The March 24-25, 2024 Early Spring Winter Storm
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Event Overview
Strong southerly winds ahead of a slow-moving low pressure system over the central plains brought warm and moist air into Minnesota and Wisconsin. As a result, a band of heavy snow broke out from Minnesota into the northwest half of Wisconsin during afternoon and evening of March 24th which lingered into the morning of the 25th. The heaviest snowfall totals were across western Shawano County where around a foot was reported. Snowfall totals of 6 to 13 inches were reported north of a line from Marshfield to Stevens Point to Waupaca to Iron Mountain. Further east across the Fox Valley, snowfall totals were much lower. This was a result of drier air working into east-central Wisconsin, in combination with warmer air and road temperatures which remained above freezing (see map on right). Daily snowfall records were set at Wausau (9.2 in) and Rhinelander (4.6 in). In fact, Wausau reported nearly 2 times the snowfall that was observed during the entire month of February up until this storm in March.
RAP Analysis - Wind Barbs and Mean Sea Level Pressure (MSL). The track of the low pressure system is denoted by the "L" on the analysis.
RAP Analysis - Low Level Moisture Transport. Green and Red colors indicate strongest northward moisture transport.
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RAP Analysis - Wind Barbs, Wind speed (shaded) and Heights (solid black lines) at 500 mb. Upper-level low is denoted by the "L". |
Snow Reports
...PRELIMINARY SNOWFALL REPORTS... Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon
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...Wisconsin...
...Brown County...
Suamico 4.4 WNW 1.9 in 0800 AM 03/25 44.66N/88.12W
NWS Green Bay 1.2 in 0600 PM 03/24 44.50N/88.11W
2 WNW Ashwaubenon 1.2 in 0700 PM 03/24 44.50N/88.11W
Green Bay 3.8 SSE 1.2 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.47N/87.97W
...Calumet County...
2 ENE High Cliff State Park 2.0 in 0646 PM 03/24 44.18N/88.24W
...Door County...
Ellison Bay 1 ENE 3.7 in 0700 AM 03/25 45.26N/87.03W
Ellison Bay 0.0 SE 3.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 45.25N/87.07W
1 NE Gills Rock 3.0 in 1013 PM 03/24 45.29N/86.99W
Forestville 4 E 1.9 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.70N/87.40W
...Florence County...
Florence 7.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 45.93N/88.25W
2 NW Spread Eagle 7.0 in 0859 AM 03/25 45.90N/88.16W
Spread Eagle 6.5 in 0820 AM 03/25 45.88N/88.13W
Spread Eagle 1 NW 3.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 45.89N/88.14W
Spread Eagle 1.8 in 0800 PM 03/24 45.88N/88.14W
...Forest County...
Crandon 8.5 in 0500 AM 03/25 45.56N/88.90W
Argonne 1.5 NW 6.2 in 0733 AM 03/25 45.67N/88.90W
...Langlade County...
Antigo 1 SSW 12.0 in 0800 AM 03/25 45.13N/89.15W
White Lake 1.4 SE 9.0 in 0800 AM 03/25 45.15N/88.74W
Summit Lake 6.2 in 0500 AM 03/25 45.38N/89.19W
...Lincoln County...
Tomahawk 1.2 SSW 9.1 in 0700 AM 03/25 45.46N/89.73W
Merrill 8 W 6.4 in 0600 AM 03/25 45.18N/89.85W
Merrill 7 W 6.4 in 0600 AM 03/25 45.18N/89.85W
...Manitowoc County...
1 NNW Two Rivers 3.0 in 0640 PM 03/24 44.17N/87.57W
2 NW Two Rivers 3.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.18N/87.58W
St. Nazianz 2 W 2.4 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.00N/87.96W
Millhome 2 E 1.7 in 0705 AM 03/25 43.90N/87.91W
...Marathon County...
