Blizzard, Taylor
- When
- January 26, 7:00 AM CST to January 27, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Taylor forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.212, -90.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in Wisconsin, January 26 to 27, 1996
A strong winter storm moved up from Iowa and blanketed much of the region with 10 to 18 inches of snow. The heaviest snow occurred along an axis from La Crosse northeast toward Fort McCoy and into northeast Wisconsin.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
A strong winter storm moved up from Iowa and blanketed much of the region with 10 to 18 inches of snow. The heaviest snow occurred along an axis from La Crosse northeast toward Fort McCoy and into northeast Wisconsin. An isolated report of 18 inches was received 6 miles east of La Crosse while most areas average 10 to 13 inches. Blizzard conditions existed during the height of the storm during the afternoon and evening leaving drifts of 4 to 8 feet. Travel was nearly impossible.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Clark
- When
- January 26, 7:00 AM CST to January 27, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clark forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.735, -90.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Buffalo
- When
- January 26, 7:00 AM CST to January 27, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Buffalo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.380, -91.754 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Trempealeau
- When
- January 26, 7:00 AM CST to January 27, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Trempealeau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.304, -91.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Jackson
- When
- January 26, 7:00 AM CST to January 27, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.319, -90.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, La Crosse
- When
- January 26, 7:00 AM CST to January 27, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- La Crosse forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.907, -91.115 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Monroe
- When
- January 26, 7:00 AM CST to January 27, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.946, -90.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Vernon
- When
- January 26, 7:00 AM CST to January 27, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Vernon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.594, -90.834 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Crawford
- When
- January 26, 7:00 AM CST to January 27, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.240, -90.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Blizzard
- Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 26, 1996
- Tornado in Alabama, January 26, 1996
- Blizzard in Wisconsin, January 26 to 27, 1996
- Cold in North Dakota, January 26, 1996
- Blizzard in Iowa, January 26 to 27, 1996
- Hail in Mississippi, January 26, 1996
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 26, 1996
- Flash Flood in Alabama, January 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, January 26, 1996
- Flooding in North Carolina, January 26 to 27, 1996
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 26, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, January 26, 1996
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, January 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5537740, 5537741, 5537742, 5537743, 5537744, 5537745, 5537746, 5537747, 5537748.