1069404

Data

{
  "beginDate": "2023-01-27T12:20:00Z",
  "beginLatitude": null,
  "beginLongitude": null,
  "countyOrZone": "ROCK",
  "damageCrops": 0,
  "damageProperty": 0,
  "deaths": 0,
  "endDate": "2023-01-27T13:00:00Z",
  "endLatitude": null,
  "endLongitude": null,
  "episodeNarrative": "An upper level disturbance and approaching cold front resulted in a period of snow showers across southern WI from the late morning into the afternoon. The snow showers produced a brief period of reduced visibility and accumulating snow on the roads. Two large vehicle pile-ups occurred on both sides of I-39/90 on the south side of Janesville during the early afternoon with approximately 50 injured persons. A six vehicle accident also occurred on I-94 near the IL state line in Kenosha County with no injuries reported.",
  "eventId": "1069404",
  "eventNarrative": "A brief period of snow showers with reduced visibility and accumulating snow resulted in two large vehicle pile-ups on both sides of I-39/90 near Beloit and Janesville. Approximately 85 vehicles were involved in the pile-ups and around 50 people were injured and treated in area hospitals. There were a few serious injuries. Both lanes of the interstate were closed for 10 hours.",
  "eventType": "Winter Weather",
  "eventTypeId": "winter-weather",
  "floodCause": null,
  "injuries": 50,
  "magnitude": null,
  "magnitudeType": null,
  "source": "Law Enforcement",
  "state": "WISCONSIN",
  "tornadoFScale": null
}

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1. addedv1.0.0Jun 12, 2026this version