Winter Storm, Rock
- When
- February 25, 1:39 AM CST to 10:51 AM CST
- Where
- Rock forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 42.671, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 25, 2007
This winter storm event is a continuation of a storm system that initually started off as a blizzard event in these counties. Additional snowfalls of 1 to 2 inches occurred along with some sleet, freezing rain, rain, and thunder mixed in.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
This winter storm event is a continuation of a storm system that initually started off as a blizzard event in these counties. Additional snowfalls of 1 to 2 inches occurred along with some sleet, freezing rain, rain, and thunder mixed in. The east winds weakened to gusts in the 22 to 29 knot range (25 to 33 mph). Travel conditions remained poor. Refer to related stories in other blizzard and winter storm events across south-central and southeast Wisconsin during the period of February 23-25, 2007.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 24, 9:11 PM CST, 4 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 9:11 PM CST, 4 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 911 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 .UPDATE...WILL BE UPDATING FORECAST TO INCREASE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVERNIGHT FOR COUNTIES MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 94 DUE TO CONVECTIVE BANDING THAT HAS BECOME QUASI-STATIONARY OVER CWA. EXPECT 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL IN THIS BAND FOR NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER RATES POSSIBLE. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 837 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007/ .UPDATE...WILL CONTINUE WITH CURRENT FORECAST. HOWEVER CONCERN IS GROWING WITH INCREASED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY MOVING INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN FROM NORTHERN ILLINOIS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR BEING REPORTED OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS. WILL MONITOR THIS CLOSELY AND MAY HAVE TO INCREASE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT IF CONVECTION MAINTAINS ITSELF OR STRENGTHENS. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 734 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007/ UPDATE....WATCHING AREA OF COOLING CLOUD TOPS ON INFRARED SATELLITE LOOP OVER NORTHEAST ILLINOIS. THIS AREA IS MOVING TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AROUND 60 KNOTS AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH CONVECTION OVER NORTHEAST ILLINOIS. THIS AREA WILL TRACK INTO WALWORTH...RACINE...KENOSHA COUNTIES BY 330Z AND INTO WAUKESHA AND MILWAUKEE COUNTIES BY 430Z. EXPECTING INCREASE IN PRECIPITATION RATES INCLUDING THUNDERSNOW POSSIBILITY WITH THIS FEATURE. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 350 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007/ SHORT TERM... MODELS ALL IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER CWA...BEGINNING IN THE SOUTHWEST BY EARLY EVENING AND RAPIDLY SPREADING NEWD ACROSS REST OF CWA AS LARGE DEEP CLOSED SYSTEM LIFTS NE OUT OF SRN PLAINS. HAVE TRENDED CLOSER TO THE MORE CONSISTENT GFS FOR DETAILS. CURRENT 3 HRLY PRESSURE FALLS ALIGN WELL WITH PROJECTED PATH THAT WOULD TAKE LOW ACROSS NRN MO TO W CNTRL IL TONIGHT...AND INTO NRN IL SUNDAY. TIGHT THERMAL GRADIENT VERY CLOSE TO WI/IL/IA BORDER...12Z DVN SOUNDING HAD +6C AT 850 MB...WITH GRB AT -3C...HAS PLAYED HAVOC WITH WARM CONVEYOR BELT PCPN TYPE JUST TO OUR WEST WITH A SIGNIFICANT ICE STORM OVER PARTS OF IA AND SRN MN...WITH 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION DROPPING TREES AND POWER LINES. SO FAR ONLY LIGHT ICE PELLETS AND LGT SNOW REPORTED IN FAR WRN CWA...AND ONLY VIRGA DETECTED IN REMAINDER OF CWA AS THE DRY AIR BETWEEN 925 MB AND 750 MB DEPICTED ON KMSN FCST SOUNDINGS HAS PREVENTED ANY PCPN FROM REACHING GROUND...AS EVIDENCED BY DEVELOPING RING OF 5 TO 10 DBZ RETURNS AROUND 5-6K FT ON MKX 88-D. CROSS-SECTIONS SHOW A NARROW WEDGE OF >=0C 850 TEMPS OVER THE SRN CWA WILL EVAPORATIVELY COOL AS SATURATION INTENSIFIES WITH 50KT LOW-LVL JET IMPINGING ON BAROCLINIC ZONE...AND OVERSPREAD CWA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BETWEEN 00Z AND 03Z. THERMAL PROFILES SUGGEST INITIAL PCPN WILL FALL MAINLY AS SNOW...AS EVEIDENCED BY FZRA/PL AT KPDC AND KDBQ GOING OVER TO ALL SNOW...AS WELL AS ALL SNOW WITH A LEAD BAND OF PCPN AT KMRJ...THO SOUTHERN CWA WILL STILL HAVE A LOBE OF >=0C TEMPS BETWEEN 900MB AND 825 MB THAT COULD STILL PRODUCE SOME SLEET IN THE EARLY EVENING. UPPER DIFLUENT FLOW WILL COMBINE WITH ISENTROPIC LIFT TO PRODUCE MORE WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS CWA BY 03Z. TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 25 TO 30 MPH RANGE...