Douglas storm history

An elderly couple were found dead from exposure to the cold weather in a remote part of Superior, Wisconsin. A utility worker found Richard Ellison, 82, and Shirley Johnson, 70, on their deck around 10:30 am on Wednesday December 21st. They were last seen running errands the prev…

The Nemadji River gage, at Superior, normally between 4 and 5 feet, rose to 20 feet early in the morning of June 20th. The river reached a record stage of 27.91 feet at 100 AM on June 21st, then fell back below 20 feet about midnight the night of June 22nd. Most of the runoff, re…

Snowfall totals across Douglas County were in the 5 to 7 inch range. A high report of 8.1 inches was received from just east of Poplar.

D2 Severe Drought conditions covered much of the western 3/4ths of the county during the month of December. No changes in drought category were observed over the course of the month. Precipitation for the month was around 0.25 to 0.50 inches below normal across the northern two-t…

A heavy band of lake effect snow set up over Superior the afternoon and evening hours of the 29th. This band was expected to quickly shift to the east, but ended up stalling out over the same area for an extended period of time. This led to snowfall totals of 4 to 6 inches in tow…

Snowfall totals were highest across the northern part of the county where lake effect snowfall continued after the main area of snow had departed. Most areas received 8 to 12 inches of accumulation with a high report of 17.5 inches near Brule. Near blizzard conditions were also r…

D2 Severe Drought conditions were introduced across the far western reaches and much of the southern part of Douglas County with the update on the 4th. With the update on the 18th, D2 Severe Drought further expanded covering much of the western 3/4ths of the county. No additional…

A couple of powerlines were down from the storm.

Several branches were broken off due to high winds.

A couple of trees were downed in the storm.

Multiple trees were down in Bennett.

Most were penny to nickel size and accumulated deep enough to shovel. The largest stones were quarter to half dollar sized.

Snowfall totals of 4 to 8 inches were reported across the county. A high report of 8.6 inches was received from Maple.

Wind chills as low as -37F were reported in the county.

Wind chills as low as -38F were reported in the county.

Snowfall across Douglas County was generally under 6 inches, but with the very fluffy nature of the snow and some lake enhancement, upwards of 6 to 8 inches were reported across the northern part of the county for the event.

Snowfall amounts were generally under 6 inches across most of Douglas County, but some areas near Superior received right around 6 inches with a high report of 6.1 inches on the southwest side of Superior.

Snow Squall. Visibilities quickly dropped to around 1/4 mile or less as the squall passed through the eastern part of the county.

Wind chills as low as -45F were reported at the KSUW Superior airport.

Snowfall totals for the event were in the 4 to 6 inch range across the northern part of the county. The highest report was 6 inches in Brule.

November began with D2 Severe Drought conditions across all of Douglas County. Precipitation at the end of October and early November led to the reduction of D2 Severe Drought conditions across much of the county with the update on the 5th, leaving just the eastern third and far …

An 18 to 24 inch diameter silver maple tree was snapped about 8 feet up in front of the old library.

A photo was received showing an uprooted tree about 2 feet in diameter on the ground in the Village of Superior near highways 105 and 35.

Thunderstorm winds blew over a 40 pound deck chair with a steel base and downed branches around 1.5 inches in diameter.

Snowfall began during the morning of the 24th and continued through the afternoon of the 25th across Douglas County. Snowfall over the first 18 hours or so amounted to around 7 to 10 inches with snowfall totals of 11-15 inches. A high report of 15.4 inches was reported near Solon…

Snowfall totals of 4 to 7 inches were reported across the central and northeastern part of the county with a high report of 7.4 inches near Solon Springs.

October began with D2 Severe Drought across the southwestern quarter of the county with D1 Moderate Drought over the remainder outside of an area of D0 Abnormally Dry over the Superior area. Rainfall for the month was near to slightly below normal, but rainfall late in September …

The month began with D3 Extreme Drought across the northern half of the county with D2 Severe Drought across the southern half. Additionally, there was an area of D4 Exceptional Drought across the northeastern corner of the county. Lingering dry conditions from the end of August …

A 12 to 13 inch tree was snapped at the base by the storm.

A report was received of a tree that had been uprooted or snapped.

A photo was received showing multiple mature poplar trees that had been snapped 10 to 20 feet off the ground during the storm.

A tree was downed onto a power line.

Fence panels were broken by winds and then blown into a window during the storm.

Photos were received showing three large and healthy trees that were uprooted and possibly snapped. A trailer was also blown over onto its side.

Trees and fence panels were blown down.

Multiple pine trees were uprooted with a 12 to 18 inch diameter pine tree broken about 25 feet off the ground. An empty hay wagon was overturned and some structural damage was reported as well at the location.

The month began with D2 Severe Drought over most of the county with an area of D3 Extreme Drought across much of the northern part of the county. The area of D3 Extreme Drought spread across the remainder of the northern part of the county with the update on the 8th and an area o…

Numerous white spruce and red pine branches were reported down that were around 2 inches in diameter.

July began with D2 Severe Drought across the northwestern half of the county with D1 Moderate Drought for the southeast half. D2 Severe Drought slowly expanded across the remainder of the county by the 25th and D3 Extreme Drought was introduced on the 18th across much of the nort…

Following record snowfall over the preceding winter, drought conditions quickly spread across the Northland during the spring. A small area of D2 Significant Drought was added to northwestern Douglas County with the update on the 20th and persisted through the remainder of the mo…

A prolonged period of snow was observed across the eastern part of the county on the 16th into the 17th. Snowfall totals were highest in the northeastern corner of the county where totals of 7 to 12 inches were received. A high report of 13 inches was reported in Waino.