Winter Storm — Northern Oconto, Wisconsin

2020-04-12 to 2020-04-13 · Northern Oconto, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Heavy snow fell on the 12th and 13th. Sleet with icing amounts less than one tenth of an inch fell before changing over to all snow.

Wider weather episode

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_id 876124. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.