Wisconsin, 2010

Winter Storm in Wisconsin, November 13, 2010

November 13, 2010 · NWS MPX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A fast but strong storm system that developed across the Central Plains Friday night, November 12th, moved north-northeast across portions of southeast Minnesota, and into West Central Wisconsin by the afternoon of Saturday, November 13th. A band of heavy snow fell from northwest Iowa, into south central, and east central Minnesota, and portions of west central Wisconsin during the morning hours…

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 MPX wrote it up.

A fast but strong storm system that developed across the Central Plains Friday night, November 12th, moved north-northeast across portions of southeast Minnesota, and into West Central Wisconsin by the afternoon of Saturday, November 13th.

A band of heavy snow fell from northwest Iowa, into south central, and east central Minnesota, and portions of west central Wisconsin during the morning hours of Saturday, and quickly moved northeast into northeast Minnesota by the early evening.

There was a narrow band of 6 inches of snow that fell in western and northern Polk County, and also in northern Barron County, during the late morning and afternoon, before it switched over to a mixture of snow and rain.

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Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Barron

When
November 13, 3:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Barron forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
45.424, -91.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light snow developed across portions of the county during the morning hours of Saturday, November 13th, before switching over to a mixture of rain and snow during the afternoon. Locally, 6 inches of snow fell in the far northwest part of Barron County by Noon.

Winter Storm, Polk

When
November 13, 3:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Polk forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
45.461, -92.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light snow developed across portions of the county during the morning hours of Saturday November 13th, before switching over to a mixture of rain and snow during the afternoon. Locally, 6 inches of snow fell in the western and northern parts of Polk County by Noon.

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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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: 260707, 260708.