Scattered areas of heavy rain continue to produce isolated flash flooding across the Florida peninsula. Anomalous moisture will combine with a cold front and will bring heavy rain and scattered flash flooding across the Mid-South, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys today and Tuesday. Above average temperatures will continue to be found ahead of the cold front from the Midwest to the Northeast. Read More >
Overview
| Areas of freezing rain moved into southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin overnight and into the morning on January 11th. Impacts remained mainly north of Interstate 90, affecting the morning commute and resulting in multiple school closures. Icy conditions on roadways created hazardous travel, with multiple accidents reported. Sections of Interstate 94 in Wisconsin were closed for much of the day. |  Radar loop Tuesday evening Jan 10th through Wednesday morning Jan 11th. |
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| Traffic backed up on I-94 at HWY21 due to vehicle accident Wed morning (Courtesy: WISDOT) |
Vehicle accident on Highway 52 just south of Oronoco Wed morning (Courtesy: MNDOT) |
Multiple semi trailers off the road along I-94 Wed morning (Courtesy: WI511) |
Traffic rerouted due to I-94 closure Wed afternoon (Courtesy: WI511) |
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| Southeast MN map showing icy roadways Wed morning (Courtesy: MN511) |
WI map showing ice covered and closed roadways (Courtesy: WI511) |
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Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
122 PM CST WED JAN 11 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 AM FREEZING RAIN 2 W WARRENS 44.13N 90.53W
01/11/2023 E0.20 INCH MONROE WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
LED TO NUMEROUS SLIDE OFFS AND ACCIDENTS
ALONG I-94. INTERSTATE WAS CLOSED FOR A
PERIOD.
0700 AM FREEZING RAIN 2 SSE HOLMEN 43.93N 91.24W
01/11/2023 M0.08 INCH LA CROSSE WI NWS EMPLOYEE
THIN LAYER OF GLAZE ON ELEVATED OBJECTS.
0700 AM FREEZING RAIN 5 SSE SIDNEY 44.48N 90.60W
01/11/2023 U0.05 INCH CLARK WI DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
WISCONSIN HIGHWAY 95 CLOSED DUE TO ICY ROAD
CONDITIONS.
0600 AM FREEZING RAIN 2 SSE DAKOTA 43.88N 91.34W
01/11/2023 E0.01 INCH WINONA MN NWS EMPLOYEE
VERY LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE FROM FREEZING
RAIN.
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| NWS La Crosse freezing rain location and timing graphic | NWS La Crosse hazardous travel location and timing graphic | Winter Weather Advisory for portions of MN and WI |
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