Heavy Snow, Bayfield
- When
- November 12, 4:00 PM CST to November 13, 11:45 AM 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 in Wisconsin, November 12 to 13, 2015
A storm system affected northwest Wisconsin on November 12th and 13th. The precipitation began as rain and gradually switched to snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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.
A storm system affected northwest Wisconsin on November 12th and 13th. The precipitation began as rain and gradually switched to snow. A combination of a gravity wave and lake effect snow resulted in pockets of up to 10 to 14 in Iron and Bayfield counties. Snowfall reports included 13 in Iron River, 14 near Cornucopia, and 12 in Gile.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Iron
- When
- November 12, 4:00 PM CST to November 13, 11:45 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
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Ohio, November 12, 2015
- High Wind in New York, November 12 to 13, 2015
- Seiche in New York, November 12, 2015
- Damaging Wind in New York, November 12, 2015
- High Wind in Washington, November 12, 2015
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 12, 2015
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Michigan, November 12 to 13, 2015
- Frost and Freeze in California, November 12, 2015
- Waterspouts in Gulf of Mexico, November 12, 2015
- Strong Wind in Wisconsin, November 12, 2015
- High Wind in Indiana, November 12, 2015
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, November 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: 605823, 605824.