Case Studies
| 1995-1996 Season | |
| January 23, 1996 | Low from southern plains to eastern great lakes. Southern half 3-6". Up to 8" Manitowoc and Kewaunee counties. Convective bands of moderate to heavy snow during afternoon in S. Wisconsin then spread to C. Wisconsin during the evening. Ended by midnight. Listed as a "CSI event". |
| January 26-27, 1996 | Major snowstorm/blizzard across most of WI. Total 8-18" except NW and SE corners where only a few inches. 18" just east of LaCrosse. At the height of the storm thunder and lightning were observed and blizzard conditions in SW Wisconsin. |
| 1996-1997 Season | |
| December 14-15, 1996 | Low from Northern Plains to WI. Swath of heavy snow across parts of N. WI. 6-11" over NW quarter and extreme NE parts of state. 2-5" remainder of north half. Max 11" Amery, Polk county. Strong upper level low tracking from Central Plains to NW WI. 4g/kg mixr. 6-10" forecast NW half of state issued 4am Saturday December 14 for Saturday night and early Sunday. |
| March 13-14, 1997 | Most widespread and heaviest snowfall to affect WI since halloween storm of 1991. Large part of the state (except extreme south) received 6-15 inches of snow. Large portion of central Wisconsin received 15" to nearly 30" in a 32-hour period. Thunder and lightning was reported by observers in some areas. |
| April 1, 1997 | East coast Blizzard. |
| 1998-1999 Season | |
| December 11, 1998 | Texas Snowstorm (page still under construction) 
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| January 2, 1999 | Southeast Wisconsin, 10-20 inches. Powerful blizzard. Very heavy snow, winds to 60mph. White-out conditions and drifts to 8 feet. Numerous accidents. 15:1 snow/water ratio. 3 g/kg mixing ratio. No thunder/lightning. 4am Saturday Jan 2, winter storm warning for S and E WI for total of 8-12. Upgraded to blizzard 9:30am in effect until noon sunday for amounts of foot or more. |
| February 19, 1999 |
Snow in the Carolinas (page still under construction)
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| 1999-2000 Season | |
| January 25, 2000 | East Coast Blizzard (page still under construction) |