Winter Weather, Oneida
- When
- February 20, 8:00 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 in Wisconsin, February 20, 1997
A brief shot of freezing rain quickly iced up the roadways across parts of central and north central Wisconsin. The rapidly deteriorating road conditions led to numerous accidents, including more than 80 in Marathon county alone.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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 brief shot of freezing rain quickly iced up the roadways across parts of central and north central Wisconsin. The rapidly deteriorating road conditions led to numerous accidents, including more than 80 in Marathon county alone.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Forest
- When
- February 20, 8:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Forest forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.667, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lincoln
- When
- February 20, 8:00 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 20, 8:00 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 20, 8:00 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 20, 8:00 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)
Winter Weather, Portage
- When
- February 20, 8:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Portage forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.476, -89.501 (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
- Flood in Texas, February 20 to 21, 1997
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 20, 1997
- Flooding in Illinois, February 20 to 22, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, February 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, February 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, February 20, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Illinois, February 20 to 24, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, February 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, February 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, February 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, February 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Texas, February 20, 1997
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, February 1997
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: 5588117, 5588118, 5588303, 5588304, 5588305, 5588306, 5588307.