Winter Weather, Sauk
- When
- February 11, 11:00 PM CST to February 12, 8:00 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 in Wisconsin, February 11 to 12, 2008
Yet another long-duration snow event affected parts of south-central and southeast Wisconsin for about 20 to 21 hours. Snow accumulations of 3 to 5 were noted.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 16 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
- 16
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.
Yet another long-duration snow event affected parts of south-central and southeast Wisconsin for about 20 to 21 hours. Snow accumulations of 3 to 5 were noted. However, 6 to 8 inches fell in the lakeshore counties of Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha where some lake-enhancement moisture blended with the system snow. An isolated maximum amount of 9.7 was measured on the UW-Milwaukee campus. In Caledonia (Racine Co.), 8.2 was measured. The Milwaukee Mitchell Airport had 7.5. There was little winds with this system and snowplow crews were able to keep up with the accumulations. Therefore this event in the lakeshore counties was not logged as a heavy snow event. Synoptically, the snow was associated with an upper level weather disturbance that rotated west to east across southern Wisconsin.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Columbia
- When
- February 11, 11:00 PM CST to February 12, 8:00 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
- February 11, 11:00 PM CST to February 12, 8:00 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
- February 11, 11:00 PM CST to February 12, 8:00 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
- February 11, 11:00 PM CST to February 12, 8:00 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
- February 11, 11:00 PM CST to February 12, 8:00 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
- February 11, 11:00 PM CST to February 12, 8:00 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
- February 11, 11:00 PM CST to February 12, 8:00 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
- February 11, 11:00 PM CST to February 12, 8:00 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
- February 11, 11:00 PM CST to February 12, 8:00 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
- February 11, 11:00 PM CST to February 12, 8:00 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
- February 11, 11:00 PM CST to February 12, 8:00 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
- February 11, 11:00 PM CST to February 12, 8:00 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
- February 11, 11:00 PM CST to February 12, 8:00 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
- February 11, 11:00 PM CST to February 12, 8:00 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
- February 11, 11:00 PM CST to February 12, 8:00 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
- Winter Storm in Illinois, February 11 to 12, 2008
- Winter Weather and Cold in Arkansas, February 11 to 12, 2008
- Winter Weather in Missouri, February 11, 2008
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 11 to 12, 2008
- Winter Storm in Missouri, February 11 to 12, 2008
- Winter Storm in Ohio, February 11 to 12, 2008
- Winter Storm in Indiana, February 11 to 12, 2008
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, February 11 to 12, 2008
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 11, 2008
- Ice Storm in Missouri, February 11 to 12, 2008
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 11 to 12, 2008
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 11 to 15, 2008
More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 81233, 81234, 81235, 81236, 81237, 81238, 81239, 81240, 81241, 81242, 81243, 81244, 81245, 81246, 81247, 81248.