Snowstorm of March 31-April 1, 2008
A Snowy Scene
Maplewood, MN. April 1, 2008
A classic late winter storm took a direct hit on central and southern Minnesota and dumped a wide swath of snow 150 miles wide either side of a line from Browns Valley and Sioux Falls eastward from Duluth to Rochester. This was a very moisture-laden snowstorm with a water content of three-quarters to an inch in some places. in far southeast Minnesota there was more rain than snow. The snow began during the morning of March 31 and continued through the day. The last snow tapered off in the early morning hours of April 1. One of the highest snow totals was New Hope with 9.4 inches of snow.
One interesting aspect of this storm was the amount of snow that gathered on trees and buildings. With the strong April sun the snow melted off the trees and pedestrians had to dodge the falling snow clumps. The path of the storm showed up nicely on the visible satellite from April 1.
Below are snow and precipitation reports from this storm courtesy the National Weather Service.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
352 PM CDT TUE APR 01 2008
...MARCH 31ST SNOWFALL TOTALS...
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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9.40 NEW HOPE MN HENNEPIN 0652 AM
8.30 ST PAUL MN RAMSEY 0652 AM
COMO LAKE AREA
8.10 MONTGOMERY MN LE SUEUR 0155 PM
8.00 NEW BRIGHTON MN RAMSEY 1230 AM
8.00 WEST ST PAUL MN DAKOTA 0818 AM
8.00 HOLCOMBE WI CHIPPEWA 0858 AM
COOP OBSERVER IN CHIPPEWA FALLS. MEASURED AT
HIS HOME IN HOLCOMBE.
7.80 NEW RICHMOND WI ST. CROIX 1257 PM
7.50 GLENCOE MN MCLEOD 1200 AM
7.50 RUSH CITY MN CHISAGO 0630 AM
7.10 MAPLEWOOD MN RAMSEY 0800 AM
7.00 1 S RICE LAKE WI BARRON 0950 PM
7.00 4 NE RUSH CITY MN CHISAGO 0955 PM
7.00 RED WING MN GOODHUE 0515 AM
7.00 CLAYTON WI POLK 0709 AM
7.00 SPRING VALLEY WI PIERCE 0901 AM
TOTAL LIQUID EQUIVALENT FOR THE EVENT IS 1.70
INCHES. INCLUDES A PERIOD OF RAIN.
6.80 4 S MAPLE PLAIN MN HENNEPIN 0950 PM
6.80 HAMMOND WI ST. CROIX 0652 AM
6.70 WOODBURY MN WASHINGTON 0901 AM
6.50 ST JOSEPH MN STEARNS 0415 PM
6.50 CLAYTON WI POLK 1056 PM
6.50 BALDWIN WI ST. CROIX 0800 AM
6.50 SAUK RAPIDS MN BENTON 0925 AM
STORM TOTAL
6.50 HUTCHINSON MN MCLEOD 1221 PM
MEASURED AT KDUZ RADIO. LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF
0.42 INCHES.
6.00 CAMBRIDGE MN ISANTI 0912 PM
6.00 6 NW RICE LAKE WI BARRON 0513 AM
6.00 WACONIA MN CARVER 0630 AM
6.00 MENOMONIE WI DUNN 0709 AM
6.00 MILACA MN MILLE LACS 0800 AM
6.00 ZUMBROTA MN GOODHUE 0800 AM
6.00 1 SSW CONNORSVILLE WI DUNN 0846 AM
5.90 MINNEAPOLIS MN HENNEPIN 0700 AM
MEASURED AT THE MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
5.80 NORTH ST PAUL MN RAMSEY 0912 PM
5.60 CHANHASSEN MN CARVER 0700 AM
5.60 BUFFALO MN WRIGHT 0800 AM
5.50 SAUK RAPIDS MN BENTON 0423 PM
5.50 LAKEVILLE MN DAKOTA 0910 PM
5.50 EDEN PRAIRIE MN HENNEPIN 0927 PM
MEASURED BY RETIRED NWS METEOROLOGIST IN
CHARGE.
