Wisconsin, 2001

Ice Storm in Wisconsin, February 24, 2001

February 24, 2001 · NWS ARX · 13 events in 13 counties and zones

Freezing rain affected southwest and central Wisconsin as another in a series of ice storms affected the area. Even though glazing was widespread, with ice accumulations of 1/4 inch, law enforcement officials reported only minor automobile accidents.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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.

Freezing rain affected southwest and central Wisconsin as another in a series of ice storms affected the area. Even though glazing was widespread, with ice accumulations of 1/4 inch, law enforcement officials reported only minor automobile accidents.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 24, 3:37 AM CST, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 3:37 AM CST, 23 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

13 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Ice Storm, Buffalo

When
February 24, 4:00 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where
Buffalo forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.380, -91.754 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Juneau

When
February 24, 4:00 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where
Juneau forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.924, -90.114 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Adams

When
February 24, 4:00 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where
Adams forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.970, -89.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Clark

When
February 24, 4:00 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where
Clark forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.735, -90.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Crawford

When
February 24, 4:00 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where
Crawford forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.240, -90.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Grant

When
February 24, 4:00 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where
Grant forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
42.868, -90.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Jackson

When
February 24, 4:00 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.319, -90.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, La Crosse

When
February 24, 4:00 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where
La Crosse forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.907, -91.115 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Monroe

When
February 24, 4:00 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where
Monroe forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.946, -90.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Richland

When
February 24, 4:00 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where
Richland forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.376, -90.429 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Taylor

When
February 24, 4:00 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where
Taylor forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.212, -90.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Trempealeau

When
February 24, 4:00 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where
Trempealeau forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.304, -91.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Vernon

When
February 24, 4:00 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where
Vernon forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.594, -90.834 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Ice Storm
Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5229765, 5229766, 5229767, 5229768, 5229769, 5229770, 5229771, 5229772, 5229773, 5229774, 5229775, 5229776, 5229777.