Windswept Snow: October 26, 2008
A vigorous Canadian cold front moved across Minnesota on Saturday, October 25th. On Sunday, October 26 cold air behind this front ushered in very strong winds and November-like temperatures. The strongest wind gust recorded at the Twin Cities International Airport was 53mph at 9:10am. The strongest wind gust found in Minnesota was 67 mph at 7:53am five miles south of Marietta in Lac Qui Parle County near the South Dakota Border. Along with the strong winds, there were areas of snow. There was enough snow to shovel in west central Minnesota, where 1 to 2 inches were common. The highest snow total found was 3.3 inches near Dalton in Otter Tail County
Below are Public Information Statements courtesy the National Weather Service.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
930 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008
...STRONG WINDS AFFECT SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WHIPPED ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN
WISCONSIN TODAY...USHERING MUCH COLDER AIR...SNOW SHOWERS AND
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. THE FOLLOWING LIST OF PEAK WIND GUSTS AND
AVERAGE TWO MINUTE WIND SPEEDS WERE GATHERED FROM AUTOMATIC WEATHER
STATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. TIME
LISTED IS BASED ON HIGHEST OBSERVED VALUE AND OCCURRENCE.
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES
COUNTY LOCATION PEAK WIND GUST/TIME AVERAGE 2 MIN
MINNESOTA SPEED/TIME
DOUGLAS ALEXANDRIA 56 MPH / 1022 AM 39 MPH / 1114 AM
TODD STAPLES 35 MPH / 434 PM# 26 MPH / 1013 AM
TODD LONG PRAIRIE 44 MPH / 424 PM 29 MPH / 1225 PM
STEVENS MORRIS 55 MPH / 933 AM 46 MPH / 933 AM
POPE GLENWOOD 55 MPH / 1033 AM 40 MPH / 150 PM
SWIFT APPLETON 56 MPH / 933 AM 41 MPH / 1254 PM
SWIFT BENSON 49 MPH / 1133 AM 37 MPH / 1133 AM#
KANDIYOHI WILLMAR 52 MPH / 215 PM 41 MPH / 1135 AM#
LAC QUI PARLE
MADISON 59 MPH / 1014 AM 40 MPH / 1034 AM
MNDOT 5 S MARIETTA 67 MPH / 753 AM 48 MPH / 1208 PM
CHIPPEWA MONTEVIDEO 54 MPH / 1054 AM 38 MPH / 354 PM
YELLOW MEDICINE
CANBY 56 MPH / 1232 PM# 44 MPH / 1232 PM
MNDOT HANLEY FALLS 61 MPH / 100 PM 41 MPH / 115 PM
GRANITE FALLS 55 MPH / 831 AM 39 MPH / 1231 PM
RENVILLE OLIVIA 52 MPH / 1056 AM 39 MPH / 1056 AM
REDWOOD REDWOOD FALLS 58 MPH / 1149 AM 46 MPH / 803 AM
MEEKER LITCHFIELD 44 MPH / 1254 PM# 31 MPH / 154 PM
MCLEOD HUTCHINSON 46 MPH / 1232 PM# 30 MPH / 1054 AM
MCLEOD GLENCOE 48 MPH / 1114 AM 36 MPH / 1114 AM
BROWN NEW ULM 52 MPH / 831 AM 41 MPH / 831 AM
WATONWAN ST JAMES 52 MPH / 955 AM 38 MPH / 215 PM
MARTIN FAIRMONT 60 MPH / 115 PM 47 MPH / 115 PM
BLUE EARTH MANKATO 56 MPH / 1155 AM 41 MPH / 1155 AM
WASECA WASECA 54 MPH / 1216 AM 40 MPH / 1216 PM
STEELE OWATONNA 52 MPH / 1217 PM 38 MPH / 1057 AM
FARIBAULT MNDOT BLUE EARTH
62 MPH / 1201 PM 42 MPH / 1201 PM
FREEBORN ALBERT LEA 51 MPH / 113 PM 38 MPH / 113 PM
RICE FARIBAULT 43 MPH / 155 PM 33 MPH / 1214 PM
GOODHUE STANTON 43 MPH / 1014 AM 35 MPH / 1014 AM
GOODHUE RED WING 39 MPH / 1035 AM 25 MPH / 1035 AM
MORRISON LITTLE FALLS 38 MPH / 815 AM 28 MPH / 955 AM
STEARNS PAYNESVILLE 46 MPH / 1054 AM 31 MPH / 1054 AM
MILLE LACS PRINCETON 37 MPH / 333 PM# 26 MPH / 1133 AM
KANABEC MORA 35 MPH / 821 AM 24 MPH / 222 PM#
