February 18, 2022: Strong Winds, Accumulating Snow, and Snow Squalls

February 18, 2022: Strong Winds, Accumulating Snow, and Snow Squalls

A fast-moving clipper system moved across the Upper Mississippi Valley on Friday, February 18, 2022, that brought strong winds, accumulating snow, snow squalls, and very cold wind chills. Most locations across central and northeast Wisconsin received about 1 to 3 inches of snow. Strong south to southwest winds ahead of the clipper system, and strong west to northwest winds behind the system, created blowing and drifting snow across the region.

In addition, a snow squall developed along the clipper system's Arctic cold front, which caused occasional whiteout conditions and gusts as high as 62 mph. This prompted the issuance of multiple Snow Squall Warnings across central and east-central Wisconsin. In fact, these were officially the first Snow Squall Warnings issued by the NWS Green Bay office.

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Maximum Wind Gusts

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Radar Imagery from February 18, 2022

Between 2:20 PM to 8:30 PM CST

(Magenta colored polygons are Snow Squall Warnings.)

Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
313 AM CST SAT FEB 19 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0404 PM     HEAVY SNOW       WAUKAU                  44.00N 88.76W 
02/18/2022  U0.0 INCH        WINNEBAGO          WI   ASOS            

            SNOW SQUALL. VISIBILITY DROPPED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE. 
            TIME ESTIMATED. 

0515 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST WAUSAU                  44.96N 89.63W 
02/18/2022  M54.00 MPH       MARATHON           WI   ASOS            

0520 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST RHINELANDER             45.63N 89.41W 
02/18/2022  M53.00 MPH       ONEIDA             WI   ASOS            

0527 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST WISCONSIN RAPIDS        44.40N 89.84W 
02/18/2022  M62.00 MPH       WOOD               WI   ASOS            

0530 PM     HEAVY SNOW       WEYAUWEGA               44.31N 88.93W 
02/18/2022  U0.0 INCH        WAUPACA            WI   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            SNOW SQUALL. VISIBILITIES WERE A QUARTER OF A MILE OR 
            LESS. WINDS ESTIMATED AT 40 TO 50 MPH.TIME ESTIMATED. 

0602 PM     SNOW             ASHWAUBENON             44.46N 88.08W 
02/18/2022  M0.2 INCH        BROWN              WI   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            NWS GREEN BAY. 

0602 PM     SNOW             PLOVER                  44.45N 89.53W 
02/18/2022  M2.2 INCH        PORTAGE            WI   CO-OP OBSERVER  

            STILL SNOWING AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT. WIND GUST TO 40 
            MPH ALSO REPORTED. 

0615 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST ANTIGO                  45.15N 89.15W 
02/18/2022  M46.00 MPH       LANGLADE           WI   AWOS            

0618 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST WAUSAU                  44.96N 89.63W 
02/18/2022  M58.00 MPH       MARATHON           WI   ASOS            

0630 PM     HEAVY SNOW       OSHKOSH                 44.01N 88.55W 
02/18/2022  U0.0 INCH        WINNEBAGO          WI   ASOS            

            SNOW SQUALL. VISIBILITY DROPPED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE 
            WITH A GUST OF 35 MPH. 

0631 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST GREEN BAY               44.51N 88.00W 
02/18/2022  M54.00 MPH       BROWN              WI   ASOS            

0645 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST SHERWOOD                44.17N 88.27W 
02/18/2022  M56.00 MPH       CALUMET            WI   TRAINED SPOTTER 

0647 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST WAUTOMA                 44.06N 89.28W 
02/18/2022  M45.00 MPH       WAUSHARA           WI   AWOS            

0656 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST MARSHFIELD              44.66N 90.16W 
02/18/2022  M53.00 MPH       WOOD               WI   ASOS            

0758 PM     SNOW             WRIGHTSTOWN             44.33N 88.16W 
02/18/2022  M1.4 INCH        BROWN              WI   COCORAHS        

0830 PM     SNOW             4 N IOLA                44.56N 89.11W 
02/18/2022  E1.5 INCH        WAUPACA            WI   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON HIGHWAY 10 AND 
            HIGHWAY 49. 

0925 PM     SNOW             ASHWAUBENON             44.46N 88.08W 
02/18/2022  M0.9 INCH        BROWN              WI   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            STORM TOTAL.

Maximum Wind Gusts

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1052 AM CST SAT FEB 19 2022

...HIGHEST WIND GUST REPORTS OVER PAST 24 HOURS...

