Heavy Snow, Douglas
- When
- March 15, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.464, -91.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, March 15, 2000
A late-season winter storm left a band of heavy snow across extreme northwestern Wisconsin. 5 inches at Iron River, and 8 inches in Hurley.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 left a band of heavy snow across extreme northwestern Wisconsin. Some of the larger amounts were 10.3 inches near Pattison State Park, 8.5 inches at Iron River, and 8 inches in Hurley.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Bayfield
- When
- March 15, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bayfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.635, -91.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Ashland
- When
- March 15, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ashland forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.510, -90.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Iron
- When
- March 15, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Iron forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.317, -90.264 (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
- Tornado in Louisiana, March 15, 2000
- Waterspout in Louisiana, March 15, 2000
- Tornado in Louisiana, March 15, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 15, 2000
- Dense Fog in Iowa, March 15, 2000
- Dense Fog in Illinois, March 15, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, March 15, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 15 to 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, March 15, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 15, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 15, 2000
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, March 2000
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: 5137824, 5137825, 5137826, 5137827.