Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, April 16, 1998

Name: Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, April 16, 1998
Start: 1998-04-16T01:00
End: 1998-04-16T13:00
Location: Wisconsin

April 16, 1998 · NWS GRB · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Heavy, wet snow fell across much of northeast Wisconsin on April 16, closing schools and causing accidents, but providing relief for some counties worried about fire danger. ).

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 GRB wrote it up.

Heavy, wet snow fell across much of northeast Wisconsin on April 16, closing schools and causing accidents, but providing relief for some counties worried about fire danger. The heaviest snow fell from just north of Stevens Point (Portage co.) to near Laona (Forest co.). The heaviest total was nearly 9 inches near Eland in western Shawano co.

The radar

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Event by event

8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Forest

When: April 16, 1:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where: Forest forecast zone
Coordinates: 45.667, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Langlade

When: April 16, 1:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where: Langlade forecast zone
Coordinates: 45.262, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Marathon

When: April 16, 1:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where: Marathon forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Portage

When: April 16, 1:00 AM CST to 1:00 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 16, 1:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where: Waupaca forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.470, -88.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Shawano

When: April 16, 1:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where: Shawano forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.789, -88.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Menominee

When: April 16, 1:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where: Menominee forecast zone
Coordinates: 45.004, -88.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Oconto

When: April 16, 1:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where: Oconto forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.999, -88.221 (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

Every storm in Wisconsin in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Wisconsin, April 1998

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: 5638905, 5638906, 5638907, 5638908, 5638909, 5638910, 5638911, 5638912.