Low pressure tracked along the Ohio River Valley on Sunday, April 14, 2019. East to northeast winds, sufficient moisture, and cold enough temperatures brought accumulating snow to southeast Wisconsin.
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The episode as NWS MKX wrote it up.
Low pressure tracked along the Ohio River Valley on Sunday, April 14, 2019. East to northeast winds, sufficient moisture, and cold enough temperatures brought accumulating snow to southeast Wisconsin.
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 Apr 14, 8:25 AM CST, 35 minutes earlier.
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5 winter weather, 2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Accumulating snow impacted far southeast Wisconsin. The main roads remained mainly wet during the snowfall while side roads became very slushy. Total snowfall accumulations of 6 to 9 inches were reported across the county. 9.0 inches was reported in Union Grove.
Accumulating snow impacted far southeast Wisconsin. The main roads remained mainly wet during the snowfall while side roads became very slushy. Total snowfall accumulations of 2 to 3 inches were reported in the southeast half of the county. 2.6 inches was reported in Palmyra.
Accumulating snow impacted far southeast Wisconsin. The main roads remained mainly wet during the snowfall while side roads became very slushy. Total snowfall accumulations of 2 to 5 inches were reported across the southeast half of the county. 4.0 inches was reported in Pell Lake.
Accumulating snow impacted far southeast Wisconsin. The main roads remained mainly wet during the snowfall while side roads became very slushy. Total snowfall accumulations of 2 to 4 inches were reported across the south half of the county. 4.0 inches was reported in Brookfield.
Accumulating snow impacted far southeast Wisconsin. The main roads remained mainly wet during the snowfall while side roads became very slushy. Total snowfall accumulations of 4 to 8 inches were reported across the county. 7.0 inches was reported in Caledonia.
Accumulating snow impacted far southeast Wisconsin. The main roads remained mainly wet during the snowfall while side roads became very slushy. Total snowfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches were reported across the county. 6.0 inches was reported in Franklin.
Accumulating snow impacted far southeast Wisconsin. The main roads remained mainly wet during the snowfall while side roads became very slushy. Total snowfall accumulations of 2 to 4 inches were reported in the southern portion of the county. 4.0 inches was reported in Grafton.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, April 2019
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: 819557, 819562, 819563, 819564, 819558, 819560, 819561.