Winter Storm

Winter Storm Quid Brought Heavy Snow and Strong Winds From Plains to Great Lakes

At a Glance

Some areas received over a foot of snow and experienced blizzard conditions.

Winter Storm Quid dumped over a foot of snow on parts of the Midwest Feb. 23-24 across some of the same areas that had just smashed record highs before the storm arrived. Quid also brought snow to the mountain West on Feb. 22.

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Drifting snow and poor visibility with winds gusting over 35 mph prompted the shut down of Interstate 80 in southern Wyoming from Laramie to Rawlins early Feb. 23.

An avalanche near the Snowbird Ski Area southeast of Salt Lake City buried cars on the evening of Feb. 23, but nobody was hurt.

Lincoln, Nebraska, reported thundersnow on the evening of Feb. 23. Blizzard conditions were observed late Feb. 23 in Mason City, Iowa, and Forest City, Iowa.

Thundersnow was then reported early Feb. 24 in parts of the northern Lower Michigan, including Kalkaska and Interlochen and in Wisconsin near Wausau.

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Snowfall Report From Quid

California: 16.5 inches in Tahoe City
Colorado: 13.0 inches in Steamboat Springs;12.0 inches near Trail Ridge
Idaho: 28 inches at Magic Mountain; 11.1 inches in Pocatello
Iowa: 12 inches in Humbolt; 10.5 inches near Sioux City and in Bode
Kansas: 1.5 inches in Burr Oak
Michigan: 12.0 inches in Mass City; 11.0 inches near Ironwood
Minnesota: 16.0 inches in Zumbro Falls; 15.5 inches in Kenyon; 13.9 inches near Rochester
Nebraska: 22.0 inches in Alliance and 17.5 inches in Scotts Bluff
Nevada: 15 inches in Paradise Valley
South Dakota: 15.0 inches near Keyapaha; 14.7 inches near Ladner; 8.5 inches near Sioux Falls
Utah: 15.0 inches near Whiterocks
Wisconsin: 12.7 inches near Stockholm; 12.0 inches in Gile; 10.0 inches in Eau Claire; 7.3 inches in Wausau; 3.9 inches in Green Bay
Wyoming: 34.0 inches near Lander; 26.0 inches in Atlantic City; 16.0 inches in Casper

Record daily snowfall was recorded in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Feb. 24.

Portions of southeastern Nebraska and northern Iowa saw freezing rain. Omaha saw 0.25 inches and Hastings saw 0.22 inches of ice. A tenth of an inch of ice was reported near Stanley, Iowa.