Winter Weather in Wisconsin, December 23, 2016

Name: Winter Weather in Wisconsin, December 23, 2016
Start: 2016-12-23T12:30
End: 2016-12-23T22:00
Location: Wisconsin

December 23, 2016 · NWS MKX · 14 events in 14 counties and zones

An trough of low pressure brought 1-3 inches of wet snow to much of southern WI during the afternoon and evening commute. Vehicle slide-offs were common in some areas with some accidents as well.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS MKX wrote it up.

An trough of low pressure brought 1-3 inches of wet snow to much of southern WI during the afternoon and evening commute. Vehicle slide-offs were common in some areas with some accidents as well.

What forecasters said that 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 Dec 23, 10:43 AM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 10:43 AM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

14 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Marquette

When: December 23, 12:30 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Marquette forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.820, -89.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 2-3 inches.

Winter Weather, Sauk

When: December 23, 12:45 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Sauk forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.427, -89.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 2-3 inches.

Winter Weather, Fond du Lac

When: December 23, 1:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where: Fond du Lac forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.754, -88.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 2-3 inches.

Winter Weather, Green Lake

When: December 23, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: Green Lake forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.800, -89.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 2-3 inches.

Winter Weather, Columbia

When: December 23, 1:15 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Columbia forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.467, -89.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 2-3 inches.

Winter Weather, Iowa

When: December 23, 2:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where: Iowa forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.001, -90.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 2-3 inches.

Winter Weather, Lafayette

When: December 23, 2:00 PM CST to 8:30 PM CST
Where: Lafayette forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.661, -90.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 2-3 inches.

Winter Weather, Green

When: December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where: Green forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.680, -89.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 1-3 inches.

Winter Weather, Dane

When: December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where: Dane forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.067, -89.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 1-3 inches.

Winter Weather, Rock

When: December 23, 3:15 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where: Rock forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.671, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 1-3 inches.

Winter Weather, Jefferson

When: December 23, 3:30 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.021, -88.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 1-3 inches.

Winter Weather, Dodge

When: December 23, 3:30 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where: Dodge forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.416, -88.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 2-3 inches.

Winter Weather, Washington

When: December 23, 4:00 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.369, -88.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 2-3 inches.

Winter Weather, Sheboygan

When: December 23, 4:30 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
Where: Sheboygan forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.756, -87.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 1-3 inches.

What these are

Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Wisconsin in 2016 Every state in 2016 This day in weather history Warnings in Wisconsin, December 2016

Sources

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 663555, 663561, 663552, 663554, 663550, 663556, 663557, 663553, 663559, 663558, 663551, 663560, 663562, 663563.