April 3, 2023 at 8:12 a.m.

Photos: Winter storm wallops Northwoods

Photos: Winter storm wallops Northwoods
Photos: Winter storm wallops Northwoods

Call it going out like a lion, or a cruel April Fool's joke - either way, Mother Nature made it abundantly clear over the weekend that winter is not over following a 1-2 punch that hit the Northwoods.

The first wave hit Thursday night into Friday morning, with snow and freezing rain. The main even hit Friday night into early Saturday morning. Thunder was heard in the area Friday night before the storm turned into a massive snowmaker, knocking out power to thousands in the Northwoods.

According to storm reports gathered by the National Weather Service in Green Bay, Rhinelander received 13.8 inches of snow, Minocqua received 16 inches and there were unconfirmed pockets of 18-inch snowfall in portions of Oneida County.

Another shot of winter weather is potentially on the way, with forecasters calling for rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow today through tomorrow afternoon.

PICTURED ABOVE RIGHT: Mounds of plowed snow accumulate on Davenport Street in Rhinelander Saturday, April 1 as crews begin the removal process.

PICTURED RIGHT: Ice glazes tree in the town of Pine Lake Friday, March 31.

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