Weston 11.6 in 0600 AM 03/25 44.90N/89.57W
Wausau 11.0 in 0300 AM 03/25 44.96N/89.63W
Wausau 10.2 in 0200 AM 03/25 44.96N/89.63W
2 S Evergreen 9.5 in 1149 AM 03/25 44.82N/89.64W
Wausau 9.2 in 1145 PM 03/24 44.96N/89.63W
Moon 1 E 9.0 in 0500 AM 03/25 44.77N/89.77W
Wausau 5.4 SSW 9.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.89N/89.69W
Weston 8.9 in 1200 AM 03/25 44.90N/89.57W
7 ESE Knowlton 8.2 in 0458 AM 03/25 44.69N/89.55W
Wausau 1 ENE 8.2 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.97N/89.61W
Mosinee 2 W 8.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.77N/89.73W
Wausau 2.4 W 8.0 in 0800 AM 03/25 44.96N/89.69W
Dancy 1 NNW 7.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.70N/89.70W
Evergreen 1.5 WSW 7.4 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.84N/89.67W
Wausau 7.0 in 1020 PM 03/24 44.96N/89.63W
Stratford 1 NW 7.0 in 0641 AM 03/25 44.82N/90.09W
Evergreen 1.5 WSW 7.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.84N/89.67W
1 SSE Wausau 6.0 in 1000 PM 03/24 44.95N/89.62W
1 SSE Wausau 4.9 in 0845 PM 03/24 44.95N/89.62W
1 E Weston 4.7 in 0830 PM 03/24 44.90N/89.54W
...Marinette County...
Athelstane 1.6 E 6.0 in 0600 AM 03/25 45.42N/88.06W
Wausaukee 1.6 NW 5.6 in 0800 AM 03/25 45.38N/87.96W
Athelstane 6 SW 5.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 45.36N/88.19W
Amberg 9 E 5.1 in 0704 AM 03/25 45.48N/87.81W
5 NNE High Falls Reservoir 5.0 in 1020 PM 03/24 45.36N/88.15W
Peshtigo 1 S 3.0 in 0730 AM 03/25 45.03N/87.74W
Menominee 1.6 S 2.1 in 0730 AM 03/25 45.10N/87.62W
...Oconto County...
Townsend 12.0 in 1151 AM 03/25 45.33N/88.58W
Mountain 0.9 E 7.1 in 0700 AM 03/25 45.18N/88.46W
Oconto Falls 1.0 SE 1.8 in 0630 AM 03/25 44.86N/88.13W
Oconto 4 W 1.8 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.89N/87.95W
Pulaski - WWTP 1.5 in 0600 AM 03/25 44.68N/88.23W
...Oneida County...
Rhinelander 4 NE 9.0 in 0600 AM 03/25 45.65N/89.31W
3 W Goodnow 9.0 in 0650 AM 03/25 45.70N/89.69W
Rhinelander 2 SW 8.4 in 0730 AM 03/25 45.60N/89.45W
Willow 8.1 in 0600 AM 03/25 45.70N/89.83W
Rhinelander 8.0 in 0400 AM 03/25 45.63N/89.41W
Rhinelander 5 N 8.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 45.71N/89.42W
Rhinelander 5.5 NW 8.0 in 0830 AM 03/25 45.70N/89.48W
1 SSE Hazelhurst 7.8 in 0554 AM 03/25 45.78N/89.70W
Hazelhurst 2.1 SSE 7.8 in 0700 AM 03/25 45.78N/89.70W
Rhinelander 7.6 in 0300 AM 03/25 45.63N/89.41W
Minocqua 6.6 in 0630 AM 03/25 45.89N/89.73W
Tomahawk 6.5 NNW 6.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 45.56N/89.77W
Lac Du Flambeau 8.0 SSW 6.5 in 0841 AM 03/25 45.87N/89.99W
1 SE Hazelhurst 4.2 in 1110 PM 03/24 45.78N/89.70W
1 NNW Three Lakes 2.5 in 0715 PM 03/24 45.80N/89.17W
...Outagamie County...
New London 4.1 N 2.8 in 0600 AM 03/25 44.45N/88.73W
New London 2 SE 2.8 in 0630 AM 03/25 44.36N/88.72W
Appleton 1.7 in 0500 AM 03/25 44.28N/88.44W
Shiocton 0.6 NW 1.6 in 0730 AM 03/25 44.44N/88.58W
Appleton 3.0 ESE 1.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.25N/88.34W
...Portage County...
