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Heavy snow coming to La Crosse Monday, Tuesday

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4 months ago

January 7, 2024

If you’ve been waiting for La Crosse to get its first significant snowstorm of the winter, it might just happen Monday night.

According to the National Weather Service, La Crosse is on the northern fringe of a heavy band of snow expected to hit hardest in places like Platteville and Madison.

Chances of snow in La Crosse area for Monday and Tuesday (PHOTO: National Weather Service -La Crosse)

The chance of getting 4 inches of snow, starting Monday night, is about 90 percent in Prairie du Chien, 70 percent in La Crosse and only 40 percent in Wabasha, Minn.

The chance of 6 inches of new snow in La Crosse is less than 50per cent, with only a 20 percent chance of getting 8 inches.

The possibility of snow decreases north of La Crosse, with Minneapolis seeing less than a 10 percent chance of 4 inches.

So far, La Crosse has received 4.4 inches of snow for the entire season.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.