5.50 CUMBERLAND WI BARRON 0646 AM
5.50 ANDOVER MN ANOKA 0737 AM
5.50 MORA MN KANABEC 0744 AM
5.40 GAYLORD MN SIBLEY 0800 AM
5.30 MONTEVIDEO MN CHIPPEWA 0528 AM
5.30 CUSHING MN MORRISON 0711 AM
5.30 ROBERTS WI ST. CROIX 0800 AM
5.20 5 NW RICE LAKE WI BARRON 0613 PM
5.20 FRIDLEY MN ANOKA 1209 AM
5.10 RICHFIELD MN HENNEPIN 0554 AM
5.00 MANKATO MN BLUE EARTH 0641 PM
5.00 FARIBAULT MN RICE 0745 PM
5.00 8 SW GRANITE FALLS MN YELLOW MEDICINE 0906 PM
5.00 ALBANY MN STEARNS 0528 AM
5.00 WINTHROP MN SIBLEY 0533 AM
5.00 STILLWATER MN WASHINGTON 0715 AM
5.00 ST CLOUD MN STEARNS 0800 AM
MEASURED AT ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY.
5.00 WILLMAR MN KANDIYOHI 0800 AM
5.00 WATERVILLE MN LE SUEUR 1105 AM
4.90 CHASKA MN CARVER 0800 AM
4.80 WOODBURY MN WASHINGTON 0527 PM
MELTED DOWN TO 0.65 INCHES.
4.80 LESTER PRAIRIE MN MCLEOD 0737 AM
4.50 HAMMOND WI ST. CROIX 0745 PM
4.50 LITCHFIELD MN MEEKER 0630 AM
4.50 DURAND WI PEPIN 0749 AM
4.50 1 SW MONTEVIDEO MN CHIPPEWA 0800 AM
4.50 WASECA MN WASECA 0800 AM
4.50 11 NE MONTEVIDEO MN CHIPPEWA 1034 AM
STORM TOTAL
4.30 FOREST LAKE MN WASHINGTON 0515 AM
4.30 MADISON MN LAC QUI PARLE 0935 AM
4.10 LONG PRAIRIE MN TODD 0800 AM
4.00 6 N BOYD WI CHIPPEWA 0430 PM
4.00 ANNANDALE MN WRIGHT 0442 PM
4.00 GILMAN MN BENTON 0527 PM
4.00 FARMINGTON MN DAKOTA 0600 PM
4.00 WELCOME MN MARTIN 0641 PM
4.00 PLYMOUTH MN HENNEPIN 0650 PM
4.00 RICHFIELD MN HENNEPIN 0700 PM
WATER EQUIVALENT 0.67 INCH.
4.00 ST JAMES MN WATONWAN 0842 PM
4.00 ANDOVER MN ANOKA 0903 PM
4.00 HASTINGS MN DAKOTA 0940 PM
4.00 3 NE MENOMONIE WI DUNN 0940 PM
4.00 LITTLE FALLS MN MORRISON 0630 AM
4.00 MORGAN MN REDWOOD 0800 AM
4.00 FAIRMONT MN MARTIN 0800 AM
4.00 ELK RIVER MN SHERBURNE 0800 AM
4.00 WINNEBAGO MN FARIBAULT 0800 AM
4.00 BLOOMER WI CHIPPEWA 0800 AM
4.00 NORTH BRANCH MN CHISAGO 0846 AM
MELTED TO 0.27 INCHES.
4.00 SPRINGFIELD MN BROWN 0953 AM
STORM TOTAL
3.80 3 SW EAU CLAIRE WI EAU CLAIRE 0800 AM
3.70 EAU CLAIRE WI EAU CLAIRE 0530 AM
3.60 7 S HILLMAN MN MORRISON 0620 PM
LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING
3.50 JIM FALLS WI CHIPPEWA 0800 AM
3.40 STANLEY WI CHIPPEWA 0800 AM
3.10 ONAMIA MN MILLE LACS 0800 AM
3.00 WASECA MN WASECA 0426 PM
SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION.
3.00 VINELAND MN MILLE LACS 0640 PM
3.00 CARLOS MN DOUGLAS 0659 AM
3.00 CHIPPEWA FALLS WI CHIPPEWA 0800 AM
2.50 FRIDLEY MN ANOKA 0609 PM
2.30 ELLENDALE MN STEELE 0846 AM
MEASURED TWO AND A QUARTER INCHES FOR THE
ENTIRE EVENT.
1.00 12 N BRUCE WI RUSK 0730 PM
OCCURRED IN EXELAND
1.00 MORRIS MN STEVENS 0800 AM
1.00 ALBERT LEA MN FREEBORN 0800 AM
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
442 PM CDT TUE APR 1 2008
...RAINFALL TOTALS FROM MARCH 31ST...
