Northeast Iowa received between a quarter to half inch of ice accumulation along with snow from a late season winter storm that hit the area on March 23rd and 24th. The ice accumulations mainly occurred portions of Floyd, Chickasaw, Allamakee and Clayton Counties. Up to a half of accumulation was reported in Garber (Clayton County) and Waukon (Allamakee County) where trees and power lines were brought down by the ice. Power outages occurred in parts of Allamakee, Chickasaw and Winneshiek Counties. North of the ice accumulation area, 4 to 6 inches of snow fell. North winds of 20 to 30 mph then created blowing and drifting snow for several hours on March 24th. The highest reported snow total was 6 inches in Chester (Howard County).

Winter Storm in CLAYTON, IOWA
From 23-MAR-16 13:00:00 to 24-MAR-16 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Freezing rain fell across Clayton County during the afternoon and evening of March 23rd before ending as light snow on the 24th. Around a half inch of ice accumulation was reported in Garber and there was around an inch of snow.

Winter Storm in ALLAMAKEE, IOWA
From 23-MAR-16 13:00:00 to 24-MAR-16 06:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Freezing rain fell across Allamakee County during the afternoon and evening of March 23rd before ending as light snow early on the 24th. Around a half inch of ice accumulation was reported which brought down trees and power lines in Waukon. Power outages occurred across the county because of the ice accumulations.

Winter Storm in CHICKASAW, IOWA
From 23-MAR-16 11:00:00 to 24-MAR-16 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Freezing rain fell across Chickasaw County during the afternoon and evening of March 23rd before ending as light snow during the morning of the 24th. Around a quarter inch of ice accumulation was reported along with 1 to 2 inches of snow. Some power outages occurred across the county because of the ice accumulations.

Winter Storm in FLOYD, IOWA
From 23-MAR-16 13:00:00 to 24-MAR-16 04:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Freezing rain fell across Floyd County during the afternoon and evening of March 23rd before ending as light snow during the morning of the 24th. Around a quarter inch of ice accumulation was reported along with an inch of snow.

Winter Storm in HOWARD, IOWA
From 23-MAR-16 10:30:00 to 24-MAR-16 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Freezing rain and snow fell across Howard County during the afternoon and evening of March 23rd. Enough cold air moved in to change the precipitation over to all light snow before ending during the morning of the 24th. Around a quarter inch of ice accumulation was reported in Chester with 2 to 6 inches of snow. The highest reported snow total was 6 inches in Chester.

Winter Storm in MITCHELL, IOWA
From 23-MAR-16 13:00:00 to 24-MAR-16 04:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

COOP and volunteer snow observers reported around 5 inches of snow across Mitchell County. Some freezing rain also occurred with light ice accumulations. North winds of 20 to 30 mph created a few hours of blowing and drifting snow on the 24th.

Winter Storm in WINNESHIEK, IOWA
From 23-MAR-16 11:45:00 to 24-MAR-16 06:15:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Freezing rain fell across Winneshiek County during the afternoon and evening of March 23rd. Enough cold air moved in to change the precipitation over to all snow before ending during the morning of the 24th. Light ice accumulations occurred along with 2 to 4 inches of snow. Some power outages occurred across the county because of the ice accumulations.