNTY...
ST ANSGAR 7NW              5.2         0208 PM 43.44N 93.01W
ST ANSGAR                  5.1         0700 AM 43.37N 92.83W
RICEVILLE                  4.8         0208 PM 43.36N 92.55W

...WINNESHIEK COUNTY...
DECORAH 7NW                6.0         0351 PM 43.35N 91.86W
DECORAH 7ENE               6.0         0200 PM 43.33N 91.71W
OSSIAN                     5.2         0417 PM 43.15N 91.77W
SPILLVILLE                 5.0         0204 PM 43.20N 91.95W
WAUCOMA                    5.0         0700 AM 43.05N 92.04W

SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA

...FILLMORE COUNTY...
LANESBORO                  5.5         0231 PM 43.72N 91.97W
PRESTON                    4.8         0426 PM 43.67N 92.08W
SPRING VALLEY 3E           4.1         0356 PM 43.68N 92.31W

...HOUSTON COUNTY...
CALEDONIA 6S               5.5         0400 PM 43.54N 91.5W
RENO 3SW                   3.6         0401 PM 43.53N 91.33W

...MOWER COUNTY...
GRAND MEADOW               5.0         0700 AM 43.71N 92.56W
AUSTIN                     4.5         0112 PM 43.67N 92.97W
AUSTIN KAAL TV             4.4         0112 PM 43.68N 92.95W

...OLMSTED COUNTY...
CHATFIELD                  4.0         0233 PM 43.85N 92.19W
ROCHESTER 2NE AIRPORT      2.8         0600 PM 43.91N 92.5W
ROCHESTER 1E               2.2         0232 PM 44.01N 92.46W

...WABASHA COUNTY...
LAKE CITY                  3.0         0700 AM 44.43N 92.28W
WABASHA 5S                 2.0         0403 PM 44.32N 92.05W
THEILMAN                   1.8         0700 AM 44.28N 92.19W
ELGIN                      1.7         0700 AM 44.10N 92.27W
HAMMOND 1S                 1.5         0455 PM 44.21N 92.37W
OAK CENTER                 1.2         0405 PM 44.35N 92.4W
WABASHA                    1.1         0700 AM 44.39N 92.05W

...WINONA COUNTY...
LA CRESCENT DAM 7          4.0         0700 AM 43.87N 91.31W
WINONA                     3.1         0700 AM 44.09N 91.67W
WINONA 4SW                 2.5         0250 PM 44.02N 91.69W
ST CHARLES 5N              2.0         0409 PM 44.04N 92.07W
GOODVIEW                   2.0         0408 PM 44.07N 91.71W
MINNESOTA CITY             1.5         0700 AM 44.16N 91.81W

WISCONSIN

...ADAMS COUNTY...
FRIENDSHIP                 2.5         0700 AM 43.98N 89.83W
ARKDALE                    1.5         0524 PM 44.03N 89.88W
MONROE CENTER              1.3         0700 AM 44.11N 89.92W

...BUFFALO COUNTY...
ALMA DAM 4                 1.0         0700 AM 44.33N 91.92W
MONDOVI                    1.0         0538 PM 44.57N 91.67W

...CLARK COUNTY...
NEILLSVILLE 3SW            1.0         0700 AM 44.53N 90.64W
OWEN                       0.4         0700 AM 44.98N 90.55W

...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN           6.0         0410 PM 43.03N 91.14W
STEUBEN 4SE                5.6         0700 AM 43.13N 90.84W
LYNXVILLE DAM 9            5.0         0700 AM 43.21N 91.10W
MOUNT ZION 2NW             4.3         0642 PM 43.29N 90.87W

...GRANT COUNTY...
SINSINAWA                  8.2         0642 PM 42.52N 90.54W
PATCH GROVE                7.2         0237 PM 42.75N 90.47W
PLATTEVILLE                6.2         0700 AM 42.75N 90.47W
CASSVILLE 8NE              6.0         0431 PM 42.80N 90.89W

...JACKSON COUNTY...
HATFIELD HYDRO PLANT       2.7         0700 AM 44.39N 90.76W
BLACK RIVER FALLS STP      2.6         0700 AM 44.29N 90.85W

...JUNEAU COUNTY...
NEW LISBON 2N              1.8         0417 PM 43.90N 90.17W
NECEDAH                    1.5         0700 AM 44.00N 90.04W

...LA CROSSE COUNTY...
LA CROSSE ASOS             2.5         0700 AM 43.88N 91.26W
WEST SALEM 1W              2.4         0700 AM 43.90N 91.09W
HOLMEN 2S                  2.4         0700 AM 43.93N 91.25W
LA CROSSE WFO              2.4         0700 AM 43.82N 91.19W
ONALASKA 3E                2.3         0353 PM 43.89N 91.18W
HOLLAND                    2.1         0700 AM 43.97N 91.29W

...MONROE COUNTY...
FOUR CORNERS               2.5         0700 AM 44.07N 90.92W
WILTON                     2.0         0519 PM 43.82N 90.53W
TUNNEL CITY                1.9         0700 AM 44.01N 90.57W

...RICHLAND COUNTY...
RICHLAND CENTER 4NW        4.5         0454 PM 43.36N 90.42W
RICHLAND CENTER 1NW        4.0         0700 AM 43.36N 90.42W
RICHLAND CENTER            3.5         0507 PM 43.34N 90.38W
GILLINGHAM                 2.8         0248 PM 43.43N 90.45W

...TREMPEALEAU COUNTY...
TREMPEALEAU DAM 6          2.0         0700 AM 44.00N 91.44W
TREMPEALEAU 2WSW           1.8         0525 PM 44.00N 91.46W
OSSEO                      1.5         0700 AM 44.58N 91.22W
BLAIR 2NW                  0.8         0700 AM  44.31N 91.27W

...VERNON COUNTY...
DESOTO 1SE                 6.1         0700 AM 43.41N 91.19W
GENOA                      3.5         0700 AM 43.57N 91.23W
LA FARGE                   3.0         0700 AM 43.57N 90.64W
STODDARD 2NE               2.8         0500 PM 43.69N 91.18W
VIROQUA                    2.6         0700 AM 43.55N 90.90W
READSTOWN 4NE              2.6         0700 AM 43.48N 90.69W
STODDARD 5NNE              2.5         0526 PM 43.72N 91.17W
WESTBY 3ENE                2.2         0700 AM 43.68N 90.81W

OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.