Wisconsin, 2025

Winter Weather in Wisconsin, December 22, 2025

December 22, 2025 · NWS ARX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A quick hitting round of mixed precipitation moved through the region during the early morning hours on December 22nd that resulted in roads becoming ice-covered in western Wisconsin. During this period, a vehicle accident occurred on Interstate 94 in Jackson County resulting in the interstate closing during the morning.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
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.

A quick hitting round of mixed precipitation moved through the region during the early morning hours on December 22nd that resulted in roads becoming ice-covered in western Wisconsin. During this period, a vehicle accident occurred on Interstate 94 in Jackson County resulting in the interstate closing during the morning.

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1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Jackson

When
December 22, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
44.319, -90.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Slick roads as a result of ongoing freezing rain contributed to a vehicle accident during the early morning hours on December 22nd. This resulted in the closure of Interstate 94 between WIS 95 an WIS 121, roughly 30 miles of interstate.

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: 1306911.