Wisconsin, 2015

Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 26 to 27, 2015

December 26 to 27, 2015 · NWS DLH · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Snowfall ranged from 6 to 8 inches from Burnett County to Ashland. The snow fell in a short time on a busy travel day.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

Snowfall ranged from 6 to 8 inches from Burnett County to Ashland. The snow fell in a short time on a busy travel day. The heaviest snow fell from mid morning to mid afternoon. Snow continued into the night over the snowbelt of northern Wisconsin. Some specific snowfall amounts include 7 inches at Grantsburg, 6 inches in Superior and Washburn and 8.6 inches in Ashland.

What forecasters said that day

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 Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 25, 11:47 PM CST, 4 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 11:47 PM CST, 4 hours 13 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Ashland

When
December 26, 4:00 AM CST to 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)

Heavy Snow, Bayfield

When
December 26, 4:00 AM CST to 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)

Heavy Snow, Burnett

When
December 26, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Burnett forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
45.863, -92.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Douglas

When
December 26, 4:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Douglas forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.464, -91.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Iron

When
December 26, 4:00 AM CST to December 27, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Iron forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.317, -90.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

More

Every storm in Wisconsin in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, December 2015

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: 612010, 612011, 612012, 612013, 612014.