One to four inches of snow fell over southern Wisconsin during the morning and afternoon hours of March 18th with strong low pressure passing through the region. The tight surface pressure gradient around the departing low produced west winds of 20 to 35 mph, making driving conditions difficult with reduced visibilities and snow covered roads due to blowing and drifting of the snow that fell…
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The episode as NWS MKX wrote it up.
One to four inches of snow fell over southern Wisconsin during the morning and afternoon hours of March 18th with strong low pressure passing through the region. The tight surface pressure gradient around the departing low produced west winds of 20 to 35 mph, making driving conditions difficult with reduced visibilities and snow covered roads due to blowing and drifting of the snow that fell earlier in the day.
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 Mar 18, 2:29 PM CST, 6 hours 31 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
20 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 3 to 4 inches of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 3 to 4 inches of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 3 to 4 inches of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 1 to 3 inches of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 3 to 4 inches of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 3 to 4 inches of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 3 to 4 inches of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 1 to 3 inches of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 1 to 3 inches of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 3 to 4 inches of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 3 to 4 inches of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 1 to 3 inches of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 1 to 2 inches of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 1 inch of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 3 to 4 inches of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 3 to 4 inches of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 2 to 3 inches of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 1 to 2 inches of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 1 inch of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
Law enforcement officials indicated hazardous driving conditions developed due to blowing and drifting snow from gusty west winds during the overnight hours of the 18th into the morning hours of the 19th that lofted the 1 inch of snow that had fallen during the day on the 18th.
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, March 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 443230, 443231, 443233, 443234, 443235, 443236, 443237, 443238, 443239, 443240, 443241, 443242, 443243, 443244, 443245, 443247, 443249, 443250, 443251, 443252.