Wisconsin, 1997

Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, March 13 to 14, 1997

March 13 to 14, 1997 · NWS DLH · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

A late-season winter storm spread heavy snow across much of northwestern Wisconsin. 5 inches.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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 DLH wrote it up.

A late-season winter storm spread heavy snow across much of northwestern Wisconsin. As the storm wound down for most locations on the 14th after dropping around a foot of snow, north winds produced lake effect snow over northern Iron County, causing snow totals in the Hurley area to jump to 20.5 inches. Other totals around the region were 8.5 inches in Spooner/Shell Lake, 12 in Patzau, 14 near Amnicon Falls, 11 at Oulu, 7 in the Bayfield area, 11 in Ashland, 12 in Glidden, and 8.5 in Phillips.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Douglas

When
March 13, 4:00 AM CST to March 14, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Douglas forecast zone
Coordinates
46.464, -91.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Bayfield

When
March 13, 4:00 AM CST to March 14, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Bayfield forecast zone
Coordinates
46.635, -91.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Ashland

When
March 13, 4:00 AM CST to March 14, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Ashland forecast zone
Coordinates
46.510, -90.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Iron

When
March 13, 4:00 AM CST to March 14, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Iron forecast zone
Coordinates
46.317, -90.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Burnett

When
March 13, 4:00 AM CST to March 14, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Burnett forecast zone
Coordinates
45.863, -92.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Washburn

When
March 13, 4:00 AM CST to March 14, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Washburn forecast zone
Coordinates
45.899, -91.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Sawyer

When
March 13, 4:00 AM CST to March 14, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Sawyer forecast zone
Coordinates
45.880, -91.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Price

When
March 13, 4:00 AM CST to March 14, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Price forecast zone
Coordinates
45.680, -90.361 (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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5600371, 5600372, 5600373, 5600374, 5600375, 5600376, 5600377, 5600378.