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH...AS FCST SNDGS TAP 40 TO 55 KT WINDS BETWEEN 1K AND 2K FT. IN THE LONGER TERM...MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW OCCLUDING SYTEM FILLING AND STACKING OVER NRN IL AND LINGERING IN RGN UNTIL TUE MORNING. WHILE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL WIND DOWN SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH WINDS SUBSIDING AS GRADIENT BAGS OUT WITH SFC LOW IN THE VICINITY...PERSISTENT PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL ADD TO LONGER TERM SNOW TOTALS. IN ADDITION LAKE SHORE COUNTIES COULD SEE LAKE EFFECT SNOWS IF PREFERRABLE FETCH SETS UP AS INDICATED BY GFS SFC FCSTS. AFTER TUESDAY...WEATHER LOOKS QUIET UNTIL NEXT SYSTEM FCST TO PASS TO OUR WEST...BRINGING RAIN..OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX TO CWA LATE WED INTO THURSDAY. AVIATION...CURRENT LULL ENDING AS PCPN SHIELD MOVING INTO SW WI WILL OVERSPREAD SRN WI EARLY THIS EVENING. CURRENT VFR CIGS WILL DROP RAPIDLY ALONG WITH VSBYS...AS STEADY MODERATE SNOW SHOULD REACH MSN AROUND 00Z...AND MKE NO LATER THAN 02Z. WITH GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS INCREASING THRU THE EVENING TO 25 TO 30 KNOT SUSTAINED...AND GUSTS TO 40 KTS BY 03Z. MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR WIZ062-067-068. BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-063>066-069>072. MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR WIZ046-047-051-052- 056>060-062>072. MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR WIZ046-047-051-052- 056>060-062>072. && .MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR WIZ046-047-051-052- 056>060-062>072. && ZAJDEL
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 6:00 PM CST, 7 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 600 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-251045- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 600 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG EAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE HEAVY SNOW MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING AND THUNDER. CHECK THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR ALL THE DETAILS CONCERNING THIS WINTER STORM EVENT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A BLIZZARD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM CST SUNDAY. BLUSTERY EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE SNOW INTENSITY AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER SUNDAY MORNING...HOWEVER OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING. TOTAL NEW SNOWFALL OF 12 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS OF SNOWFALL AND SNOW INTENSITY AS WELL AS PRECIPITATION TYPE ARE APPRECIATED THIS WEEKEND. LMZ643>646-665-251045- SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE- NORTH POINT LIGHTHOUSE TO WIND POINT- WIND POINT TO WINTHROP HARBOR ILLINOIS- WISCONSIN ADJACENT OPEN WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN TO MID LAKE- 600 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT. STRONG EAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN FREEZING SPRAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE MET SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. TZ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 25, 12:18 AM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1218 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 PM SNOW 6 N OXFORD 43.87N 89.56W
02/24/2007 M1.6 INCH MARQUETTE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
1130 PM SNOW 1 SSE GERMANTOWN 43.22N 88.11W
02/24/2007 M2.0 INCH WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
CURRENT SNOW DEPTH OF 10 INCHES.
&&
DRHLocal storm report, Feb 25, 12:29 AM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1229 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1139 PM SNOW 3 SE PALMYRA 42.85N 88.55W
02/24/2007 M4.5 INCH JEFFERSON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
MEASURED 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN 6 HOURS.
&&
BORGHOFFLocal storm report, Feb 25, 12:40 AM CST, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1240 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1215 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 SE SULLIVAN 42.98N 88.55W
02/25/2007 M8.0 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
8.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. HEAVY SNOW
AND SLEET OCCURRING. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH 14 INCHES.
&&
BORGHOFFLocal storm report, Feb 25, 12:59 AM CST, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1259 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM HEAVY SNOW 9 WNW BELOIT 42.57N 89.18W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH ROCK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED 4.0 INCHES OF SNOW OVER PAST TWO HOURS. SLEET
EMBEDDED WITHIN SNOW.
0900 PM SNOW 5 NE MADISON 43.13N 89.32W
02/24/2007 M1.0 INCH DANE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
1.0 INCHES OF SNOW AT MADISON TRUAX FIELD SINCE 6 PM.
TOTAL SNOW FOR THE DAY 2.0 INCHES.
