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Lakeshore Flood — Kewaunee, WI

Jan 18, 2020

A strong low pressure system tracked from the central Plains through the western Great Lakes region, bringing 8 to 12 inches to portions of central and northeast Wisconsin. The snow fell in two rounds, the first Friday evening with gusty southeast winds and the second early Saturday morning.||The strong southeast winds and record high lake levels also caused some flooding along Lake Michigan Saturday morning.||Some of the highest snowfall totals included 11.8 inches in Fish Creek (Door Co.), 10.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 871964). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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