Eau Claire storm history

Motorist drove around police barricades with vehicle and driver subsequently falling into sinkhole. The Eau Claire Leader-Telegram cited 159 reports of residential damage, and 10 reports of damage to businesses in Eau Claire County. Estimated damages within the city of 1.5 millio…

A few observers measured between 4 and 6 inches of snow across the county. Just southwest of Eau Claire, and due to the deteriorated weather conditions, there was a multi vehicle crash at mile marker 85, on I-94 in Eau Claire County. There were 40 vehicles involved including 7 se…

A period of sleet and snow fell on the onset of the precipitation, with some heavy snowfall rates around midnight. Several reports of snowfall were observed by cooperative and supplemental observers across the county. By the time the snow tapered off to flurries, locally 11 inche…

Snowfall reports ranged from 7 to 9 inches, and the highest report was 9.0 inches southwest of Eau Claire. Winds became breezy at times, dropping surface visibilities at KEAU to 1 mile or less at times while snow was falling.

The ASOS at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport reported multiple hours of freezing drizzle. CoCoRaHS observers reported that a glaze of ice had created very slippery conditions 5 miles northwest of Eleva and 3 miles south of Eau Claire.

The ASOS station at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport reported a few hours of mixed precipitation. CoCoRaHS observers across the county reported a light glaze of ice.

Between 4 to 6 inches of snow fell with the highest measured in the northern half of the county. CoCoRaHS observers measured 6.1 inches of snow one mile WSW of Altoona, and 5.9 inches in Eau Claire. Additionally, the AWOS station located at the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport re…

Snowfall totals across the county were reported around 3 to 6 inches.The highest report was 5.8 inches 3 miles NE of Eau Claire. The snow was generally light and fluffy, and fell over a period longer than 24 hours.

A combination of snow and strong winds impacted the county Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Snowfall amounts around 1 to 3 inches were estimated across the county, and wind gusts around 35 to 45 mph were measured throughout the event at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport.

About one dozen trees across roads in various parts of Eau Claire. Some power lines also down.

Two rounds of hail fell near Deerfield Road south of Eau Claire over the course of about 15 minutes. The largest hail report was 2 inches in diameter around the intersection of Deerfield and State Highway 93.

Two rounds of hail fell on the south side of Eau Claire near Golf Road. The largest report of 2.75 inches came from the WQOW studio around 4:18 PM.

Several reports of large hail fell near US-35 between Eau Claire and Altoona. The largest report was up to 4 inches in diameter. There was also a report of damage to siding due to the large hail.

Multiple reports of hail on the northeast side of Eau Claire along North Crossing. The largest report was up to 2.25 inches in diameter.

The wind chill dropped to -33 at the Mesowest site near Fairchild.

Snowfall of 2 to 4 inches was measured across the county.

Two to five inches of snowfall was measured across the county. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 5 inches near Eau Claire, WI.

Two to four inches of snowfall was measured across the county. The highest snowfall observation was 4.5 inches two miles north-northwest of Eleva, WI.

County Dispatch reported numerous trees and powerlines down in SW Eau Claire.

Wind broke a window on the west side of a home.

The roof was blown off a barn.

About two dozen trees were knocked over, northeast of where the tornado had dissipated. There was no apparent path nor was there any sign of convergent damage.

A portion of the roof was blown off a house. A garage door of a large machine shed was blown off. A smaller shed across the road was damaged. About two dozen trees were broken or knocked over, northeast of where the tornado had dissipated. There was no apparent path nor was there…

The spotter reported that the hail coated the ground.

Multiple bands of snow moved through and produced generally 9 to 11 inches of heavy wet snow and 30 mph wind gusts. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 9.2 inches of snow in Eau Claire, WI.

CoCoRaHS observers measured three to five inches of snow across the county.

Augusta measured 4.5 inches of snow.

A total of two to four inches of snow fell across the northern part of the county, with higher amounts to the south. 9.5 inches of snow was measured across the far southern part of the county.

A couple bands of snow moved through overnight and produced generally 1 to 3 inches of snow. Temperatures were below freezing, which led to icy roads.

A 12-18 inch diameter tree fell onto an unaccupied car. The report was received through a photo on social media.

A nearly stationary deformation band over Central Wisconsin provided a well-defined gradient of heavy snowfall. The highest snowfall totals were confined to the eastern region of Eau-Claire County. Trained spotters measured 6 inches of snow 5 miles SSE of Eau Claire, WI.

Multiple measurements of 4 to nearly 8 inches of snow across the county.

Only a tenth of an inch reported by two CoCoRaHS observers a few miles south and west of Eau Claire, WI.

Multiple bands of snow moved across the county. Sustained winds increased out of the northeast to 20 mph with gusts near 30 mph. Across the county, Interpolated Snowfall Analysis using the National Gridded Snowfall Analysis (NGSA) map detailed that at least 4-8 inches fell in 24 …

A band of heavy snow lifted up from the south and produced 4 to 5 inches across the county. Most of the snow fell between midnight and 6 AM on the 19th.