Winter Storm, Forest
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Forest forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.667, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 8 to 9, 2001
A low pressure system quickly moved from southern Missouri to lower Michigan resulting in a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain over much of central and northeast Wisconsin. While snowfall totals were mainly less than 3 inches, ice accumulation of 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch was common.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- 18
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 low pressure system quickly moved from southern Missouri to lower Michigan resulting in a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain over much of central and northeast Wisconsin. While snowfall totals were mainly less than 3 inches, ice accumulation of 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch was common.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 8, 9:45 PM CST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 9:45 PM CST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
945 PM CST THU FEB 8 2001
FORECAST FROM THE AFTERNOON SHIFT LOOKED PRETTY GOOD...BUT ADJUSTED A
FEW THINGS BASED ON CURRENT WEATHER AND 00 UTC MODELS. INCLUDED MENTION
OF SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES FOR FRIDAY AS VERY IMPRESSIVE COUPLED JET
FORECAST BY THE MODELS ACROSS OUR AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
.GRB...WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
WIZ0005-010>013-018>021-0*30-031-035>037-045-
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FRIDAY
WIZ022-038>040-048>050-
RDM
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/GRBThe radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Florence
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Florence forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.848, -88.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Marinette
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marinette forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.351, -88.002 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Langlade
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Langlade forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.262, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Menominee
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Menominee forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.004, -88.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Oconto
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oconto forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.999, -88.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Door
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Door forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.838, -87.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Marathon
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Shawano
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Shawano forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.789, -88.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wood
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Portage
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Portage forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.476, -89.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Waupaca
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Waupaca forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.470, -88.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Outagamie
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Outagamie forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.416, -88.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Brown
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.474, -87.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kewaunee
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kewaunee forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.483, -87.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Waushara
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Waushara forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.113, -89.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Winnebago
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Winnebago forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.069, -88.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Calumet
- When
- February 8, 10:00 PM CST to February 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Calumet forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.082, -88.218 (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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, February 8 to 9, 2001
- Ice Storm in Iowa, February 8 to 9, 2001
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 8 to 9, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 8, 2001
- Winter Storm in Kansas, February 8 to 9, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, February 8, 2001
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 8 to 9, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, February 8 to 9, 2001
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 8 to 9, 2001
- Winter Storm in Kansas, February 8 to 9, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 8, 2001
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 8 to 9, 2001
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, February 2001
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: 5231000, 5231001, 5231002, 5231003, 5231004, 5231005, 5231006, 5231007, 5231008, 5231009, 5231010, 5231011, 5231012, 5231013, 5231014, 5231015, 5231016, 5231017.