A strong arctic cold front moved through southern Wisconsin from the late afternoon through the tonight period. West to northwest winds gusted to 35-50 mph with blizzard conditions mainly south and west of Madison.
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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 MKX wrote it up.
A strong arctic cold front moved through southern Wisconsin from the late afternoon through the tonight period. West to northwest winds gusted to 35-50 mph with blizzard conditions mainly south and west of Madison. Light snow accompanied the cold front but the blowing and drifting of a powdery snow pack had the biggest impact on visibility and road conditions. Many vehicle slide-offs and stranded motorists were reported in the counties south and west of Madison, due to whiteout conditions and deep snow drifts.
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 Jan 26, 1:59 PM CST, 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
159 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
.UPDATE...
NEARLY ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN RECEIVED 4
INCHES OF DRY AND FLUFFY SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS
ARRIVING WITH AN ARCTIC FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY THIS EVENING
WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES TO 2 MILES OR LESS EVERYWHERE FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST
3 HOURS. ADDING TO THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...IT NO LONGER APPEARS
THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE GUSTY WINDS.
WE DECIDED TO UPGRADE PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WI...
IOWA/LAFAYETTE/DANE/GREEN/ROCK... TO A WINTER STORM WARNING AND MAKE
IT VALID RIGHT NOW THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW CALLS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
IN THOSE AREAS CONFIRMED LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW ALREADY. THAT IS DUE TO WESTERLY
WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 32 MPH. WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE WITH
THE ARRIVAL OF THE ARCTIC FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...EXPECTING
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
WHILE WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK AT 35 TO 40 MPH EARLY THIS
EVENING ELSEWHERE WITH THE COLD FRONT...WE ARE LESS CERTAIN THAT
VISIBILITIES WOULD BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE FOR A LONG
PERIOD OF TIME. THUS...WILL KEEP THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY GOING
AND KEEP AN EYE ON UPSTREAM OBSERVATIONS.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1044 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014/
UPDATE...
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE LINGERING MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN FORECAST
AREA THROUGH LATE MORNING...DUE TO BROAD Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE AND
WEAK VORTICITY ADVECTION. WINDS ARE LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTH AND ARE
GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES
WILL RISE INTO THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S THIS AFTERNOON.
LAPS DATA SHOWS A DECENT 3-HR PRESSURE RISE OF 3MB OVER CENTRAL
IOWA...WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE TIGHT PRESSURE CHANGE GRADIENT
CORRESPONDING WITH STRONG WNW WIND GUSTS. PLAN ON A PERIOD OF GUSTY
WINDS SPREADING ACROSS SOUTHERN WI EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WITH THE
FLUFFY 3-5 INCHES THAT FELL EARLY THIS MORNING...IT WILL NOT TAKE
MUCH WIND TO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW WILL HANDLE THIS
SITUATION.
THERE IS A TIGHT BAROCLINIC ZONE AND A WEAK SHORTWAVE ALONG IT
ALLOWING FOR SNOW ACROSS EASTERN SD AND SW MN THIS MORNING.
SOUTHERN WI WILL REMAIN IN THE WEAKER PART OF THIS BAROCLINIC ZONE
WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW TRACKING ACROSS IOWA AND NORTHERN IL THIS
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO PERSIST ACROSS OUR AREA
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...SO UPDATED THE FORECAST ACCORDINGLY.
THERE SHOULD BE A SHORT LULL IN THE GUSTY WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
THEN THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL BLAST INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN EARLY THIS
EVENING ON THE LEADING EDGE OF A STRONG MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE. VERY
STRONG AND GUSTY WNW WINDS ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS WITH MINIMAL ACCUMULATION. BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES...1 MILE OR LESS THROUGH AT LEAST
MIDNIGHT.
IT IS A POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD UPGRADE OUR SOUTHWEST COUNTIES...
IOWA/LAFAYETTE/GREEN...TO A WINTER STORM WARNING TO HIGHLIGHT THE
POTENTIAL FREQUENT WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. THIS AREA WILL BE CLIPPED
BY SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEEMS MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN GENERAL. WE ARE GOING TO WATCH TRENDS IN THE
UPSTREAM OBSERVATIONS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE MAKING THIS
DECISION.
AVIATION/18Z TAFS/...
