Winter Weather — Racine, Wisconsin

2020-02-09 · Racine, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Snow accumulation of 3-5 inches. A two-vehicle head on crash related to snow covered roads resulted in one death and nine injuries.

Wider weather episode

A surge of relatively warm and moist air aloft and an upper level disturbance and front, brought several inches of snow to southern WI. Some areas received 6-10 inches. Snow covered roads and low visibilities resulted in many vehicle slide-offs and accidents. A large vehicle backup occurred on Brookfield Hill in Brookfield. A two-vehicle crash in rural Racine County resulted in one death and nine injured, when one vehicle lost control on snow covered roads and crossed the center line.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 868267. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.