Winter Weather, Marquette
- When
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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 in Wisconsin, December 25 to 26, 2008
5 inches over south-central and southeast Wisconsin. However, freezing rain and sleet accumulations of 1/10 to 2/10 of an inch occurred before colder air changed the precipitation to snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 20 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
- 20
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.
A low pressure over the Northern Plains dropped southeast across Illinois and generated light snow amounts of 0.5 to 2.5 inches over south-central and southeast Wisconsin. However, freezing rain and sleet accumulations of 1/10 to 2/10 of an inch occurred before colder air changed the precipitation to snow. Road surfaces became slippery and dozens of vehicle accidents were reported by the media. The greatest accumulations of 2 to 2.5 inches occurred from Marquette County east to Fond du Lac County. Amounts tapered off to less than a half inch near the Illinois border.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
20 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Green Lake
- When
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 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 Weather, Walworth
- When
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 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 Weather, Racine
- When
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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
- December 25, 7:00 PM CST to December 26, 6:00 AM 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
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, December 25, 2008
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Mexico, December 25 to 26, 2008
- Strong Wind in California, December 25, 2008
- High Wind in California, December 25, 2008
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Washington, December 25, 2008
- High Wind in Colorado, December 25, 2008
- High Wind in Maine, December 25, 2008
- Winter Storm in Montana, December 25 to 26, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 25 to 27, 2008
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Colorado, December 25 to 27, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, December 25 to 26, 2008
- High Wind in Massachusetts, December 25, 2008
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, December 2008
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: 148194, 148195, 148196, 148197, 148198, 148199, 148200, 148201, 148202, 148203, 148204, 148205, 148206, 148207, 148208, 148209, 148210, 148211, 148212, 148213.