Heavy Snow, Burnett
- When
- February 20, 7:00 AM CST to February 21, 9:00 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 in Wisconsin, February 20 to 21, 2019
A quick moving low pressure system spread snow across much of the Northland during the morning hours. Snowfall became heavy during the afternoon hours with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour and whiteout conditions.
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.
A quick moving low pressure system spread snow across much of the Northland during the morning hours. Snowfall became heavy during the afternoon hours with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour and whiteout conditions. The greatest snowfall was across northwest Wisconsin and into adjacent areas of Minnesota with a secondary maximum along the North Shore of Lake Superior due to lake enhancement. Snowfall totals of 6 to 10 inches were seen across northwestern Wisconsin with the highest being 10.1 inches 6 miles northeast of Hertel in Burnett County.
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, Washburn
- When
- February 20, 7:00 AM CST to February 21, 7:00 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, Sawyer
- When
- February 20, 8:00 AM CST to February 21, 7:00 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, Douglas
- When
- February 20, 9:00 AM CST to February 21, 2:00 AM 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 20, 9:00 AM CST to 10:00 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, Ashland
- When
- February 20, 9:00 AM CST to 10:00 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, Iron
- When
- February 20, 9:00 AM CST to February 21, 12:00 PM 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, Price
- When
- February 20, 9:00 AM CST to February 21, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Price forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.680, -90.361 (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
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, February 20 to 28, 2019
- Flooding in Arkansas, February 20 to 28, 2019
- Debris Flow in Tennessee, February 20 to 24, 2019
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, February 20 to 22, 2019
- Debris Flow and Strong Wind in Georgia, February 20, 2019
- High Wind in Virginia, February 20, 2019
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in West Virginia, February 20 to 23, 2019
- Flooding in Kentucky, February 20, 2019
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, February 20 to 24, 2019
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 20, 2019
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, February 20 to 27, 2019
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, February 20, 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: 808092, 808093, 808094, 808088, 808089, 808090, 808091, 808095.