Low pressure moved northeastward across the upper midwest, bringing rain and snow to northwest Wisconsin. Rain changed to heavy snow as the low passed to the east through upper Michigan, with totals ranging from 6 inches to nearly a foot.
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The episode as NWS DLH wrote it up.
Low pressure moved northeastward across the upper midwest, bringing rain and snow to northwest Wisconsin. Rain changed to heavy snow as the low passed to the east through upper Michigan, with totals ranging from 6 inches to nearly a foot. Specific snowfall amounts included a foot at Highbridge to Mellen and 10 inches Odanah.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy snow fell across extreme northern Ashland County, where 9 inches of snow fell in Odanah. Four inches of snow was reported in Highbridge.
Snow totals ranged from 5 inches in Gurney and Saxon, to 11 inches in Hurley. Other totals include 7.5 inches in Montreal, and 7 inches in Upson.
Far southern Price county reported heavy snow totals. Eight inches of snow fell at Timm's Hill.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, December 2006
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: 8279, 8280, 8281.