Overview
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An Alberta Clipper dropping through the Upper Midwest late Sunday night pivoted across the southern Great Lakes through the day on Monday. A large band of snow on the system's northern edge rotated across northern Michigan between early Monday morning and late Monday evening. With a very cold airmass in place, the snow was powdery and dense. Winds gusting 25 to 35 mph caused widespread blowing and drifting snow to produce occasional whiteout conditions as well as very cold wind chills. Some of the heaviest accumulations across northern Michigan were along the M-55 corridor from Manistee to Missaukee counties, where a few locations reported more than 16 inches of snowfall. As the system lifted into the Thumb by Monday evening, the axis of heavy snowfall pivoted into northeast Lower, with some enhancement coming off of Lake Huron. This produced another swath of heavier snowfall from near Rogers City to Atlanta to Tawas City. Most schools were closed due to the hazardous travel conditions, and most state offices and some business closed early. Numerous vehicle accidents were reported, resulting in closures to M-55 in Wexford County and US-131 in Grand Traverse County, where one fatality occurred. |
 Radar loop of the January 28, 2019 winter storm |
Snowfall Map
 Storm total snowfall January 28, 2019 |
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| Lake Ann, MI Susanelou Samsa Adair |
Lupton, MI Roberta Wickwire |
Millersburg, MI Bridgite Lakies |
Traverse City, MI Tammy Mosher |
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| Wellston, MI Phil Webber |
Wellston, MI Phil Webber |
West Branch, MI Gerry Garden Laura |
West Otsego Lake, MI Jack Aumann |
Snowfall Reports
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1204 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2019 ...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS FOR JANUARY 28-29, 2019... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...MICHIGAN... ...ALCONA COUNTY... LINCOLN 11.0 IN 0933 PM 01/28 44.69N/83.41W GLENNIE 2SE 8.8 IN 0730 AM 01/29 44.54N/83.70W ...ALPENA COUNTY... SNOW OBSERVER FOR KAPN 12.3 IN 0700 AM 01/29 45.03N/83.56W 1 W OSSINEKE 11.5 IN 0600 PM 01/28 44.91N/83.45W ALPENA 9.5 IN 1215 AM 01/29 45.07N/83.44W LACHINE 8.0 IN 0700 PM 01/28 45.08N/83.73W ...ANTRIM COUNTY... MANCELONA 6.5 IN 0300 PM 01/28 44.90N/85.06W ELK RAPIDS 4.0 IN 0300 PM 01/28 44.89N/85.40W ...ARENAC COUNTY... 4 WSW STANDISH 7.6 IN 0700 AM 01/29 43.95N/84.04W 5 E TURNER 7.5 IN 0855 AM 01/29 44.13N/83.69W 4 SSE STANDISH 7.0 IN 0800 AM 01/29 43.93N/83.93W STERLING 7.0 IN 0543 PM 01/28 44.03N/84.02W AU GRES 6.8 IN 0400 PM 01/28 44.04N/83.69W ...BENZIE COUNTY... LAKE ANN 6.5 IN 0111 PM 01/28 44.73N/85.84W 5 ENE ARCADIA 5.6 IN 0700 AM 01/29 44.53N/86.13W 1 E LAKE ANN 5.0 IN 0435 PM 01/28 44.72N/85.82W 5 S BENZONIA 4.9 IN 0800 AM 01/29 44.54N/86.11W ...CHARLEVOIX COUNTY... CHARLEVOIX 5.2 IN 0700 AM 01/29 45.32N/85.27W EAST JORDAN 5.0 IN 0758 PM 01/28 45.16N/85.13W 2 NNW EAST JORDAN 4.2 IN 0700 AM 01/29 45.19N/85.15W ...CHEBOYGAN COUNTY... INDIAN RIVER 3.7 IN 0930 PM 01/28 45.42N/84.62W WOLVERINE 3.0 IN 1247 PM 01/28 45.27N/84.61W ...CHIPPEWA COUNTY... 