Heavy Snow, Vilas
- When
- April 29, 10:00 AM CST to April 30, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Vilas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.053, -89.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, April 29 to 30, 1996
A late season snowstorm brought 6 to 14 inches of heavy, wet snow to much of central and north central Wisconsin. The heaviest snow fell across eastern Vilas, eastern Oneida and northeast Lincoln counties, where a foot or more of snow was measured.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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
- 12
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.
A late season snowstorm brought 6 to 14 inches of heavy, wet snow to much of central and north central Wisconsin. The heaviest snow fell across eastern Vilas, eastern Oneida and northeast Lincoln counties, where a foot or more of snow was measured. Some of the higher accumulations included: 13.3 inches at Rhinelander (Oneida county), 13 inches at Harrison (Lincoln county), 12 inches at Lac Vieux Desert (Vilas county), 11 inches at Rosholt (northeast Portage county) and 10 inches at Wausau (Marathon county) and Eagle River (Vilas county). Tree branches that were weighed down by snow snapped off and fell on power lines, resulting in power outages for at least 3000 people in north central Wisconsin.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Oneida
- When
- April 29, 10:00 AM CST to April 30, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Forest
- When
- April 29, 10:00 AM CST to April 30, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Forest forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.667, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Florence
- When
- April 29, 10:00 AM CST to April 30, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Florence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.848, -88.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lincoln
- When
- April 29, 10:00 AM CST to April 30, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.338, -89.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Langlade
- When
- April 29, 10:00 AM CST to April 30, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Langlade forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.262, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Menominee
- When
- April 29, 10:00 AM CST to April 30, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Menominee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.004, -88.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Marathon
- When
- April 29, 10:00 AM CST to April 30, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Shawano
- When
- April 29, 10:00 AM CST to April 30, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Shawano forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.789, -88.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Portage
- When
- April 29, 10:00 AM CST to April 30, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Portage forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.476, -89.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Waupaca
- When
- April 29, 10:00 AM CST to April 30, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Waupaca forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.470, -88.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Waushara
- When
- April 29, 10:00 AM CST to April 30, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Waushara forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.113, -89.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 29, 1996
- Flash Flood in Ohio, April 29, 1996
- Frost and Freeze in Colorado, April 29, 1996
- Flooding in Indiana, April 29 to 30, 1996
- Flooding in Indiana, April 29 to 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, April 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 29, 1996
- Tornado in Mississippi, April 29, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 29, 1996
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 29, 1996
- Flash Flood in Illinois, April 29, 1996
More
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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: 5543992, 5543993, 5543994, 5543995, 5543996, 5543997, 5543998, 5543999, 5544000, 5544001, 5544002, 5544003.