WINDS ARE TAKING THEIR TIME SWITCHING TO THE WEST AND INCREASING.
EXPECTING THE FIRST ROUND OF GUSTY WEST WINDS TO ARRIVE AT MSN 17-
18Z AND MKE AROUND 19-20Z. GUSTS SHOULD BE HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE
RECENT FLUFFY SNOW TO BLOW AROUND AND COULD SLIGHTLY REDUCE THE
VISIBILITIES. THERE SHOULD BE A SHORT LULL IN THE GUSTY WINDS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WITH
MINIMAL ACCUMULATION.
THEN THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL BLAST INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN EARLY THIS
EVENING WITH WNW GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
AND DRIFTING WITH VISIBILITIES OF 1 MILE OR LESS THROUGH AT LEAST
MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN AREAS. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT FOR A FEW HOURS AS WELL...AGAIN WITH MINIMAL
ACCUMULATION.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE INITIAL SURGE LATE
TONIGHT...BUT REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. EXPECTING CLOUDS
TO SCATTER OUT EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS THE DRY ARCTIC AIR SETTLES
IN.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 327 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014/
TODAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE HIGH.
THE ENTRANCE REGION OF A 250 MB JET MAX ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT
LAKES WAS BRINGING MODERATE UPPER DIVERGENCE TO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
EARLY THIS MORNING. THE RESULTING STRONG 700 MB UPWARD MOTION MOVES
ACROSS SOUTHER WISCONSIN BY SUNRISE AND EXITS INTO LOWER MICHIGAN BY
MID MORNING.
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN AND REACH
THE LAKE MICHIGAN AREA BY NOON. THIS WAS BRINGING A SWATH OF SNOW
TO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. EXPECTING A PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW MAINLY
BETWEEN THROUGH 7AM SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND THROUGH 9 AM OVER
MOST OF SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. THIS IS WHEN OMEGA WILL BE HIGHEST
THROUGH A FAIRLY DEEP DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE. TOTAL LIQUID WITH THIS
EVENT WILL BE ALMOST 0.20 INCH IN THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES AND 0.10
INCH NORTH. THIS EQUATES TO A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL RANGE OF 3-5
INCHES SOUTH AND 2-3 INCHES NORTH. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE
LATE MORNING.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST DURING THE PEAK
SNOWFALL...THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF. WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS
AFTERNOON AS A STRONG 500 MB SHORTWAVE APPROACHES.
TONIGHT...FORECAST CONFIDENCE HIGH.
A STRONG SHORTWAVE DROPS ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. LOW/MID LEVEL
COLD AIR DOMINATES...RESULTING IN ONLY WEAK UPWARD MOTION. MAIN
CONCERN WILL INITIALLY BE THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FALLING
TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILLS WILL REACH WIND CHILL CRITERIA AND MAY
APPROACH WIND CHILL WARNING CRITERIA. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
MAY BE REPLACED BY A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ONCE THE MORNING SNOW
ENDS.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY - CONFIDENCE...HIGH
DANGEROUSLY BITTER BLAST WILL BE THE MAIN STORY THIS PERIOD. 500
MILLIBAR TROUGH ACROSS THE WESTERN LAKES. PRIMARY SHORTWAVE WITHIN
THE TROUGH SHIFTS INTO THE EASTERN LAKES MONDAY NIGHT. COLD CYCLONIC
FLOW PERSISTS INTO TUESDAY. COLDEST 925 TEMPS OF -26 TO -28C ARE
ACROSS SRN WI ON MONDAY WITH SOME MODIFICATION FOR TUESDAY TO -20C
TO -23C. DURING BOTH DAYS THE 925 WINDS ARE STEADY AT 25-35 KNOTS...
SO BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL BE PERSISTENT. COLDEST NIGHT IS SHAPING
UP TO BE MONDAY NIGHT WHERE TEMPS WILL DROP TO -20 OR COLDER. BUFKIT
SOUNDINGS SHOW COLUMN MIXED TO NEAR 3K MONDAY AND EVEN THOUGH TEMPS
WARM ALOFT MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...LOW LEVEL INVERSION
STRENGTHENS SOME FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. EVEN WITH INVERSION
DEVELOPING...RESULTING IN COLDER AIR TEMPS...ENOUGH WIND IN THE
COLUMN TO KEEP WINDS UP AT AROUND 10 KNOTS IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER.