2 E SAULT STE. MARIE 1.8 IN 0730 AM 01/29 46.49N/84.32W SAULT STE MARIE 1.7 IN 0800 AM 01/29 46.49N/84.40W ...CRAWFORD COUNTY... 1 NE NORTH HIGGINS LAKE 9.8 IN 0644 PM 01/28 44.51N/84.71W LOVELLS 9.0 IN 0600 AM 01/29 44.80N/84.46W ...EMMET COUNTY... 2 S PETOSKEY 5.0 IN 0530 AM 01/29 45.34N/84.97W ...GLADWIN COUNTY... GLADWIN 10.0 IN 0925 PM 01/28 43.98N/84.49W ...GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY... TRAVERSE CITY MUNSON 10.8 IN 0606 AM 01/29 44.76N/85.64W 5 SSE TRAVERSE CITY 8.5 IN 0500 PM 01/28 44.69N/85.58W 3 SSW TRAVERSE CITY 8.0 IN 1258 PM 01/28 44.72N/85.63W 4 WSW BATES 7.9 IN 0700 AM 01/29 44.73N/85.51W FIFE LAKE 7.7 IN 0119 PM 01/28 44.57N/85.35W 4 WSW BATES 7.2 IN 0700 AM 01/29 44.73N/85.51W 3 WSW FIFE LAKE 7.1 IN 0700 AM 01/29 44.56N/85.41W 2 ENE KINGSLEY 7.1 IN 0830 AM 01/29 44.60N/85.48W ...IOSCO COUNTY... EAST TAWAS 12.4 IN 0830 AM 01/29 44.28N/83.50W ...KALKASKA COUNTY... RAPID CITY 3.0 IN 0300 PM 01/28 44.83N/85.28W ...LEELANAU COUNTY... MAPLE CITY 1E 7.0 IN 0515 PM 01/28 44.85N/85.84W 3 S BURDICKVILLE 6.0 IN 1245 PM 01/28 44.81N/85.96W 1 NE BINGHAM 4.0 IN 0700 AM 01/29 44.88N/85.68W NW MICHIGAN RES FARM 3.0 IN 0800 AM 01/29 44.88N/85.68W 2 W OMENA 3.0 IN 0700 AM 01/29 45.06N/85.65W ...MACKINAC COUNTY... SAINT IGNACE 3.0 IN 0700 AM 01/29 45.86N/84.72W CEDARVILLE 3.2 ESE 2.6 IN 0800 AM 01/29 45.99N/84.30W MORAN 2.2 IN 0800 AM 01/29 45.99N/84.84W ...MANISTEE COUNTY... 1 NNW WELLSTON 16.9 IN 0630 AM 01/29 44.23N/85.96W DUBLIN 15.0 IN 1058 PM 01/28 44.18N/85.93W 3 N WELLSTON 10.0 IN 0700 AM 01/29 44.26N/85.94W 3 SSW PIERPORT 9.0 IN 0100 PM 01/28 44.40N/86.25W 1 SW MANISTEE 8.5 IN 0900 PM 01/28 44.23N/86.35W ...MISSAUKEE COUNTY... 4 SW SMITHVILLE 15.5 IN 0700 AM 01/29 44.49N/85.21W LAKE CITY 12.0 IN 0438 PM 01/28 44.33N/85.21W ...MONTMORENCY COUNTY... ATLANTA 12.0 IN 0551 AM 01/29 45.00N/84.15W ...OGEMAW COUNTY... 2 SSW WEST BRANCH 12.5 IN 0800 AM 01/29 44.25N/84.25W 2 SE WEST BRANCH 11.4 IN 0700 AM 01/29 44.25N/84.20W ...OSCODA COUNTY... 1 SSE MIO 8.5 IN 0700 AM 01/29 44.65N/84.12W 2 NE LUZERNE 8.0 IN 0700 AM 01/29 44.64N/84.24W ...OTSEGO COUNTY... NWS GAYLORD 7.3 IN 1200 AM 01/29 44.91N/84.72W 5 W WATERS 5.8 IN 0700 AM 01/29 44.90N/84.81W 2 W GAYLORD 4.5 IN 0700 AM 01/29 45.03N/84.71W WATERS 4.0 IN 1251 PM 01/28 44.90N/84.70W 5 NW OTSEGO LAKE STATE PARK 4.0 IN 0500 PM 01/28 44.99N/84.77W ...PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY... ROGERS CITY 13.0 IN 0800 AM 01/29 45.42N/83.81W ...ROSCOMMON COUNTY... E. SIDE OF HOUGHTON LAKE 9.2 IN 0700 AM 01/29 44.33N/84.64W HOUGHTON LAKE 7.2 IN 0700 PM 01/28 44.30N/84.76W PRUDENVILLE 7.0 IN 1250 PM 01/28 44.30N/84.67W ...WEXFORD COUNTY... 3 S CADILLAC 16.3 IN 0700 AM 01/29 44.21N/85.41W 5 S CADILLAC 15.8 IN 0915 PM 01/28 44.18N/85.42W CADILLAC 14.0 IN 0647 PM 01/28 44.25N/85.42W 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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