Winter Weather, Vilas
- When
- February 9, 8:00 PM CST to February 10, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Vilas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.053, -89.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 9 to 10, 1996
Another round of freezing rain and freezing drizzle iced up the roads in North Central and Northeast Wisconsin.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- 9
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.
Another round of freezing rain and freezing drizzle iced up the roads in North Central and Northeast Wisconsin.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Oneida
- When
- February 9, 8:00 PM CST to February 10, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oneida forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Forest
- When
- February 9, 8:00 PM CST to February 10, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Forest forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.667, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Florence
- When
- February 9, 8:00 PM CST to February 10, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Florence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.848, -88.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Marinette
- When
- February 9, 8:00 PM CST to February 10, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Northern Marinette forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.351, -88.002 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lincoln
- When
- February 9, 8:00 PM CST to February 10, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.338, -89.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Langlade
- When
- February 9, 8:00 PM CST to February 10, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Langlade forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.262, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Menominee
- When
- February 9, 8:00 PM CST to February 10, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Menominee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.004, -88.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Oconto
- When
- February 9, 8:00 PM CST to February 10, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Northern Oconto forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.999, -88.221 (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
- Flooding in Iowa, February 9 to 12, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 9, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, February 9, 1996
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 9, 1996
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 9, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 9 to 10, 1996
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, February 9, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 9, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 9, 1996
- High Wind in Montana, February 9, 1996
- Flood in Montana, February 9 to 10, 1996
- Flood in Montana, February 9, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5536905, 5536906, 5536907, 5536908, 5536909, 5536910, 5536911, 5536912, 5536913.