Heavy Snow — Southern Oconto, Wisconsin

2017-12-13 · Southern Oconto, Wisconsin

Event narrative

A storm total of 11.0 inches of snow fell 4 miles west of Oconto. Lesser totals included 8.6 inches in Abrams and 8.5 inches near Lena.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure from Canada moved across Wisconsin and produced a swath of heavy snow over northeast Wisconsin. Some of the highest official totals included 11.5 inches in Sturgeon Bay (Door Co.), 11.0 inches 4 miles west of Oconto (Oconto Co.), 10.0 inches in Two Rivers (Manitowoc Co.), and 9.3 inches near Juddville (Door Co.).

A new daily snowfall record of 7.1 inches was set for December 13 in Green Bay (Brown Co.), breaking the previous record of 4.7 inches set in 1909.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 726268. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.