Lake-Effect Snow, Bayfield
- When
- January 13, 11:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bayfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.635, -91.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake-Effect Snow in Wisconsin, January 13 to 14, 2008
Heavy lake effect snow developed over much of northwest Wisconsin, especially from the Bayfield Peninsula east into the Gogebic Range, during the midday hours of January 13, and persisted through late evening on January 14. Total snow accumulations ranged from 9 inches in Bayfield to about 20 inches in Gile.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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 developed over much of northwest Wisconsin, especially from the Bayfield Peninsula east into the Gogebic Range, during the midday hours of January 13, and persisted through late evening on January 14. Total snow accumulations ranged from 9 inches in Bayfield to about 20 inches in Gile.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Lake-Effect Snow, Ashland
- When
- January 13, 11:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ashland forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.510, -90.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake-Effect Snow, Iron
- When
- January 13, 11:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 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
- Avalanche in Montana, January 13, 2008
- Extreme Cold in North Dakota, January 13 to 14, 2008
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 13 to 18, 2008
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New York, January 13 to 14, 2008
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 13 to 14, 2008
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 13 to 14, 2008
- Winter Weather in Massachusetts, January 13 to 14, 2008
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Connecticut, January 13 to 14, 2008
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 13, 2008
- Hail in Florida, January 13, 2008
- Freezing Fog in Nevada, January 13 to 14, 2008
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, January 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: 74078, 74079, 74080.