Wisconsin, 2020

Winter Weather in Wisconsin, March 5, 2020

March 5, 2020 · NWS ARX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

One person was killed in a single vehicle accident on State Highway 29 east of Owen (Clark County). The driver lost control, went into the median and was thrown from the vehicle.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 ARX wrote it up.

One person was killed in a single vehicle accident on State Highway 29 east of Owen (Clark County). The driver lost control, went into the median and was thrown from the vehicle. Light snow had been falling for most of the afternoon and the roads were reported to be slippery at the time of the accident.

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Winter Weather, Clark

When
March 5, 2:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Clark forecast zone
Deaths
0 direct, 1 indirect
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
44.735, -90.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One person was killed in a single vehicle accident east of Owen on State Highway 29. The driver lost control, the vehicle went into the median and the driver was thrown from the vehicle. Light snow has been falling for most of the afternoon with the roads reported to be slippery at the time of the accident.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Winter Weather, Clark2020-03-0563MaleVehicle/Towed TrailerIndirect

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 880568.