Heavy Snow, Taylor
- When
- March 24, 9:00 PM CST to March 25, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Taylor forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.212, -90.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, March 24 to 25, 1996
Another late March snowstorm hit parts of west-central and north-central Wisconsin. The snow began Sunday evening and continued through Monday morning, producing 4 to 8 inches of accumulation.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
Another late March snowstorm hit parts of west-central and north-central Wisconsin. The snow began Sunday evening and continued through Monday morning, producing 4 to 8 inches of accumulation. Mondovi and Fountain City (WIZ032) both received 4 inches, while 6 inches was reported at Nelson (WIZ032). Strong winds of 15 to 30 mph produced near white-out conditions, resulting in numerous school closings throughout the area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Clark
- When
- March 24, 9:00 PM CST to March 25, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clark forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.735, -90.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Buffalo
- When
- March 24, 9:00 PM CST to March 25, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Buffalo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.380, -91.754 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Trempealeau
- When
- March 24, 9:00 PM CST to March 25, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Trempealeau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.304, -91.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Blizzard in South Dakota, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Avalanche in New Hampshire, March 24, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Hail in Texas, March 24, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 24, 1996
- Hail in Texas, March 24, 1996
- Hail in Texas, March 24, 1996
- Hail in Texas, March 24, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Blizzard in Iowa, March 24 to 25, 1996
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, March 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5539952, 5539953, 5539954, 5539955.