...OR LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF PRECIPITATION THAT FELL...
LOCATION RAINFALL
IOWA
...ALLAMAKEE COUNTY...
WAUKON 1.38
LANSING 4SE 1.30
POSTVILLE 1.22
DORCHESTER 1.08
ION 1.07
...CLAYTON COUNTY...
MARQUETTE 1.23
LITTLEPORT 0.76
EDGEWOOD 0.64
ELKADER 0.59
ELKADER 6SSW 0.55
GARBER 0.54
GUTTENBERG DAM 10 0.47
STRAWBERRY POINT 0.45
...FAYETTE COUNTY...
FAYETTE 0.98
OELWEIN AWOS 0.79
OELWEIN 1E 0.57
...FLOYD COUNTY...
CHARLES CITY AWOS 1.21
COLWELL 1.20
CHARLES CITY COOP 1.08
...HOWARD COUNTY...
ELMA 1.07
CRESCO 0.93
...MITCHELL COUNTY...
OSAGE 1.31
ST ANSGAR 1.16
...WINNESHIEK COUNTY...
WAUCOMA 3SE 1.02
CALMAR 0.90
BLUFFTON 0.84
DECORAH AWOS 0.71
MINNESOTA
...FILLMORE COUNTY...
PRESTON 1.41
LANESBORO 1.36
HIGHLAND 2SE 1.31
SPRING VALLEY 1.21
PRESTON AWOS 1.16
...HOUSTON COUNTY...
LA CRESCENT 1NNW 1.27
CALEDONIA 1.15
SPRING GROVE 4N 1.07
BROWNSVILLE 0.73
...MOWER COUNTY...
GRAND MEADOW 1.37
LANSING 0.87
AUSTIN 0.80
...OLMSTED COUNTY...
ROCHESTER - BEAR CREEK 1.12
WHITEWATER STATE PARK 3SW 1.08
DOVER 2NE 1.01
BYRON 3N 0.99
ELGIN 2SSW 0.95
ROCHESTER - CASCADE CREEK 0.90
ROCHESTER BELTLINE 0.86
ROCHESTER - SILVER CREEK 0.83
...WABASHA COUNTY...
THEILMAN 1SSW 0.99
ZUMBRO FALLS 0.86
WABASHA 0.82
LAKE CITY 0.32
...WINONA COUNTY...
LA CRESCENT DAM 7 1.27
ALTURA 5W 1.25
WINONA DAM 5A 1.20
MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5 1.13
DAKOTA 1.05
WISCONSIN
...ADAMS COUNTY...
MONROE CENTER 1.40
FRIENDSHIP 1.22
...BUFFALO COUNTY...
ALMA DAM 4 0.82
...CLARK COUNTY...
NEILLSVILLE 3SW 1.33
NEILLSVILLE 0.84
OWEN 2N 0.55
...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
GAYS MILLS 1.20
STEUBEN 1.01
LYNXVILLE DAM 9 0.90
STEUBEN 4SE 0.90
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 0.87
...GRANT COUNTY...
BOSCOBEL ASOS 0.65
LANCASTER 4WSW 0.58
BOSCOBEL RAWS 0.57
CUBA CITY 2NW 0.50
...JACKSON COUNTY...
BLACK RIVER FALLS STP 1.80
BLACK RIVER FALLS 1.61
HATFIELD 1.55
HIXTON 5W 1.50
TAYLOR 1.45
MATHER 3NW 0.70
...JUNEAU COUNTY...
NECEDAH 2SE 1.51
NECEDAH 5WNW CRN 1.33
NECEDAH RAWS 1.18
...LA CROSSE COUNTY...
HOLMEN 2S 1.38
LA CROSSE 4NNW 1.27
LA CROSSE ASOS 1.25
WEST SALEM 1NW 1.12
LA CROSSE WFO 1.01
...MONROE COUNTY...
SPARTA 1.10
WARRENS 5WSW 1.01
TUNNEL CITY 1S 0.99
...RICHLAND COUNTY...
RICHLAND CENTER 0.58
...TREMPEALEAU COUNTY...
GALESVILLE 1S 1.50
TREMPEALEAU DAM 6 1.46
BLAIR 1.17
...VERNON COUNTY...
HILLSBORO 1.39
ONTARIO 1.35
VIROQUA 1.26
LA FARGE 1.24
WESTBY 3ENE 1.22
READSTOWN 1.19
GENOA DAM 8 0.93
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.