ISANTI CAMBRIDGE 33 MPH / 715 AM 22 MPH / 615 PM
ANOKA BLAINE 36 MPH / 550 PM 26 MPH / 945 AM
WRIGHT MAPLE LAKE 41 MPH / 1213 PM 29 MPH / 1153 AM
WRIGHT BUFFALO 44 MPH / 1214 PM 29 MPH / 934 AM
CARVER CHANHASSEN NWS 47 MPH / 1018 AM
HENNEPIN INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT
53 MPH / 910 AM 37 MPH / 911 AM
CRYSTAL 30 MPH / 312 PM 23 MPH / 313 PM
EDEN PRAIRIE 47 MPH / 1243 PM# 25 MPH /1208 PM#
RAMSEY ST PAUL 45 MPH / 901 AM 29 MPH / 1252 PM
WASHINGTON LAKE ELMO 41 MPH / 916 AM 25 MPH / 1016 AM
DAKOTA SOUTH ST PAUL 36 MPH / 1035 AM# 26 MPH / 855 AM
DAKOTA LAKEVILLE 37 MPH / 1034 AM 28 MPH / 1034 AM
WISCONSIN
POLK OSCEOLA 36 MPH / 935 AM 28 MPH / 1034 AM
ST CROIX NEW RICHMOND 35 MPH / 1055 AM# 28 MPH / 915 AM
BARRON RICE LAKE 38 MPH / 935 AM 23 MPH / 915 AM
DUNN MENOMONIE 37 MPH / 1239 PM# 29 MPH / 959 AM
RUSK LADYSMITH 32 MPH / 1036 AM 24 MPH / 1036 AM
EAU CLAIRE EAU CLAIRE 41 MPH / 1042 AM 32 MPH / 1044 AM
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1115 AM MON OCT 27 2008
...3-DAY SNOWFALL ROUND-UP...
THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 3 DAYS
AS MEASURED IN THE MORNING BY NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS.
OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 7 AM.
3-DAY SNOW TOTALS FOR MONDAY (10/27/08)
AS OF 11:06 AM CDT
NORTH DAKOTA 3-DAY SNOW FALL
LOCATION (COUNTY): AMT(IN) REPORTS
SARLES 5NE (CAVALIER).........................1.5 (1)
LANGDON EXP FARM (CAVALIER)...................1.5 (1)
ASOS @ FARGO AIRPORT (CASS)...................1.4 (1)
EDMORE (RAMSEY)...............................0.5 (1)
HANSBORO (TOWNER).............................0.2 (1)
GRAND FORKS NWS (GRAND FORKS).................0.2 (2)
ASOS @ GRAND FORKS AP (GRAND FORKS)...........0.1 (2)
STARKWEATHER (RAMSEY).........................TRACE (1)
PEMBINA (PEMBINA).............................TRACE (1)
CAVALIER (PEMBINA)............................TRACE (1)
COOPERSTOWN (GRIGGS)..........................TRACE (1)
MINNESOTA 3-DAY SNOW FALL
LOCATION (COUNTY): AMT(IN) REPORTS
DALTON 3S (OTTER TAIL)........................3.3 (2)
BRECKENRIDGE (WILKIN).........................3.0 (2)
ROTHSAY (WILKIN)..............................2.5 (2)
LONG LOST LAKE (CLEARWATER)...................2.5 (2)
PELICAN RAPIDS (OTTER TAIL)...................2.3 (2)
SABIN (CLAY)..................................2.1 (1)
PHELPS MILL (OTTER TAIL)......................2.0 (1)
RED LAKE FALLS (RED LAKE).....................0.6 (2)
SEBEKA (WADENA)...............................0.3 (2)
NEW YORK MILLS (OTTER TAIL)...................0.1 (2)
ITASCA U OF M (CLEARWATER)....................0.1 (1)
WHEATON (TRAVERSE)............................TRACE (1)
WADENA (WADENA)...............................TRACE (1)
VIKING (MARSHALL).............................TRACE (1)
LANCASTER (KITTSON)...........................TRACE (1)
HALSTAD (NORMAN)..............................TRACE (1)
BEMIDJI (BELTRAMI)............................TRACE (1)
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED DATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
651 AM CDT MON OCT 27 2008
...THE FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON FALLS IN ROCHESTER MN...
