Ice Storm in Burnett, Wisconsin

Freezing rain began during the evening of the 3rd and continued through around sunrise on the 4th. Ice accumulations of a quarter of an inch plus were reported across the county with a high report of 0.30 in Grantsburg.

An area of low pressure moved from the Central Plains to the western Great Lakes the 3rd into the 4th quickly after the previous system. This low tracked more to the south from southern Minnesota into northern Wisconsin. This storm track resulted in heavier snowfall across northern Minnesota and areas of freezing rain across northwest Wisconsin. Ice accumulations across parts of northwest Wisconsin reached into the 0.25 to 0.30 range with a high report of 0.35 in Spooner.