Wisconsin, 2010Winter Weather in Wisconsin, December 25 to 26, 2010
December 25 to 26, 2010 · NWS MKX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A persistent band of lake-effect snow set up on the afternoon of December 25th and lingered into the early morning hours of December 26th. with snowfall rates reaching 2 to 3 inches per hour.
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- 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.
A persistent band of lake-effect snow set up on the afternoon of December 25th and lingered into the early morning hours of December 26th. While it fluctuated east and west during the event, locations from far southeast Milwaukee County, through eastern and central Racine County into eastern and central Kenosha County saw nearly continuous snow...with snowfall rates reaching 2 to 3 inches per hour. Snow totals between 3 and 6 inches were recorded over central sections of Racine County and central Kenosha County...rapidly tapering off to an inch or less over western sections. Higher amounts between 6 and 10 inches were measured to the east toward Lake Michigan. See December 25th-26th Lake-Effect Snow Warning Event.
Winter Weather, Milwaukee
- When
- December 25, 6:00 PM CST to December 26, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Milwaukee forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 43.022, -87.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A persistent band of lake-effect snow set up on the afternoon of December 25th and lingered into the early morning hours of December 26th. While it fluctuated east and west during the event, far southeast Milwaukee County saw nearly continuous snow...with snowfall rates reaching 2 to 3 inches per hour. Snow totals between 3 and 6 inches were recorded over South Milwaukee and Oak Creek...rapidly tapering off to an inch or less to the northwest.
Winter Weather, Racine
- When
- December 25, 6:00 PM CST to December 26, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Racine forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 42.730, -87.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A persistent band of lake-effect snow set up on the afternoon of December 25th and lingered into the early morning hours of December 26th. While it fluctuated east and west during the event, eastern Racine County saw nearly continuous snow...with snowfall rates reaching 2 to 3 inches per hour. Snow totals between 3 and 6 inches were recorded over the eastern third of the county, with higher amounts right along the lake from the city of Racine south....rapidly tapering off to an inch or less in central and western sections.
Winter Weather, Kenosha
- When
- December 25, 6:00 PM CST to December 26, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kenosha forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 42.573, -87.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A persistent band of lake-effect snow set up on the afternoon of December 25th and lingered into the early morning hours of December 26th. While it fluctuated east and west during the event, the eastern half of Kenosha County saw nearly continuous snow...with snowfall rates reaching 2 to 3 inches per hour. Snow totals between 3 and 6 inches were recorded over the eastern half of the county, with higher amounts from northeast to south central sections....rapidly tapering off to an inch or less in western sections.
- 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.
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 25 to 26, 20102 deaths · $100,000 · 31 events
- Winter Storm and Flooding in California, December 25 to 30, 2010$1.9 million · 65 kt wind · 12 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Georgia, December 25 to 26, 201069 events
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 25 to 27, 201033 events
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 25 to 27, 2010$40,000 · 4 events
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 25 to 27, 201017 events
- Heavy Snow in Alabama, December 25, 201012 events
- Winter Weather in Mississippi, December 25, 201011 events
- Heavy Snow in Alabama, December 25, 201011 events
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 25 to 26, 201011 events
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 25 to 26, 201011 events
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 25 to 27, 201010 events
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: 275582, 275584, 275586.