Wisconsin, 2023Heavy 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.
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- 9
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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).
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.
- 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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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.