Winter Storm, Vilas
- When
- November 24, 12:00 AM CST to November 25, 12:00 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)
Winter Storm in Wisconsin, November 24 to 25, 2005
A strong low pressure system tracked through Lake Superior, bringing a cold front through the area. Gusty northwest winds and lake effect snow combined to produce near blizzard conditions across portions of north central Wisconsin.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
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 strong low pressure system tracked through Lake Superior, bringing a cold front through the area. Gusty northwest winds and lake effect snow combined to produce near blizzard conditions across portions of north central Wisconsin. The highest snowfall totals were 8.5 inches at Phelps and 8.0 inches at Land O' Lakes.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornadoes in Maine, November 24, 2005
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, November 24 to 25, 2005
- Winter Storm in Ohio, November 24, 2005
- Winter Weather in Washington, November 24 to 25, 2005
- Heavy Snow in New York, November 24 to 26, 2005
- Strong Wind in West Virginia, November 24, 2005
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 24, 2005
- Winter Weather in Vermont, November 24, 2005
- High Wind in Alaska, November 24, 2005
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 24, 2005
- Winter Storm in Michigan, November 24 to 25, 2005
- Strong Wind in New York, November 24, 2005
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, November 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5485744.