Winter Storm, Adams
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.970, -89.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Wisconsin, December 18, 2000
4 to 8 inches of snow fell across southwest and central Wisconsin, making it the second significant snowfall event in a week. 5 inches at Victory (Vernon County) and 6 inches respectively near Mather (Jackson County) and La Farge (Vernon County).
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- 12
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.
4 to 8 inches of snow fell across southwest and central Wisconsin, making it the second significant snowfall event in a week. Accumulations of 8 inches were reported by cooperative observers in Prairie du Chien (Crawford County), with 6.5 inches at Victory (Vernon County) and 6 inches respectively near Mather (Jackson County) and La Farge (Vernon County).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Buffalo
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.380, -91.754 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clark
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Clark forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.735, -90.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Crawford
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 11:30 PM 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, Grant
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 42.868, -90.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jackson
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.319, -90.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Juneau
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 11:30 PM 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, La Crosse
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- La Crosse forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.907, -91.115 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Monroe
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.946, -90.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Richland
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Richland forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.376, -90.429 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Trempealeau
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 11:30 PM 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, Vernon
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Vernon forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.594, -90.834 (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
- Blizzard in Iowa, December 18, 2000
- High Wind in California, December 18, 2000
- High Wind in Kansas, December 18, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, December 18 to 19, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Nebraska, December 18 to 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 18 to 19, 2000
- High Wind in Colorado, December 18, 2000
- High Wind in Vermont, December 18, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 18 to 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, December 18, 2000
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, December 2000
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: 5167211, 5167212, 5167213, 5167214, 5167215, 5167216, 5167217, 5167218, 5167219, 5167220, 5167221, 5167222.