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Winter Storm in Florence, Wisconsin

Winter Storm April 12, 2020 – April 13, 2020 · Florence, Wisconsin

What the National Weather Service wrote

The highest snowfall totals across Florence County included 15.0 inches in Spread Eagle, 11.6 inches in Florence, and 11.2 inches in Aurora.

The wider storm

A strong late season storm system brought significant snow, sleet and gusty winds to northeast Wisconsin from the late morning of April 12 through the early morning hours of April 13. The wet, heavy snow and strong winds produced some isolated power outages across north-central Wisconsin. A heavy band of snow from 6 to 15 inches fell north of a Marshfield to Wausaukee line with lighter amounts to the south.

Some of the higher snowfall totals included 15.0 inches in Spread Eagle (Florence Co.), 13.0 inches in Gleason (Lincoln Co.), 12.8 inches in Pelican Lake (Oneida Co.), 12.5 inches near Merrill (Lincoln Co.) as well as Argonne (Forest Co.), 11.8 inches near Amberg (Marinette Co.), and 10.0 inches in Lac Vieux Desert (Vilas Co.).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 876107. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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