Oct 27, 2017
Winter came early for much of the Northland in October. Some areas received upwards of a foot of snow while other areas received very little. The Lake Superior shoreline was heavily damaged by relentless waves caused by strong off lakes winds that gusted over 50 mph for many hours. The Devil's Island Lighthouse at the Apostle Islands recorded a wind gust of 68 mph around 11:00 am, but wind had been building and gusting over 40 mph since late the previous evening. The winds and subsequent waves a
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 725306). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ashland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.