Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
340 PM CDT THU MAY 2 2013

...RECORD MAY SNOWFALLS IN WISCONSIN...

A WINTER STORM WITH HEAVY SNOW IMPACTED THE NORTHWESTERN ONE-FOURTH
OF WISCONSIN LAST NIGHT THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS TODAY MAY 2ND.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 1-FOOT WERE REPORTED BY 700 AM CDT
THIS MORNING...AND IT WAS STILL SNOWING THROUGH THE DAY.

THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TONIGHT.

OBVIOUSLY...BY THE TIME THE STORM HAS ENDED...NEW 1-DAY...2-DAY...
AND 3-DAY RECORD WISCONSIN SNOWFALLS FOR MAY WILL BE ESTABLISHED.

WE TOOK A LOOK INTO THE RECORD BOOKS...AND HERE IS WHAT WE FOUND...

PREVIOUS 1-DAY MAY SNOW FALL RECORD...
   10.0 INCHES AT ASHLAND EXPERIMENTAL FARM ON MAY 03 1954
   10.0 INCHES AT MINOCQUA DAM ON MAY 11 1952

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OTHER MAY SNOWSTORMS INCLUDE...

MAY 08 2010...6 TO 8 INCHES FROM ANTIGO TO ALVIN.

MAY 11-12 2006...6 TO 8 INCHES IN IRON COUNTY TO NORTHWESTERN VILAS
COUNTY.

MAY 01 1996...6 TO 7.5 INCHES IN IRON COUNTY.

MAY 10 1990...6 TO 8 INCHES FROM WAUKESHA COUNTY TO BROWN COUNTY TO
NORTHWESTERN LANGLADE COUNTY.

MAY 06 1979...6 INCHES AT LAC VIEUX DESERT /VILAS COUNTY/.

MAY 12 1957...6 TO 8.5 INCHES FROM BAYFIELD TO HURLEY.

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THE INFORMATION ABOVE IS PRELIMINARY...AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

THIS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED TOMORROW FRIDAY
MAY 3RD...AND WILL INCLUDE MORE 1-DAY...2-DAY...AND 3-DAY RECORD
SNOW REPORTS.

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