ON OCTOBER 26TH...THE SNOW OBSERVER NEAR ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT REPORTED A TENTH OF AN INCH OF SNOW. THIS WAS THE FIRST
SNOW OF THE 2008-09 SNOW SEASON. NORMALLY THIS OCCURS ON OCTOBER
18TH. MEANWHILE THE FIRST MEASURABLE SNOW TYPICALLY OCCURS ON
NOVEMBER 3RD. NEARLY 7 OUT OF EVERY 10 OCTOBERS /69.4 PERCENT/ HAVE
AT LEAST A TRACE OF SNOW. MEANWHILE MEASURABLE SNOW ONLY FALLS IN
TWO OUT OF EVERY FIVE OCTOBERS /37.8 PERCENT/. THE AVERAGE OCTOBER
SNOWFALL IS AN INCH. THE GREATEST SNOW FALL EVER RECORDED IN AN
OCTOBER WAS 10.0 INCHES BACK IN THE 1887-88 SNOW SEASON.
DURING THE LAST SNOW SEASON /2007-08/...THE FIRST TRACE OF THE YEAR
OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 5TH AND THE FIRST MEASURABLE SNOW FELL ON
NOVEMBER 17TH. THE LAST SNOW OF THE SEASON FELL ON MAY 3RD. THE
TOTAL SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON WAS 44.1 INCHES. THIS WAS 8.6 INCHES
BELOW THE NORMAL OF 52.7 INCHES. THIS WAS THE LEAST AMOUNT OF SNOW
IN A SEASON SINCE 2005-06 WHEN JUST 37.7 INCHES OF SNOW FELL.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED DATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
633 AM CDT MON OCT 27 2008
...FIRST SNOW FLAKES OF THE SEASON FALLS IN LA CROSSE WI...
ON OCTOBER 26TH...THE SNOW OBSERVER NEAR LA CROSSE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
REPORTED A TRACE OF SNOW. THIS WAS THE FIRST SNOW OF THE 2008-09
SNOW SEASON. NORMALLY THIS OCCURS ON OCTOBER 25TH. NEARLY THREE
OUT OF EVERY FIVE OCTOBERS /55.2 PERCENT/ HAVE AT LEAST A TRACE OF
SNOW. MEANWHILE MEASURABLE SNOW ONLY FALLS IN TWO OUT OF EVERY TEN
OCTOBERS /18.4 PERCENT/. THE AVERAGE OCTOBER SNOWFALL IS 2 TENTHS
OF AN INCH. THE GREATEST SNOW FALL EVER RECORDED IN AN OCTOBER WAS
7.0 INCHES BACK IN THE 1917-18 SNOW SEASON.
DURING THE LAST SNOW SEASON /2007-08/...THE FIRST TRACE OF THE YEAR
OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 5TH AND THE LAST TRACE OF SNOW OCCURRED ON
APRIL 28TH. BETWEEN THOSE DATES...THE SNOW OBSERVER NEAR LA CROSSE
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT REPORTED 67.9 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS WAS THE
GREATEST SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL SINCE THE 1996-97 SNOW SEASON
/69.2 INCHES/ AND IT WAS THE FIFTH GREATEST SEASONAL SNOWFALL
TOTAL. SNOW RECORDS IN LA CROSSE DATE BACK TO APRIL 1884.
NORMALLY...LA CROSSE ONLY RECEIVES 44.3 INCHES OF SNOW.
AS USUAL HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE REPORTED ON THE RIDGE TOPS
SURROUNDING THE LA CROSSE AREA DURING THE LAST SNOW SEASON. THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE ON TOP OF LA CROSSE RIDGE RECEIVED
78.8 INCHES.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1030 AM CDT MON OCT 27 2008
THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOWFALL TOTALS...THROUGH 10AM TODAY...FOR THE
EVENT THAT BEGAN LATE SUNDAY MORNING. OUR APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO
SNOWFALL SPOTTERS AND CO-OPERATIVE OBSERVERS FOR THESE REPORTS.
