Areas of freezing drizzle developed across portions of southern Wisconsin during the evening and overnight hours of December 28, 2018. The icy conditions led to numerous vehicle accidents.
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The episode as NWS MKX wrote it up.
Areas of freezing drizzle developed across portions of southern Wisconsin during the evening and overnight hours of December 28, 2018. The icy conditions led to numerous vehicle accidents.
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 28, 3:53 PM CST, 1 hour 7 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.
Numerous vehicle accidents were reported due to icy roads.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
Scattered vehicle accidents and slide-offs were reported due to icy roads across portions of southern Wisconsin.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, December 2018
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: 811050, 811051, 811052, 811053, 811054, 811055, 811056, 811649, 811650, 811651, 811652, 811653, 811654, 811655, 811656, 811657, 811658, 811659, 811660, 811661.