Winter Weather, Iowa
- When
- April 7, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iowa forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.001, -90.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Wisconsin, April 7, 2003
5 inches. The freezing drizzle left some crusty layers.
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
- 0
- 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 MKX wrote it up.
A sloppy mix of heavy, wet, snow and some freezing drizzle occurred over southern Wisconsin, resulting in snow accumulations of 2 to 5.5 inches. The freezing drizzle left some crusty layers. The wind were out of the east-northeast, gusting on occasions to 30 to 34 knots (35 to 39 mph). Snow accumulations were greater near the Illinois border: up to 5.5 inches fell in South Wayne (Lafayette Co.) and around 5.0 inches was noted around Bristol (Kenosha Co.). Several social events were cancelled, and some schools cancelled classes. Synoptically, low pressure moved east across central Illinois. Warm air advection between 850 and 700 mb was maximized along the Wisconsin-Illinois border. Dry air in the lower layer of the atmosphere feeding into the low pressure reduced snow amounts to 2 to 4 inches along and north of Interstate 94 between Madison (Dane Co.) and Milwaukee (Milwaukee Co.). Newspapers noted numerous vehicle accidents during the morning commute. Icy roads resulted in one person being killed (indirectly-related) and another critically injured in an accident near Waunakee (Dane Co.) at about 0800CST.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Dane
- When
- April 7, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dane forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.067, -89.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Jefferson
- When
- April 7, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.021, -88.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Waukesha
- When
- April 7, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Waukesha forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.018, -88.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Milwaukee
- When
- April 7, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Milwaukee forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.022, -87.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lafayette
- When
- April 7, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.661, -90.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Green
- When
- April 7, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Green forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.680, -89.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Rock
- When
- April 7, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rock forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.671, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Walworth
- When
- April 7, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Walworth forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.669, -88.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Racine
- When
- April 7, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Racine forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.730, -87.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Kenosha
- When
- April 7, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kenosha forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.573, -87.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding in Alabama, April 7, 2003
- Rip Current in Florida, April 7, 2003
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 7, 2003
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, April 7, 2003
- Flood in Alabama, April 7, 2003
- Tornado in Mississippi, April 7, 2003
- Hail in Texas, April 7, 2003
- Ice Storm in Maryland, April 7 to 8, 2003
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, April 7, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 7, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 7, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Georgia, April 7, 2003
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5348397, 5348398, 5348399, 5348400, 5348401, 5348402, 5348403, 5348404, 5348405, 5348406, 5348407.