Overview
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A historic late season blizzard pummeled northeast and north-central Wisconsin on April 13-15, 2018. A large area of 15 to 30 inches of snow and winds gusting over 45 mph rewrote the record books for many locations across the area. The heavy weight of the snow caused several roofs to collapse. Part of a roof at a motel in Green Bay collapsed over the pool area, and roofs of several barns in Brown and Outagamie counties were damaged. The storm brought blizzard or near-blizzard conditions to much of the area and made roads impassable from time-to-time. Winds of 35 to 50 mph caused sporadic power outages and created waves of 10 to 16 feet on Lake Michigan. The persistent northeast wind created shoreline erosion along the western shores of the lake. Many businesses were closed for part or all the weekend.
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Snow Reports
Location Amount Time/Date ...Wisconsin... ...Brown County... Suamico 25.5 in 0700 AM 04/16 NWS Green Bay 24.2 in 0700 AM 04/16 Ashwaubenon 23.7 in 0100 AM 04/16 Allouez 22.0 in 0700 AM 04/16 2 SSW Allouez 19.8 in 0645 AM 04/16 Wrightstown 16.3 in 0700 AM 04/16 ...Calumet County... Darboy 3 SE 15.2 in 0700 AM 04/16 Chilton 11.5 in 0800 AM 04/16 ...Door County... Carlsville 2 NW 31.6 in 0630 AM 04/16 Ephraim 1 NE - WWTP 25.0 in 0700 AM 04/16 2 WNW Baileys Harbor 24.8 in 0700 AM 04/16 Sister Bay 20.5 in 0800 AM 04/16 Sister Bay 1 N 20.5 in 0700 AM 04/16 Forestville 4 E 20.2 in 0800 AM 04/16 Baileys Harbor 3 ENE 18.2 in 0700 AM 04/16 ...Florence County... Spread Eagle 1 NW 18.0 in 0700 AM 04/16 Aurora 14.1 in 0730 AM 04/16 1 NW Spread Eagle 13.0 in 0700 AM 04/16 ...Forest County... Argonne 1.5 NW 14.1 in 0720 AM 04/16 ...Kewaunee County... Kewaunee 18.5 in 0700 AM 04/16 ...Langlade County... White Lake 1 SE 20.1 in 0800 AM 04/16 Summit Lake 17.4 in 0630 AM 04/16 ...Lincoln County... 3 WSW Bradley 19.2 in 0700 AM 04/16 Merrill 7 W 18.5 in 0600 AM 04/16 Merrill 8 W 18.5 in 0600 AM 04/16 Rice Reservoir No. 2 15.2 in 0700 AM 04/16 ...Manitowoc County... Two Rivers 11.0 in 0700 AM 04/16 Manitowoc 10.5 in 0600 PM 04/16 ...Marathon County... Weston 20.5 in 0800 AM 04/16 Wausau WSAW TV 20.5 in 1145 PM 04/15 Schofield 20.0 in 0500 AM 04/16 Wausau-Northeast 17.1 in 0530 AM 04/16 Eau Pleine Tender 16.0 in 0700 AM 04/16 Spencer - Wwtp 12.9 in 0730 AM 04/16 ...Marinette County... Peshtigo 27.5 in 0730 AM 04/16 Athelstane 13.0 in 0600 AM 04/16 Crivitz High Falls 11.4 in 0800 AM 04/16 ...Oconto County... Stiles 1 S 30.5 in 0730 AM 04/16 Oconto 4 W 29.0 in 0700 AM 04/16 Pulaski - WWTP 28.0 in 0700 AM 04/16 ...Oneida County... Mc Naughton 3 SSE 19.4 in 0700 AM 04/16 Hazelhurst 18.5 in 0700 AM 04/16 Rhinelander 18.4 in 0523 AM 04/16 ...Outagamie County... Appleton 21.2 in 0700 AM 04/16 Appleton WHBY Radio 21.1 in 0800 AM 04/16 2 WSW Kimberly 19.0 in 0800 AM 04/16 ...Portage County... Stevens Point 20.7 in 0730 AM 04/16 Plover 19.8 in 1223 AM 04/16 Rudolph 1 NNE 17.9 in 0530 AM 04/16 Almond 5 NE 15.7 in 0800 AM 04/16 3 NNW Junction City 14.5 in 0800 AM 04/16 ...Shawano County... Tigerton 30.6 in 0852 AM 04/16 Shawano 2 SSW 29.8 in 0800 AM 04/16 Krakow 24.5 in 0800 AM 04/16 ...Vilas County... Lac Du Flambeau 19.5 