Wind gusts of up to 50 mph tipped Madison area from winter storm to blizzard SAMARA KALK DERBY Mar 16, 2026 Mar 16, 2026 Updated 1 hr ago × Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The whipping winds and snow Sunday and Monday are what created blizzard conditions in the Madison area. A person walks past a window with snow stuck to it on Monday in Madison. OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL kAmQ%96 3=@H:?8 2?5 E96 5C:7E:?8 @7 E96 5CJ D?@H 4@?EC:3FE65 E@ E96 =@H6C G:D:3:=:EJ[ :? 255:E:@? E@ ;FDE E96 >@56C2E6[ 962GJ D?@H72== C2E6D[ 2?5 E92EVD <:?5 @7 H92E E:AA65 FD @G6C 7C@> E96 H:?E6C DE@C> H2C?:?8 E@ 2 3=:KK2C5 H2C?:?8[Q D2:5 s6??J '2?r=6G6[ 2 >6E6@C@=@8:DE H:E9 E96 }2E:@?2= (62E96C $6CG:46 :? |:=H2F<66^$F==:G2?]k^Am When are you planning to shovel today? You voted: Already done When the snow stops falling After work Tomorrow I'm not planning to shovel. 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Snow plow paves the way for woman in labor during the blizzard Not every soon-to-be born baby gets a snow plow escort to the hospital, but one Madison area one did overnight.
Snow plow paves the way for woman in labor during the blizzard Not every soon-to-be born baby gets a snow plow escort to the hospital, but one Madison area one did overnight.