0900 PM SNOW 6 S MILWAUKEE 42.98N 87.97W
02/24/2007 M0.2 INCH MILWAUKEE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0.2 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 6 PM AT MILWAUKEE MITCHELL
AIRPORT. TOTAL FOR THE DAY 3.7 INCHES.
0926 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 SE SULLIVAN 42.98N 88.55W
02/24/2007 M5.0 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
5.0 INCHES MEASURED SINCE 6 PM. SNOW DEPTH 13 INCHES.
HEAVY SNOW AND HEAVY SLEET CURRENTLY FALLING.
0930 PM HEAVY SNOW NORTH PRAIRIE 42.94N 88.40W
02/24/2007 E5.0 INCH WAUKESHA WI NWS EMPLOYEE
5.0 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 6 PM. VISIBILITY LESS THAN
1/8 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW.
0934 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ELKHORN 42.67N 88.54W
02/24/2007 M43.00 MPH WALWORTH WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH A MEASURED GUST OF 43
MPH. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH SNOW/SLEET.
0938 PM SNOW 2 S LA GRANGE 42.77N 88.60W
02/24/2007 M3.1 INCH WALWORTH WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0945 PM SNOW JANESVILLE 42.68N 89.02W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH ROCK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BETWEEN 9 PM AND
930 PM. VEHICLES HAVE A GLAZE OF ICE.
0945 PM SNOW 2 W LAKE MILLS 43.07N 88.95W
02/24/2007 M3.5 INCH JEFFERSON WI PUBLIC
SLEET MIXED IN WITH THE SNOW.
0945 PM SNOW PALMYRA 42.88N 88.59W
02/24/2007 M3.0 INCH JEFFERSON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
MEASURED 3.0 INCHES SINCE 6 PM. SLEET MIXING WITH SNOW.
CURRENT SNOW DEPTH 12 INCHES.
0950 PM SNOW MIDDLETON 43.10N 89.51W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
THUNDER OBSERVED AT 9 PM.
0956 PM SNOW SUN PRAIRIE 43.18N 89.23W
02/24/2007 M3.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
3.0 INCHES OF SNOW/SLEET SINCE 6 PM.
1000 PM SNOW 1 SW MADISON 43.07N 89.40W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI PUBLIC
MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION.
1000 PM SNOW 1 N SUN PRAIRIE 43.20N 89.23W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
THUNDER REPORTED AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION.
1008 PM SNOW FOND DU LAC 43.77N 88.45W
02/24/2007 M2.0 INCH FOND DU LAC WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 2.0
INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS.
1010 PM SNOW 1 S KENOSHA 42.57N 87.85W
02/24/2007 M3.0 INCH KENOSHA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET.
1026 PM SNOW 3 SE PALMYRA 42.85N 88.55W
02/24/2007 E3.2 INCH JEFFERSON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
3.2 INCHES OF SNOW OVER PAST 5 HOURS. UP TO 3 FOOT
DRIFTS. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. WIND
GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH.
1030 PM SNOW GREENDALE 42.94N 88.00W
02/24/2007 M2.5 INCH MILWAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
2.5 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS.
1048 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 S WAUKESHA 42.97N 88.24W
02/24/2007 M6.0 INCH WAUKESHA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
6.0 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 4 HOURS. HEAVY SNOW
CURRENTLY WITH LESS THAN 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY. MEASURED
GUST OF 44 MPH LAST HOUR. UP TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS.
1050 PM SNOW COTTAGE GROVE 43.08N 89.20W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
1126 PM SNOW WEST ALLIS 43.01N 88.03W
02/24/2007 M3.1 INCH MILWAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1130 PM SNOW 1 SSE GERMANTOWN 43.22N 88.11W
02/24/2007 M2.0 INCH WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
CURRENT SNOW DEPTH OF 10 INCHES.
1130 PM SNOW 6 N OXFORD 43.87N 89.56W
02/24/2007 M1.6 INCH MARQUETTE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
1139 PM SNOW 3 SE PALMYRA 42.85N 88.55W
02/24/2007 M4.5 INCH JEFFERSON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
MEASURED 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN 6 HOURS.
1215 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 SE SULLIVAN 42.98N 88.55W
02/25/2007 M8.0 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
8.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. HEAVY SNOW
AND SLEET OCCURRING. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH 14 INCHES.
