Trempealeau storm history

An elderly Ettrick man died after sustaining burns trying to put out a grassfire. The fire started as a result of a burning pile of garbage. The automated weather observing equipment at the La Crosse airport indicated the relative humidity was around 35% with a a southwest wind g…

A fatal accident occurred during a thunderstorm with heavy rain south of Whitehall. Authorities believe weather was a factor in the head-on two vehicle crash. One person was killed with the other driver sustaining serious injuries.

Three people were killed in a two car crash that occurred in heavy rain from a thunderstorm. Two other people suffered injuries in the crash. The accident occurred on State Highway 95 east of Arcadia.

One person passed away from heat related causes near Osseo. The victim fell outside and was unable to get up on a day with full sunshine and when the heat index approached 100 at the automated weather observing equipment at the Black River Falls airport. Air temperatures topped o…

A wildfire fatally wounded one person and injured two others in a cornfield south of Osseo in Trempealeau County.

Snow covered roads led to a fatal traffic accident on Highway 95 near Arcadia. A Blair man was driving west on Highway 95 when he lost control of his truck coming down a hill and slid into the path of an oncoming semi truck.

A 24-year old lost control while driving in dense fog on a curvy road in rural Trempealeau County during the early morning hours of May 17th.

Six people were injured, two of them seriously, in a two vehicle accident south of Arcadia during the late afternoon of December 3rd. Three to four inches of snow had fallen creating slippery roads resulting in the accident. The two serious injuries were the result of the occupan…

After the initial flash flooding across Trempealeau County, the flood waters continued to cause problems through July 20th into the 21st. Flooding along the Little Tamarack Creek caused evacuations to occur in Galesville and flooded the fire department building. Homes in Galesvil…

Heavy rains, with totals of 6 to 8 inches, produced flash flooding across the southern sections of Trempealeau County. Arcadia was hit the hardest by the flash flooding. Water rescues had to be performed and all roads in and out of the city were closed due to flood waters. Oak St…

Flood waters from Adams Creek went over State Highway 93 just north of Eleva and U.S. Highway 10 on the east side of Eleva. One business and one home suffered major damage from the flood waters. The business, a food wholesaler, suffered damage to a food storage building, had arou…

Thunderstorms impacted the central portion of Trempealeau County near and in Blair. Nearly every structure in Blair was either damaged or destroyed by the hail or wind, with broken windows, siding or roof damage. The Blair-Taylor high and elementary schools suffered major damage …

Lightning struck a one hundred thirty-nine year old church and caused a fire. Firefighters from 3 communities battled the fire for several hours. Major damage occurred to the roof and steeple but falling debris and water damaged the exposed interior. The building was later declar…

Flooding occurred to rivers, creeks, streams, and low-lying areas throughout the county as very heavy rains fell over saturated soils. This caused numerous county and township road closures across the county, as well as closures of main highways including U.S. Highway 53 between …

Numerous roads were washed out between Blair, Whitehall, and Arcadia. A railway line was also underwater in several locations.

This winter storm brought heavy snow to Trempealeau County on December 28th and 29th with storm total accumulations across the county ranging from 4 to 6 inches. The highest snowfall total report in the county was in Independence where 6 inches of snowfall was observed.

This winter system brought snow accumulations of around 4 to 6 inches to Trempealeau County with the highest snowfall report in the county being 5 inches in Osseo.

This winter storm brought between 5 and 7 inches of snowfall to Trempealeau County over the course of November 29th and 30th. The highest snowfall report in the county was around 3 miles north-northwest of Frenchville where 6.4 inches was observed.

Heavy rainfall during the middle of August allowed the Trempealeau River at Dodge to rise into flood stage during the evening hours on August 19th. The river then rose to a crest of 10.92 ft in minor flood stage before falling below flood stage during the morning hours on August …

The public reported an 8 inch diameter tree branch down 3 miles west-northwest of Ettrick.

A National Weather Service Employee reported numerous trees down in Perrot State Park.

Amateur radio reported a large tree limb down 1 mile east-southeast of Eleva.

The public reported quarter sized hail in Trempealeau. The report was relayed via social media.

The public reported quarter sized hail 1 mile northwest of Trempealeau.

Law enforcement reported quarter sized hail in Centerville.

The public reported quarter sized hail in Arcadia.

This winter system brought heavy snow to Trempealeau County on March 19th. Snowfall totals ranged between 5 to 8 inches across the county with the highest reported total being 8.2 inches about 4 miles west-northwest of Ettrick.

This winter system brought gusty winds and snow to Trempealeau County on March 5th. Snowfall totals ranged around 1 to 3 inches across the county with the highest reported total being 3.1 inches 3 miles north-northwest of Frenchville.

Minimum wind chills between 25 to 35 degrees below zero across Trempeleau County on the morning of February 18th. The coldest wind chill reported in the county was in Osseo, WI of 31 degrees below zero.

Dangerously cold wind chills began on the evening of the 20th and continued through noon on the 21st in Trempealeau County where values dropped to between 30 to 40 degrees below zero. The coldest observed wind chill in the county was 37 degrees below zero 2 miles east-northeast o…

Snowfall amounts ranged from 5 to 8 inches across Trempealeau County as a result of this winter system. The highest storm total snow accumulation in the county occurred in the city of Arcadia where 8.0 was measured.

The public reported half dollar sized hail 5 miles east of Butman Corners.

Anomalously warm air temperatures and high humidity allowed the heat index to reach between 106 to 113 degrees on August 26th across Trempealeau County. Heat index values reached 113 degrees at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation observation station south of Arcadia.

Significant rainfall during the middle of July pushed the Trempealeau River at Dodge into flood stage on July 16th. The river stage crested during the early morning on July 17th in minor flood stage at 10.99 ft.

Law enforcement reported flooding ongoing along Highway 95 between Arcadia and Blair.

The public reported quarter sized hail in Trempealeau. The report was relayed via social media.

The public reported quarter sized hail in Trempealeau via Facebook.

The public reported ping pong ball sized hail in Trempealeau.

Emergency management reported trees and power lines down across central Trempealeau County, mainly in the Independence and Whitehall areas.

Significant rainfall throughout June pushed the Mississippi River at Trempealeau into flood stage in June and continued into July. The river stage crested during the morning on July 2nd in moderate flood stage at 649.72 ft.

Significant rainfall later into June pushed the Black River at Galesville into flood stage on June 24th. The river stage crested during the afternoon on June 25th in moderate flood stage at 12.0 ft.

Significant rainfall throughout June pushed the Mississippi River at Lansing into flood stage on June 23rd. The river stage continued to rise through the end of the month increasing from minor to moderate stage on during the evening on June 28th.

Trained spotters reported several instances of tree damage in northeastern Trempealeau County.

Several trees were reported blown down onto power lines.

Several trees were blown down onto power lines.