Winter Weather, Vilas
- When
- February 23, 1:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Vilas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.053, -89.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 23, 1996
Freezing rain fell across parts of Central and North Central Wisconsin during the morning hours of February 23rd, resulting in several accidents, pedestrian falls and school closures.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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.
Freezing rain fell across parts of Central and North Central Wisconsin during the morning hours of February 23rd, resulting in several accidents, pedestrian falls and school closures.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Oneida
- When
- February 23, 1:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lincoln
- When
- February 23, 1:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.338, -89.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Langlade
- When
- February 23, 1:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Langlade forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.262, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Marathon
- When
- February 23, 1:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Wood
- When
- February 23, 1:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Alabama, February 23 to 27, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, February 23, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 23 to 25, 1996
- Heat in Georgia, February 23 to 27, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, February 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 23 to 24, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 23 to 24, 1996
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 23 to 24, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 23 to 24, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alaska, February 23 to 24, 1996
- Waterspout in Puerto Rico, February 23, 1996
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, February 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: 5536934, 5536935, 5536936, 5536937, 5536938, 5536939.