Wisconsin, 2025

Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 7 to 8, 2025

February 7 to 8, 2025 · NWS GRB · 15 events in 15 counties and zones

As low pressure tracked across the Ohio Valley, a band of snow set up across central and east-central Wisconsin late Friday evening (2/7) and early Saturday morning (2/8), producing 3 to 6 inches of snow by around sunrise. Then, during the day on Saturday (2/8), another band of snow developed over the same location, producing another 3 to 6 inches of snow.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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.

As low pressure tracked across the Ohio Valley, a band of snow set up across central and east-central Wisconsin late Friday evening (2/7) and early Saturday morning (2/8), producing 3 to 6 inches of snow by around sunrise. Then, during the day on Saturday (2/8), another band of snow developed over the same location, producing another 3 to 6 inches of snow. Storm total snow accumulations were generally 6 to 11 inches from central to east-central Wisconsin.

Some of the highest snowfall totals included 11 inches near Pella (Shawano Co.), 10.5 inches near Northland (Waupaca Co.) as well as in Iola (Waupaca Co.), 10.4 inches in Weston (Marathon Co.), 10 inches in Sturgeon Bay (Door Co.) as well as in Brillion (Calumet Co.), Clintonville (Waupaca Co.), and Athens (Marathon Co.), 9.5 inches in Algoma (Kewaunee Co.), 9.2 inches near New Franken (Brown Co.), and 8 inches in Sobieski (southern Oconto Co.) as well as Kimberly (Outagamie Co.) and Manitowoc (Manitowoc Co.).

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Event by event

15 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Wood

When
February 7, 9:00 PM CST to February 8, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Wood forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall total in Wood County was 6.5 inches in Marshfield.

Heavy Snow, Portage

When
February 7, 11:00 PM CST to February 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Portage forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
44.476, -89.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Portage County included 9.1 inches in Rosholt, 7 inches in Junction City, and 6.2 inches in Amherst.

Heavy Snow, Marathon

When
February 8, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Marathon forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Marathon County included 10.4 inches in Weston, 10.2 inches in Wausau, 10 inches in Athens as well as in Mosinee, and 9 inches in Colby.

Heavy Snow, Waupaca

When
February 8, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Waupaca forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.470, -88.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Waupaca County included 10.5 inches near Northland as well as in Iola, 10 inches in Clintonville, and 9 inches in Manawa.

Heavy Snow, Shawano

When
February 8, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Shawano forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
44.789, -88.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Shawano County included 11 inches in Pella, 9.5 inches in Wittenberg, and 9 inches in Tigerton as well as near Shawano Lake.

Heavy Snow, Outagamie

When
February 8, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Outagamie forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
44.416, -88.465 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Outagamie County included 8 inches in Kimberly, 7.7 inches near New London, 7.3 inches in Kaukauna, 7 inches in Little Chute, and 6.7 inches in Appleton.

Heavy Snow, Brown

When
February 8, 2:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Brown forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
44.474, -87.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Brown County included 9.2 inches near New Franken, 9 inches near Oneida, 8.5 inches near Howard as well as in Green Bay, and 7.6 inches in Wrightstown.

Heavy Snow, Kewaunee

When
February 8, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Kewaunee forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
44.483, -87.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Kewaunee County included 9.5 inches in Algoma and 7.5 inches in Casco.

Heavy Snow, Langlade

When
February 8, 4:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Langlade forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
45.262, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Langlade County included 7.6 inches in White Lake and 6.5 inches near Antigo.

Heavy Snow, Lincoln

When
February 8, 4:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
45.338, -89.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Lincoln County included 7 inches near Merrill and 6.3 inches in Bradley.

Heavy Snow, Menominee

When
February 8, 4:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Menominee forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
45.004, -88.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall totals across Menominee County generally ranged from 6 to 8 inches.

Heavy Snow, Door

When
February 8, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
Where
Door forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
44.838, -87.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Door County included 10 inches in Sturgeon Bay and 6.1 inches in Forestville.

Heavy Snow, Southern Oconto

When
February 8, 6:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Southern Oconto forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
44.999, -88.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across southern Oconto County included 8 inches in Sobieski, 6.8 inches in Pulaski, and 6 inches in Oconto.

Heavy Snow, Calumet

When
February 8, 9:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
Where
Calumet forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
44.082, -88.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Calumet County included 10 inches in Brillion and 7 inches in High Cliff State Park.

Heavy Snow, Manitowoc

When
February 8, 9:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Manitowoc forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
44.091, -87.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The highest snowfall totals across Manitowoc County included 8 inches in Manitowoc and 7.5 inches in Two Rivers as well as Mishicot.

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: 1230980, 1230975, 1230973, 1230974, 1230976, 1230979, 1230966, 1230969, 1230970, 1230972, 1230978, 1230971, 1230977, 1230967, 1230968.