Heavy Snow, Taylor
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Taylor forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 45.212, -90.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, April 1, 2008
Low pressure advanced across the central Plains to the lower Great Lakes from March 31 through April 1. Snow fell during much of the day and night of March 31, as well as into the early morning hours of April 1.
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 ARX wrote it up.
Low pressure advanced across the central Plains to the lower Great Lakes from March 31 through April 1. Snow fell during much of the day and night of March 31, as well as into the early morning hours of April 1. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 7 inches were common across Taylor County, including 5.5 inches at Medford.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flood in Mississippi, April 1 to 13, 2008
- Flooding in Arkansas, April 1 to 6, 2008
- Flooding in Tennessee, April 1 to 13, 2008
- Flooding in Arkansas, April 1 to 30, 2008
- High Wind in Texas, April 1, 2008
- Flooding in Arkansas, April 1 to 24, 2008
- Strong Wind in Vermont, April 1 to 2, 2008
- Strong Wind in New York, April 1 to 2, 2008
- Drought in Alabama, April 1 to 30, 2008
- Flood in Illinois, April 1 to 24, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, April 1, 2008
- Flood in Arkansas, April 1 to 30, 2008
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, April 2008
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 80329.