A strong low pressure system moved towards the southern Great Lakes region on Tuesday (1/9). This low brought a swath of light snow and freezing drizzle Tuesday morning, then moderate to heavy snow and gusty northeast winds of 30 to 40 mph during the afternoon and evening.
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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 GRB wrote it up.
A strong low pressure system moved towards the southern Great Lakes region on Tuesday (1/9). This low brought a swath of light snow and freezing drizzle Tuesday morning, then moderate to heavy snow and gusty northeast winds of 30 to 40 mph during the afternoon and evening. Snowfall amounts were generally 6 to 8 inches across portions of central and east-central Wisconsin.
Some of the highest snowfall totals included 8 inches in Redgranite (Waushara Co.), 7 inches in Waupaca (Waupaca Co.), 6.8 inches near Oshkosh (Winnebago Co.), and 6.7 inches near Millhome (Manitowoc Co.).
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
The highest snowfall total in Outagamie County was 6 inches near Greenville.
The highest snowfall totals across Waupaca County included 7 inches in Waupaca and 6 inches in New London.
The highest snowfall total in Portage County was 6 inches near Almond.
The highest snowfall total in Waushara County was 8 inches in Redgranite.
The highest snowfall totals across Winnebago County included 6.8 inches near Oshkosh, 6.5 inches near Neenah, and 6.2 inches near Menasha.
The highest snowfall total in Manitowoc County was 6.7 near Millhome.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1147280, 1147279, 1147278, 1147281, 1147283, 1147286.