Winter Storm, Polk
- When
- January 1, 2:00 PM CST to January 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.461, -92.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Wisconsin, January 1 to 2, 2005
Low pressure tracked from Kansas across southeast Minnesota into northeast Wisconsin between December 31st and January 1st. As a result a wide swath of wintry precipitation blanketed west central Wisconsin between early afternoon on the 1st and early morning on the 2nd.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- 9
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 MPX wrote it up.
Low pressure tracked from Kansas across southeast Minnesota into northeast Wisconsin between December 31st and January 1st. As a result a wide swath of wintry precipitation blanketed west central Wisconsin between early afternoon on the 1st and early morning on the 2nd. Sleet and and freezing rain was the predominant weather type, however trace snowfall accumulations were also reported. Many locations, especially near Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire received up to 1/2 inch of ice and sleet accumulation. The mixed bag of precipitation caused hazardous travel conditions region wide.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Barron
- When
- January 1, 2:00 PM CST to January 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Barron forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.424, -91.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Rusk
- When
- January 1, 2:00 PM CST to January 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rusk forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.475, -91.133 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, St. Croix
- When
- January 1, 2:00 PM CST to January 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Croix forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.034, -92.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pierce
- When
- January 1, 2:00 PM CST to January 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pierce forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.720, -92.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Dunn
- When
- January 1, 2:00 PM CST to January 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dunn forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.947, -91.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pepin
- When
- January 1, 2:00 PM CST to January 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pepin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.483, -92.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Chippewa
- When
- January 1, 2:00 PM CST to January 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Chippewa forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.069, -91.280 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Eau Claire
- When
- January 1, 2:00 PM CST to January 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Eau Claire forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.727, -91.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Surf in Guam, January 1, 2005
- Flooding in Ohio, January 1 to 15, 2005
- Flood in Ohio, January 1 to 20, 2005
- Flooding in Ohio, January 1 to 20, 2005
- Flooding in Ohio, January 1 to 16, 2005
- Flood in Ohio, January 1 to 15, 2005
- Flood in Ohio, January 1 to 18, 2005
- Flood in Ohio, January 1 to 14, 2005
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, January 1 to 15, 2005
- Flood in Ohio, January 1 to 15, 2005
- Ice Storm in Iowa, January 1, 2005
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 1, 2005
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, January 2005
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5439352, 5439353, 5439354, 5439355, 5439356, 5439357, 5439358, 5439359, 5439360.