THUS EXPECTING LATER MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING TO BE THE
SCENARIO LEADING TO THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS OF 40 BELOW ZERO OR
COLDER. WILL TRANSITION WIND CHILL ADVISORY ON MONDAY INTO A
WARNING MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY - CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM
WIND CHILL ADVISORY STILL LOOKS LIKELY AS 925 TEMPS SUPPORTIVE OF
THIS ARCTIC AIRMASS LINGERING. WITHOUT THE SURFACE HIGH COMING
ACROSS THE WINDS STILL LOOK TO BE A PROBLEM...SO EXPECT A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY WOULD STILL BE NEEDED INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 850
MILLIBAR WARM AIR ADVECTION TAKES HOLD AS FLOW BECOMES LESS
CYCLONIC AND SHORTWAVE APPROACHES FROM THE PLAINS. 850 TEMPS
RECOVER FROM NEAR -20C AT 00Z WEDNESDAY TO -4 TO -6C BY 00Z
THURSDAY. WHILE EXPECTING SFC TEMPS TO FINALLY RECOVER ABOVE ZERO
ON WEDNESDAY...IT WILL STILL FEEL BITTER WITH 925 WINDS RAMPING
BACK UP TO 40 KNOTS ONCE AGAIN.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY - CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM
GFS IS A BIT FASTER THAN THE ECMWF WITH NEXT TROUGH. IN EITHER
SCENARIO THIS WILL BE A WINDOW FOR OUR NEXT SNOW POTENTIAL.
PROGRESSIVE SYSTEM WITH ECMWF GENERATING AROUND 0.15 IN LIQUID
AND THE GFS AROUND 0.05. WILL TAKE A CONSENSUS APPROACH FOR NOW.
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY - CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM WHILE
DIFFERENCES EXIST BETWEEN THE GFS AND THE CONSENSUS IS FOR A DRY
PERIOD. THE GFS IS MORE PROGRESSIVE ON SOUTHERN PLAINS TROUGH
THOUGH PRECIP SHIELD ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THIS FEATURE STAYS TO
OUR SOUTHWEST. ECMWF CONSIDERABLY SLOWER ON THIS SYSTEM.
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY - CONFIDENCE...LOW
MORE TIMING DIFFERENCES WITH THE GFS SHOWING A MORE ORGANIZED
SYSTEM AND SPREADING SNOWS IN DURING THE NIGHT. THE ECMWF SLOWER
BUT STILL SPREADS PRECIP ACROSS...JUST SLOWER AND NOT AS MUCH QPF
WITH LESS MOISTURE DUE TO WEAKER SYSTEM. ALLBLEND POPS USED.
AVIATION/12Z TAFS/...SNOW MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.
EXPECT IFR/LIFR VISIBILITIES IN THE 1/2 TO 3/4 MILE RANGE. LOOKS
LIKE 3-4 HOURS OF DECENT ACCUMULATION RATES MAINLY FROM ABOUT
08-12Z SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND 10-13Z SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.
NOT MUCH WIND DURING THE SNOW BUT WINDS SHOULD PICK UP LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT SO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING WITH VISIBILITIES IN THE IFR TO MVFR RANGE.
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES/WIND CHILLS WILL PUSH INTO TONIGHT.
MARINE...WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES
ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASE OUT OF THE
WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL REACH GALE FORCE THIS EVENING AND INTO
MONDAY DUE TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW THAT
WILL BRING MORE ARCTIC AIR BACK TO THE GREAT LAKES. FREEZING SPRAY
WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN IN ICE FREE AREAS...ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE
OPEN WATERS.
&&
.MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR WIZ062-063-
067>069.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY FOR
WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY FOR
WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR WIZ051-052-
058>060-064>066-070>072.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY FOR WIZ046-047-056-
057.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR LMZ643>646.
GALE WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY FOR
LMZ643>646.
