Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across western Wisconsin from the evening of January 5th into the late evening of the 6th or early morning of the 7th. The coldest wind chills of 40 to 55 below occurred on the morning of the 6th.
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Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across western Wisconsin from the evening of January 5th into the late evening of the 6th or early morning of the 7th. The coldest wind chills of 40 to 55 below occurred on the morning of the 6th. These dangerous wind chills occurred behind a strong cold front that moved across the region on January 4th and 5th which dropped the air temperatures well below zero with strong northwest winds. The lowest recorded wind chill was 53 below from a mesonet reporting station in Friendship (Adams County). Almost all the schools across western Wisconsin closed January 6th and most of the schools were closed again on the 7th or delayed the start of classes.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
13 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Taylor County from the evening of January 5th into the morning of the 7th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 51 below from a mesonet reporting station near Lublin and the automated weather observing equipment at the Medford airport.
Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Clark County from the evening of January 5th into the morning of the 7th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 43 below from a mesonet reporting station near Neillsville.
Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Vernon County from the evening of January 5th into the evening of the 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 46 below from the automated weather observing equipment at the Viroqua airport.
Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Crawford County from the evening of January 5th into the early morning of the 7th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 50 below from a mesonet reporting station near Mt. Sterling.
Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Buffalo County from the evening of January 5th into the early morning of the 7th.
Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across La Crosse County from the evening of January 5th into the evening of the 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 48 below from the automated weather observing equipment at the La Crosse airport.
Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Juneau County from the evening of January 5th into the early morning of the 7th.
Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Trempealeau County from the early morning of January 6th into the early morning of the 7th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 37 below from a mesonet reporting station near Galesville.
Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Adams County from the early morning of January 6th into the early morning of the 7th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 53 below from a mesonet reporting station in Friendship.
Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Monroe County from the early morning into the afternoon of the 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 44 below from the automated weather observing equipment at the Sparta airport.
Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Richland County from the early morning into the evening of January 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 45 below from a mesonet reporting station near Richland Center.
Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Jackson County from the early morning of January 6th into the early morning of the 7th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 48 below from the automated weather observing equipment at the Black River Falls airport.
Wind chills of 35 below or colder occurred across Grant County from the early morning into the evening of January 6th. The lowest recorded wind chill was 47 below from the automated weather observing system at the Platteville airport.
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