A slow moving storm system brought a prolonged period of mixed wintry precipitation to north-central Wisconsin. Most of the precipitation fell as snow, but there were some periods of sleet.
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The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
A slow moving storm system brought a prolonged period of mixed wintry precipitation to north-central Wisconsin. Most of the precipitation fell as snow, but there were some periods of sleet. The snow began during the late afternoon of November 30th and continued into December 1st.
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 Nov 30, 2:31 PM CST, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1234 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 WIZ017-011200- Taylor- 1234 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of north central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Winter Storm Warning until Noon Sunday. Mixed precipitation will become all snow and heavy at times this afternoon into tonight. Snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches and a light glaze of ice can be expected through tonight. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph may also produce some drifting and pockets of blowing snow. Plan on impacts to travel. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Another inch or two of accumulating snow can be expected Sunday morning, then diminishing by afternoon. Impacts to travel can be expected. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Snow and any icing reports are appreciated. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... No webinar is scheduled. MNZ079-WIZ029-032>034-011200- Wabasha-Clark-Buffalo-Trempealeau-Jackson- 1234 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of southeast Minnesota and west central into central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Winter Weather Advisory Until Noon Sunday A wintry mix will transition to all snow this afternoon into tonight. A few rumbles of thunder are also possible. Snow accumulations of 2 to locally 6 inches can be expected which will impact travel. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Another inch of snow is expected Sunday morning before tapering off. Expect some impacts to travel. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Snow and ice reports are appreciated. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... No webinar is scheduled. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041>044-053>055- 061-011200- Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette- Clayton-Dodge-Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston-La Crosse- Monroe-Juneau-Adams-Vernon-Crawford-Richland-Grant- 1234 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and southwest into central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Periods of rain, possibly mixed with sleet at times will be seen this afternoon, becoming all light snow late tonight. A few rumbles of thunder are also possible. Light accumulations of snow and sleet are possible which could produce slick spots on roadways. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Light snow is expected Sunday morning, then tapering off by afternoon. Light snow accumulations could continue to produce slick spots on roadways. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Snow and ice reports are appreciated. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... No webinar is scheduled. DAS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
COOP and volunteer snow observers reported that snow fell across Taylor County during the late afternoon and evening of November 30th with most of the snow falling on December 1st.
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, November 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: 865588.