Heavy Snow, Washburn
- When
- February 12, 2:00 AM CST to February 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washburn forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.899, -91.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 12 to 13, 2019
An area of low pressure moved from the Texas Panhandle to the Ohio Valley on the 11th into the 12th. An inverted trough then set up off the low and passed through northeastern Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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.
An area of low pressure moved from the Texas Panhandle to the Ohio Valley on the 11th into the 12th. An inverted trough then set up off the low and passed through northeastern Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. An area of enhanced lift moved through north-central Wisconsin and contributed to higher snowfall amounts in the Price, Ashland and Iron County area. Snowfall totals in northwest Wisconsin ranged from 5 to 15 with numerous reports of 14 to 15 near Phillips and 14 in Gile.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Sawyer
- When
- February 12, 2:00 AM CST to February 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sawyer forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.880, -91.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Price
- When
- February 12, 2:00 AM CST to February 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Price forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.680, -90.361 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Iron
- When
- February 12, 3:00 AM CST to February 13, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Iron forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.317, -90.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Burnett
- When
- February 12, 3:00 AM CST to February 13, 12:00 AM 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
- February 12, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 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, Bayfield
- When
- February 12, 4:00 AM CST to February 13, 12:00 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, Ashland
- When
- February 12, 4:00 AM CST to February 13, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ashland forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.510, -90.720 (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
- Debris Flows and Flooding in California, February 12 to 15, 2019
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in California, February 12 to 15, 2019
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 12, 2019
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, February 12 to 13, 2019
- Ice Storm in Ohio, February 12, 2019
- Winter Storm in New York, February 12 to 13, 2019
- Winter Storm and Flooding in California, February 12 to 17, 2019
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Michigan, February 12 to 13, 2019
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, February 12, 2019
- Strong Wind in Illinois, February 12 to 13, 2019
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 12 to 13, 2019
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, February 12 to 13, 2019
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, February 2019
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: 808080, 808081, 808082, 808078, 808079, 808075, 808076, 808077.