Heavy Snow, Douglas
- When
- February 24, 11:00 AM CST to February 25, 3:45 AM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.464, -91.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 24 to 25, 2006
A fast and hard-hitting snow storm moved into far Northwest Wisconsin by late morning. The storm laid down 6 to 12 inches of snow in a 30 mile-wide area from Superior to Hurley.
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 DLH wrote it up.
A fast and hard-hitting snow storm moved into far Northwest Wisconsin by late morning. The storm laid down 6 to 12 inches of snow in a 30 mile-wide area from Superior to Hurley. Over 12 inches fell just inland from Lake Superior in Iron County. Snowfall rates of 2 inches per hour were common in this area. The snow lingered into late morning on Saturday in Ashland and Iron Counties.
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, Bayfield
- When
- February 24, 11:00 AM CST to February 25, 9:00 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, Ashland
- When
- February 24, 11:00 AM CST to February 25, 11:45 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 24, 11:00 AM CST to February 25, 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Iron forecast zone
- Reported by
- AIRPLANE PILOT
- 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
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, February 24, 2006
- Winter Weather in Vermont, February 24, 2006
- Winter Weather in Vermont, February 24, 2006
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, February 24, 2006
- Winter Weather in Vermont, February 24, 2006
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 24, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 24 to 25, 2006
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, February 24, 2006
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, February 24, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 24, 2006
- Strong Wind in Delaware, February 24, 2006
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, February 24, 2006
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, February 2006
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: 5491224, 5491225, 5491226, 5491227.