Rosholt 8.0 in 0715 AM 03/25 44.63N/89.31W
Rudolph 1 NNE 7.7 in 0500 AM 03/25 44.53N/89.79W
Amherst 2.6 SSE 7.3 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.41N/89.26W
Plover 1.4 S 6.1 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.44N/89.55W
Almond 5 NE 5.6 in 0800 AM 03/25 44.31N/89.35W
Plover 5.5 in 0900 PM 03/24 44.45N/89.53W
Stevens Point 4.8 in 0730 AM 03/25 44.51N/89.59W
...Shawano County...
2 SE Aniwa 13.3 in 0541 AM 03/25 44.99N/89.19W
Birnamwood 5.9 ENE 12.4 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.95N/89.09W
Tigerton 12.0 in 0500 AM 03/25 44.73N/89.05W
Split Rock 1 NNW 9.2 in 0800 AM 03/25 44.72N/89.02W
5 SW Tigerton 7.0 in 0200 AM 03/25 44.68N/89.12W
Pella 3 SE 6.0 in 0530 AM 03/25 44.74N/88.74W
Shawano 2 SSW 3.7 in 0800 AM 03/25 44.76N/88.62W
Shawano Lake 3.5 in 1145 PM 03/24 44.79N/88.51W
Stockbridge-Munsee Reservati 2.6 in 0730 AM 03/25 44.87N/88.90W
Pulaski 3.7 W 1.5 in 0705 AM 03/25 44.67N/88.31W
...Vilas County...
Manitowish Waters 0.6 S 9.5 in 0830 AM 03/25 46.12N/89.88W
Sayner 9.0 in 1150 AM 03/25 46.00N/89.53W
3 E Eagle River 8.3 in 0634 AM 03/25 45.91N/89.19W
Saint Germain 8.0 in 0613 AM 03/25 45.91N/89.48W
St Germain 0.6 NW 7.9 in 0700 AM 03/25 45.92N/89.49W
Boulder Junction 9 ENE 7.0 in 0725 AM 03/25 46.19N/89.46W
Conover 4.8 WNW 5.5 in 0800 AM 03/25 46.09N/89.35W
Boulder Junction 1.4 NE 5.1 in 0700 AM 03/25 46.13N/89.62W
Presque Isle 2.9 in 0600 AM 03/25 46.25N/89.73W
Eagle River 2.5 in 0745 PM 03/24 45.92N/89.25W
1 NNW Arbor Vitae 2.0 in 0640 PM 03/24 45.93N/89.67W
...Waupaca County...
Iola 0.4 SSW 6.7 in 0500 AM 03/25 44.50N/89.13W
4 ENE Northland 6.5 in 1040 PM 03/24 44.62N/89.11W
Waupaca 1 E 6.2 in 0600 AM 03/25 44.35N/89.06W
Scandinavia 4.7 in 0916 AM 03/25 44.46N/89.13W
1 WNW Waupaca 4.0 in 1015 PM 03/24 44.34N/89.08W
Clintonville 0.9 N 4.0 in 0600 AM 03/25 44.62N/88.75W
2 W Embarrass 3.0 in 0200 AM 03/25 44.66N/88.73W
Clintonville 1.5 in 0600 AM 03/25 44.61N/88.75W
...Waushara County...
Hancock 1.5 SW 6.4 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.12N/89.54W
Wild Rose 0.5 E 2.2 in 0500 AM 03/25 44.18N/89.24W
...Winnebago County...
Neenah 1.1 ENE 2.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.17N/88.45W
Omro 1 WSW 1.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.02N/88.78W
...Wood County...
Wisconsin Rapids 6.0 in 1045 PM 03/24 44.40N/89.84W
Marshfield 6.5 S 5.8 in 0747 AM 03/25 44.57N/90.18W
Wisconsin Rapids 5.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 44.40N/89.84W
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
Rhinelander:
Daily Snowfall Record for March 24 - 4.6" (Previous record was 3.0" in 1926)
Wausau
Daily Snowfall Record for March 24 - 9.2" (Previous record was 4.8" in 1996)
Satellite & Radar:
Low-level GOES-16 Water Vapor Animation Showing the Storm Evolution
Radar loop from midnight March 24, 2024 to 9 am March 25, 2024
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