Heavy Snow, Bayfield
- When
- February 28, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 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 28, 2005
Lake effect snow bands brought 8 to 5 inches of snow to far northern Wisconsin. 8" at Oulu.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
Lake effect snow bands brought 8 to 5 inches of snow to far northern Wisconsin. Specific amounts include 12 to 15 inches at Hurley, 11.5" at Mellen, 8.3" at Upson, and 6.8" at Oulu.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Ashland
- When
- February 28, 1:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM 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 28, 1:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iron forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.317, -90.264 (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 Weather in Indiana, February 28, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 28, 2005
- Winter Storm in Virginia, February 28, 2005
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 28, 2005
- Winter Storm in Maryland, February 28, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 28, 2005
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, February 28, 2005
- Storm Surge and High Surf in New Jersey, February 28, 2005
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, February 28, 2005
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 28, 2005
- Winter Storm in Virginia, February 28, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 28, 2005
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, February 2005
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: 5441352, 5441353, 5441354.