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Event Details
| Event | Winter Storm |
| State | WISCONSIN |
| County/Area | OZAUKEE |
| WFO | MKX |
| Begin Date | 03/02/2012 14:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 03/02/2012 22:23:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | Deepening surface low pressure produced a swath of heavy, wet snow along with gusty northerly winds over much of southcentral and southeast Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening of March 2nd. The low deepened rapidly in response to a vigorous upper-level short-wave that crossed the western Great Lakes region. The surface low tracked from Missouri, across northern Illinois, to Lower Michigan during the afternoon and evening hours. A warm vertical temperature profile allowed the precipitation to begin as rain in far Southeast Wisconsin...with snow elsewhere across the southern portion of the state. The rain quickly changed over to snow late in the afternoon...with instability aloft sufficient to produce elevated convection and thunder-snow over southeast Wisconsin. Snowfall rates between 1.5 and 2 inches per hour were common at the height of the event during the evening rush hour. Snowfall totals were between 5 and 7 inches...with a few 8 and 9 inch reports in western Sheboygan County. The tight pressure gradient around the deep surface low produced gusty northeast to north winds up to 40 mph (35 knots) which occasionally reduced visibilities to near zero in the heavy snow. The heavy, wet snow collected on power lines and tree limbs, causing some to snap. At one point, We Energies utility estimated 15,000 customers lost electrical power in southeastern Wisconsin. There were numerous vehicle crashes and spin-outs during this event. A few minor injuries were reported, including a school bus crash in Walworth County that sent a high-school student to the hospital with a head injury. |
| Event Narrative | Snowfall totaled 7.5 inches one mile northwest of Belgium with wind gusts up to 40 mph (35 knots). |
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 | |||||||
| GREEN (ZONE) | GREEN (ZONE) | WI | 03/02/2012 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ROCK (ZONE) | ROCK (ZONE) | WI | 03/02/2012 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| COLUMBIA (ZONE) | COLUMBIA (ZONE) | WI | 03/02/2012 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DANE (ZONE) | DANE (ZONE) | WI | 03/02/2012 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GREEN LAKE (ZONE) | GREEN LAKE (ZONE) | WI | 03/02/2012 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RACINE (ZONE) | RACINE (ZONE) | WI | 03/02/2012 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| KENOSHA (ZONE) | KENOSHA (ZONE) | WI | 03/02/2012 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SHEBOYGAN (ZONE) | SHEBOYGAN (ZONE) | WI | 03/02/2012 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DODGE (ZONE) | DODGE (ZONE) | WI | 03/02/2012 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| OZAUKEE (ZONE) | OZAUKEE (ZONE) | WI | 03/02/2012 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WALWORTH (ZONE) | WALWORTH (ZONE) | WI | 03/02/2012 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MILWAUKEE (ZONE) | MILWAUKEE (ZONE) | WI | 03/02/2012 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| JEFFERSON (ZONE) | JEFFERSON (ZONE) | WI | 03/02/2012 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FOND DU LAC (ZONE) | FOND DU LAC (ZONE) | WI | 03/02/2012 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WASHINGTON (ZONE) | WASHINGTON (ZONE) | WI | 03/02/2012 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| JEFFERSON (ZONE) | JEFFERSON (ZONE) | WI | 03/02/2012 | 14:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
