Winter Storm, Buffalo
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 3, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Buffalo forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.380, -91.754 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Wisconsin, January 1 to 3, 1999
The first winter storm of the season brought 8 to 13 inches of snow to southwest and central Wisconsin. Strong northeast winds created 2 to 4 foot drifts, making many roads impassable.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 6
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
The first winter storm of the season brought 8 to 13 inches of snow to southwest and central Wisconsin. Strong northeast winds created 2 to 4 foot drifts, making many roads impassable. The highest snowfall accumulations of 12 to 13 inches were reported by cooperative observers at Lancaster (Grant County), Mauston (Juneau County) and Wilton (Monroe County).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Trempealeau
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 3, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Trempealeau forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.304, -91.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jackson
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 3, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.319, -90.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, La Crosse
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 3, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- La Crosse forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.907, -91.115 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Monroe
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 3, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Injuries
- 6 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.946, -90.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Juneau
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 3, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Juneau forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.924, -90.114 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Adams
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 3, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.970, -89.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Vernon
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 3, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Vernon forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.594, -90.834 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Crawford
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 3, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.240, -90.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Richland
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 3, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Richland forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.376, -90.429 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Grant
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 3, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.868, -90.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 1 to 3, 1999
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 1 to 2, 1999
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, January 1, 1999
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 1 to 3, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, January 1, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, January 1, 1999
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 1 to 3, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 1, 1999
- Dense Fog in California, January 1 to 2, 1999
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, January 1 to 2, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 1 to 2, 1999
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 1 to 2, 1999
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, January 1999
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: 5678536, 5678537, 5678538, 5678539, 5678540, 5678541, 5678542, 5678543, 5678544, 5678545, 5678546.