Environment
Snow emergency ends in La Crosse, after heavy late-spring storm in region
La Crosse’s snow emergency has ended, a little more than 12 hours after it started.
The emergency rules, including alternate side parking, took effect at 6 p.m. on Sunday, after several inches of snow had fallen in the area. The storm appeared to be over, as of late Monday morning.
The weather service says La Crosse had 7 to 9 inches of snow from the storm system, with Winona receiving 10 inches, and Holmen and West Salem both reporting 12 inches.
The heaviest snowfall in the region was 19 inches, measured at Neillsville.
La Crosse’s snowiest April on record was in 2018, when 19 inches fell during the month, including a 6-inch snowfall on April 18th.
