Lake-Effect Snow, Ashland
- When
- December 5, 7:00 PM CST to December 6, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ashland forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.510, -90.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake-Effect Snow in Wisconsin, December 5 to 6, 2008
Heavy lake effect snow fell across the Gogebic Range of Ashland and Iron counties. Along with the 6 to 9 inches of accumulation, windy conditions caused blowing and drifting of the snow.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Heavy lake effect snow fell across the Gogebic Range of Ashland and Iron counties. Along with the 6 to 9 inches of accumulation, windy conditions caused blowing and drifting of the snow. The heaviest snow fell during the morning hours of the 6th with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Lake-Effect Snow, Iron
- When
- December 5, 8:00 PM CST to December 6, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iron forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.317, -90.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Lake-Effect Snow
- Heavy snow in bands downwind of a large lake as cold air crosses warmer water.
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The same day elsewhere
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 5, 2008
- Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, December 5, 2008
- Avalanche in Colorado, December 5, 2008
- Winter Storm in Michigan, December 5 to 7, 2008
- Blizzard and High Wind in Wyoming, December 5, 2008
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, December 5, 2008
- High Wind in Montana, December 5, 2008
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, December 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: 145316, 145317.