Winter Weather, Sauk
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sauk forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.427, -89.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Wisconsin, December 18, 2004
A light freezing drizzle coated roads and bridges during the morning hours. Newspaper reported indicated numerous vehicle accidents occurred, with vehicles sliding off roads or crossing median stripes and hitting other vehicles, or rolling over.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
- 15
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 light freezing drizzle coated roads and bridges during the morning hours. Newspaper reported indicated numerous vehicle accidents occurred, with vehicles sliding off roads or crossing median stripes and hitting other vehicles, or rolling over. Some accidents were multi-vehicle and emergency workers were kept busy throughout the morning hours. One person died (indirectly-related fatality) in a collision on Interstate 90/94 near Lodi (Columbia Co.). Three other people were injured (indirectly-related to this weather event) in this accident.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Columbia
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Columbia forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.467, -89.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Dane
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dane forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.067, -89.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Dodge
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dodge forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.416, -88.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Ozaukee
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ozaukee forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.403, -87.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Iowa
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iowa forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.001, -90.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Jefferson
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.021, -88.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Waukesha
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Waukesha forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.018, -88.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Milwaukee
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Milwaukee forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.022, -87.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lafayette
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.661, -90.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Green
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Green forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.680, -89.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Rock
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rock forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.671, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Walworth
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Walworth forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.669, -88.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Racine
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Racine forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.730, -87.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Kenosha
- When
- December 18, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kenosha forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- 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
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: 5430677, 5430678, 5430679, 5430680, 5430681, 5430682, 5430683, 5430684, 5430685, 5430686, 5430687, 5430688, 5430689, 5430690, 5430691.