Winter Weather, Marquette
- When
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marquette forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.820, -89.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 16 to 17, 2004
South-central and southeast Wisconsin were affected by a freezing rain event that switched to snow. Road surfaces became very slippery due to initial ice glazings of 1/16 to 1/8 inch.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 20 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
- 20
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.
South-central and southeast Wisconsin were affected by a freezing rain event that switched to snow. Road surfaces became very slippery due to initial ice glazings of 1/16 to 1/8 inch. West of Fort Atkinson (Jefferson Co.), a car slid across the center line and collided head-on with a semi-tractor trailer. The driver of the car was killed instantly (indirect death). Several dozens of vehicle accidents were noted elsewhere. Snow accumulations at the end of this event ranged from 1/2 to 2 inches across southeast Wisconsin and 2 to 4 inches from Lafayette and Iowa Counties northeast to Sheboygan County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
20 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Green Lake
- When
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Green Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.800, -89.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Fond du Lac
- When
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Fond du Lac forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.754, -88.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Sheboygan
- When
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sheboygan forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.756, -87.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Sauk
- When
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sauk forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.427, -89.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Columbia
- When
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Columbia forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.467, -89.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Dodge
- When
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dodge forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.416, -88.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Washington
- When
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.369, -88.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Ozaukee
- When
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ozaukee forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.403, -87.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Iowa
- When
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM 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, Dane
- When
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM 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
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM 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
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM 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
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM 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
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM 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
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM 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
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM 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
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM 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
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM 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
- January 16, 12:00 PM CST to January 17, 6:00 AM 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 Texas, January 16, 2004
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 16 to 17, 2004
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, January 16, 2004
- Dense Fog in Oklahoma, January 16, 2004
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 16 to 17, 2004
- Flash Flooding in Texas, January 16, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 16 to 18, 2004
- Cold in Alaska, January 16 to 18, 2004
- Tornado in Texas, January 16, 2004
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, January 2004
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: 5380724, 5380725, 5380726, 5380727, 5380728, 5380729, 5380730, 5380731, 5380732, 5380733, 5380734, 5380735, 5380736, 5380737, 5380738, 5380739, 5380740, 5380741, 5380742, 5380743.