1245 AM HEAVY SNOW SUN PRAIRIE 43.18N 89.23W
02/25/2007 M8.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
8.0 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED SINCE 6 PM. VISIBILITY LESS
THAN 1/4 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. OCCASIONAL THUNDERSNOW
OBSERVED. WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
&&
BORGHOFFLocal storm report, Feb 25, 1:13 AM CST, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
113 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 AM SNOW 1 E PRAIRIE DU SAC 43.29N 89.71W
02/25/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW DEPTH CURRENTLY 11 INCHES.
1227 AM FREEZING RAIN 1 SSE GERMANTOWN 43.22N 88.11W
02/25/2007 E0.00 INCH WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. SLIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.
1245 AM SNOW 1 N MIDDLETON 43.12N 89.51W
02/25/2007 M8.0 INCH DANE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
THUNDER REPORTED FROM 1110 PM TO 1130 PM AND AGAIN AT
1205 AM TO 1245 AM. 3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FROM 1115 PM TO
1245 AM. VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 1/8 MILE.
1246 AM SLEET FRANKLIN 42.89N 88.01W
02/25/2007 E0.00 INCH MILWAUKEE WI PUBLIC
MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OBSERVED.
&&
DRHLocal storm report, Feb 25, 1:16 AM CST, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
116 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1247 PM SLEET BENTON 42.57N 90.38W
02/24/2007 U0.00 INCH LAFAYETTE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
LIGHT SLEET IN BENTON AS OF 1245 PM
1247 PM SLEET REWEY 42.84N 90.40W
02/24/2007 U0.00 INCH IOWA WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
SLEET IN REWEY REPORTED BY IOWA CO SHERIFF
0750 PM SNOW 3 SE SULLIVAN 42.98N 88.55W
02/24/2007 M1.5 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
HEAVY SNOW FALLING CURRENTLY WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.
0837 PM SNOW JANESVILLE 42.68N 89.02W
02/24/2007 U0.0 INCH ROCK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY SNOW MIXED WITH BURSTS OF RAIN. CLOUD TO CLOUD
LIGHTNING OBSERVED. ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR
GREATER.
0850 PM SNOW 1 SW MADISON 43.07N 89.40W
02/24/2007 M2.8 INCH DANE WI PUBLIC
THUNDER REPORTED AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION.
0853 PM HEAVY SNOW MADISON 43.08N 89.39W
02/24/2007 E2.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
THUNDERSNOW REPORTED WITH HEAVY SNOW.
0900 PM SNOW 6 S MILWAUKEE 42.98N 87.97W
02/24/2007 M0.2 INCH MILWAUKEE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0.2 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 6 PM AT MILWAUKEE MITCHELL
AIRPORT. TOTAL FOR THE DAY 3.7 INCHES.
0900 PM SNOW 5 NE MADISON 43.13N 89.32W
02/24/2007 M1.0 INCH DANE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
1.0 INCHES OF SNOW AT MADISON TRUAX FIELD SINCE 6 PM.
TOTAL SNOW FOR THE DAY 2.0 INCHES.
0900 PM HEAVY SNOW 9 WNW BELOIT 42.57N 89.18W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH ROCK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED 4.0 INCHES OF SNOW OVER PAST TWO HOURS. SLEET
EMBEDDED WITHIN SNOW.
0926 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 SE SULLIVAN 42.98N 88.55W
02/24/2007 M5.0 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
5.0 INCHES MEASURED SINCE 6 PM. SNOW DEPTH 13 INCHES.
HEAVY SNOW AND HEAVY SLEET CURRENTLY FALLING.
0930 PM HEAVY SNOW NORTH PRAIRIE 42.94N 88.40W
02/24/2007 E5.0 INCH WAUKESHA WI NWS EMPLOYEE
5.0 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 6 PM. VISIBILITY LESS THAN
1/8 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW.
0934 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ELKHORN 42.67N 88.54W
02/24/2007 M43.00 MPH WALWORTH WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SUSTAINED WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH A MEASURED GUST OF 43
MPH. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH SNOW/SLEET.
0938 PM SNOW 2 S LA GRANGE 42.77N 88.60W
02/24/2007 M3.1 INCH WALWORTH WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0945 PM SNOW PALMYRA 42.88N 88.59W
02/24/2007 M3.0 INCH JEFFERSON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
MEASURED 3.0 INCHES SINCE 6 PM. SLEET MIXING WITH SNOW.
CURRENT SNOW DEPTH 12 INCHES.
0945 PM SNOW 2 W LAKE MILLS 43.07N 88.95W
02/24/2007 M3.5 INCH JEFFERSON WI PUBLIC
SLEET MIXED IN WITH THE SNOW.
