Winter Storm — Southern Oconto, Wisconsin

2014-11-24 to 2014-11-25 · Southern Oconto, Wisconsin

Event narrative

A total of 7.0 inches of snow was measured at Oconto Falls.

Wider weather episode

Rain changed to snow as a low pressure system intensified northeast of Wisconsin. Five to seven inches of snow fell in 12 hours across parts of northeast Wisconsin. Winds gusted to more than 30 mph at times causing blowing and drifting of the new snow. The highest snowfall totals included 7.6 inches at Stevens Point (Portage Co.), 7.4 inches at Polonia (Portage Co.), 7.3 inches near Amherst (Portage Co.), 7.2 inches near Rhinelander (Oneida Co.), 7.1 inches at Lena (Oconto Co.), and 7.0 inches at High Falls Reservoir (southern Marinette Co.) and Oconto Falls (southern Oconto Co.).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 548217. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.