For the second night in a row, freezing drizzle developed across western Wisconsin. One death and two injuries occurred in an accident on County Highway C north of West Salem (La Crosse County).
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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.
The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
For the second night in a row, freezing drizzle developed across western Wisconsin. One death and two injuries occurred in an accident on County Highway C north of West Salem (La Crosse County). Several other accidents occurred which resulted in some injuries as a result of the slippery conditions produced by the freezing drizzle. The freezing drizzle started during the evening of the 29th and continued into the early morning of the 30th before ending.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Freezing drizzle created slippery conditions across the county. The icy conditions resulted in some slide offs occurring.
Freezing drizzle created slippery conditions across the county. Some accidents occurred as a result of the icy roads.
Freezing drizzle created slippery conditions across the county. A two vehicle accident on State Highway 27 north of Cataract resulted in two injuries. A few other slide offs occurred as a result of the icy roads.
Freezing drizzle created slippery conditions across the county. One death and two injuries occurred in an accident on County Highway C north of West Salem. Some other accidents occurred as a result of the icy roads.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Weather, La Crosse | 2011-01-29 | 30 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, January 2011
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: 274204, 274207, 274208, 274211.