Winter Weather, Marquette
- When
- January 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4 to 5, 2004
The first widespread snowfall of the winter season to affect south-central and southeast Wisconsin resulted in an estimated 300 to 400 vehicle accidents. At least a dozen injuries required medical treatment.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 21 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
- 21
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.
The first widespread snowfall of the winter season to affect south-central and southeast Wisconsin resulted in an estimated 300 to 400 vehicle accidents. At least a dozen injuries required medical treatment. Generally 3 to 5 inches of snow fell, with an isolated 6 inch measurement in Juneau (Dodge Co.). Milwaukee (Milwaukee Co.) picked up 5 inches while Madison (Dane Co.) came in with 4 inches. Road surfaces become very slippery. Just east of Madison, two multi-vehicle accidents (44 and 17 vehicles respectively) occurred near the Intersection of Interstates 90 and 94. Drifts were reported to be one-foot deep. In Milwaukee County, 27 accidents were reported, while in Kenosha County, several dozens occurred. At Mitchell Field (Milwaukee Co.), 30 flights were delayed and 10 were cancelled.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
21 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Green Lake
- When
- January 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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, Green
- When
- January 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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 4, 12:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 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
- Flooding in Indiana, January 4 to 6, 2004
- Hurricane in American Samoa, January 4 to 5, 2004
- Flooding in Ohio, January 4 to 7, 2004
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 4 to 5, 2004
- Flood in Ohio, January 4 to 6, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 4, 2004
- Flood in Ohio, January 4 to 5, 2004
- Flood in Ohio, January 4 to 7, 2004
- Flood in Ohio, January 4 to 6, 2004
- Flood in Ohio, January 4 to 7, 2004
- Flooding in Ohio, January 4, 2004
- Flooding in Ohio, January 4 to 10, 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: 5380592, 5380593, 5380594, 5380595, 5380707, 5380708, 5380709, 5380710, 5380711, 5380712, 5380713, 5380714, 5380715, 5380716, 5380717, 5380718, 5380719, 5380720, 5380721, 5380722, 5380723.