Winter Weather, Wood
- When
- April 28, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Wisconsin, April 28, 2008
Late season snow fell across central Wisconsin as a cold upper low moved across the state. ).
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 GRB wrote it up.
Late season snow fell across central Wisconsin as a cold upper low moved across the state. Three to six inches of snow fell in a band from Waupaca (Waupaca Co.) to Pittsville (Wood Co.). The highest snowfall totals included 5.5 inches northeast of Wild Rose (Waushara Co.), 5.0 inches at Whiting and Stevens Point (Portage Co.), 3.7 inches near King (Waupaca Co.) and 3.3 inches at Pittsville.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Portage
- When
- April 28, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Portage forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.476, -89.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Waupaca
- When
- April 28, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Waupaca forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.470, -88.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Waushara
- When
- April 28, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Waushara forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.113, -89.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornado in Virginia, April 28, 2008
- Tornado in Florida, April 28, 2008
- Tornado in North Carolina, April 28, 2008
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 28, 2008
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, April 28, 2008
- Tornadoes in North Carolina, April 28, 2008
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 28, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, April 28, 2008
- Hail in Ohio, April 28, 2008
- Waterspout in Gulf of Mexico, April 28, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, April 28, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 95564, 95565, 95566, 95567.