Winter Weather — Rock, Wisconsin

2016-12-19 · Rock, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Areas of ice and snow on roadways resulted in a head-on collision on highway 14. The drivers of both vehicles were killed.

Wider weather episode

Areas of ice and snow on roadways from a prior winter storm caused dozens of accidents in the freeways in Milwaukee County. This included a pickup truck that slid of the Hoan Bridge resulting in a fatality. There were also two fatalities in Rock County when a head-on collision occurred on an icy highway.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 664997. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.