Blizzard, Calumet
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Calumet forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.082, -88.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard and Winter Storm in Wisconsin, January 2 to 3, 1999
An intense area of low pressure produced strong winds and heavy snow across northeast Wisconsin. Blizzard conditions were common in east central Wisconsin where wind gusts over 40 mph and 8 to 15 inches of snow produced whiteout conditions.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 29 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
- 29
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 GRB wrote it up.
An intense area of low pressure produced strong winds and heavy snow across northeast Wisconsin. Blizzard conditions were common in east central Wisconsin where wind gusts over 40 mph and 8 to 15 inches of snow produced whiteout conditions. Strong winds and 7.7 inches of snow closed Austin Straubel Airport in Green Bay (Brown county) but the heaviest snowfall was 15.2 inches at Brillion in Calumet county. Snowfall totals were mainly in the 6 to 12 inch range across the rest of northeast Wisconsin where winds were not quite as strong.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 winter storm, 7 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Manitowoc
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Manitowoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.091, -87.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Brown
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.474, -87.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Outagamie
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Outagamie forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.416, -88.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Winnebago
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.069, -88.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Kewaunee
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kewaunee forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.483, -87.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Waushara
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM CST to January 3, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Waushara forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.113, -89.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Door
- When
- January 2, 11:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Door forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.838, -87.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Marathon
- When
- January 2, 11:00 AM CST to January 3, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marathon forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wood
- When
- January 2, 11:00 AM CST to January 3, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Portage
- When
- January 2, 11:00 AM CST to January 3, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Portage forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.476, -89.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Shawano
- When
- January 2, 11:00 AM CST to January 3, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Shawano forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.789, -88.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Waupaca
- When
- January 2, 11:00 AM CST to January 3, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Waupaca forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.470, -88.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Menominee
- When
- January 2, 11:00 AM CST to January 3, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Menominee forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.004, -88.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Oconto
- When
- January 2, 11:00 AM CST to January 3, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oconto forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.999, -88.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Marinette
- When
- January 2, 11:00 AM CST to January 3, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marinette forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.351, -88.002 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Vilas
- When
- January 2, 12:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Vilas forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.053, -89.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Oneida
- When
- January 2, 12:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lincoln
- When
- January 2, 12:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.338, -89.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Langlade
- When
- January 2, 12:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Langlade forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.262, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Forest
- When
- January 2, 12:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Forest forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.667, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Florence
- When
- January 2, 12:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Florence forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.848, -88.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Winnebago
- When
- January 2, 8:00 PM CST to January 3, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Winnebago forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.069, -88.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Outagamie
- When
- January 2, 8:00 PM CST to January 3, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Outagamie forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.416, -88.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Calumet
- When
- January 2, 8:00 PM CST to January 3, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Calumet forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.082, -88.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Brown
- When
- January 2, 8:00 PM CST to January 3, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.474, -87.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Manitowoc
- When
- January 2, 9:00 PM CST to January 3, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Manitowoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.091, -87.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kewaunee
- When
- January 2, 9:00 PM CST to January 3, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kewaunee forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.483, -87.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Door
- When
- January 2, 9:00 PM CST to January 3, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Door forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.838, -87.358 (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.
- 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 Ohio, January 2, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, January 2, 1999
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 1999
- Avalanche in Utah, January 2, 1999
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, January 2, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 2, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 2, 1999
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 2 to 3, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 1999
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 2, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, January 2, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5679401, 5679402, 5679403, 5679404, 5679405, 5679406, 5679503, 5679407, 5679414, 5679415, 5679416, 5679417, 5679418, 5679419, 5679420, 5679502, 5679408, 5679409, 5679410, 5679411, 5679412, 5679413, 5679504, 5679505, 5679506, 5679507, 5679508, 5679509, 5679510.