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Suspected tornadoes, large hail hit southern Wisconsin in second round of storms Tuesday
6+ hour, 6+ min ago (672+ words) Parts of southern Wisconsin were hit by strong winds and large hail Tuesday evening in a second round of damaging storms in less than 24 hours. Damage was widespread but limited after a severe storm moved through Wisconsin early in the…...
Madison digs out from historic blizzard
4+ week, 15+ hour ago (213+ words) Punxsutawney Phil's gloomy prediction came true just in time. Only trails in far northern Wisconsin remain open but they're time may be limited as warmer temperatures approach. Tess Durham begins to attack the snow that fell overnight on North Pinckney…...
Wind gusts of up to 50 mph tipped Madison area from winter storm to blizzard
4+ week, 1+ day ago (425+ words) The whipping winds and snow Sunday and Monday are what created blizzard conditions in the Madison area. The wind is still blowing and snow is piling up. When do you plan to clear your sidewalks and driveways? Schools are closed…...
Photos: Snowstorm slams Madison
4+ week, 1+ day ago (270+ words) People brave dangerous conditions as a blizzard dropped over 6 inches of snow and counting on the Madison area on Sunday and Monday, March 15-16, 2026." Tess Durham shovels snow on Monday, March 16, 2026 in Madison, Wis. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL A plow piles…...
See live traffic conditions in the Madison area as big snowstorm hits Sunday evening into Monday
4+ week, 2+ day ago (135+ words) Bad weather was forecast to keep road crews and law enforcement busy across southern Wisconsin from late Sunday afternoon into Monday. Saturday night brought the first of three phases in a mid-March storm promising snow, rain, ice and hail. Madison…...
Winter Storm Warning from SUN 7: 00 PM CDT until MON 4: 00 PM CDT
4+ week, 2+ day ago (126+ words) A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 7 PM this evening until 4 PM CDT Monday. Expect heavy mixed precipitation with significant snow and ice accumulation. This weather alert was produced with AI assistance using National Weather Service data. The four…...
Photos: Recalling Madison's snowiest-ever winter in 2007-08
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1796+ words) At right, traffic on the Beltline was light and slow moving Dec. 1, 2007, during the first major storm of the season. A 37-year-old Madison man was killed in a weather-related crash on Interstate 90-94, and there were a handful of other serious…...
Climate change imperils Madison's traditional winter sports | Donald Sanford
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (182+ words) Climate change imperils Madison's traditional winter sports'Wisconsin State Journal Javascript is required to use this website. Following along as State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands draws a cartoon about tariffs. Twenty years ago, the beginning of March signaled the approach of…...
Madison sets new record high, warmest March 9 since 1977
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (321+ words) On this episode of Wisconsin Eye's Rewind: Your Week in Review, Wis Politics JR Ross and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Jessie Opoien discuss Gov. Tony Evers signing anti-grooming legislation which included: -Assembly Bill 677, now 2025 Wisconsin Act 88: Creates a crime of grooming…...
See live traffic conditions in the Madison area as snow continues Saturday
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (205+ words) A snow event that began Thursday night continued into the weekend, keeping road crews and law enforcement busy across much of southern Wisconsin. John Zimbrick, whose automotive empire would eventually grow to'about two dozen franchises, service centers and body shops,…...