December 1, 2006 Winter Storm and Blizzard

A major winter storm - blizzard affected portions of south central and southeast Wisconsin between 300 am and 300 pm on December 1, 2006.  This was the first widespread winter storm for the 2006-07 winter season.  The worst of the storm was over the counties of Waukesha, Milwaukee, Walworth, Racine, and Kenosha where at least 10 inches was measured.  The U.S. Coast Guard Station in Kenosha measured 17 inches, the greatest total in south-central or southeast Wisconsin.

Outright blizzard conditions occurred between about 600 am and 1100 am within 3 to 5 miles of the Lake Michigan shoreline in the counties of Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha.  Northerly winds gusted to 35 to 40 mph in this area, with visibilities reduced to zero to 1/4 mile. 

SE WI Snow

Regional Snow Map

Visible Satellite Image

Some thunder and lightning was noted around Port Washington as well. Over the remainder of the area east of State Highway 26, moderate to heavy snow occasionally reduced visibilities to 1/4 mile or less.  A stretch of Interstate-94 east of Moorland road, where the road decends as one goes east, was closed  for a while Friday morning to allow snowplow crews time to push the snow to the roadside.  Airplane flights were eiither delayed or cancelled at Milwaukee Mitchell International airport.

BELOW IS A PRELIMINARY LISTING OF SNOW AMOUNTS RECEIVED FROM
OFFICIAL CO-OP OBSERVERS...SPOTTERS...COAST GUARD STATIONS...HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENTS...AND GENERAL PUBLIC.  THE POSTED TIME IS THE TIME THE
SNOW MEASUREMENT WAS TAKEN.

SNOW    LOCATION                COUNTY      TIME
17.0    KENOSHA COAST GUARD     KENOSHA     200 PM
16.0    TWIN LAKES              KENOSHA     1053 AM
15.2    4 NW PLEASANT PRAIRIE   KENOSHA     130 PM
14.5    FRANKSVILLE             RACINE      646 PM
14.5    RACINE                  RACINE      1053 AM
14.0    KENOSHA                 KENOSHA     121 PM
13.7    GENOA CITY              WALWORTH    955 AM
13.5    KENOSHA                 KENOSHA     1024 AM
13.5    GENESSEE                WAUKESHA    1255 PM
13.5    3 S LA GRANGE           WALWORTH    1200 PM
13.3    1 SE EAGLE              WAUKESHA    1050 AM
13.0    KENOSHA                 KENOSHA     152 PM
13.0    MUKWANAGO               WAUKESHA    1000 AM
12.5    3 SE WAUKESHA           WAUKESHA    1036 AM
12.5    ELKHORN                 WALWORTH    1119 AM
12.4    WEST ALLIS              MILWAUKEE   300 PM
12.3    RACINE                  RACINE      121 PM
12.0    BROOKFIELD              WAUKESHA    1030 AM
12.0    WAUKESHA /NEAR AIRPORT/ WAUKESHA    112 PM
12.0    NORTH PRAIRIE           WAUKESHA    1215 PM
11.7    WEST ALLIS              MILWAUKEE   1103 AM
11.6    3 S WAUKESHA            WAUKESHA    1212 PM
11.5    SUSSEX                  WAUKESHA    130 PM
11.5    DELAVAN                 WALWORTH    1120 AM
11.3    1 N WAUKESHA            WAUKESHA    1150 AM
11.2    HARTLAND                WAUKESHA    1045 AM
11.0    WAUKESHA                WAUKESHA    1022 AM
11.0    WAUWATOSA               MILWAUKEE   1140 AM
10.8    JACKSON                 WASHINGTON  500 PM
10.5    NORTH PRAIRIE           WAUKESHA    1000 AM
10.5    5 NW MILWAUKEE          MILWAUKEE   830 PM
10.5    GERMANTOWN              WASHINGTON  130 PM
10.5    3 SE PALMYRA            JEFFERSON   430 PM
10.1    MILWAUKEE MITCHELL FIELD MILWAUKEE  600 PM
10.0    1 N WAUKESHA            WAUKESHA    1054 AM
10.0    SUSSEX                  WAUKESHA    415 PM
10.0    1 E MEQUON              OZAUKEE     508 PM
10.0    PORT WASHINGTON         OZAUKEE     1255 PM
10.0    3 E OCONOMOWOC          WAUKESHA    300 PM
9.8     MILWAUKEE DOWNTOWN      MILWAUKEE   1135 AM
9.8     WEST BEND               WASHINGTON  116 PM
9.6     3 SE SULLIVAN NWS OFFICE JEFFERSON  600 PM
9.5     EAGLE                   WAUKESHA    543 PM
9.5     MERTON                  WAUKESHA    1115 AM
9.2     HARTFORD                WASHINGTON  130 PM
9.0     2 NE GLENDALE           MILWAUKEE   1215 PM
9.0     2 SW OCONOMOWOC         WAUKESHA    200 PM
9.0     1 NNE MENOMONEE FALLS   WAUKESHA    345 PM
9.0     CALEDONIA               RACINE      1225 PM
8.8     2 E OCONOMOWOC          WAUKESHA    1000 AM
8.8     4 W BROOKFIELD          WAUKESHA    230 PM
8.6     KEWASKUM                WASHINGTON  430 PM
8.3     WEST BEND               WASHINGTON  1019 AM
8.3     JANESVILLE              ROCK        1123 AM
8.0     HELENVILLE              JEFFERSON   347 PM
8.0     SHEBOYGAN               SHEBOYGAN   106 PM
7.8     HARTFORD                WASHINGTON  1024 AM
7.7     5 SSW MILWAUKEE         MILWAUKEE   700 PM
7.5     5 WSW HOWARDS GROVE     SHEBOYGAN   600 PM
7.0     9 WNW BELOIT            ROCK        915 AM
6.1     2 SE FOND DU LAC        FOND DU LAC 407 PM
6.0     SHEBOYGAN FALLS         SHEBOYGAN   1035 AM
6.0     RANDOM LAKE             SHEBOYGAN   1100 AM
6.0     1 N JEFFERSON           JEFFERSON   304 PM
6.0     ALBION                  DANE        1100 AM
6.0     1 N JEFFERSON           JEFFERSON   304 PM

THE SNOW CONTINUED TO BETWEEN NOON AND 130 PM OVER EASTERN
WISCONSIN...CONSEQUENTLY SOME SNOWFALL TOTALS TAKEN UNTIL NOON WERE
PROBABLY UP TO INCH OR SO HIGHER ONCE THE SNOW STOPPED.