A powerful storm system that brought blizzard conditions to a wide area of southern and central Minnesota, as well as adjacent west central Wisconsin, developed early Saturday morning in the southern Rockies. The storm moved out into the Plains of Kansas Saturday morning, February 23th, and tracked northeast to northern Missouri by the afternoon. The storm kept steady during this time frame, but intensified rapidly during the evening, and overnight period of Saturday and Sunday, February 23rd, and 24th. The storm dropped 20 millibars from Saturday evening, through Sunday morning as it moved from northern Missouri, to the northern Great Lakes.
Snow began in southern Minnesota Saturday afternoon February 23th, and ended Sunday morning. The heaviest snowfall occurred from Hastings in Minnesota, to River Falls and Rice Lake in west central Wisconsin. These areas received between 6 and 12 inches of snow, with localized areas of 12+ inches. In Eau Claire, this snow storm placed it as the snowiest on record for February, or any month since the record started.
The snowpack became extremely heavy after this event, and due to the weight of the snow, the Huntsinger Farm, located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin has their 184-foot barn cave in. There was structural damage after the roof caved in, which included several tractors and harvesting equipment.

Blizzard in PEPIN, WISCONSIN
From 24-FEB-19 09:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several sources of weather observations, indicated blizzard conditions developing Sunday morning, February 24th. The weather conditions deteriorated during the afternoon. Winds were sustained over 30 mph, with occasional gusts of 45 mph at times during the height of the storm.
In addition, heavy snowfall Saturday evening, through early Sunday morning, led to storm totals of 9 to 12 inches across the county. There was a measured report of 11.5 inches near Stockholm.

Blizzard in PIERCE, WISCONSIN
From 24-FEB-19 11:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

Several sources of weather observations, including local airport sensors, indicated blizzard conditions developing Sunday morning, February 24th. The weather conditions deteriorated during the afternoon. Winds were sustained over 30 mph, with gusts of 45 mph at times during the height of the storm.
In addition, heavy snowfall Saturday evening, through early Sunday morning, led to storm totals of 4 to 10 inches across the county. There was a measured report of 11.0 inches near Ellsworth.

Blizzard in DUNN, WISCONSIN
From 24-FEB-19 11:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several sources of weather observations, including local airport sensors, indicated blizzard conditions developing Sunday morning, February 24th. The weather conditions deteriorated during the afternoon. Winds were sustained over 30 mph, with gusts of 45 mph at times during the height of the storm.
In addition, heavy snowfall Saturday evening, through early Sunday morning, led to storm totals of 4 to 14 inches across the county. There was a measured report of 13.5 inches near Elk Mound.

Blizzard in CHIPPEWA, WISCONSIN
From 24-FEB-19 11:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several sources of weather observations, including local airport sensors, indicated blizzard conditions developing Sunday morning, February 24th. The weather conditions deteriorated during the afternoon. Winds were sustained over 30 mph, with gusts of 45 mph at times during the height of the storm.
In addition, heavy snowfall Saturday evening, through early Sunday morning, led to storm totals of 8 to 12 inches across the county. There was a measured report of 12.0 inches near Chippewa Falls.

Blizzard in EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
From 24-FEB-19 08:00:00 to 24-FEB-19 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Several sources of weather observations, including local airport sensors, indicated blizzard conditions developing Sunday morning, February 24th. The weather conditions deteriorated during the afternoon. Winds were sustained over 30 mph, with gusts of 45 mph at times during the height of the storm.
In addition, heavy snowfall Saturday evening, through early Sunday morning, led to storm totals of 8 to 12 inches across the county. There was a measured report of 11.5 inches around Eau Claire.
The snowpack became extreme heavy after this event, and due to the weight of the snow, the Huntsinger Farm, located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin has their 184-foot barn cave in. There was structural damage after the roof caved in, which included several tractors and harvesting equipment.