Wilbur: Records break after heavy snow across Upper Midwest
A significant winter storm, named Wilbur by The Weather Channel, moved through the Upper Midwest, US over the past few days and dumped heavy snow across the region. It delivered snow from the northern Rockies to the upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and northern Maine from Sunday, April 1 to Wednesday, April 4, 2018.
Wilbur brought 22.86 cm (9 inches) of snow to Minneapolis/St. Paul, making it the heaviest two-day April snowfall there in nearly 34 years.
#Winter Storm #Wilbur was the heaviest post-April 1 two-day #snow event at Mpls./St. Paul in almost 34 years. Only 3 other such events since 1938 were heavier. (Data: ACIS) pic.twitter.com/PzazlQeKio
— Jonathan Erdman (@wxjerdman) 4. huhtikuuta 2018
Here are some notable snow reports from Wilbur by state.
Iowa:
21.6 cm (8.5 inches) in Spirit Lake
Maine:
10.16 cm (4 inches) in Frenchville
Michigan:
35.56 cm (14 inches) in Atlanta
Minnesota:
27.94 cm (11 inches) in St. Augusta
22.86 cm (9 inches) at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport
18.29 cm (7.2 inches) in Rochester
Montana:
48.26 cm (19 inches) near Fishtail
18.8 cm (7.4 inches) in the Billings area
Rexford picked up 15.24 cm (6 inches) in two hours Sunday night
North Dakota:
13.97 cm (5.5 inches) in Zeeland
South Dakota:
25.4 cm (10 inches) near Saint Onge
Wisconsin:
31.24 cm (12.3) inches in Thornton
20.57 cm (8.1 inches) in Green Bay
Wyoming:
40.64 cm (16 inches) near Clark (Beartooth SNOTEL);
up to 20.32 cm (8 inches) in Cody
A few cities set daily snowfall records on April 3 and many of the new records shattered the previous ones.
Wausau, Wisconsin, for example, set a new record that was almost 10 cm (4 inches) greater than the previous record from 1923, according to the WeatherNation.
Image credit: The WeatherNation
This snow started to break out across Montana in the morning of April 2 and slowly pushes east. Even Sioux Falls, South Dakota set a new record snowfall on April 3:
Image credit: The WeatherNation
While some spots may not have set new snowfall records, many still saw some extremely impressive amounts:
Image credit: The WeatherNation
Featured image: Scott S / Flickr
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