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION...
...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM SNOW EMBARRASS 47.66N 92.20W
10/27/2008 M0.5 INCH ST. LOUIS MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW INTERNATIONAL FALLS 48.59N 93.41W
10/27/2008 M0.3 INCH KOOCHICHING MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0700 AM SNOW SILVER BAY 47.29N 91.28W
10/27/2008 M1.5 INCH LAKE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 AM SNOW TOWER 47.81N 92.29W
10/27/2008 M0.3 INCH ST. LOUIS MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 AM SNOW UPSON 46.37N 90.41W
10/27/2008 M2.0 INCH IRON WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW DULUTH 46.78N 92.12W
10/27/2008 M0.2 INCH ST. LOUIS MN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0800 AM SNOW WASHBURN 46.67N 90.89W
10/27/2008 M0.5 INCH BAYFIELD WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0800 AM SNOW GURNEY 46.47N 90.51W
10/27/2008 M1.5 INCH IRON WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0830 AM SNOW 20 NE PARK FALLS 46.14N 90.15W
10/27/2008 E1.0 INCH IRON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
------ ----------------------- -- -------------- -------
2.00 UPSON WI IRON 0700 AM
1.50 GURNEY WI IRON 0800 AM
1.50 SILVER BAY MN LAKE 0700 AM
1.00 20 NE PARK FALLS WI IRON 0830 AM
0.50 WASHBURN WI BAYFIELD 0800 AM
0.50 EMBARRASS MN ST. LOUIS 0600 AM
0.30 TOWER MN ST. LOUIS 0700 AM
0.30 INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN KOOCHICHING 0700 AM
0.20 DULUTH MN ST. LOUIS 0700 AM
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA
435 PM CDT MON OCT 27 2008
...FIRST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL FOR THE RED RIVER VALLEY REGION...
SINCE THE FIRST FAIRLY WIDESPREAD AND MEASURABLE SNOWFALL OCCURRED
ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION SUNDAY...THE QUESTION COMES UP WAS THIS
UNUSUAL. BASED ON THE CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORD AVAILABLE MEASURABLE
SNOW IS NOT AT ALL UNCOMMON IN LATE OCTOBER. IN FACT...SNOW HAS
FALLEN IN LATE SEPTEMBER AS WELL AS EARLY OCTOBER IN OUR AREA.
TYPICALLY SNOW THAT FALLS THIS EARLY IN THE SEASON MELTS OFF AND MAY
EVEN BE FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF MUCH MILDER WEATHER.
NOTABLE EARLY SEASON SNOWS INCLUDE THE OCTOBER 2 1950 SNOWSTORM...
OCTOBER 7 AND 8 SNOWSTORM OF 1985 AND OCTOBER 24 2001.
BELOW IS A TABLE OF CLIMATOLOGICALLY AVERAGE FIRST ONE INCH SNOW FALL
BASED ON THE 1940 TO 2004 PERIOD OF RECORD. WHILE THIS IS NOT A
COMPREHENSIVE LIST IT IS DESIGNED TO GIVE AN IDEA AS TO WHEN THE
EARLIEST 1 INCH OF SNOW HAS FALLEN. DUE TO THE VARIABILITY OF WEATHER
AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION...THE FIRST INCH OF SNOW CAN BE MORE THAN TWO
MONTHS LATER.
