Photos: Remembering greatest single-day snowstorm in Madison history
The front page of the Wisconsin State Journal on Dec. 4, 1990, the day after a blizzard dumped 17.3 inches of snow on Madison. The storm set a record for the most snowfall in 24 hours.
Passers-by push a car stuck in snow at the intersection of Main and Fairchild streets during a record-setting snowfall Dec. 3, 1990, in Madison.
Snowed-in cars were the order of the day on Monday as Madison coped with 17.3 inches of snow, a record for a one-day snowfall.
Cars are stuck after a record-setting snowfall on Dec. 3, 1990.
Jason Swenson shovels out the car of Jason Gersmehl, who was on Highway 18-151 between Madison and Verona when he slid off the road a day after Madison set a single-day record of 17.3 inches of snow on Dec. 3, 1990.
Burt Bonner tackles the large snow fall.
A car that slid off the Cottage Grove Rd. exit ramp. Highway 51 is in the background.
Steve Picke tackles the aftermath of Monday's record snowfall.
The State Journal's Local section from Dec. 4, 1990.
Page from the Dec. 4, 1990, State Journal.
Jason Swenson shovels out the car of Jason Gersmehl, who was on Highway 18-151 between Madison and Verona when he slid off the road a day after Madison set a single-day record of 17.3 inches of snow on Dec. 3, 1990.
Read more stories from the Wisconsin State Journal archives about the blizzard that dropped a record 17.3 inches of snow on Madison in a single day on Dec. 3, 1990.
The front page of the Wisconsin State Journal on Dec. 4, 1990, the day after a blizzard dumped 17.3 inches of snow on Madison. The storm set a record for the most snowfall in 24 hours.
Passers-by push a car stuck in snow at the intersection of Main and Fairchild streets during a record-setting snowfall Dec. 3, 1990, in Madison.
Snowed-in cars were the order of the day on Monday as Madison coped with 17.3 inches of snow, a record for a one-day snowfall.
Cars are stuck after a record-setting snowfall on Dec. 3, 1990.
Jason Swenson shovels out the car of Jason Gersmehl, who was on Highway 18-151 between Madison and Verona when he slid off the road a day after Madison set a single-day record of 17.3 inches of snow on Dec. 3, 1990.
Burt Bonner tackles the large snow fall.
A car that slid off the Cottage Grove Rd. exit ramp. Highway 51 is in the background.
Steve Picke tackles the aftermath of Monday's record snowfall.
The State Journal's Local section from Dec. 4, 1990.
Page from the Dec. 4, 1990, State Journal.
Jason Swenson shovels out the car of Jason Gersmehl, who was on Highway 18-151 between Madison and Verona when he slid off the road a day after Madison set a single-day record of 17.3 inches of snow on Dec. 3, 1990.
Read more stories from the Wisconsin State Journal archives about the blizzard that dropped a record 17.3 inches of snow on Madison in a single day on Dec. 3, 1990.
