Ice Storm, Vilas
- When
- April 12, 2:00 PM CST to April 13, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Vilas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.053, -89.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Wisconsin, April 12 to 13, 1996
Ice accumulations of one-quarter inch or more were reported across far north central and northeast Wisconsin. Snow accumulations of up to 2 inches were also reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GRB wrote it up.
Ice accumulations of one-quarter inch or more were reported across far north central and northeast Wisconsin. Snow accumulations of up to 2 inches were also reported. This event had a convective nature in its early stages, with several reports of pea to marble size hail on the afternoon of the 12th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Oneida
- When
- April 12, 2:00 PM CST to April 13, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oneida forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Forest
- When
- April 12, 2:00 PM CST to April 13, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Forest forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.667, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Florence
- When
- April 12, 2:00 PM CST to April 13, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Florence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.848, -88.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 12, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 12, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 12, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, April 12, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, April 12, 1996
- Hail in Michigan, April 12, 1996
- Hail in Michigan, April 12, 1996
- Hail in Michigan, April 12, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 12, 1996
- Hail in Michigan, April 12, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 12, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 12, 1996
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, April 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5543967, 5543968, 5543969, 5543970.