11/25/2023 0 Comments Wisconsin snow storm totalsThe lake effect snow band took on more of a north-south orientation Monday night. Mequon and Newberg picked up 10 to 15 inches by late Monday afternoon. This caused snow to pile up quickly in a small area. You can see that a few lake-enhanced snow bands started converging just north of Milwaukee Monday afternoon. These radar loops span the time from 7 pm Sunday until 3 pm Tuesday (click to enlarge). Light snow overspread southern Wisconsin Sunday evening and tapered off Monday morning. Winds were out of the east. Extra moisture off of the lake enhanced the snowfall totals in many lakeshore areas. Sheboygan, Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha had all reported 6 to 8 inches of snow by 7 am Monday. Inland areas had 3 to 5 inches by 7 am. Here's a graphic showing the snow totals across southern Wisconsin: In fact, the snow total in Madison was only 4.2 inches (a full 7 inches less than in Milwaukee-this really shows you what Lake Effect snow can do!). Places which didn't see the Lake Effect Snow, such as Madison, had much lower totals. The storm total snow in Milwaukee (for all three days), was an impressive 11.2 inches. The previous record was 6.7 inches set in 1972. Milwaukee broke its daily maximum snowfall record on 3/13 with 8.7 inches. Snow totals averaged 10 to 15 inches near the Lake, with a few places in Racine county picking up over 20 inches! Amounts tapered off to around 3-4 inches from around Madison west. While we don't often see heavy Lake Effect Snow in southern Wisconsin, this is common in other areas (think Buffalo, NY) during the winter. Impressive snow totals really stacked up over southeast Wisconsin! The snow came from an area of low pressure passing to our south, along with some Lake Effect Snow. Skies are expected to clear by Saturday night.Winter Storm Brings Impressive Snow Totals Those that must travel should use caution and have an emergency kit in their vehicle. Kallas said wind gusts heading into the afternoon will be around 20 to 30 mph.Īs the snow slows down, the wind will make travel difficult across northern and central parts of the state, and the National Weather Service advises people to avoid travelling until weather and road conditions improve. Wind gusts up to 30 to 45 miles per hour were expected to lead to blowing and drifting snow, as of a National Weather Service forecast update just before 4 a.m. The winter storm included heavy snow and mixed precipitation, with sleet and freezing rain in some areas turning to all snow, according to a National Weather Service forecast. Saturday, the heavier snow had headed into far eastern Wisconsin, and the sun peeked out in the western parts of the state, Kallas said. RELATED: Wausau, Wisconsin Rapids, Marshfield, Stevens Point could get up to 12 inches of snowĪreas that included Lincoln, Portage, Shawano, Marathon, Wood, Vilas, Oneida, Forest, Florence, Langlade, Menominee, Waupaca, and parts of Oconto and Marinette counties saw a range of snow accumulation, with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour Saturday morning.Īs of around 9 a.m. The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for much of north and central Wisconsin Saturday afternoon and night as travel across much of the area was still difficult at mid-day. Germain, with 12.7 inches in Lincoln County 8 miles west of Merrill and 13 inches up north in Florence County. Reports had 10 inches in Merrill, Shawano, Minocqua and St. Snowfall totals were higher in northern Wisconsin, National Weather Service Green Bay meteorologist Tasos Kallas said. and Wisconsin Rapids had 4.5 inches at 7 a.m. Saturday when snow was wrapping up, while a spotter just north of Wausau had 8 inches around 10:45 a.m. Reports received by National Weather Service Green Bay said Plover in Portage County had 6.4 inches as of 9:30 a.m. View Gallery: Winter in central Wisconsin: Snow in Stevens Point, Wausau, MarshfieldĬentral Wisconsin saw between 4 and 8 inches of snow after a winter storm passed through the area between Friday night and Saturday morning, according to a National Weather Service meteorologist.
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