A strong winter storm passed through the Mid-Mississippi River Valley during the day and into the evening of February 16th. Increased, tight snowfall bands grazed southern Wisconsin, with amounts of 1 to 5 inches accumulating from northern to southern Grant County, respectively.
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The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
A strong winter storm passed through the Mid-Mississippi River Valley during the day and into the evening of February 16th. Increased, tight snowfall bands grazed southern Wisconsin, with amounts of 1 to 5 inches accumulating from northern to southern Grant County, respectively. The highest snowfall accumulation was seen near Kieler (Grant County) with 7.0 inches.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Volunteer snow observers reported that 3 to 5 inches of snow fell in far southern areas of Grant County. The highest reported total was 7.0 inches near Kieler.
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