EARLIEST EARLIEST
NORTH DAKOTA SNOW/YR AVG 1IN MINNESOTA SNOW/YR AVG 1IN
CAVALIER 7NW SEP 26/1972 NOV 10 AGASSIZ WLR OCT 14/1959 NOV 11
EDMORE 1NW SEP 26/1972 NOV 10 BAUDETTE SEP 26/1941 NOV 5
FARGO HECTOR FLD OCT 2/1950 NOV 15 CROOKSTON OCT 5/1974 NOV 13
FORMAN 5SW OCT 2/1950 NOV 24 DETROIT LAKES SEP 26/1942 NOV 17
GRAND FORKS NWS OCT 2/1950 NOV 12 FERGUS FALLS OCT 9/1970 NOV 17
HANSBORO 4NNE SEP 11/1989 NOV 3 OTTERTAIL OCT 2/1950 NOV 7
LEEDS SEP 22/1995 NOV 11 RED LAKE OCT 1/1974 NOV 17
LISBON SEP 22/1942 NOV 20 THORHULT OCT 2/1950 NOV 2
PETERSBURG OCT 2/1950 NOV 3 WADENA 3S SEP 25/1942 NOV 10
VALLEY CITY 3NNW OCT 2/1950 NOV 11 ITASCA ST PK OCT 7/1970 NOV 5
PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME STATIONS HAD A FEW MISSING YEARS DATA.
LOOKING AT THE ABOVE TABLE IT IS APPARENT THAT THE FIRST INCH OF SNOW
IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS CAN OCCUR QUITE EARLY. TRACE SNOW AMOUNTS HAVE
BEEN NOTED EARLIER THAN THE DATES LISTED ABOVE. ALSO...THERE IS NO
CORRELATION BETWEEN EARLY SEASON SNOWFALLS AND OVERALL WINTER
PRECIPITATION. IN FACT...SEVERAL OF THE WINTER SEASONS WITH EARLY
ACCUMULATING SNOWS ENDED UP WITH BELOW NORMAL SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1210 PM CDT MON OCT 27 2008
...HIGHEST WIND GUSTS RECORDING ON SUNDAY FOR SELECTED OBSERVATION SITES...
LOCATIONS IN THE NWS GRAND FORKS FORECAST AREA
HAMPDEN ND (FIRE WEATHER RAWS SITE)...........56 MPH AT 734 AM
FARGO AIRPORT (ASOS)..........................55 MPH AT 908 AM
MCHENRY ND (NDAWN)............................55 MPH AT 728 AM
DEVILS LAKE AIRPORT (AWOS)....................53 MPH AT 615 AM
WAHPETON/MOORETON ND (ND DOT RWIS SITE).......53 MPH AT 931 AM
WYNDMERE ND (NDAWN)...........................53 MPH AT 1135 AM
DAZEY ND (NDAWN)..............................52 MPH AT 445 AM
VERNDALE MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)................52 MPH AT 504 AM
MOORHEAD AIRPORT (AWOS).......................52 MPH AT 914 AM
WAHPETON AIRPORT (AWOS).......................52 MPH AT 555 AM
HALLOCK AIRPORT (AWOS)........................51 MPH AT 653 AM
NORTH GRAND FORKS (ND DOT RWIS SITE)..........51 MPH AT 651 AM
SOUTH GRAND FORKS (GF SCHOOL DISTRICT)........50 MPH AT 743 AM
EAST GRAND FORKS/FISHER (MN DOT RWIS SITE)....50 MPH AT 728 AM
HALSTAD ND (MN DOT RWIS SITE).................50 MPH AT 853 AM
DONALDSON MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)...............50 MPH AT 739 AM
ST VINCENT MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)..............49 MPH AT 653 AM
GRAND FORKS AIR FORCE BASE (ASOS).............49 MPH AT 559 AM
BROOKS MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)..................49 MPH AT 855 AM
FINGAL ND (NDAWN).............................49 MPH AT 1115 AM
LISBON ND (NDAWN).............................49 MPH AT 538 AM
CAREY ND (NDAWN)..............................48 MPH AT 759 AM
FERGUS FALLS AIRPORT (AWOS)...................48 MPH AT 933 AM
THIEF RIVER FALLS AIRPORT (AWOS)..............48 MPH AT 815 AM
BAKER ND (NDAWN)..............................47 MPH AT 110 PM
CROOKSTON AIRPORT (AWOS)......................47 MPH AT 755 AM
MICHIGAN ND (NDAWN)...........................47 MPH AT 524 AM
MAYVILLE ND (NDAWN)...........................47 MPH AT 903 AM
