Southeast Minnesota was covered with another six inches or more of snow from a storm system that passed across the region from late on February 19th into the 20th. 5 inches in Hayfield (Dodge County).
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The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
Southeast Minnesota was covered with another six inches or more of snow from a storm system that passed across the region from late on February 19th into the 20th. Most snowfall amounts were in the 5 to 8 inch range with the highest reported total being 8.5 inches in Hayfield (Dodge County).
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 19, 5:31 PM CST, 6 hours 19 minutes earlier.
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7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that 6 to 7 inches of snow fell across Mower County. The highest reported total was 7.1 inches in Austin.
COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across Fillmore County. The highest reported total was 8.3 inches in Harmony.
COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that 6 to 8 inches of snow fell across Dodge County. The highest reported total was 8.5 inches in Hayfield.
COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that 5 to 7 inches of snow fell across Olmsted County. The highest reported total was 7.5 inches near Rochester.
COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that 5 to 6 inches of snow fell across Houston County. The highest reported total was 6.5 inches near Eitzen.
COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that 5 to 7 inches of snow fell across Winona County. The highest reported total was 7 inches in Minnesota City.
COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that between 5 and 7 inches of snow fell across Wabasha County. The highest reported total was 7 inches in Lake City and near Zumbro Falls.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Minnesota in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, February 2019
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 807917, 807915, 807914, 807918, 807916, 807920, 807919.