Wisconsin, 2001

Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 7, 2001

February 7, 2001 · NWS ARX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches affected portions of southwest and central Wisconsin, causing slippery traveling conditions.

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.

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  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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.

Snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches affected portions of southwest and central Wisconsin, causing slippery traveling conditions.

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 7, 11:50 AM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 11:50 AM CST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1150 AM CST WEB FEB 7 2001

LATEST MODELS BRINGING IN AMPLE WARM AIR IN THE LOWER LAYERS THIS
EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ZONE CUTS...NORTHEAST IA AND SOUTHWEST
WI. ONGOING PCPN WILL CHANGE FROM SNOW...TO A BRIEF PERIOD OF
SLEET...AND THEN TO FREEZING RAIN. QPF POINTS TO 0.25-0.40 INCHES OF
ICE POSSIBLE...AND THEREFORE THOSE CUTS WILL BE UPGRADED TO AN ICE
STORM WARNING FOR TONIGHT. THE REST OF THE AREA LOOKS GOOD WITH
CURRENT HEADLINES AND CONFIGURATION.

.LSE...WINTER STORM WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
       MNZ079-086-087-WIZ017-029-032-033. ICE STORM WARNING TONIGHT
       FOR NORTHEAST IA AND
       SOUTHWEST WI IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061.
       WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEAST IA AND
       SOUTHWEST WI IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061. REST
       OF SERN MN AND MOST OF NERN MN
       MNZ088-094>096...IAZ008>010-018-019-029. WINTER WEATHER
       ADVISORY THIS AFT AND TONIGHT...WRN WI AND EXTRM NERN IA
       WIZ034-041>044-053>055-061-IAZ011-030.

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The radar

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

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Event by event

4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Buffalo

When
February 7, 2:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM 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, Clark

When
February 7, 2:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Clark forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.735, -90.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Taylor

When
February 7, 2:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Taylor forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.212, -90.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Trempealeau

When
February 7, 2:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Trempealeau forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.304, -91.358 (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

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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: 5229877, 5229878, 5229879, 5229880.