Heavy Snow, Bayfield
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST to February 3, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bayfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.635, -91.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 1 to 3, 2004
Snow fell for a prolonged period. 5 inches fell near Phillips, and 10 inches fell at Mason.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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 DLH wrote it up.
Snow fell for a prolonged period. When most accumulating snow ended, 14 inches had fallen at Winter, Loretta, and Spooner, 12 inches fell at Butternut, 10.5 inches fell near Phillips, and 10 inches fell at Mason.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Ashland
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST to February 3, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ashland forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.510, -90.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Iron
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST to February 3, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Iron forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.317, -90.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Burnett
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST to February 3, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Burnett forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.863, -92.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Washburn
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST to February 3, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washburn forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.899, -91.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Sawyer
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST to February 3, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sawyer forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.880, -91.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Price
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST to February 3, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Price forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.680, -90.361 (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
- Winter Storm in Kansas, February 1 to 2, 2004
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 1 to 2, 2004
- Winter Weather in Kansas, February 1, 2004
- Winter Weather in Kansas, February 1, 2004
- Winter Weather in Kansas, February 1, 2004
- Drought in Colorado, February 1 to 29, 2004
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 1 to 2, 2004
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Oklahoma, February 1, 2004
- Winter Storm in Kansas, February 1 to 2, 2004
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 1 to 2, 2004
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 1, 2004
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 1 to 3, 2004
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, February 2004
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: 5385512, 5385513, 5385514, 5385515, 5385516, 5385517, 5385518.