An anticipated winter storm brought heavy snow across the Upper Midwest. It started late Tuesday afternoon, and quickly exited the region by late Wednesday morning.
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The episode as NWS MPX wrote it up.
An anticipated winter storm brought heavy snow across the Upper Midwest. It started late Tuesday afternoon, and quickly exited the region by late Wednesday morning.
The winter storm was a typical Colorado Low that developed in the central Rockies Monday night, moved out into the plains of Colorado, and tracked east, then northeast across Kansas, northern Missouri, southeast Iowa, and into southern Wisconsin by Wednesday morning. The main forcing with this system was at mid-levels and it was also quite fast. The strongest forcing that contributed to this system was late Tuesday evening, and lasted around 6 hours. Therefore, snowfall amounts were limited to locally 6 to 9 inches where the best forcing and lift occurred as the surface low tracked across eastern Iowa, and into southern/eastern Wisconsin. Wind speeds were generally 15-25 mph, with drifting snow in open areas.
In west central Wisconsin, the highest totals were 9 to 11 inches, specifically:|Rusk County, near Glen Flora, 11.0 inches. |Dunn County, near Menomonie, 10.2 inches. |Chippewa County, near Bloomer, 9.6 inches. |Chippewa County, near Chippewa Falls, 9.6 inches.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Several weather observers measured 6 to 8 inches of snow before the snow tapered off Wednesday morning. The heaviest occurred late Tuesday evening, and into the early morning of Wednesday, November 27th.
Several weather observers measured 6 to 9 inches of snow before the snow tapered off Wednesday morning. The heaviest occurred late Tuesday evening, and into the early morning of Wednesday, November 27th.
Several weather observers measured 6 to 10 inches of snow before the snow tapered off Wednesday morning. The heaviest occurred late Tuesday evening, and into the early morning of Wednesday, November 27th.
Several weather observers measured 7 to 10 inches of snow before the snow tapered off Wednesday morning. The heaviest occurred late Tuesday evening, and into the early morning of Wednesday, November 27th.
Several weather observers measured around 6 inches of snow before the snow tapered off Wednesday morning. The heaviest occurred late Tuesday evening, and into the early morning of Wednesday, November 27th.
Several weather observers measured 6 to 9 inches of snow before the snow tapered off Wednesday morning. The heaviest occurred late Tuesday evening, and into the early morning of Wednesday, November 27th.
Several weather observers measured 4 to 8 inches of snow before the snow tapered off Wednesday morning. The heaviest occurred late Tuesday evening, and into the early morning of Wednesday, November 27th.
Several weather observers measured 6 to 8 inches of snow before the snow tapered off Wednesday morning. The heaviest occurred late Tuesday evening, and into the early morning of Wednesday, November 27th.
Several weather observers measured 7 to 11 inches of snow before the snow tapered off Wednesday morning. The heaviest occurred late Tuesday evening, and into the early morning of Wednesday, November 27th.
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