The northern end of a snow area from low pressure passing well to the south of southern Wisconsin brought several inches of snow to far southern Wisconsin. Lake effect snow occurred during and after this event with higher snow totals over far southeast Wisconsin.
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The episode as NWS MKX wrote it up.
The northern end of a snow area from low pressure passing well to the south of southern Wisconsin brought several inches of snow to far southern Wisconsin. Lake effect snow occurred during and after this event with higher snow totals over far southeast Wisconsin. Numerous slide-offs and accidents occurred.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 31, 11:37 AM CST, 23 minutes earlier.
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8 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Three to four inches of snow with multiple slide-offs and accidents.
Three to four inches of snow with multiple slide-offs and accidents.
Three to four inches of snow with multiple slide-offs and accidents.
Three to six inches of snow with multiple slide-offs and accidents. The snow ended the afternoon of January 1st.
Five to ten inches of snow with multiple slide-offs and accidents. The snow ended the afternoon of January 2nd with highest snow totals near Lake Michigan.
Seven to thirteen inches of snow with multiple slide-offs and accidents. The snow ended the afternoon of January 2nd with highest snow totals near Lake Michigan.
Two to six inches of snow with multiple slide-offs and accidents. The snow ended the afternoon of January 1st.
Five to eight inches of snow with multiple slide-offs and accidents. The snow ended the morning of January 2nd.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, December 2013
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: 489945, 489946, 489947, 489959, 489964, 489965, 489968, 489963.