Heavy Snow, Vilas
- When
- November 19, 8:45 AM CST to November 20, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Vilas forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.053, -89.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, November 19 to 20, 2000
A winter storm system, followed by lake effect snow showers resulted in new snowfall of 5 to 7 inches over parts of north central Wisconsin. ).
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 winter storm system, followed by lake effect snow showers resulted in new snowfall of 5 to 7 inches over parts of north central Wisconsin. The greatest snowfall total was 7.0 inches 5 miles southwest of Boulder Junction (Vilas co.). Rhinelander (Oneida co.) had 6.0 inches of new snow and 5.5 inches of new snow fell 9 miles west of Land O Lakes (Vilas co.).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Oneida
- When
- November 19, 8:45 AM CST to November 20, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.706, -89.522 (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
- Heavy Snow in New York, November 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, November 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, November 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, November 19, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, November 19 to 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in Georgia, November 19, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, November 19 to 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Georgia, November 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 19 to 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, November 19 to 20, 2000
- Blizzard in North Dakota, November 19, 2000
- Blizzard in Minnesota, November 19, 2000
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, November 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5160041, 5160042.