MCLEOD ND (FIRE WEATHER RAWS SITE)............47 MPH AT 1049 AM
MAHNOMEN MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)................46 MPH AT 452 AM
LAKE PARK MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)...............46 MPH AT 759 AM
FORT TOTTEN ND (FIRE WEATHER RAWS SITE).......45 MPH AT 456 AM
FOSSTON AIRPORT (AWOS)........................45 MPH AT 935 AM
TENNEY MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)..................45 MPH AT 658 AM
GATZKE MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)..................45 MPH AT 903 AM
BUFFALO ND (ND DOT RWIS SITE).................45 MPH AT 920 AM
BAUDETTE AIRPORT (ASOS).......................44 MPH AT 1051 PM
BADGER MN (MN DOT RWIS SITE)..................44 MPH AT 1029 PM
EKRE ND (NDAWN)...............................44 MPH AT 1011 AM
HILLSBORO ND (NDAWN)..........................44 MPH AT 921 AM
EMERADO ND (ND DOT RWIS SITE).................43 MPH AT 633 AM
10 N DRAYTON ND (ND DOT RWIS SITE)............43 MPH AT 923 AM
DETROIT LAKES AIRPORT (AWOS)..................43 MPH AT 833 AM
GALESBURG ND (NDAWN)..........................43 MPH AT 1104 AM
CANDO ND (PRIVATE CITIZEN WEATHER STATION)....42 MPH AT 1100 AM
PROSPER ND (NDAWN)............................42 MPH AT 1019 AM
PARK RAPIDS AIRPORT (ASOS)....................41 MPH AT 1253 AM
ROSEAU AIRPORT (AWOS).........................40 MPH AT 135 PM
WADENA AIRPORT (AWOS).........................39 MPH AT 1157 AM
BEMIDJI AIRPORT (AWOS)........................38 MPH AT 355 PM
WASKISH MN AIRPORT (AWOS).....................35 MPH AT 1231 PM
OTHER NEARBY OBSERVATION SITES
JAMESTOWN ND (ASOS)............................56 MPH AT 456 AM
ALEXANDRIA MN (ASOS)...........................56 MPH AT 1033 AM
BELCOURT ND (FIRE WEATHER RAWS SITE)...........55 MPH AT 622 AM
MORRIS MN (AWOS)...............................55 MPH AT 933 AM
MARION ND (NDAWN)..............................53 MPH AT 520 AM
WHEATON MN (AWOS)..............................52 MPH AT 914 AM
ELLENDALE ND (AT THE HIGH SCHOOL)..............51 MPH AT 200 PM
OAKES ND (NDAWN)...............................51 MPH AT 135 PM
BRITTON SD (AWOS)..............................46 MPH AT 455 AM
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED WIS REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
527 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008
...SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT HITS THE UPPER MIDWEST SUNDAY...
STRONG WINDS CAUSING SCATTERED DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES SLAMMED THE
UPPER MIDWEST BEGINNING SUNDAY MORNING...PEAKING AROUND MIDDAY...AND
THEN CONTINUED TO A LESSER EXTENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AROUND THE
TRI-STATE REGION...NUMEROUS WIND GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH WERE REPORTED BY
AUTOMATED WIND SENSORS AT MAJOR AIRPORTS AND ALONG MAJOR ROADWAYS
/RWIS DATA/ ESPECIALLY IN MINNESOTA AND IOWA. BELOW IS A PRELIMINARY
LIST OF PEAK WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 50 MPH /IN MINNESOTA AND IOWA/
AND ABOVE 40 MPH /WISCONSIN/. FOR PEAK WIND GUSTS IN THE IMMEDIATE
LA CROSSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST AREA...REFER TO PREVIOUS
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
...IOWA...