0945 PM SNOW JANESVILLE 42.68N 89.02W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH ROCK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BETWEEN 9 PM AND
930 PM. VEHICLES HAVE A GLAZE OF ICE.
0950 PM SNOW MIDDLETON 43.10N 89.51W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
THUNDER OBSERVED AT 9 PM.
0956 PM SNOW SUN PRAIRIE 43.18N 89.23W
02/24/2007 M3.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
3.0 INCHES OF SNOW/SLEET SINCE 6 PM.
1000 PM SNOW 1 N SUN PRAIRIE 43.20N 89.23W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
THUNDER REPORTED AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION.
1000 PM SNOW 1 SW MADISON 43.07N 89.40W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI PUBLIC
MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION.
1008 PM SNOW FOND DU LAC 43.77N 88.45W
02/24/2007 M2.0 INCH FOND DU LAC WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 2.0
INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS.
1010 PM SNOW 1 S KENOSHA 42.57N 87.85W
02/24/2007 M3.0 INCH KENOSHA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET.
1026 PM SNOW 3 SE PALMYRA 42.85N 88.55W
02/24/2007 E3.2 INCH JEFFERSON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
3.2 INCHES OF SNOW OVER PAST 5 HOURS. UP TO 3 FOOT
DRIFTS. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. WIND
GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH.
1030 PM SNOW GREENDALE 42.94N 88.00W
02/24/2007 M2.5 INCH MILWAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
2.5 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS.
1048 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 S WAUKESHA 42.97N 88.24W
02/24/2007 M6.0 INCH WAUKESHA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
6.0 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 4 HOURS. HEAVY SNOW
CURRENTLY WITH LESS THAN 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY. MEASURED
GUST OF 44 MPH LAST HOUR. UP TO 3 FOOT DRIFTS.
1050 PM SNOW COTTAGE GROVE 43.08N 89.20W
02/24/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
1126 PM SNOW WEST ALLIS 43.01N 88.03W
02/24/2007 M3.1 INCH MILWAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1130 PM SNOW 6 N OXFORD 43.87N 89.56W
02/24/2007 M1.6 INCH MARQUETTE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
1130 PM SNOW 1 SSE GERMANTOWN 43.22N 88.11W
02/24/2007 M2.0 INCH WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
CURRENT SNOW DEPTH OF 10 INCHES.
1139 PM SNOW 3 SE PALMYRA 42.85N 88.55W
02/24/2007 M4.5 INCH JEFFERSON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
MEASURED 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN 6 HOURS.
1200 AM SNOW 1 E PRAIRIE DU SAC 43.29N 89.71W
02/25/2007 M4.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW DEPTH CURRENTLY 11 INCHES.
1215 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 SE SULLIVAN 42.98N 88.55W
02/25/2007 M8.0 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
8.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. HEAVY SNOW
AND SLEET OCCURRING. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH 14 INCHES.
1227 AM FREEZING RAIN 1 SSE GERMANTOWN 43.22N 88.11W
02/25/2007 E0.00 INCH WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. SLIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.
1245 AM SNOW 1 N MIDDLETON 43.12N 89.51W
02/25/2007 M8.0 INCH DANE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
THUNDER REPORTED FROM 1110 PM TO 1130 PM AND AGAIN AT
1205 AM TO 1245 AM. 3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL FROM 1115 PM TO
1245 AM. VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 1/8 MILE.
1245 AM HEAVY SNOW SUN PRAIRIE 43.18N 89.23W
02/25/2007 M8.0 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
8.0 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED SINCE 6 PM. VISIBILITY LESS
THAN 1/4 MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. OCCASIONAL THUNDERSNOW
OBSERVED. WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH WITH CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
1246 AM SLEET FRANKLIN 42.89N 88.01W
02/25/2007 E0.00 INCH MILWAUKEE WI PUBLIC
MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OBSERVED.
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The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Walworth
- When
- February 25, 1:39 AM CST to 10:51 AM CST
- Where
- Walworth forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 42.669, -88.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Milwaukee
- When
- February 25, 1:39 AM CST to 10:51 AM CST
- Where
- Milwaukee forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 43.022, -87.929 (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
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, February 25 to 26, 2007
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Michigan, February 25 to 26, 2007
- High Wind in Tennessee, February 25, 2007
- Lightning Strikes in Tennessee, February 25, 2007
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, February 25, 2007
- Flooding in Indiana, February 25 to 28, 2007
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 25, 2007
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, February 25 to 27, 2007
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 25 to 26, 2007
- Blizzard and Ice Storm in Illinois, February 25 to 26, 2007
- Strong Wind in Georgia, February 25, 2007
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 25, 2007
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, February 2007
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 17779, 17780, 17781.