Wisconsin, 2018

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 14 to 16, 2018

January 14 to 16, 2018 · NWS MKX · 20 events in 20 counties and zones

Low pressure tracking from Iowa across southeast WI and into Lower MI brought a long duration snow event to southern WI. Lake enhanced snow also contributed to the snow totals near Lake MI.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 20 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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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
20

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.

Low pressure tracking from Iowa across southeast WI and into Lower MI brought a long duration snow event to southern WI. Lake enhanced snow also contributed to the snow totals near Lake MI. Snow amounts ranged from 2-7 inches inland from Lake MI, to 6-14 inches near Lake MI. Some vehicle slide-offs and accidents occurred. Some private events were cancelled.

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 Jan 14, 2:33 PM CST, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 2:33 PM CST, 2 hours 57 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

18 winter weather, 2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Columbia

When
January 14, 5:30 PM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Columbia forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.467, -89.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four to six inches of snow accumulation.

Winter Weather, Dane

When
January 14, 5:30 PM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Dane forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.067, -89.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four to seven inches of snow accumulation.

Winter Weather, Marquette

When
January 14, 5:30 PM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Marquette forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.820, -89.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three to four inches of snow accumulation.

Winter Weather, Green Lake

When
January 14, 5:30 PM CST to January 16, 12:00 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)

Three to four inches of snow accumulation.

Winter Weather, Dodge

When
January 14, 5:45 PM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Dodge forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.416, -88.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four to six inches of snow accumulation.

Winter Weather, Rock

When
January 14, 5:45 PM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Rock forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.671, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four to seven inches of snow accumulation.

Winter Weather, Jefferson

When
January 14, 5:45 PM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.021, -88.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four to six inches of snow accumulation.

Winter Weather, Iowa

When
January 14, 6:15 PM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Iowa forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.001, -90.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three to five inches of snow accumulation.

Winter Weather, Fond du Lac

When
January 14, 6:15 PM CST to January 16, 12:00 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)

Two to four inches of snow accumulation.

Winter Weather, Washington

When
January 14, 6:30 PM CST to January 16, 8:11 AM CST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.369, -88.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four to six inches of snow accumulation.

Winter Weather, Sauk

When
January 14, 6:45 PM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Sauk forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.427, -89.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three to five inches of snow accumulation.

Winter Weather, Green

When
January 14, 7:00 PM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Green forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.680, -89.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four to six inches of snow accumulation.

Winter Weather, Walworth

When
January 14, 7:00 PM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Walworth forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.669, -88.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four to seven inches of snow accumulation.

Winter Weather, Waukesha

When
January 14, 7:15 PM CST to January 16, 8:11 AM CST
Where
Waukesha forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.018, -88.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four to six inches of snow accumulation.

Winter Weather, Milwaukee

When
January 14, 7:15 PM CST to January 16, 10:27 AM CST
Where
Milwaukee forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.022, -87.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five to seven inches with highest amounts near Lake MI.

Winter Weather, Racine

When
January 14, 7:45 PM CST to January 16, 10:27 AM CST
Where
Racine forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.730, -87.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five to eight inches of snow accumulation.

Winter Weather, Kenosha

When
January 14, 7:45 PM CST to January 16, 10:27 AM CST
Where
Kenosha forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.573, -87.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five to seven inches of snow accumulation.

Winter Storm, Ozaukee

When
January 14, 8:00 PM CST to January 16, 8:11 AM CST
Where
Ozaukee forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.403, -87.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five to nine inches of snow accumulation with the highest amounts in the northeast portion of the county.

Winter Storm, Sheboygan

When
January 14, 8:25 PM CST to January 16, 7:26 AM CST
Where
Sheboygan forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.756, -87.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three to six inches of snow accumulation in the western portion of the county to 7 to 14 inches in the east.

Winter Weather, Lafayette

When
January 14, 9:30 PM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Lafayette forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
42.661, -90.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three to five inches of snow accumulation.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 729685, 729686, 729696, 729697, 729687, 729690, 729695, 729694, 729698, 729688, 729700, 729692, 729699, 729689, 729701, 729702, 729703, 729684, 729683, 729693.