MASON CITY...........62 MPH
STORM LAKE RWIS......62 MPH
DE WITT RWIS.........61 MPH
MASON CITY RWIS......61 MPH
URBANA RWIS..........61 MPH
DE SOTO RWIS.........60 MPH
SPENCER..............60 MPH
GRINNELL RWIS........59 MPH
CRESTON RWIS.........59 MPH
ANKENY RWIS..........59 MPH
WATERLOO RWIS........59 MPH
MO VALLEY RWIS.......59 MPH
DENISON RWIS.........59 MPH
ALTON RWIS...........59 MPH
CLINTON..............59 MPH
CARROLL..............59 MPH
MARSHALLTOWN RWIS....58 MPH
SIGOURNEY RWIS.......58 MPH
HANLONTOWN RWIS......58 MPH
STEAMBOAT ROCK RWIS..58 MPH
BOONE................58 MPH
DAVENPORT............58 MPH
AMES.................58 MPH
NEW HAMPTON RWIS.....56 MPH
ALGONA RWIS..........56 MPH
CARROLL RWIS.........56 MPH
DES MOINES...........56 MPH
PLAINFIELD RWIS......55 MPH
JEFFERSON RWIS.......55 MPH
SPENCER RWIS.........55 MPH
DES MOINES I-35 RWIS.55 MPH
WILLIAMS RWIS........55 MPH
SHELDON..............55 MPH
ESTHERVILLE..........55 MPH
MARSHALLTOWN.........55 MPH
OTTUMWA RWIS.........54 MPH
LE MARS..............54 MPH
MUSCATINE............54 MPH
ADAIR RWIS...........53 MPH
GRINNELL.............53 MPH
DENISON..............53 MPH
VINTON...............53 MPH
DUBUQUE..............53 MPH
IOWA CITY RWIS.......52 MPH
PELLA RWIS...........52 MPH
CANTRIL RWIS.........52 MPH
EDDYVILLE RWIS.......52 MPH
ONAWA RWIS...........52 MPH
SIBLEY RWIS..........52 MPH
DAVENPORT RWIS.......52 MPH
COLFAX RWIS..........52 MPH
PERRY................52 MPH
FORT DODGE...........52 MPH
WEBSTER CITY.........52 MPH
ANKENY...............52 MPH
OTTUMWA..............52 MPH
IOWA FALLS...........51 MPH
CEDAR RAPIDS.........51 MPH
WATERLOO.............51 MPH
SIOUX CITY...........51 MPH
IOWA CITY............50 MPH
HARLAN...............50 MPH
...MINNESOTA...
DOVRAY RWIS..........65 MPH
I-90 MILEPOST 35.....62 MPH
BLUE EARTH RWIS......61 MPH
HENDRICKS RWIS.......61 MPH
MN 71 MILEPOST 43....61 MPH
WORTHINGTON..........61 MPH
HANLEY FALLS RWIS....60 MPH
I-90 MILEPOST 67.....60 MPH
LAKE BENTON RWIS.....60 MPH
SLAYTON..............60 MPH
FAIRMONT.............60 MPH
MADISON..............59 MPH
MADELIA RWIS.........58 MPH
WINDOM...............58 MPH
REDWOOD FALLS........58 MPH
MARSHALL.............58 MPH
TWIN LAKES RWIS......56 MPH
ALEXANDRIA...........56 MPH
CANBY................56 MPH
PIPESTONE............56 MPH
MANKATO..............56 MPH
GLENWOOD.............55 MPH
MORRIS...............55 MPH
ORTONVILLE...........55 MPH
BYRON RWIS...........54 MPH
WINTHROP RWIS........54 MPH
WASECA...............54 MPH
MONTEVIDEO...........54 MPH
APPLETON.............54 MPH
ALEXANDRIA RWIS......53 MPH
OWATONNA.............52 MPH
LUVERNE..............52 MPH
AUSTIN...............52 MPH
MOORHEAD.............52 MPH
WHEATON..............52 MPH
OLIVIA...............52 MPH
GRANITE FALLS........52 MPH
NEW PRAGUE RWIS......52 MPH
ST. JAMES............52 MPH
JACKSON..............51 MPH
ALBERT LEA...........51 MPH
TRACY................51 MPH
DODGE CENTER.........51 MPH
HALLOCK..............51 MPH
GRAND FORKS RWIS.....51 MPH
MN-7 MILEPOST 1 RWIS.51 MPH
NEW ULM..............50 MPH
BENSON...............50 MPH
OTTERTAIL RWIS.......50 MPH
ANTHONY RWIS.........50 MPH
DEXTER RWIS..........50 MPH
ALBERT LEA RWIS......50 MPH
I-90 MILEPOST 226....50 MPH
...WISCONSIN...
