Winter Storm — Langlade, Wisconsin

2021-12-05 to 2021-12-06 · Langlade, Wisconsin

Event narrative

The highest snowfall totals across Langlade County included 7.9 inches near White Lake and 7.4 inches in Summit Lake.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system tracked from North Dakota through the northwestern Great Lakes region during the day on Sunday (12/5), bringing an occluded front through the area during the evening hours before tracking east Monday morning (12/6). A band of moderate to heavy snow developed Sunday morning, ending around midday across most of the region, with continued light snow and blowing snow across north-central Wisconsin through the early evening hours. A band of 6 to 10 inches fell across north-central and northeast Wisconsin.

Some of the highest snowfall totals included 10.0 inches near Rhinelander and in Woodboro (Oneida Co.), as well as Heafford Junction (Lincoln Co.), and Marinette (Marinette Co.), 9.8 inches in Presque Isle (Vilas Co.), 9.4 inches near Hazelhurst (Oneida Co.), 9.0 inches near Peshtigo (southern Marinette Co.), near Spread Eagle (Florence Co.), and near Athelstane (northern Marinette Co.), 8.3 inches near Argonne (Forest Co.), and 8.0 inches near Ellison Bay (Door Co.) as well as in Oconto Falls (southern Oconto Co.).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 989362. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.