Heavy Snow, Vilas
- When
- November 26, 2:00 PM CST to November 27, 4:00 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)
Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, November 26 to 27, 2001
Heavy snow fell across north-central Wisconsin as low pressure moved through the southern part of the state. 0 inches at Phelps and 3 miles northeast of Manitowish Waters.
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.
Heavy snow fell across north-central Wisconsin as low pressure moved through the southern part of the state. Vilas county received the most snow from this system with storm totals of 14.9 inches at Winchester, 13.0 inches at Phelps and 3 miles northeast of Manitowish Waters. In Oneida county 13.0 inches of snow fell 10 miles west of Minocqua and 12.0 inches fell at Lake Thompson.
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, Oneida
- When
- November 26, 2:00 PM CST to November 27, 4:00 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)
Heavy Snow, Forest
- When
- November 26, 2:00 PM CST to November 27, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Forest forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.667, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Florence
- When
- November 26, 2:00 PM CST to November 27, 4:00 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
- 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 and Flash Flood in Tennessee, November 26 to 27, 2001
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, November 26 to 27, 2001
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, November 26, 2001
- Tornado in Arkansas, November 26, 2001
- Tornado in Arkansas, November 26, 2001
- Tornado in Arkansas, November 26, 2001
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 26 to 27, 2001
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, November 26, 2001
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 26 to 27, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, November 26, 2001
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, November 26, 2001
- Tornado in Louisiana, November 26, 2001
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, November 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5274884, 5274971, 5274972, 5274973.