Winter Weather — Columbia, Wisconsin

2018-04-14 to 2018-04-16 · Columbia, Wisconsin

Event narrative

A light glaze of ice from freezing rain followed by 3 to 6 inches of sleet and snow accumulation.

Wider weather episode

A large and slow moving low pressure area brought moderate to heavy sleet and snow to southern WI over a couple days. Light freezing rain occurred over south central WI at the beginning of the storm. Numerous vehicle slide-offs and accidents occurred including one death. Some schools were cancelled or had early releases on April 16th. The heaviest snow amounts were toward central WI.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 743643. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.