LOCATION                     SPEED     TIME/DATE       LAT/LON              
WISCONSIN RAPIDS AIRPORT     62 MPH    0527 PM 02/18   44.37N/89.83W        
WAUSAU AIRPORT               58 MPH    0618 PM 02/18   44.93N/89.62W        
GREEN BAY AIRPORT            54 MPH    0926 PM 02/18   44.48N/88.13W        
MARSHFIELD AIRPORT           53 MPH    0634 PM 02/18   44.63N/90.18W        
RHINELANDER AIRPORT          53 MPH    0520 PM 02/18   45.63N/89.48W        
FOREST JUNCTION              52 MPH    0837 PM 02/18   44.21N/88.21W        
MANITOWOC                    50 MPH    0910 PM 02/18   44.09N/87.66W        
WAUTOMA AIRPORT              49 MPH    0809 PM 02/18   44.03N/89.30W        
OSHKOSH AIRPORT              48 MPH    1013 PM 02/18   43.97N/88.55W        
ANTIGO AIRPORT               47 MPH    0735 PM 02/18   45.15N/89.12W        
WAUPACA                      47 MPH    0715 PM 02/18   44.33N/89.02W        
REEDSVILLE                   46 MPH    0701 PM 02/18   44.23N/87.96W        
WHITELAW                     46 MPH    0910 PM 02/18   44.18N/87.84W        
APPLETON AIRPORT             46 MPH    0715 PM 02/18   44.27N/88.52W        
CLINTONVILLE AIRPORT         46 MPH    0815 PM 02/18   44.62N/88.73W        
MANITOWOC AIRPORT            46 MPH    0832 PM 02/18   44.12N/87.67W        
DE PERE                      45 MPH    0130 PM 02/18   44.44N/88.05W        
KEWAUNEE MET, WI             45 MPH    1006 PM 02/18   44.47N/87.50W        
MARSHFIELD                   45 MPH    0700 PM 02/18   44.76N/90.10W        
EGG HARBOR 3.1 SE (MAWN)     45 MPH    1000 PM 02/18   45.01N/87.23W        
WRIGHTSTOWN                  44 MPH    1009 PM 02/18   44.33N/88.17W        
GREEN BAY                    44 MPH    0901 PM 02/18   44.49N/88.09W        
GREEN BAY 1 N                44 MPH    0800 PM 02/18   44.54N/88.00W        
MOSINEE AIRPORT              44 MPH    0647 PM 02/18   44.78N/89.67W        
EAGLE RIVER AIRPORT          44 MPH    0555 PM 02/18   45.93N/89.27W        
KESHENA 2 WNW                44 MPH    0905 PM 02/18   44.89N/88.66W        
OCONTO AIRPORT               44 MPH    0715 PM 02/18   44.87N/87.92W        
MENOMINEE                    44 MPH    0900 PM 02/18   45.10N/87.59W        
PLOVER                       43 MPH    0916 PM 02/18   44.44N/89.55W        
EPHRAIM                      43 MPH    0855 PM 02/18   45.13N/87.18W        
STEVENS POINT AIRPORT        43 MPH    0615 PM 02/18   44.55N/89.53W        
MOON 6 SW                    42 MPH    0905 PM 02/18   44.70N/89.87W        
WAUSAU                       41 MPH    0611 PM 02/18   44.95N/89.61W        
SEYMOUR                      41 MPH    0915 PM 02/18   44.54N/88.25W        
BREED 5 NE                   41 MPH    0703 PM 02/18   45.12N/88.37W        
ELLISON BAY 2.2 S (MAWN)     41 MPH    1000 PM 02/18   45.22N/87.07W        
ANTIGO 2 ENE                 40 MPH    0705 PM 02/18   45.16N/89.11W        
GREEN BAY                    40 MPH    0745 PM 02/18   44.58N/88.09W        
TWO CREEKS                   40 MPH    1010 PM 02/18   44.27N/87.55W        
1 ENE GILLS ROCK             40 MPH    0940 PM 02/18   45.29N/86.98W        
MANITOWISH WATERS AIRPORT    39 MPH    0515 PM 02/18   46.12N/89.88W        
SHAWANO AIRPORT              39 MPH    0955 PM 02/18   44.78N/88.57W        
STURGEON BAY AIRPORT         39 MPH    1019 PM 02/18   44.85N/87.42W        
TOMAHAWK AIRPORT             39 MPH    0655 PM 02/18   45.47N/89.82W        
OMRO                         38 MPH    0340 AM 02/19   44.03N/88.75W        
APPLETON                     38 MPH    0707 PM 02/18   44.29N/88.46W        
MAPLEWOOD 1.4 W (MAWN)       38 MPH    0900 PM 02/18   44.76N/87.51W        
RHINELANDER                  38 MPH    0800 PM 02/18   45.65N/89.27W        
WAUTOMA 1 WSW                38 MPH    0812 PM 02/18   44.06N/89.29W        
WAUSAU                       37 MPH    0655 PM 02/18   44.95N/89.64W        
WASHINGTON ISLAND            37 MPH    0155 PM 02/18   45.38N/86.92W        
LAND O LAKES                 37 MPH    0555 PM 02/18   46.15N/89.22W        
WABENO 2 NNW                 37 MPH    0701 PM 02/18   45.46N/88.68W        
LUXEMBURG 2.0 NE (MAWN)      37 MPH    0900 PM 02/18   44.56N/87.65W        
ARBOR VITAE AIRPORT          36 MPH    0555 PM 02/18   45.92N/89.72W        
TOMAHAWK 3 W                 36 MPH    0810 PM 02/18   45.59N/89.72W        
WINCHESTER                   35 MPH    0505 PM 02/18   46.23N/89.83W        
WAUSAUKEE 2 NW               35 MPH    0905 PM 02/18   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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