&&
UPDATE...MRC
TODAY/TONIGHT AND AVIATION/MARINE...HENTZ
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...COLLARHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 837 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-271000- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 837 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FRESH...POWDERY SNOW COVER ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT. ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES OF 5 BELOW TO 12 BELOW ARE EXPECTED. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT STARTING AT MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ARCTIC AIR WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION...PUTTING SOUTHERN WISCONSIN INTO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES THAT WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING. THE COLDEST PERIOD WILL BE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING WHEN WIND CHILLS OF 35 TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED. AS A RESULT A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PERIOD. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE CORE OF THE ARCTIC AIR BEGINS TO MOVE EAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. LMZ643>646-271000- SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI- PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI- NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI- WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL- 837 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT YET ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BRING BRISK WEST WINDS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IS ALSO EXPECTED IN ICE FREE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY HIGH WAVES AND FREEZING SPRAY WILL OCCUR THROUGH TUESDAY IN ICE FREE AREAS...MAINLY TOWARD OPEN WATER. AFTER MONDAY MORNING GALE GUSTS...WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS INTO WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO PASS ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES ON THURSDAY WILL CAUSE BLUSTERY WINDS LIKELY TO REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. MRC WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MKX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
936 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM SNOW 5 WSW PORTAGE 43.52N 89.56W
01/26/2014 M4.8 INCH COLUMBIA WI COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL. 0.15 PRECIP
0600 AM SNOW SUN PRAIRIE 43.18N 89.23W
01/26/2014 M4.3 INCH DANE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
STORM TOTAL
0601 AM SNOW BURLINGTON 42.68N 88.28W
01/26/2014 M3.0 INCH RACINE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0601 AM SNOW NWS MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN 42.97N 88.55W
01/26/2014 M2.8 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0640 AM SNOW BELOIT 42.52N 89.02W
01/26/2014 M2.5 INCH ROCK WI CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL
0640 AM SNOW 5 SW MADISON 43.03N 89.45W
01/26/2014 E4.6 INCH DANE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL
0640 AM SNOW EDGERTON 42.84N 89.07W
01/26/2014 M3.8 INCH ROCK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW WATERLOO 43.18N 88.99W
01/26/2014 M3.5 INCH JEFFERSON WI PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW NW OCONOMOWOC 43.11N 88.50W
01/26/2014 M3.2 INCH WAUKESHA WI AMATEUR RADIO
STORM TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW DE FOREST 43.25N 89.35W
01/26/2014 M4.2 INCH DANE WI AMATEUR RADIO
STORM TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW 1 NE BARABOO 43.48N 89.73W
01/26/2014 M3.5 INCH SAUK WI AMATEUR RADIO
STORM TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW 1 ENE GREENDALE 42.94N 87.98W
01/26/2014 M3.4 INCH MILWAUKEE WI COCORAHS
0.12 LIQUID
0700 AM SNOW 1 NNW WATERFORD 42.78N 88.22W
01/26/2014 M3.5 INCH RACINE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL
0700 AM SNOW 2 WSW RACINE 42.72N 87.82W
01/26/2014 M3.0 INCH RACINE WI COCORAHS
0700 AM SNOW ENE LAKE GENEVA 42.59N 88.43W
01/26/2014 M3.4 INCH WALWORTH WI COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL. 0.13 LIQUID
0707 AM SNOW MILWAUKEE 43.03N 87.92W
01/26/2014 M3.0 INCH MILWAUKEE WI BROADCAST MEDIA
TV 12. 19TH AND WELLS
0713 AM SNOW AFTON 42.60N 89.07W
01/26/2014 M3.5 INCH ROCK WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0715 AM SNOW PADDOCK LAKE 42.57N 88.10W
01/26/2014 M2.6 INCH KENOSHA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0717 AM SNOW NWS MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN 42.97N 88.55W
01/26/2014 M3.0 INCH JEFFERSON WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0726 AM SNOW MILWAUKEE 43.03N 87.92W
01/26/2014 M2.8 INCH MILWAUKEE WI BROADCAST MEDIA
TV 4. CAPITOL DRIVE.
