Peak Wind Gusts December 20th/21st

 Peak Winds During The December 20th-21st Winter Storm

The following table lists the peak wind gusts recorded at airports with ASOS or AWOS automated observing equipment from 12 midnight on December 20th through 2 am on December 21st.

  

 

Airport

Peak Gust (MPH)

Peak Gust (Knots)
Monroe

48

42
Sheboygan

45

39
Platteville

44

38
Mineral Point

44

38
Middleton

44

38
Fond Du Lac

44

38
Milwaukee

44

38
Racine

44

38
Kenosha

43

37
Lone Rock

43

37
Madison

41

36
Waukesha

41

36
Wisconsin Dells

36

31
Janesville

36

31
Timmerman

35

30
Burlington

33

29
Juneau

32

28
Watertown

30

26
West Bend

28

24

 

The strong winds created problems with blowing and drifting snow that created extremely hazardous travel conditions...especially in open areas. Many counties pulled their plows from secondary roads as reduced visibilities and drifting snow made it too difficult to keep roads clear. 



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