A narrow band of 6 to nearly 10 inches of snow fell across far north central Wisconsin as a low pressure system moved across Illinois. 0 inches at St.
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The episode as NWS GRB wrote it up.
A narrow band of 6 to nearly 10 inches of snow fell across far north central Wisconsin as a low pressure system moved across Illinois. The highest snowfall totals included 9.9 inches near Argonne (Forest Co.), 9.0 inches at Three Lakes (Oneida Co.), 8.5 inches at Sugar Camp (Oneida Co.), and 8.0 inches at St. Germain and Lac du Flambeau (both in Vilas Co.).
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 5, 5:22 PM CST, 5 hours 38 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 330 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2015 WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-062030- VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE- MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE- WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET- MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO- 330 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED NORTH OF A LINE FROM MERRILL TO WAUSAUKEE...WITH A NARROW BAND OF LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FREEZING RAIN MAY ALSO PRODUCE A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE FROM WAUSAU TO SHAWANO TO STURGEON BAY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. MOTORISTS WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ALONG A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT OVER ILLINOIS. NORTHERN WISCONSIN MAY SEE AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...WHILE PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN MAY RECEIVE A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN. PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY ANY SNOWFALL OR MIXED PRECIPITATION REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY. LMZ521-522-541>543-062030- THE BAY OF GREEN BAY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND TO SHEBOYGAN- 330 PM CDT SUN APR 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST LAKE MICHIGAN AND THE WATERS OF GREEN BAY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO A PERSISTENT GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND. MG/TH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
As much as 8.0 inches of snow fell at St. Germain and Lac du Flambeau in Vilas County.
The highest snowfall totals in Oneida County included 9.0 inches at Three Lakes and 8.5 inches at Sugar Camp.
Nearly ten inches (9.9 inches) of snow fell near Argonne in Forest County.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, April 2015
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: 570762, 570763, 570764.