Wisconsin, 2004

Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 9, 2004

January 9, 2004 · NWS GRB · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Cold air aloft moving across the warmer waters of Lake Michigan caused the atmosphere to become unstable and led to the development of snow showers. ).

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 GRB wrote it up.

Cold air aloft moving across the warmer waters of Lake Michigan caused the atmosphere to become unstable and led to the development of snow showers. The heaviest snowfall totals were 7.6 inches 6 miles south of Kewaunee (Kewaunee co.) and 7.5 inches at Two Rivers (Manitowoc co.).

The radar

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Kewaunee

When
January 9, 4:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
Kewaunee forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.483, -87.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Manitowoc

When
January 9, 4:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
Manitowoc forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.091, -87.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5383088, 5383089.