Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 18, 2009

Name: Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 18, 2009
Start: 2009-02-18T15:30
End: 2009-02-18T18:30
Location: Wisconsin

February 18, 2009 · NWS ARX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A layer of snow and ice led to numerous accidents across southwest Wisconsin.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $8,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 ARX wrote it up.

A layer of snow and ice led to numerous accidents across southwest Wisconsin.

The radar

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Grant

When: February 18, 3:30 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $8,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 42.868, -90.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow and ice covered roads led to several accidents across Grant County. One young man lost control of his truck and trailer snapping a power pole in half. About a half hour later a collision on Highway 18 led to several heads of cattle being killed in a trailer.

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

Every storm in Wisconsin in 2009 Every state in 2009 This day in weather history Warnings in Wisconsin, February 2009

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: 160187.