Lake-Effect Snow, Iron
- When
- February 18, 4:00 PM CST to February 20, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Iron forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.317, -90.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake-Effect Snow in Wisconsin, February 18 to 20, 2013
Heavy lake effect snow fell in Iron County in Wisconsin on February 18th and 19th. 7 inches in Upson.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
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- 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.
Heavy lake effect snow fell in Iron County in Wisconsin on February 18th and 19th. Some areas got between 8 and 10 inches, including 9.5 inches in Gile, 9 inches in Hurley, and 8.7 inches in Upson.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Lake-Effect Snow
- Heavy snow in bands downwind of a large lake as cold air crosses warmer water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current in Guam, February 18, 2013
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, February 18, 2013
- Tornado in Texas, February 18, 2013
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, February 18, 2013
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Michigan, February 18 to 20, 2013
- Blizzard in South Dakota, February 18, 2013
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 18, 2013
- Winter Storm and Strong Wind in California, February 18 to 20, 2013
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, February 18, 2013
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, February 18, 2013
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 18, 2013
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 18, 2013
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, February 2013
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 431377.