February 9-10 Winter Storm

Heavy Snow & Gusty Winds Bring Hazardous Travel Conditions

NWS Milwaukee, WI

Introduction

Snow fall map showing a band of heaviest snow across southern Minnesota just north of the Iowa state line and extending due east into central Wisconsin and through to Lake Michigan

NOHRSC interpolated snowfall accumulations across the Upper Midwest during the February 9-10, 2020 Winter storm.

A winter storm brought heavy snow to much of central Wisconsin on Sunday, February 9th, which created hazardous travel conditions. The snow moved in from the west by midnight and continued eastward through the afternoon producing snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. The highest snowfall amounts were generally located from west central Wisconsin to east central Wisconsin, where amounts were in the 8 to 12 inch range.

Snow Accumulations

Table of a dozen cities and their snow totals ranging from 12 inches in Portage, WI to 8.5 inches in Oshkosh and Sheboygan

Selected snowfall accumulations measured during the February 9-10, 2020 Winter storm.

NOHRSC interpolated snowfall accumulations across the Upper Midwest during the February 9-10, 2020 Winter storm.

Selected snowfall accumulations measured during the February 9-10, 2020 Winter storm.