Blizzard, Pierce
- When
- January 29, 5:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pierce forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.720, -92.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in Wisconsin, January 29, 1996
Strong northwest winds combined with 2 to 6 inch snowfall in producing blizzard conditions through the morning. School was canceled or closed early in numerous communities.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 MPX wrote it up.
Strong northwest winds combined with 2 to 6 inch snowfall in producing blizzard conditions through the morning. School was canceled or closed early in numerous communities. Eau Claire received 4.5 inches of snow setting a new January record for snowfall.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Dunn
- When
- January 29, 5:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dunn forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.947, -91.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Pepin
- When
- January 29, 5:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pepin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.483, -92.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Chippewa
- When
- January 29, 5:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.069, -91.280 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Eau Claire
- When
- January 29, 5:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.727, -91.286 (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
- Cold in North Dakota, January 29, 1996
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 29 to 31, 1996
- Cold in South Dakota, January 29 to 31, 1996
- Blizzard in Wisconsin, January 29, 1996
- Blizzard in Wisconsin, January 29, 1996
- Cold in Iowa, January 29 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 29 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Minnesota, January 29 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Wyoming, January 29 to 31, 1996
- High Wind in Ohio, January 29, 1996
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 29 to 30, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 29, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5535375, 5535376, 5535377, 5535378, 5535379.