Lake-Effect Snow, Iron
- When
- January 27, 4:00 PM CST to January 28, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Iron forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.317, -90.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake-Effect Snow in Wisconsin, January 27 to 28, 2016
Light snow across northwest Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening of January 27th transitioned to lake effect snow overnight into the morning of January 28th. 3 in Gile, WI and 10 in Hurley, WI.
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.
Light snow across northwest Wisconsin during the afternoon and evening of January 27th transitioned to lake effect snow overnight into the morning of January 28th. A couple locations in northern Iron County reported more than 8 of snow within 24 hours, including 9.3 in Gile, WI and 10 in Hurley, WI. Ironwood, MI, which is just across the border from Iron County, reported about 11.5.
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
- Tornadoes and Flood in Florida, January 27 to 28, 2016
- Winter Weather in Michigan, January 27 to 29, 2016
- High Wind in Montana, January 27, 2016
- High Wind in Washington, January 27 to 28, 2016
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 27, 2016
- High Wind in Alaska, January 27, 2016
- Dense Fog in Utah, January 27, 2016
- Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, January 27, 2016
- Blizzard in Alaska, January 27, 2016
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, January 2016
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: 610238.