Heavy Snow, Iron
- When
- February 21, 8:00 PM CST to February 22, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iron forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.317, -90.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 21 to 22, 2009
Locally heavy lake effect snow affected portions of northwest Wisconsin. The heaviest snow fell overnight.
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 DLH wrote it up.
Locally heavy lake effect snow affected portions of northwest Wisconsin. The heaviest snow fell overnight. The greatest snowfall was in Iron County where totals ranged from 6 to 16 inches. Montreal reported 9 inches and Upson received 8 inches.
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
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 21, 2009
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- High Wind in Texas, February 21, 2009
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 21 to 22, 2009
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 21, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 2009
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 2009
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, February 21, 2009
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, February 21, 2009
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, February 21 to 22, 2009
- Lake-Effect Snow and Winter Weather in Michigan, February 21 to 23, 2009
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 2009
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, February 2009
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: 154470.