The month of December ended with a storm system dropping heavy snow on portions of western Wisconsin on the 30th. One person was killed the following day in a snow plowing accident involving two vehicles near Lublin (Taylor County).
Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
The month of December ended with a storm system dropping heavy snow on portions of western Wisconsin on the 30th. One person was killed the following day in a snow plowing accident involving two vehicles near Lublin (Taylor County). Snowfall amounts were generally in the 6 to 8 inch range, although a pocket of heavier snow produced totals around 10 inches across the northern portions of Clark County. The highest reported totals were 9.5 inches near Owen (Clark County) and 10.5 inches in Loyal (Clark County).
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 La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 29, 5:25 PM CST, 12 hours 5 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that 5 to 7 inches of snow fell across Jackson County. The highest reported total was 7 inches near Price.
COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that 7 to 10 inches of snow fell across Clark County. The highest reported total was 10.5 inches in Loyal.
COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that around 6 inches of snow fell across Trempealeau County. The highest reported total was 6 inches near Independence.
COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that 5 to 6 inches of snow fell across Adams County. The highest reported total was 6.5 inches near Friendship.
COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that around 6 inches of snow fell across Juneau County.
COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that around 6 inches of snow fell across Monroe County.
COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that around 6 inches of snow fell across Buffalo County.
One person died after a snow plowing accident involving two vehicles near Lublin. The person killed was using a pickup to push snow across a road and pulled out in front of the second vehicle. COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that 7 to 8 inches of snow fell across Taylor County. The highest reported total was 8 inches in Rib Lake.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Snow, Taylor | 2019-12-31 | 65 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Indirect |
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, December 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 868389, 868388, 868393, 868386, 868390, 868391, 868387, 868392.