in 1011 AM 04/16 Eagle River 4 E 14.8 in 0627 AM 04/16 Eagle River - South 14.0 in 0630 AM 04/16 Land O Lakes 3 W 13.8 in 0730 AM 04/16 Boulder Junction 9 ENE 11.3 in 0710 AM 04/16 ...Waupaca County... Waupaca 28.4 in 0800 AM 04/16 New London 28.3 in 0530 AM 04/16 Scandinavia 28.0 in 0800 AM 04/16 ...Waushara County... Wild Rose 16.7 in 0700 AM 04/16 Wautoma Silver Lake Sanitary 11.9 in 0830 AM 04/16 ...Winnebago County... Neenah 12.6 in 0700 AM 04/16 Omro 1 WSW 12.0 in 0700 AM 04/16 Omro 2 SW 12.0 in 0700 AM 04/16 Oshkosh-north 11.6 in 0700 AM 04/16 ...Wood County... Nekoosa 20.2 in 0927 AM 04/16 Pittsville - WWTP 18.5 in 0700 AM 04/16 Wisconsin Rapids-Southeast 17.3 in 0730 AM 04/16 Port Edwards 2 E 15.8 in 0830 AM 04/16 Marshfield 12.0 in 0700 AM 04/16 Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
Records Set
Green Bay
Largest April snowstorm - 24.2" (Previous record was 11.0" on April 4-5, 1977)
2nd largest snowstorm on record - 24.2" (Behind the 29.0" that fell March 1-2, 1888)
Snowiest April on record - 36.7" (Previous record was 15.1" in 1907)
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Appleton
Largest April snowstorm - 21.2" (Previous record was 12.3" on April 15-16, 1904)
Largest snowstorm on record - 21.2" (Previous record was 19.5" on December 12-14, 1909)
Snowiest April on record - 30.8" (Previous record was 26.0" in 1907)
Click HERE for additional record information for Appleton.
Wausau
Largest April snowstorm - 20.7" (Previous record was 12.1" on April 15-16, 1993)
2nd largest snowstorm on record - 20.7" (Behind the 22.1" that fell March 5-6, 1959)
Snowiest April on record - 34.5" (Previous record was 25.5" in 1909)
Click HERE for additional record information for Wausau.
Rhinelander
Largest April snowstorm - 18.2" (Previous record was 13.0" on April 3-4, 1945)
3rd largest snowstorm on record - 18.2"
2nd snowiest April on record - 27.6" (through Apr 15) (Record is 28.1" in 2014)
Click HERE for additional record information for Rhinelander.
Photos:
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| NWS Green Bay Office | NWS Green Bay Office | NWS Green Bay Upper Air Building | NWS Green Bay Upper Air Building |
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| A view of the 6 foot drift from the WCM's office | WCM Office where Lead Forecaster Slept |
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Hobart (Photo: Jeff Last) |
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| Green Bay (Photo: Phil Kurimski) |
West De Pere (Photo: Rebecca Hykin) |
West De Pere (Photo: Rebecca Hykin) |
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| Oconto Falls (Photo: Thomas Thomson) |
Oconto Falls (Photo: Thomas Thomson) |
Stiles (Photo: Rick Belanger) |
Stiles (Photo: Rick Belanger) |
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| Manitowoc - Damage to SS Badger Pier Area (Photo: Alex Phillip) |
Radar:
NWS Green Bay Radar Animations
Radar animation of the first round of heavy snow that occurred Friday night into Saturday morning. Up to 18 inches of snow fell in a band from near Wausau to Shawano to northern Door county.
Radar animation of the second round of heavy snow that occurred Sunday. A widespread snowfall of 8 to 15 inches occurred across the entire area.
