MONROE — A spring snowstorm disrupted all of Wisconsin earlier this week. Schools were canceled or delayed in all parts of the state on either April 2 or 3, and nearly 100,000 were without power at one point in northeastern Wisconsin — though Alliant Energy said April 4 that all power should be restored by the end of the day.

Locally, snowfall totals ranged from four inches in the eastern portions of Green County to seven or more elsewhere. Gratiot had six inches fall, while New Glarus saw 7.1 inches on the ground. In western Wisconsin, La Crosse had 14.2 inches accumulate.

Prior to the snow was a day of rain. As temperatures cooled, the snow that fell on the roads turned to slush, and hazardous driving followed. In Lafayette County, sheriff’s deputies responded to 19 calls of accidents, vehicles in ditches or for other needed traffic control measures on Tuesday, April 2 alone. As the snow continued into Wednesday, the LCSO reported another 16 incidents of the same nature.

Green County also had several slide-offs and wrecks — two of which resulted in non-life-threatening injuries, and another four accidents with property damage. 

The new precipitation has led to localized flooding as well. The Sugar River at Brodhead is under a flood warning through 4 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Other places impacted include Avon Bottoms in southwestern Rock County, and the Pecatonica River in Winslow.

Drivers that encounter flooding should not continue down the road and instead turn around. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles, according to the NWS. Caution is also urged near riverbanks.