Wisconsin, 2005

Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 1, 2005

January 1, 2005 · NWS MKX · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Pockets of freezing rain or drizzle across portions of south-central and southeast Wisconsin resulted in a light glaze of ice on many road surfaces and sidewalks. Numerous accidents resulted and one 17 year old girl was killed (indirectly-related) when her car skidded off a roadway and crashed into a tree in a ravine just north of Mt.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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.

Pockets of freezing rain or drizzle across portions of south-central and southeast Wisconsin resulted in a light glaze of ice on many road surfaces and sidewalks. Numerous accidents resulted and one 17 year old girl was killed (indirectly-related) when her car skidded off a roadway and crashed into a tree in a ravine just north of Mt. Horeb (Dane Co.).

The radar

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Event by event

8 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Dane

When
January 1, 2:00 PM CST to 7:00 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, Waukesha

When
January 1, 2:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Waukesha forecast zone
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
43.018, -88.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Columbia

When
January 1, 2:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Columbia forecast zone
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.467, -89.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Milwaukee

When
January 1, 2:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Milwaukee forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.022, -87.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Rock

When
January 1, 2:00 PM CST to 7:00 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, Sauk

When
January 1, 2:00 PM CST to 7:00 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, Fond du Lac

When
January 1, 2:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Fond du Lac forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
43.754, -88.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Sheboygan

When
January 1, 2:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Sheboygan forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
43.756, -87.800 (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.

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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: 5433087, 5433088, 5433235, 5433310, 5433311, 5433312, 5433313, 5433314.