NWS Green Bay Single Radar Images
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| Evening April 13-- As event was starting, including a few thunderstorms |
Early morning April 14-- Heavy snow occurring across central to northeast Wisconsin |
Noon April 15-- Blizzard conditions across east-central Wisconsin |
Peak Winds
Location Speed Time/Date Lat/Lon -------------------------------------------------------------------- Plover 1 WSW 52 MPH 0652 AM 04/15 44.44N/89.55W Marshfield Airport 51 MPH 0432 PM 04/14 44.64N/90.19W Green Bay Airport 51 MPH 0839 AM 04/15 44.50N/88.11W Menominee 2 SE 50 MPH 0524 AM 04/15 45.10N/87.59W Rose Lawn 4 SE 50 MPH 0542 PM 04/14 44.54N/88.25W Wautoma Airport 49 MPH 0528 AM 04/15 44.04N/89.30W Stevens Point Airport 49 MPH 0535 PM 04/14 44.55N/89.53W Appleton Airport 46 MPH 0445 PM 04/14 44.26N/88.52W Oshkosh Airport 46 MPH 0411 PM 04/14 43.98N/88.56W Antigo Airport 46 MPH 0715 AM 04/15 45.15N/89.11W Wisconsin Rapids Airport 46 MPH 0408 PM 04/14 44.36N/89.84W Mosinee Airport 45 MPH 0510 PM 04/14 44.78N/89.67W Kewaunee 45 MPH 0730 PM 04/14 44.47N/87.50W Two Rivers 20 ESE 45 MPH 0700 AM 04/15 44.00N/87.20W Combined Locks 1 W 43 MPH 1040 PM 04/14 44.24N/88.34W Coloma 4 W 43 MPH 0417 AM 04/15 44.02N/89.60W Sister Bay 1 NNW 42 MPH 0157 AM 04/15 45.20N/87.12W Washington Island 5 WNW 41 MPH 1200 PM 04/15 45.40N/87.00W Keshena 2 WNW 41 MPH 0605 PM 04/14 44.89N/88.66W Clintonville Airport 41 MPH 0535 PM 04/14 44.61N/88.73W Oconto Airport 40 MPH 0815 PM 04/14 44.87N/87.91W Omro 40 MPH 0738 AM 04/15 44.03N/88.75W Shawano Airport 39 MPH 0735 PM 04/14 44.79N/88.56W Wausau Airport 39 MPH 0642 AM 04/15 44.93N/89.63W Sturgeon Bay Airport 39 MPH 0335 AM 04/15 44.84N/87.42W Manitowoc 39 MPH 0930 PM 04/14 44.08N/87.68W Antigo 2 ENE 38 MPH 0805 AM 04/15 45.16N/89.11W Washington Island 1 WNW 38 MPH 0555 AM 04/15 45.39N/86.92W Moon 6 SW 37 MPH 0505 PM 04/14 44.70N/89.87W Manitowoc Airport 37 MPH 0814 PM 04/14 44.13N/87.68W Rhinelander Airport 36 MPH 0648 PM 04/14 45.63N/89.47W Wrightstown 35 MPH 0805 AM 04/15 44.33N/88.17W Wautoma 1 WSW 35 MPH 0612 AM 04/15 44.06N/89.29W New Rome 4 ENE 34 MPH 0305 PM 04/14 44.26N/89.81W Eagle River Airport 33 MPH 1015 AM 04/15 45.93N/89.28W Howard 2 WNW 33 MPH 0404 PM 04/14 44.58N/88.09W Merrill Airport 33 MPH 0535 PM 04/14 45.20N/89.71W Tomahawk 3 W 33 MPH 0410 AM 04/15 45.47N/89.80W Appleton 2 ENE 33 MPH 0714 PM 04/14 44.28N/88.37W Manitowish Waters Airport 33 MPH 0515 AM 04/15 46.12N/89.88W Wayside 1 SW 32 MPH 0844 AM 04/15 44.23N/87.96W Breed 5 NE 32 MPH 0503 PM 04/14 45.12N/88.37W Greenleaf 4 NNE 32 MPH 0637 PM 04/14 44.37N/88.07W Hewitt 1 ENE 32 MPH 0203 AM 04/15 44.64N/90.10W Butte Des Morts 2 WSW 31 MPH 0801 AM 04/15 44.07N/88.69W King 31 MPH 0739 AM 04/15 44.34N/89.12W Arbor Vitae Airport 30 MPH 0455 AM 04/15 45.93N/89.73W Rankin 3 E 30 MPH 0925 PM 04/14 44.60N/87.44W Wabeno 2 NNW 30 MPH 0701 PM 04/14 45.46N/88.68W Wausaukee 2 NW 30 MPH 0605 PM 04/14 45.39N/87.97W Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
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