Snowstorm Clips Southeast Minnesota:
February 15-16, 2006
A classic Colorado winter storm moved from Iowa to Chicago during the day on February 16th, bringing just flurries to the Twin Cities, but a sizable blanket of snow to the southeast. Measurable snow fell roughly south and east of a line from Jackson to Farmington. The largest snow amounts were in far southeast Minnesota with Caledonia picking up 9 inches of snow. Rochester saw a record daily snowfall for the 16th with 6.6 inches, breaking the old record of 2.9 inches on February 16th, 1990.
Listed below are National Weather Service Statements about this winter storm.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
853 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006
...TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM FEBRUARY 15-16 WINTER STORM...
LOCATIONCOUNTY SNOWFALL
...NORTHEAST IOWA...
ELMA HOWARD 7.0
LANSING 4SE ALLAMAKEE 5.9
DECORAH WINNESHIEK 5.5
WAUKON 8NW ALLAMAKEE 5.5
CALMAR WINNESHIEK 5.4
EDGEWOOD CLAYTON 5.0
ELKADER CLAYTON 5.0
FARMERSBURG CLAYTON 5.0
OELWEIN FAYETTE 5.0
OSAGE MITCHELL 5.0
CHARLES CITY FLOYD 4.9
DORCHESTER ALLAMAKEE 4.5
N WASHINGTON CHICKASAW 4.2
NEW HAMPTON 1S CHICKASAW 4.0
ST ANSGAR 7NW MITCHELL 4.0
STRAWBERRY POINT CLAYTON 3.6
KENDALLVILLE WINNESKIEK 3.5
WATERVILLE 8S ALLAMAKEE 3.0
WAUCOMA FAYETTE 2.0
...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...
CALEDONIA 6S HOUSTON 9.0
LA CRESCENT 1N HOUSTON 8.8
PRESTON FILLMORE 8.4
WINONA 4S WINONA 8.0
CHATFIELD 4W OLMSTEAD 7.8
WINONA 3SSE WINONA 7.5
HOUSTON 5NE HOUSTON 7.0
RUSHFORD FILLMORE 7.0
KELLOGG 4S WABASHA 6.9
BYRON 4S OLMSTED 6.8
ROCHESTER AP 2NE OLMSTED 6.6
AUSTIN - KAAL-TV MOWER 6.5
GRAND MEADOW MOWER 6.5
GOODVIEW WINONA 6.2
ST CHARLES WINONA 6.0
HOKAH 4NW HOUSTON 5.9
HIGHLAND FILLMORE 5.6
RENO 3SW HOUSTON 5.6
MANTORVILLE 1NE DODGE 5.4
DOVER 3S OLMSTED 5.0
SPRING VALLEY FILLMORE 4.9
ORONOCO 2E OLMSTED 4.7
DODGE CENTER DODGE 4.0
PINE ISLAND 2S OLMSTED 3.5
REEDS LANDING 1W WABASHA 3.0
ZUMBRO FALLS WABASHA 2.3
...WISCONSIN...
LA CROSSE 1N LA CROSSE 9.0
HATFIELD JACKSON 9.0
WEST SALEM LA CROSSE 9.0
WARRENS MONROE 8.9
FOUR CORNERS MONROE 8.7
LA CROSSE AP LA CROSSE 8.7
WARRENS 5WSW MONROE 8.7
LA CROSSE LA CROSSE 8.5
NECEDAH 3SE JUNEAU 8.5
MOUNT LA CROSSE LA CROSSE 8.3
SPARTA MONROE 8.3
GALESVILLE 1S TREMPEALEAU 8.2
LA CROSSE 5SE LA CROSSE 8.0
MAUSTON - WRJC RADIO JUNEAU 8.0
ONTARIO VERNON 8.0
SINSINAWA GRANT 8.0
VIROQUA VERNON 8.0
TUNNEL CITY MONROE 7.8
FRIENDSHIP ADAMS 7.7
HOLLAND LA CROSSE 7.6
HIXTON 5W JACKSON 7.5
HOLMEN 2S LA CROSSE 7.5
MATHER JUNEAU 7.5
STODDARD 3NE LA CROSSE 7.2
BIG FLATS ADAMS 7.0
BLACK RIVER FALLS JACKSON 7.0
GALESVILLE 1E TREMPEALEAU 7.0
WILTON 3SE MONROE 7.0
COON VALLEY VERNON 6.8
FRENCH ISLAND LA CROSSE 6.8
