High Winds of March 9, 2002
An intense late winter storm developed over the plains of Colorado on Friday, March 8th. The stormed moved slowly southeast into Kansas along a nearly stationary cold front. As the low moved into Kansas, it strengthened to a central pressure of 992 millibars or about 29.29 inches of mercury. The storm began to move northeast toward the upper Midwest overnight Friday and continued to strengthen as it did. By mid-day Saturday the 9th, the low had reached Lake Superior and had intensified to 988 millibars or about 29.18 inches of mercury. Strong northwest winds spread over the entire region Saturday and continued into Saturday evening. The highest wind gusts, between 40 and 60 mph, occurred during the day Saturday. The combination of the winds, falling snow and snow on the ground, combined to produce blizzard or near blizzard conditions over parts of southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa Saturday. The winds decreased overnight Saturday as the storm moved into southern Canada.
Peak wind gusts for March 9th.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
910 PM CST SAT MAR 9 2002
THE FOLLOWING ARE PEAK WIND GUSTS TODAY AS OF 8 PM.
LOCATION COUNTY PEAK WIND GUSTS
...IOWA...
CHARLES CITY FLOYD 58 MPH
CRESCO HOWARD 50 MPH
DECORAH WINNESHIEK 43 MPH
ELKADER CLAYTON 41 MPH
FREDRICKSBURG CHICKASAW 51 MPH
LANSING ALLAMAKEE 44 MPH
MCGREGOR CLAYTON 50 MPH
NEW HAMPTON CHICKASAW 49 MPH
OELWEIN FAYETTE 58 MPH
WEST UNION FAYETTE 52 MPH
...MINNESOTA...
AUSTIN MOWER 47 MPH
ROCHESTER OLMSTED 48 MPH
WILSON WINONA 51 MPH
WINONA WINONA 41 MPH
...WISCONSIN...
BOSCOBEL GRANT 43 MPH
FENNIMORE GRANT 45 MPH
FOUR CORNERS MONROE 52 MPH
FT MCCOY MONROE 43 MPH
LA CROSSE LA CROSSE 44 MPH
MEDFORD TAYLOR 46 MPH
NWS LA CROSSE LA CROSSE 60 MPH
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN CRAWFORD 54 MPH
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