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Winter in Vilas County, Wisconsin

148 winter storms and snow events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Winter Storm, Winter Weather, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Ice Storm, Lake-Effect Snow, Sleet.

148 events · 1 deaths recorded · peak month March · county share of state 1.4%

Winter event locations in and around Vilas County. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.

Vilas County, Wisconsin, has 148 winter events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 31 different years.

March is the busiest month, with 28 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 81 events against 67 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 1.4% of the 10,237 winter events recorded in Wisconsin; its 17.3 per 100 square miles compares with 18.9 statewide.

NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to winter storms and snow.

Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.

Compared with Wisconsin

Measure	Vilas County	Wisconsin	US
Winter events since 1950	148	10,237	287,339
Per 100 square miles	17.3	18.9	8.1
Per 10,000 residents	62.9	17.4	8.7
Deaths recorded	1	138	2,509
Busiest month	March	January	January

By year

195019882026

Winter events recorded in Vilas County per year, 1950 to 2026 (2026 is partial).

Seasonality

Jan
24Feb
22Mar
28Apr
23May
0Jun
0Jul
0Aug
0Sep
0Oct
4Nov
20Dec
27

Winter events in Vilas County by month of occurrence, all years.

Recorded events

All 148 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

Date	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
3 Apr 2026	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Apr 2026	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Mar 2026	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Mar 2026	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Mar 2026	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Dec 2025	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Nov 2025	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Mar 2025	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Mar 2025	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Mar 2025	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Mar 2025	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Apr 2024	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Mar 2024	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Apr 2023	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Apr 2023	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Apr 2023	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Mar 2023	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Feb 2023	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2023	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Dec 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Dec 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Nov 2022	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Mar 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Feb 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Dec 2021	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Dec 2021	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Dec 2021	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Nov 2021	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Feb 2021	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Feb 2021	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Apr 2020	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Dec 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Dec 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Dec 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Nov 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Apr 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Feb 2019	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Feb 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Feb 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Feb 2019	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Nov 2018	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Apr 2018	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Mar 2018	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Feb 2018	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jan 2018	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Oct 2017	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Apr 2017	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Feb 2017	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Jan 2017	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Dec 2016	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Feb 2016	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Apr 2015	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Apr 2015	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Nov 2014	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Oct 2014	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Apr 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Apr 2014	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Feb 2014	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Dec 2013	Winter Storm	—	—	—	1	—	Forecast zone
22 Apr 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Apr 2013	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Mar 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Nov 2012	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Feb 2012	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2012	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Nov 2011	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Jan 2011	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Dec 2010	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Dec 2009	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Apr 2009	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Nov 2008	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Nov 2008	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Apr 2008	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Mar 2008	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2008	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Dec 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Dec 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Nov 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Apr 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Dec 2006	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Dec 2006	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Mar 2006	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Nov 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Nov 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Feb 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Jan 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Dec 2004	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Nov 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Mar 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Mar 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Mar 2004	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Feb 2004	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Jan 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Dec 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Apr 2003	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Apr 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Mar 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Feb 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Dec 2002	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Nov 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Mar 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Mar 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Mar 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Feb 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Jan 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Dec 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Nov 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Oct 2001	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Mar 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2001	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Nov 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Nov 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Oct 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Mar 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Mar 2000	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Feb 2000	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jan 1999	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Jan 1999	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Dec 1998	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Mar 1998	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Jan 1998	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Jan 1998	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Dec 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Mar 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Jan 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Jan 1997	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Jan 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 1997	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Dec 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Dec 1996	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Dec 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Dec 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Nov 1996	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Nov 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Apr 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Apr 1996	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Mar 1996	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Feb 1996	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Feb 1996	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Jan 1996	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Jan 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Jan 1996	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 1996	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Jan 1996	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Jan 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone

Questions and answers

How many winter events has Vilas County had?

148 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of winter storms and snow became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.

When was the last recorded winter event in Vilas County?

3 Apr 2026 (Winter Storm). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

What was the most damaging winter event recorded in Vilas County?

NCEI records no damage estimate for events of this type in the county.

How does Vilas County compare with Wisconsin for winter?

17.3 events per 100 square miles against 18.9 statewide; the county holds 148 of the state's 10,237 recorded events.

Provenance

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Winter hub and the county page.