Winter Storm, Vilas
- When
- March 9, 4:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Vilas forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.053, -89.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Wisconsin, March 9, 2000
Four to eight inches of snow fell over north central Wisconsin during the morning of March 9th as strong low pressure moved through east central Wisconsin. Blowing snow from strong winds behind the low dropped visibilities to near zero at times.
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 GRB wrote it up.
Four to eight inches of snow fell over north central Wisconsin during the morning of March 9th as strong low pressure moved through east central Wisconsin. Blowing snow from strong winds behind the low dropped visibilities to near zero at times.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Oneida
- When
- March 9, 4:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Forest
- When
- March 9, 4:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Forest forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.667, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Florence
- When
- March 9, 4:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Florence forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.848, -88.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in New Hampshire, March 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, March 9, 2000
- Avalanche in Alaska, March 9 to 10, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, March 9, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 9 to 10, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in New York, March 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, March 9, 2000
- Hail in Alabama, March 9, 2000
- Hail in New York, March 9, 2000
- Damaging Winds in New York, March 9, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, March 9, 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: 5137561, 5137562, 5137563, 5137932.