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Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

 

A high amount of moisture in the atmosphere and repeated rounds of showers and thunderstorms led to flooding problems across the region from mid-August through the first week of September.

 

***Scroll down to see rainfall totals for the whole state of Wisconsin***

 

Estimated* Rainfall Totals for Southern Wisconsin

(broken down by each high-rainfall event)

Tuesday Afternoon 9/4 Through Wednesday Night 9/5: Monday-Monday Night 9/3 (Labor Day):
Mon 9/3 Labor Day Mon 9/3 Labor Day
Sunday 9/2 Afternoon and Night: Saturday 9/1 Night:
SunPM Sat Nt

Late Friday Night into     Saturday 9/1 Morning:

 Tuesday 8/28 Afternoon into Wednesday 8/29 Morning:

Fri Nt into Sat Tue 8/28
Monday 8/27 Night: Sunday 8/26 Afternoon through Monday 8/27:
Mon 8/27 Sun 8/26-Mon8/27
Mon 8/20 through Tuesday 8/21: Thursday 8/16 through Friday 8/17:
Mon 8/20 - Tue 8/21 Thu 8/16 - Fri 8/17

 

 

Here are the estimated* rainfall totals for the 3-week period from

Thursday, August 16th through Wednesday, September 5th:

20 day total WI 20 day total

 

 

Estimated* Rainfall Totals for Wisconsin

(broken down by each high-rainfall event)

Tuesday Afternoon 9/4 Through Wednesday Night 9/5: Monday-Monday Night 9/3 (Labor Day):
Mon Aft-Tue Nt 9/4 Mon 9/3 Labor Day
Sunday 9/2 Afternoon and Night: Saturday 9/1 Night:
SunPM Sat Nt

Late Friday Night into     Saturday 9/1 Morning:

Tuesday 8/28 Afternoon into Wednesday 8/29 Morning:

Fri Nt into Sat Tue 8/28
Monday 8/27 Night:  Sunday 8/26 Afternoon through Monday 8/27:
Mon 8/27 Sun 8/26-Mon8/27
Mon 8/20 through Tuesday 8/21: Thursday 8/16 through Friday 8/17:
Mon 8/20 - Tue 8/21 Thu 8/16 - Fri 8/17

 

Keep up with the latest forecasts at http://weather.gov/mkx

 

*The graphics were generated from URMA (Un-Restricted Meteorological Analysis)


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