Heavy Snow — Northern Oconto, Wisconsin

2018-03-30 to 2018-03-31 · Northern Oconto, Wisconsin

Event narrative

The highest snowfall total reported in northern Oconto County was 7.3 inches in Mountain.

Wider weather episode

A strong low pressure system and an upper level disturbance combined to produce heavy snow. Six to nine inches of heavy, wet snow, with locally higher amounts, fell across northern and parts of central Wisconsin in about 12 hours. The highest snowfall totals were mainly in far northern Wisconsin, near the Michigan border, where isolated locations picked up around 11 inches of new snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 739159. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.