Winter Storm — Southern Oconto, Wisconsin

2021-02-04 · Southern Oconto, Wisconsin

Event narrative

A wintry mix brought up to a tenth of an inch of ice before changing over to heavy snow. Gusty northwest winds also caused some blowing and drifting of the new snow late Thursday evening into Friday morning. The highest snowfall totals across southern Oconto County included 7.1 inches in Stiles, 7.0 inches in Suring, 6.5 inches in Pulaski and 6.0 inches in Oconto.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure moving across the western Great Lakes brought a wintry mix and then heavy snow. Snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches were recorded across much of the region. Snowfall totals across east-central Wisconsin near Lake Michigan were lower due to a longer period of mixed precipitation.

Some of the higher snowfall totals included 12.0 inches near Phelps (Vilas Co.) and Lac Vieux Desert (Vilas Co.), 11.6 inches in Eagle River (Vilas Co.), 11.1 inches in Rhinelander (Oneida Co.), and 10.9 inches near Boulder Junction (Vilas Co.).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 935955. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.