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Spring Snowfall of April 21, 2002
The flip-flopping trend of extremes in weather continued in April with a storm bringing up
to a half-foot of snow over parts of Minnesota. Many places in Minnesota from Duluth to the Iowa border saw at least a
coating of snow. This snow came after highs in the 80's and 90's just a week before.
The snow began in the early morning hours on Sunday April 21 and continued
throughout the day. The heaviest accumulations were on grassy surfaces. The snow also
accumulated on trees and created a landscape for fitting for December than late April.
The 6.6 inches of snow did not make the top 10 heaviest snowstorms in April for the Twin Cities, but it did push the
monthly snowfall to the third all time snowiest Aprils from 1891 to 2002
The Top Ten Snowiest Aprils in the Twin Cities from 1891-2002
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1.) 21.8...1983
2.) 16.9...1928
3.) 14.2...2002
4.) 13.0...1893/1907
5.) 11.7...1908
6.) 11.0...1923
7.) 9.8...1984
8.) 9.6...1957
9.) 9.3...1949
10.) 9.2...1929
Listed here are some Public Information Statements from the National Weather Service
regarding snowfall from this storm.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
205 PM CDT SUN APR 21 2002
MOST OF THE SNOW WAS MELTING AS ITS FELL...HOWEVER DEDICATED WEATHER
OBSERVERS HAVE BEEN TRACKING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HOURLY...SO FAR
SNOWFALL TOTALS HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER
PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL ...CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
HERE ARE THE LATEST SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF 200 PM...
CITIES SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COMMENT
CHANHASSEN NWS 5.5 INCHES
ELLSWORTH 4.0 INCHES
HENDERSON 3.0 INCHES
BUFFALO 1.0 INCH
REDWOOD FALLS 3.0 INCHES
NWS/JVM
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
213 PM CDT SUN APR 21 2002
PRELIMINARY SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE AREA
LOCATION COUNTY SNOWFALL(IN)
...MINNESOTA...
DODGE CENTER DODGE 1.0
MANTORVILLE 3E DODGE 3.0
HIGHLAND FILLMORE 1.5
RENO 3SW HOUSTON 0.5
LYLE 2NE MOWER 1.5-2.0
AUSTIN MOWER 3-3.5
DOVER 3S OLMSTED 1.5
ROCHESTER OLMSTED 4.0
THEILMAN WABASHA 1.0
KELLOGG 7SW WABASHA 3.0
KELLOGG 4S WABASHA 2.0
WABASHA 5S WABASHA 1.0
ROLLINGSTONE WINONA 3.0
...WISCONSIN...
NWS LA CROSSE LA CROSSE 2.0
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
234 PM CDT SUN APR 21 2002
MOST OF THE SNOW WAS MELTING AS ITS FELL...HOWEVER DEDICATED WEATHER
OBSERVERS HAVE BEEN TRACKING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HOURLY...SO FAR
SNOWFALL TOTALS HAVE RANGED FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER
PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL ...CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
HERE ARE THE LATEST SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF 230 PM...
CITIES SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
FOREST LAKE 2.0 INCHES
GILMAN 3.0 INCHES
8W OF ST CLOUD 6.0 INCHES
MILACA 3.0 INCHES
AMERY 1.0 INCH
RICE LAKE 1.0 INCH
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
950 PM CDT SUN APR 21 2002
HERE ARE SOME SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CALLED INTO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE THROUGH 930 PM.
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA
LOCATION COUNTY SNOWFALL
NWS DULUTH ST LOUIS 1.7
2E BRAINERD CROW WING 1.8
DEERWOOD CROW WING 1.0
CLOQUET CARLTON 2.7
MOOSE LAKE CARLTON 1.0
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN
LOCATION COUNTY SNOWFALL
BRULE DOUGLAS 1.0
MASON BAYFIELD 5.0
GRANDVIEW BAYFIELD 3.0
CORNUCOPIA BAYFIELD 1.0
PHILLIPS PRICE 1.0
SS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
738 AM CDT MON APR 22 2002
...7TH SNOWIEST APRIL AT LA CROSSE WISCONSIN SO FAR...
WITH 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW FALLING AT LA CROSSE YESTERDAY...THIS APRILS
SNOW FALL NOW STANDS AT 8.5 INCHES. THIS PUTS THIS APRIL IN
7TH PLACE FOR THE SNOWIEST APRIL IN LA CROSSE. MONTHLY SNOWFALL
RECORDS AT LA CROSSE DATE BACK TO 1893. THE SNOWIEST APRIL OCCURRED
BACK IN 1973 WHEN 17 INCHES OF SNOW FELL (16 OF THESE 17 INCHES FELL
DURING THE APRIL 8-9 SNOW STORM). THE FOLLOWING TABLE IS THE TOP TEN
SNOWIEST APRILS AT LA CROSSE...
TOP 10 SNOWIEST APRILS IN LA CROSSE
RANK YEAR SNOW FALL
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1 1973 17.0 INCHES
2 1910 12.4 INCHES
3 1909 10.8 INCHES
4 1952 10.2 INCHES
5 1928 9.7 INCHES
6 1993 9.4 INCHES
7 2002 8.5 INCHES
8 1911 7.1 INCHES
9 1945 7.0 INCHES
10 1962 6.6 INCHES
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Last modified: April 23, 2002
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