LA CROSSE NWS LA CROSSE 6.7
ONALASKA LA CROSSE 6.7
ETTRICK TREMPEALEAU 6.5
NEW LISBON 2N JUNEAU 6.5
PLATTEVILLE GRANT 6.5
VICTORY CRAWFORD 6.5
HILLSBORO VERNON 6.3
HUMBIRD 2NE CLARK 6.2
READSTOWN VERNON 6.2
CUBA CITY 2NW GRANT 6.0
LANCASTER GRANT 6.0
CUBA CITY GRANT 5.9
LA FARGE VERNON 5.7
STEUBEN 4SE CRAWFORD 5.7
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN CRAWFORD 5.6
ARCADIA TREMPEALEAU 5.5
BLAIR TREMPEALEAU 5.5
NEW LISBON RICHLAND 5.5
TAYLOR JACKSON 5.5
BOAZ 6NNW RICHLAND 5.4
RICHLAND CENTER 4W RICHLAND 5.4
GAYS MILLS RICHLAND 5.0
NEILLSVILLE 3SW CLARK 5.0
STEUBEN CRAWFORD 4.8
GILMANTON 8SE BUFFALO 4.5
OSSEO TREMPEALEAU 4.5
MEDFORD TAYLOR 3.8
GOODRICH TAYLOR 3.5
MONDOVI 6S BUFFALO 3.0
OWEN CLARK 3.0
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES
WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED
IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
631 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006
...SNOW REPORTS ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND A PART OF WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF SNOWFALL REPORTS TAKEN BY OFFICIAL
SNOWFALL OBSERVERS THROUGH 6 PM.
LOCATION COUNTY SNOWFALL
CASTLE ROCK DAKOTA 0.5 (ONE HALF) INCH
FARIBAULT RICE 1.0
OWATONNA STEELE 2.0
ALBERT LEA FREEBORN 6-8 INCHES
WELLS FARIBAULT 7.0
WELCOME MARTIN 3.5
FAIRMONT MARTIN 3.0
JANESVILLE WASECA 2.0
WISCONSIN REPORTS
DURAND PEPIN 2.5
AUGUSTA EAU CLAIRE 4.0
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
430 PM CST THU FEB 16 2006
...SNOW REPORTS THROUGH 4 PM...
LOCATION COUNTY SNOWFALL
ALBERT LEA FREEBORN 5-6 INCHES
OWATONNA STEELE 3 INCHES
MERTON STEELE 4-5 INCHES
NERSTRAND RICE 2-3 INCHES
WASECA WASECA 2 INCHES
REDWING GOODHUE 2 INCHES
FARIBAULT BLUE EARTH 3 INCHES
...SNOW REPORTS THROUGH 11:30 AM...
LOCATION COUNTY SNOWFALL
KIESTER FARIBAULT 7 INCHES
HOLLANDALE FREEBORN 4 INCHES
MANKATO BLUE EARTH 2.5 INCHES
OWATONNA STEELE 2.5 INCHES
MAPLETON BLUE EARTH 1.5 INCHES
...SNOW REPORTS THROUGH 10:30 AM...
LOCATION COUNTY SNOWFALL
FAIRMONT MARTIN 3 INCHES
BLUE EARTH FARIBAULT 2 TO 3 INCHES
ST JAMES WATONWAN 1 INCH
WASECA WASECA 1 1/2 INCH
RED WING GOODHUE 2 INCHES
DURAND PEPIN 1/2 INCH
EAU CLAIRE EAU CLAIRE 1/2 INCH
EARLIER REPORTS...
...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 8:30 AM...
LOCATION COUNTY SNOWFALL
GENEVA LAKE FREEBORN 2 INCHES
THROUGH 700 AM...
LOCATION COUNTY SNOWFALL
WINNEBAGO FARIBAULT 2 INCHES
LEWISVILLE WATONWAN 1 INCH
ZUMBROTA GOODHUE 1 INCH
THROUGH 430 AM....
LOCATION COUNTY SNOWFALL
ALBERT LEA FREEBORN 3 INCHES
MOST OF THE ABOVE REPORTS WERE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN
THESE COUNTIES. SOME WERE FROM OTHER WEATHER OBSERVERS.
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