Heavy Snow, Vilas
- When
- March 27, 10:00 AM CST to March 28, 10:00 AM 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, March 27 to 28, 2003
A low pressure system moved from northeast Kansas, across Wisconsin to eastern upper Michigan. As this system moved through the area it dropped 8 to 12 inches of snow across north central Wisconsin.
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.
A low pressure system moved from northeast Kansas, across Wisconsin to eastern upper Michigan. As this system moved through the area it dropped 8 to 12 inches of snow across north central Wisconsin. The highest snowfall totals included 12.0 inches at Rest Lake (Vilas co.), 11.6 inches 6 miles southwest of Laona (Forest co.), 9.4 inches at St. Germain (Vilas co.), 9.3 inches 3 miles northeast of Long Lake (Florence co.), 8.5 inches at Midget Lake (Oneida co.) and 8.2 inches at Rhinelander (Oneida co.).
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
- March 27, 10:00 AM CST to March 28, 10:00 AM 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
- March 27, 10:00 AM CST to March 28, 10:00 AM 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
- March 27, 10:00 AM CST to March 28, 10:00 AM 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 in Florida, March 27, 2003
- Rip Current in Florida, March 27, 2003
- Tornadoes in Florida, March 27, 2003
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 27, 2003
- Tornado in Florida, March 27, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 27, 2003
- Tornado in Florida, March 27, 2003
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, March 27 to 28, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, March 27 to 29, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 27 to 29, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 27, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, March 27, 2003
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, March 2003
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5344731, 5344732, 5344733, 5344734.