SULLIVAN NWS.........54 MPH
MINERAL POINT........53 MPH
ARCADIA RWIS.........48 MPH
MONROE RWIS..........46 MPH
KENOSHA..............46 MPH
LONE ROCK............46 MPH
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN.....46 MPH
NWS LA CROSSE........46 MPH
LA CROSSE ...........45 MPH
MOUNT STERLING RWIS..44 MPH
PLATTEVILLE..........43 MPH
MONROE...............43 MPH
JANESVILLE...........41 MPH
WAUKESHA.............40 MPH
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
330 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008
...HIGHEST WINDS SORTED BY GUSTS SO FAR TODAY...
STATION COUNTY TIME SPEED GUST
NEW HAMPTON RWIS CHICKASAW 302 PM 49 MPH 56 MPH
AUSTIN AWOS MOWER 1115 AM 31 MPH 52 MPH
DODGE CENTER AWOS DODGE 1014 AM 29 MPH 51 MPH
ARCADIA HILL RWIS TREMPEALEAU 1110 AM 24 MPH 49 MPH
KELLOGG RWIS WABASHA 149 PM 31 MPH 49 MPH
ST CHARLES 4W RWIS OLMSTED 1126 AM 36 MPH 49 MPH
ROCHESTER ASOS OLMSTED 1054 AM 26 MPH 47 MPH
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AWOS CRAWFORD 115 PM 23 MPH 46 MPH
CANTON RWIS FILLMORE 1159 AM 30 MPH 45 MPH
LA CROSSE ASOS LA CROSSE 153 PM 28 MPH 45 MPH
NWS LA CROSSE LA CROSSE 1219 PM 20 MPH 45 MPH
PRESTON AWOS FILLMORE 958 AM 23 MPH 45 MPH
MOUNT STERLING 1S RWIS CRAWFORD 207 PM 24 MPH 43 MPH
BOSCOBEL ASOS GRANT 1253 PM 14 MPH 41 MPH
DECORAH 2SE RWIS WINNESHIEK 114 PM 35 MPH 40 MPH
SPARTA AWOS MONROE 115 PM 20 MPH 38 MPH
WINONA AWOS WINONA 153 PM 22 MPH 38 MPH
PDC RWIS - MISS RIVER BRIDGE CRAWFORD 1206 PM 20 MPH 37 MPH
DICKEYVILLE RWIS GRANT 102 PM 20 MPH 37 MPH
DECORAH AWOS WINNESHIEK 235 PM 18 MPH 37 MPH
MEDFORD AWOS TAYLOR 1115 AM 20 MPH 37 MPH
VOLK FIELD JUNEAU 1255 PM 20 MPH 37 MPH
3N LA CRESCENT APRS HOUSTON 303 PM 3 MPH 36 MPH
I-90 AT I-94 RWIS JUNEAU 205 PM 22 MPH 36 MPH
WISC DELLS AWOS SAUK 1055 AM 18 MPH 35 MPH
MAUSTON APRS JUNEAU 1104 AM 16 MPH 33 MPH
OELWEIN AWOS FAYETTE 915 AM 22 MPH 33 MPH
NECEDAH RAWS JUNEAU 1148 AM 17 MPH 32 MPH
TOMAH 4N RWIS MONROE 106 PM 20 MPH 31 MPH
DIAMOND LAKE RAWS TAYLOR 1114 AM 16 MPH 31 MPH
CHARLES CITY AWOS FLOYD 855 AM 21 MPH 31 MPH
5W TOMAH RWIS MONROE 1108 AM 10 MPH 30 MPH
STANLEY 1 SE RWIS CHIPPEWA 1122 AM 20 MPH 30 MPH
CALEDONIA RWIS HOUSTON 921 AM 10 MPH 29 MPH
FRENCH ISLAND RWIS LA CROSSE 105 PM 8 MPH 29 MPH
BLACK RIVER FALLS RAWS JACKSON 115 PM 12 MPH 26 MPH
KEY TO OBSERVATION TYPES
AWS - SENSORS FROM AWS INCORPORATED. OFTEN LOCATED AT SCHOOLS.
RWIS - ROAD WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEMS. LOCATED ON MAJOR ROADS AND BRIDGES.
RAWS - FIRE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS. OFTEN LOCATED IN FORESTS.
ASOS/AWOS - AVIATION WEATHER OBSERVATIONS. LOCATED AT AIRPORTS.
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT
AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED IS CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.