Winter Storm in Northern Oconto, Wisconsin

Snow moved into the area on the night of January 9, ahead of a deepening low pressure system, and continued to pile up as the low moved across northeast Wisconsin on the 10th. Strong west winds, with some gusts to near 50 mph in eastern Wisconsin, developed during the late afternoon and evening of the 10th behind the departing system.

Snowfall totals were mostly in the 6 to 11 inch range over central, north-central, and northeast Wisconsin. Locations from the Fox Valley east to Lake Michigan, where precipitation changed to rain during the day, had snow totals mainly in the 3 to 6 inch range.

Some of the highest snowfall totals from the storm included: 11.5 inches at Crandon (Forest Co.); 11.0 inches at Stevens Point (Portage Co.) and Polonia (Portage Co.); 10.0 inches near Bakerville (Wood Co.) and near Iola (Waupaca Co.); 9.8 inches at White Lake (Langlade Co.) and Wausau (Marathon Co.); and 9.5 inches at Tigerton (Shawano Co.).

Wind gusts associated with the departing storm system were generally highest across east central Wisconsin. Some of the peak gusts were: 53 mph at Omro (Winnebago Co.); 49 mph at Wautoma (Waushara Co.), near Combined Locks (Outagamie Co.), and near Zittau (Winnebago Co.); 48 mph at Green Bay (Brown Co.); and 47 mph at Appleton (Outagamie Co.) and Wausau (Maraton Co.).