0730 AM SNOW 1 NW WEST BEND 43.43N 88.20W
01/26/2014 M1.7 INCH WASHINGTON WI AMATEUR RADIO
0730 AM SNOW JACKSON 43.32N 88.16W
01/26/2014 M2.5 INCH WASHINGTON WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0730 AM SNOW WHITEWATER 42.83N 88.74W
01/26/2014 M4.0 INCH WALWORTH WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0730 AM SNOW 1 W WEST ALLIS 43.01N 88.05W
01/26/2014 M4.5 INCH MILWAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL
0730 AM SNOW BRODHEAD 42.62N 89.38W
01/26/2014 M3.1 INCH GREEN WI CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL
0730 AM SNOW MONROE 42.60N 89.64W
01/26/2014 M2.7 INCH GREEN WI CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL
0730 AM SNOW DARLINGTON 42.68N 90.12W
01/26/2014 M3.4 INCH LAFAYETTE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL
0730 AM SNOW 4 WSW BROOKFIELD 43.04N 88.19W
01/26/2014 M4.0 INCH WAUKESHA WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0730 AM SNOW WATERTOWN 43.19N 88.72W
01/26/2014 M3.5 INCH JEFFERSON WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0730 AM SNOW 3 SSE OAK CREEK 42.84N 87.87W
01/26/2014 M3.1 INCH RACINE WI PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL
0730 AM SNOW SHEBOYGAN 43.75N 87.72W
01/26/2014 M2.0 INCH SHEBOYGAN WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0730 AM SNOW 3 SW JUNEAU 43.38N 88.75W
01/26/2014 M2.3 INCH DODGE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0730 AM SNOW 5 SW MADISON 43.03N 89.45W
01/26/2014 M3.9 INCH DANE WI BROADCAST MEDIA
WKOW STATION
0730 AM SNOW 3 E WIOTA 42.64N 89.89W
01/26/2014 M3.2 INCH LAFAYETTE WI COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL. 0.05 LIQUID
0730 AM SNOW SW SHEBOYGAN 43.75N 87.72W
01/26/2014 M2.1 INCH SHEBOYGAN WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0730 AM SNOW TAYCHEEDAH 43.81N 88.40W
01/26/2014 M1.0 INCH FOND DU LAC WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0730 AM SNOW 1 E CEDARBURG 43.30N 87.97W
01/26/2014 E4.2 INCH OZAUKEE WI CO-OP OBSERVER
0745 AM SNOW 1 NNE REEDSBURG 43.55N 89.99W
01/26/2014 M3.7 INCH SAUK WI CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL
0800 AM SNOW E FRANKLIN 42.90N 87.99W
01/26/2014 M3.5 INCH MILWAUKEE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL
0800 AM SNOW KENOSHA 42.58N 87.82W
01/26/2014 M2.8 INCH KENOSHA WI PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL
0800 AM SNOW 4 NW MUKWONAGO 42.91N 88.39W
01/26/2014 M3.0 INCH WAUKESHA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL
0815 AM SNOW 2 W MILWAUKEE INTERNATI 42.94N 87.93W
01/26/2014 M4.1 INCH MILWAUKEE WI PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL
0830 AM SNOW 2 SW OCONOMOWOC 43.09N 88.53W
01/26/2014 M4.0 INCH WAUKESHA WI NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL
0845 AM SNOW HARTFORD 43.32N 88.39W
01/26/2014 M4.8 INCH WASHINGTON WI TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL
&&
MBKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1030 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1029 AM SNOW 3 NW RACINE 42.76N 87.83W
01/26/2014 M2.9 INCH RACINE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL.
&&
MBKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1106 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1105 AM SNOW 3 SE PALMYRA 42.85N 88.55W
01/26/2014 M4.7 INCH JEFFERSON WI NWS EMPLOYEE
LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF 0.11 INCH RESULTING IN A SNOW LIQUID
RATIO OF 43 TO 1.
