Wisconsin, 2023

Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 19, 2023

January 19, 2023 · NWS MPX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

A band of heavy snow with rates of around 1 per hour lifted up from the north and moved across the region. Most locations picked up 4 to 6 inches of snow, with a few spots reporting around 7 inches.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 MPX wrote it up.

A band of heavy snow with rates of around 1 per hour lifted up from the north and moved across the region. Most locations picked up 4 to 6 inches of snow, with a few spots reporting around 7 inches.

Below are a few noteworthy reports:|6.5 inches near Knapp in Dunn County.|7.3 inches near Stockholm in Pepin County.|6 inches near Bloomer in Chippewa Conty.|5 inches near Eau Claire in Eau Claire County (official NWS Ob).

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Event by event

5 heavy snow, 4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Pepin

When
January 19, 12:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Pepin forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
44.483, -92.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A band of heavy snow lifted up from the south and produced 5 to 6 inches across the county, with a few locations picking up close to 7 inches in the southern part of the county. Most of the snow fell between midnight and 6 AM on the 19th.

Heavy Snow, Pierce

When
January 19, 12:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Pierce forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
44.720, -92.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A band of heavy snow lifted up from the south and produced 5 to 6 inches across the county, with the heaviest amounts in the southeast part of the county. Most of the snow fell between midnight and 6 AM on the 19th.

Heavy Snow, Dunn

When
January 19, 12:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Dunn forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
44.947, -91.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A band of heavy snow lifted up from the south and produced 5 to 6 inches across the county, with a few reports of just over 6 inches county. Most of the snow fell between midnight and 6 AM on the 19th.

Heavy Snow, Chippewa

When
January 19, 12:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Chippewa forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
45.069, -91.280 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A band of heavy snow lifted up from the south and produced 5 to 6 inches across the county, with the heaviest amounts in the southern part of the county. Most of the snow fell between midnight and 6 AM on the 19th.

Heavy Snow, Rusk

When
January 19, 12:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Rusk forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
45.475, -91.133 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A band of heavy snow lifted up from the south and produced 5 to 6 inches across the county, with the heaviest amounts in the southeast part of the county. Most of the snow fell between midnight and 6 AM on the 19th.

Winter Weather, Eau Claire

When
January 19, 12:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Eau Claire forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.727, -91.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A band of heavy snow lifted up from the south and produced 4 to 5 inches across the county. Most of the snow fell between midnight and 6 AM on the 19th.

Winter Weather, Barron

When
January 19, 12:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Barron forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
45.424, -91.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A band of heavy snow lifted up from the south and produced 4 to 5 inches across the county. Most of the snow fell between midnight and 6 AM on the 19th.

Winter Weather, St. Croix

When
January 19, 12:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
St. Croix forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
45.034, -92.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A band of heavy snow lifted up from the south and produced 4 to 5 inches across the county. Most of the snow fell between midnight and 6 AM on the 19th.

Winter Weather, Polk

When
January 19, 12:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Polk forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
45.461, -92.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A band of heavy snow lifted up from the south and produced 4 to 5 inches across the county. Most of the snow fell between midnight and 6 AM on the 19th.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1066030, 1066031, 1066032, 1066033, 1066034, 1076857, 1076858, 1076859, 1076865.