Wisconsin, 2022

Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Wisconsin, March 7, 2022

March 7, 2022 · NWS GRB · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Low pressure tracking well south of Wisconsin brought a band of heavier snow to portions of east-central Wisconsin during the early morning hours on Monday (3/7). Snowfall totals were generally 4 to 7 inches across Manitowoc, Calumet, and Winnebago counties.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 GRB wrote it up.

Low pressure tracking well south of Wisconsin brought a band of heavier snow to portions of east-central Wisconsin during the early morning hours on Monday (3/7). Snowfall totals were generally 4 to 7 inches across Manitowoc, Calumet, and Winnebago counties.

Some of the highest snowfall totals included 7.0 inches in Osman (Manitowoc Co.), 6.3 inches near Saint Nazianz (Manitowoc Co.), and 5.0 inches near Chilton as well as near Oshkosh.

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 Green Bay, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 6, 5:17 PM CST, 9 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 5:17 PM CST, 9 hours 43 minutes before
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Event by event

2 winter weather, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Manitowoc

When
March 7, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where
Manitowoc forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
44.091, -87.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Manitowoc County included 7.0 inches in Osman and 6.3 inches near Saint Nazianz.

Winter Weather, Calumet

When
March 7, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where
Calumet forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.082, -88.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals in Calumet County included 5.0 inches near Chilton and 4.0 inches near Potter.

Winter Weather, Winnebago

When
March 7, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where
Winnebago forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.069, -88.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall total in Winnebago County included 5.0 inches near Oshkosh.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1002550, 1016281, 1016283.