&&
MBKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1120 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 AM SNOW 3 S BERLIN 43.93N 88.95W
01/26/2014 M3.0 INCH GREEN LAKE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL
1030 AM SNOW FORT ATKINSON 42.93N 88.84W
01/26/2014 M3.8 INCH JEFFERSON WI CO-OP OBSERVER
1030 AM SNOW GREENFIELD 42.96N 88.01W
01/26/2014 M4.5 INCH MILWAUKEE WI PUBLIC
1030 AM SNOW 1 NW WHITEFISH BAY 43.12N 87.91W
01/26/2014 M3.6 INCH MILWAUKEE WI PUBLIC
1030 AM SNOW 1 NE WAUKESHA 43.02N 88.22W
01/26/2014 M4.0 INCH WAUKESHA WI TRAINED SPOTTER
1030 AM SNOW RIDGEWAY 43.00N 89.99W
01/26/2014 M2.8 INCH IOWA WI PUBLIC
1030 AM SNOW 1 NE GRAFTON 43.33N 87.94W
01/26/2014 M4.0 INCH OZAUKEE WI PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL
1030 AM SNOW BROWN DEER 43.17N 87.97W
01/26/2014 M5.0 INCH MILWAUKEE WI PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL
1030 AM SNOW WHITEFISH BAY 43.11N 87.90W
01/26/2014 M5.0 INCH MILWAUKEE WI PUBLIC
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SMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1129 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 AM SNOW W JANESVILLE 42.68N 89.02W
01/26/2014 M2.9 INCH ROCK WI TRAINED SPOTTER
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SMPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1220 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM SNOW MILWAUKEE INTERNATIONAL 42.94N 87.90W
01/26/2014 M3.3 INCH MILWAUKEE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL. 0.12 LIQUID
1200 PM SNOW MADISON TRUAX AIRPORT 43.14N 89.33W
01/26/2014 M3.8 INCH DANE WI OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL. 0.18 LIQUID
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SMThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
15 winter weather, 3 blizzard, 2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
West to northwest wind gusts of 40-45 mph, light snow, and significant blowing and drifting snow was reported. This caused nearly whiteout conditions at times, especially over southwest Dane County. One road was closed due to deep snow drifts.
West to northwest wind gusts of 40-45 mph, light snow, and significant blowing and drifting snow was reported. This caused nearly whiteout conditions at times in combination with deep snow drifts on roadways. This resulted in many vehicle slide-offs and stranded motorists.
West to northwest wind gusts of 35-40 mph, light snow, and blowing and drifting snow were reported. This caused hazardous travel across the county.
West to northwest wind gusts of 35-40 mph, light snow, and blowing and drifting snow were reported. This caused hazardous travel across the county.
West to northwest wind gusts of 35-40 mph, light snow, and blowing and drifting snow were reported. Travel was hazardous across the county.
West to northwest wind gusts of 40-50 mph, light snow, and blowing and drifting snow were reported. Travel was hazardous across the county.
West to northwest wind gusts of 35-40 mph, light snow, and blowing and drifting snow were reported. This caused hazardous travel across the county.
West to northwest wind gusts of 35-45 mph, light snow, and blowing and drifting snow were reported. This caused hazardous travel across the county.
West to northwest wind gusts of 35-40 mph, light snow, and blowing and drifting snow were reported. Several vehicle slide-offs and accidents occurred.
West to northwest wind gusts of 30-35 mph, light snow, and blowing and drifting snow were reported. Travel was hazardous across the county.
West to northwest wind gusts of 40-45 mph, light snow, and blowing and drifting snow were reported. Travel was hazardous across the county.
West to northwest wind gusts of 35-40 mph, light snow, and blowing and drifting snow were reported. Travel was hazardous across the county.
West to northwest wind gusts of 35-40 mph, light snow, and blowing and drifting snow were reported. Travel was hazardous across the county.
West to northwest wind gusts of 40-50 mph, light snow, and significant blowing and drifting snow reported. This caused periodic whiteout conditions and only one lane of open road on many highways across the county. Many vehicle slide-offs and stranded motorists.
West to northwest wind gusts of 40-50 mph, light snow, and significant blowing and drifting snow reported. This caused periodic whiteout conditions with many north to south roads impassable due to deep snow drifts. Many vehicle slide-offs and stranded motorists.
West to northwest wind gusts of 40-50 mph, light snow, and significant blowing and drifting snow reported. This caused periodic whiteout conditions with many roads impassable due to deep snow drifts. Many vehicle slide-offs and stranded motorists. A Grader was used to plow the snow for the passage of an ambulance.
West to northwest wind gusts of 35-40 mph, light snow, and blowing and drifting snow were reported. Travel was hazardous across the county.
West to northwest wind gusts of 35-40 mph, light snow, and blowing and drifting snow were reported. Travel was hazardous across the county.
West to northwest wind gusts of 35-40 mph, light snow, and blowing and drifting snow were reported. Travel was hazardous across the county.
West to northwest wind gusts of 35-40 mph, light snow, and blowing and drifting snow were reported. Travel was hazardous across the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, January 2014
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: 492744, 492745, 492782, 492788, 492797, 492801, 492784, 492785, 492792, 492802, 492803, 492804, 492805, 492741, 492742, 492743, 492795, 492798, 492799, 492800.