Heavy Snow — Iron, Wisconsin

2025-03-04 to 2025-03-06 · Iron, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Snowfall totals around the county were in the 8 to 12 inch range. A high report of 15 inches was reported in Gile.

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure moved from the Southern Plains the morning of the 4th to the Wisconsin/Illinois border on the morning of the 5th. This put northwest Wisconsin on the northwest side of the low leading to heavy snowfall across the region. Widespread snowfall totals of 3 to 8 inches were reported with higher amounts in Iron County to 8 to 12 inches. A high report of 15 inches was recorded in Gile. The snow was heavy and wet and led to damaged power lines in Burnett County along with strong winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1235419. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.