Wisconsin, 2007

Winter Weather in Wisconsin, March 2, 2007

March 2, 2007 · NWS MKX · 21 events in 20 counties and zones

Low pressure moving northeast through central Wisconsin dumped another round of snow across south-central and southeast Wisconsin. Generally 1 to 2 inches fell south of a Madison to Milwaukee line, while 3 to 4 inches fell north of this line.

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.

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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.

Low pressure moving northeast through central Wisconsin dumped another round of snow across south-central and southeast Wisconsin. Generally 1 to 2 inches fell south of a Madison to Milwaukee line, while 3 to 4 inches fell north of this line. Maximum amounts were 4.2 inches in the city of Fond du Lac (Fond du Lac Co.) and 4 inches in Reedsburg (Sauk Co.). Gusty southwest to west winds to 26 knots (30 mph) resulted in considerable blow and drifting of the snow. Snow drifts were reported to be 1 to 2 feet deep on some north-south roads, and some local near-whiteout conditions were also noted in open, exposed areas. Numerous vehicle accidents were reported in newspapers.

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 Mar 2, 7:08 AM CST, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 7:08 AM CST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
708 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007

.UPDATE...HAVE ADDED DODGE...WASHINGTON AND OZAUKEE COUNTIES TO
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. SURFACE GRADIENT HAS INCREASED
OVER THESE COUNTIES AS SURFACE LOW IS TRACKING TO A MORE
NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. CURRENT RUC SURFACE PROGS SHOWS THIS WIND
GRADIENT WILL REMAIN OVER THESE COUNTIES FOR THE REST OF TODAY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 345 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007/

DISCUSSION...FCST FOCUS IS ON WIND DRIVEN LIGHT SNOW TODAY WITH
STG LOW PRES MOVING THRU SRN WI.

987MB SFC LOW VCNTY KDLL AS OF 9Z. UPPER CIRCULATION ABOUT A 30
UNIT OFF THE RUC. SFC AND UPPER SYSTEM PROGGD TO CONTINUE MOVG ENE
TODAY INTO CNTRL LAKE MI. COLD AIR WRAPPING ARND THE LOW INTO THE
CWA FROM THE SW. CAA INCREASES DURG THE DAY AND H8 WINDS BETWEEN
40 AND 50 KTS IN THE SRN TWO TIERS OF COUNTIES IN THE CWA.
ISALLOBARIC CONTRIBUTION WILL INCREASE WIND GUSTS...ESP THIS MRNG
AND FEEL THE COMBO OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW JUSTIFIES ADVISORY
ESP GIVEN THE TIMING WITH THE MORNING COMMUTE.

ENUF H7 VV AND H5 VORT IN THE CWA TNGT TO WARRANT LIKELY POPS WITH PCPN
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WRAPPING AROUND THE UPPER CIRCULATION. WITH
SFC AND MID LEVEL TROUGH AXIS SHIFTING AWAY ON SATURDAY WILL SEE
POPS GRADUALLY DECREASE. H8 COLD POCKET WILL WORK THRU BUT THEN A
SHOT OF WAA SAT NGT INTO SUNDAY.

POSITION OF H8 BAROCLINIC WILL BE KEY FOR ANY PCPN DEVELOPMENT MON
INTO TUE. AT THE MOMENT WILL CHOOSE NOT TO GO ABV MEX GUID POPS
GIVEN LACK OF UPPER SUPPORT AND QUESTIONABLE MOISTURE RETURN.

10

AVIATION...WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS AND MVFR VSBYS IN SNOW WITH
OCCASIONAL IFR CIGS AND IFR VSBYS IN SNOW EXPECTED OVER SRN WI
THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
KNOTS BETWEEN 12Z AND 00Z.

MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
WIZ062>072.

&&

.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
WIZ058>060-062>072.

&&

ZAJDEL
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 7:25 AM CST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
725 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-031045-
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-
LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
725 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ROUGHLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SPRING
GREEN TO MADISON TO JUNEAU TO PORT WASHINGTON. SEE LATEST WINTER
WEATHER STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER REPORTS OF WIND SPEEDS AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WOULD BE
APPRECIATED.

LMZ643>646-665-031045-
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-
725 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS MAY BE MET SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT.

TZ

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The radar

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Event by event

21 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Marquette

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Marquette forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.820, -89.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Green Lake

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Green Lake forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.800, -89.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Green Lake

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Green Lake forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.800, -89.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Fond du Lac

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Fond du Lac forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.754, -88.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Sheboygan

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Sheboygan forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.756, -87.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Sauk

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Sauk forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.427, -89.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Columbia

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Columbia forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.467, -89.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Dodge

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Dodge forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.416, -88.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Washington

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.369, -88.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Ozaukee

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Ozaukee forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.403, -87.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Iowa

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Iowa forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.001, -90.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Dane

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Dane forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.067, -89.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Jefferson

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.021, -88.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Waukesha

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Waukesha forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.018, -88.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Milwaukee

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Milwaukee forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.022, -87.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Lafayette

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Lafayette forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
42.661, -90.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Green

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Green forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
42.680, -89.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Rock

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Rock forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
42.671, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Walworth

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Walworth forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
42.669, -88.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Racine

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Racine forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
42.730, -87.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Kenosha

When
March 2, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Kenosha forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
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

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 22424, 22425, 22428, 22429, 22430, 22432, 22433, 22434, 22435, 22437, 22438, 22439, 22440, 22442, 22443, 22444, 22445, 22446, 22447, 22448, 22449.