Winter Weather, Sauk
- When
- January 25, 4:30 PM CST to January 26, 3:00 AM 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 4 to 6 inches.
Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 25 to 26, 2016
A wave of low pressure brought sleet and snow of several inches along and north of a line from Mineral Point to Madison to just north of Sheboygan. Vehicle slide-offs and accidents were prevalent.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
A wave of low pressure brought sleet and snow of several inches along and north of a line from Mineral Point to Madison to just north of Sheboygan. Vehicle slide-offs and accidents were prevalent.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Iowa
- When
- January 25, 5:00 PM CST to January 26, 3:00 AM 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 3 to 5 inches.
Winter Weather, Dane
- When
- January 25, 5:00 PM CST to January 26, 4:00 AM 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 2 to 5 inches.
Winter Weather, Columbia
- When
- January 25, 5:00 PM CST to January 26, 4:00 AM 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 4 to 6 inches.
Winter Weather, Marquette
- When
- January 25, 5:00 PM CST to January 26, 4:00 AM 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 4 to 6 inches.
Winter Weather, Green Lake
- When
- January 25, 5:00 PM CST to January 26, 4:30 AM 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 5 to 8 inches.
Winter Weather, Fond du Lac
- When
- January 25, 5:00 PM CST to January 26, 5:00 AM 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 4 to 7 inches.
Winter Weather, Sheboygan
- When
- January 25, 5:30 PM CST to January 26, 5:00 AM 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 to 5 inches with the heaviest totals in the northwest portion of the county.
Winter Weather, Dodge
- When
- January 25, 6:00 PM CST to January 26, 5:00 AM 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 to 7 inches with the heaviest totals in the northwest half of the county.
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
- High Wind in Alaska, January 25 to 26, 2016
- Winter Weather in Michigan, January 25 to 26, 2016
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, January 25 to 26, 2016
- Dense Fog in Montana, January 25 to 26, 2016
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, January 25, 2016
- Winter Weather in Colorado, January 25, 2016
- Dense Fog in Utah, January 25, 2016
- Dense Fog in Colorado, January 25, 2016
- Dense Fog in Colorado, January 25 to 26, 2016
- Blizzard in Alaska, January 25, 2016
- Dense Fog in Utah, January 25 to 26, 2016
More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 614460, 614458, 614459, 614461, 614462, 614463, 614464, 614466, 614465.