Winter Storm in Wisconsin, November 28 to 30, 2025

Name: Winter Storm in Wisconsin, November 28 to 30, 2025
Start: 2025-11-28T23:30
End: 2025-11-30T08:00
Location: Wisconsin

November 28 to 30, 2025 · NWS MKX · 20 events in 20 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 20 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 20

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 MKX wrote it up.

Strong low pressure tracking from the southern Great Plains into lower MI brought a long duration moderate to heavy snowfall to southern WI. 6-10 inches accumulated toward central WI with 8-14 inches over the remainder of southern WI, with the highest totals over far southern WI. Lake enhanced snow contributed to the snow totals from the Kettle Moraine ridge and eastward, but milder temperatures right at the lakeshore kept the snow totals down a bit in said area.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 28, 4:01 PM CST, 7 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 4:01 PM CST, 7 hours 29 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

20 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Iowa

When: November 28, 11:30 PM CST to November 30, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Iowa forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.001, -90.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 8-12 inches.

Winter Storm, Green

When: November 29, 12:30 AM CST to November 30, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Green forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.680, -89.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 8-12 inches.

Winter Storm, Lafayette

When: November 29, 12:30 AM CST to November 30, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Lafayette forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.661, -90.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 10-13 inches.

Winter Storm, Rock

When: November 29, 1:00 AM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Rock forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.671, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 10-12 inches.

Winter Storm, Dane

When: November 29, 3:30 AM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Dane forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.067, -89.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 9-12 inches.

Winter Storm, Walworth

When: November 29, 4:00 AM CST to November 30, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Walworth forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.669, -88.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 9-13 inches.

Winter Storm, Milwaukee

When: November 29, 5:30 AM CST to November 30, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Milwaukee forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.022, -87.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation 8-12 inches with the lowest amounts near the lake.

Winter Storm, Racine

When: November 29, 5:30 AM CST to November 30, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Racine forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.730, -87.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation 7-13 inches with the lowest amounts near the lake.

Winter Storm, Kenosha

When: November 29, 6:00 AM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Kenosha forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 42.573, -87.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 8-13 inches.

Winter Storm, Columbia

When: November 29, 6:30 AM CST to November 30, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Columbia forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.467, -89.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 9-12 inches.

Winter Storm, Sauk

When: November 29, 6:30 AM CST to November 30, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Sauk forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.427, -89.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 7-10 inches.

Winter Storm, Waukesha

When: November 29, 6:30 AM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Waukesha forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.018, -88.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 9-12 inches.

Winter Storm, Dodge

When: November 29, 7:00 AM CST to November 30, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Dodge forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.416, -88.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 8-12 inches.

Winter Storm, Jefferson

When: November 29, 7:00 AM CST to November 30, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.021, -88.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 9-13 inches.

Winter Storm, Fond du Lac

When: November 29, 7:30 AM CST to November 30, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Fond du Lac forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.754, -88.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 6-9 inches.

Winter Storm, Green Lake

When: November 29, 7:30 AM CST to November 30, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Green Lake forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.800, -89.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 5-7 inches.

Winter Storm, Marquette

When: November 29, 7:30 AM CST to November 30, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Marquette forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.820, -89.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 5-7 inches.

Winter Storm, Ozaukee

When: November 29, 7:30 AM CST to November 30, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Ozaukee forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.403, -87.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation 5-12 inches with the lowest amounts near the lake.

Winter Storm, Washington

When: November 29, 7:30 AM CST to November 30, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.369, -88.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 8-11 inches.

Winter Storm, Sheboygan

When: November 29, 8:00 AM CST to November 30, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Sheboygan forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.756, -87.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 4-11 inches with the lowest amounts near the lake.

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 1299954, 1299948, 1299957, 1299963, 1299945, 1299969, 1299958, 1299962, 1299956, 1299944, 1299965, 1299971, 1299946, 1299955, 1299947, 1299949, 1299950, 1299960, 1299970, 1299968.