Winter Storm — Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2019-01-18 to 2019-01-19 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Four to seven inches of snow accumulation with the highest amounts near Lake MI. Numerous vehicle slide-offs and accidents occurred. Two men died in their homes shortly after shoveling on January 20th.

Wider weather episode

Strong low pressure moving across the Ohio River Valley spread a swath of moderate to heavy snow across southern WI. Lake effect snow contributed to the heavy snow accumulations near Lake MI. Many vehicle slide-offs and accidents occurred especially in the Milwaukee metro area. Two people were killed in a car accident in Sheboygan County. A few schools closed early on January 18th over far southern and southwest WI. There were 2 indirect deaths after shoveling.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 811925. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.