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Event Details
| Event | Winter Weather |
| State | WISCONSIN |
| County/Area | COLUMBIA |
| WFO | MKX |
| Begin Date | 03/28/2009 16:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 03/29/2009 10:00:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | Strong low pressure tracked northeast from southeast Missouri to southeast Lower Michigan during the night of March 28th into the morning of March 29th. Maximum snowfall totals of 4 inches were recorded over Fond Du Lac, Iowa and northern Lafayette counties. Specifid accumulations included 4.1 inches 2NE of Darlington (Lafayette Co.), and in Deforest (Dane Co.); 4.0 inches 2SW Fond Du Lac, 1NE Baraboo (Sauk Co.), and Mineral Point (Iowa Co.); 3.5 inches in Beaver Dam (Dodge Co.); 3.0 inches at Monroe (Green Co.); and 2.0 inches in Portage and Wisconsin Dells (Columbia Co.). Along with thse snow amounts, a mixture of sleet, rain, freezing rain, and snow created very hazardous driving conditions. Ice accumulations of 0.10 of an inch, and sleet accumulations between 1/2 inch to 1 inch were reported during the course of this winter weather event. The media reported dozens of vehicle accidents due to slippery road surfaces. Near Darlington (Lafayette Co.)a 2-vehicle accident resulted in 1 fatality and 1 injury (both indirectly-related); while another 2-vehicle accident resulted in two fatalities and one injury near the village of Cobb in Iowa County (all indirectly-related). Greater snow amounts in an associated winter storm event ocuured at the same time over Southeast Wisconsin. |
| Event Narrative |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| IOWA (ZONE) | IOWA (ZONE) | WI | 03/28/2009 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LAFAYETTE (ZONE) | LAFAYETTE (ZONE) | WI | 03/28/2009 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FOND DU LAC (ZONE) | FOND DU LAC (ZONE) | WI | 03/28/2009 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DANE (ZONE) | DANE (ZONE) | WI | 03/28/2009 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SAUK (ZONE) | SAUK (ZONE) | WI | 03/28/2009 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| COLUMBIA (ZONE) | COLUMBIA (ZONE) | WI | 03/28/2009 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DODGE (ZONE) | DODGE (ZONE) | WI | 03/28/2009 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GREEN (ZONE) | GREEN (ZONE) | WI | 03/28/2009 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Winter Weather | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
