Snowstorm: April 7, 2003
A storm brought a return to winter and some much needed moisture to the far southern tier counties of Minnesota. The snow was the heaviest along the Iowa border with some places receiving a foot of heavy wet snow. Some of the largest totals were 13 inches in the Albert Lea area with 12 inches at Fairmont, Blue Earth and Winnebago. There was a sharp cutoff to the north with St. Peter and Springfield only seeing a trace of snowfall. Iowa also picked up snow as well with 11 inches at Mason City. The clear skies on the day after the storm provided a nice view of where the snow fell on this visible satellite image.
Map of April 7, 2003 snow event from the Chanhassen National Weather Service.
Listed below is information on the snow from the various National Weather Service Offices serving Minnesota
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
345 PM CDT MON APR 7 2003
...SOME SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH 330 PM...
MEASURABLE SNOWFALL OCCURRED TODAY...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
SPRINGFIELD...TO ST PETER...TO FARIBAULT...TO PINE ISLAND AND RED WING.
ALBERT LEA...FREEBORN COUNTY....(12.0 CO-OP)
ALBERT LEA...FREEBORN COUNTY....(13.0 IN TOWN KATE-RADIO STATION)
FAIRMONT.....MARTIN COUNTY......12 INCHES
BLUE EARTH...FARIBAULT COUNTY...12 INCHES
WINNEBAGO....FARIBAULT COUNTY...11 INCHES
ST JAMES.....WATONWAN COUNTY....10 INCHES
WASECA.......WASECA COUNTY...... 2 INCHES
MANKATO......BLUE EARTH COUNTY.. 2-4 INCHES
AMBOY........BLUE EARTH COUNTY.. 7 INCHES
SHERBURN.....JACKSON COUNTY..... 7 INCHES
OWATONNA.....STEELE COUNTY...... 2
MONTGOMERY...LE SUEUR COUNTY.... TRACE
ST PETER.....NICOLLET COUNTY.... TRACE
SPRINGFIELD..BROWN COUNTY....... TRACE
ZUMBROTA.....GOODHUE COUNTY..... ZERO
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
855 PM CDT MON APR 7 2003
...24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM AROUND THE AREA TODAY...
LOCATION COUNTY SNOWFALL
...IOWA...
DORCHESTER ALLAMAKEE 11.0
CHARLES CITY FLOYD 9.0
LIME SPRINGS HOWARD 9.0
EDGEWOOD CLAYTON 8.1
CRESCO HOWARD 8.0
NORTH WASHINGTON CHICKASAW 8.0
OELWEIN FAYETTE 8.0
NEW HAMPTON CHICKASAW 7.0
ST ANSGAR MITCHELL 7.0
LANSING 4S ALLAMAKEE 6.4
CLERMONT FAYETTE 6.0
DECORAH WINNESKIEK 6.0
RICEVILLE MITCHELL 6.0
WATERVILLE ALLAMAKEE 6.0
WESTGATE 3N FAYETTE 6.0
CLAYTON CENTER CLAYTON 3.5
OSSIAN WINNESHIEK 3.5
...MINNESOTA...
BROWNSDALE MOWER 10.5
AUSTIN MOWER 10.0
CANTON FILLMORE 10.0
WHALAN FILLMORE 10.0
PRESTON FILLMORE 9.5
STEWARTVILLE OLMSTED 9.2
GRAND MEADOW MOWER 9.0
HARMONY FILLMORE 9.0
WINONA 3S WINONA 8.0
FOUNTAIN FILLMORE 7.5
CALEDONIA 6S HOUSTON 7.2
SPRING VALLEY FILLMORE 7.0
LA CRESCENT 3W HOUSTON 6.0
DODGE CENTER DODGE 4.0
GOODVIEW 1S WINONA 4.0
GOODVIEW WINONA 3.5
ROCHESTER OLMSTED 3.5
....WISCONSIN...
VICTORY VERNON 9.8
WARRENS MONROE 8.0
MT STERLING CRAWFORD 7.0
VIROQUA VERNON 6.8
BIG FLATS ADAMS 5.5
ONALASKA LA CROSSE 5.5
RICHALND CENTER RICHLAND 5.5
LA CROSSE NWS LA CROSSE 5.4
STODDARD 3NE VERNON 4.8
CUBA CITY 2NW GRANT 4.7
ETTRICK TREMPEALEAU 4.5
HOLMEN 2S LA CROSSE 4.5
MAUSTON JUNEAU 4.3
DICKEYVILLE GRANT 4.0
WILTON MONROE 4.0
LA CROSSE AIRPORT LA CROSSE 3.8
CUBA CITY 6N GRANT 3.5
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN CRAWFORD 3.5
LANCASTER 5W GRANT 3.1
CAMP DOUGLAS JUNEAU 2.0
ARCADIA TREMPEALEAU 0.8
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