Wisconsin, 2025

Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 9 to 10, 2025

December 9 to 10, 2025 · NWS GRB · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

A quick moving clipper system tracking through southern Wisconsin Tuesday night (12/9) through Wednesday morning (12/10) brought a narrow swath of 6 to 8 inches of snow from central Wisconsin to the Fox Valley and the lakeshore. ).

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.

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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 GRB wrote it up.

A quick moving clipper system tracking through southern Wisconsin Tuesday night (12/9) through Wednesday morning (12/10) brought a narrow swath of 6 to 8 inches of snow from central Wisconsin to the Fox Valley and the lakeshore.

Some of the highest snowfall totals included 8 inches near Two Rivers (Manitowoc Co.), 7.5 inches near Blaine (Portage Co.) as well as in Waupaca (Waupaca Co.), 7.1 inches in Oshkosh (Winnebago Co.) as well as in Marshfield (Wood Co.), 7 inches in Chilton (Calumet Co.), and 6.8 inches in Shiocton (Outagamie Co.) as well as in Rudolph (Portage Co.).

The radar

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Event by event

8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Marathon

When
December 9, 5:00 PM CST to December 10, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Marathon forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Marathon County included 6.5 inches in Spencer and 6 inches in Stratford.

Heavy Snow, Wood

When
December 9, 5:00 PM CST to December 10, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Wood forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Wood County included 7.1 inches in Marshfield and 6 inches in Wisconsin Rapids.

Heavy Snow, Portage

When
December 9, 6:00 PM CST to December 10, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Portage forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.476, -89.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Portage County included 7.5 inches near Blaine, 6.8 near Rudolph, and 6.7 inches in Plover.

Heavy Snow, Waupaca

When
December 9, 7:00 PM CST to December 10, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Waupaca forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.470, -88.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Waupaca County included 7.5 inches in Waupaca, 7 inches in Clintonville, and 6.2 inches in Scandinavia.

Heavy Snow, Outagamie

When
December 9, 7:00 PM CST to December 10, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Outagamie forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.416, -88.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Outagamie County included 6.8 inches in Shiocton and 6.5 inches in Greenville as well as in Appleton.

Heavy Snow, Winnebago

When
December 9, 7:00 PM CST to December 10, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Winnebago forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
44.069, -88.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Winnebago County included 7.1 inches in Oshkosh and 6 inches in Neenah.

Heavy Snow, Calumet

When
December 9, 7:00 PM CST to December 10, 6:00 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 total in Calumet County was 7 inches in Chilton.

Heavy Snow, Manitowoc

When
December 9, 7:00 PM CST to December 10, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Manitowoc forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.091, -87.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Manitowoc County included 8 inches near Two Rivers and 6.3 inches near St. Nazianz.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1298287, 1298289, 1298290, 1298291, 1298292, 1298293, 1298294, 1298295.