A strengthening storm system will bring impactful weather to the much of Central U.S. over the next couple of days, including heavy snow in the northern Rockies, Critical fire weather conditions for portions of the Plains, and increasing severe weather chances from the central/southern Plains to the Upper Midwest. Read More >
Overview
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Significant winter storm impacted all of Upper Michigan late Saturday night through Sunday, bringing with it heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Several roof collapses were reported across the area due to the weight of the snow on top of what has already been a very snowy last 5 weeks. On top of the wintry precipitation, strong northwest winds on the backside of the system, with gusts upwards of 50 to 65 mph, resulted in blizzard conditions at times. Numerous roads were closed, including M-117, M-28 between Harvey and Munising, M-26 between Eagle River and Copper Harbor, and US-2 in Mackinaw County east of Worth Rd. |
Photos & Video
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| A shed collapsed near Norway, MI due to the weight of the snow (Photo courtesy Art Belding) |
Snow drifted over Turner Rd in Channing (Photo courtesy Elizabeth Story) |
Deep snow drifts and large icicles in Ewen (Photo courtesy Jeff Tormala) | Very deep snow in Pelkie nearly swallowing cars (Photo courtesy Clare Loveless) |
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| Over a month's worth of snow piled on a roof in Negaunee Township (photo courtesy Denise Brown) |
Snow drift blocking nearly half a doorway in Lake Linden (Photo courtesy Chantel Miller) |
Deep snow drifts in West Ishpeming (Photo courtesy Monika McLaughlin) |
Very low visibility in blizzard conditions. Photo taken 7 miles north of Engadine (Photo courtesy Merle Randolph Edwards) |
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| A car almost completely buried in a snow drift in Hancock (Photo courtesy Brenda Antitila) |
Ice accumulated on windshield wipers while driving from Sault Ste. Marie to Marquette (Photo courtesy James Roberts) |
A snowblower cuts a path through deep snow in Harvey (Photo courtesy Travis East) |
One of our meteorologists digs through more than 50 inches of snow to measure the frost depth at NWS Marquette |
Storm Reports
Snowfall Reports as of Sunday Morning Feb 24th:
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000 NOUS43 KMQT 260035 PNSMQT MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-261235- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Marquette MI 735 PM EST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM FEBRUARY 23-24 2019... Location Amount Lat/Lon ...Michigan... ...Alger County... Grand Marais 10S 15.0 in 46.51N/85.96W Munising 13.5 in 46.41N/86.66W Chatham Experiment Farm 2 10.8 in 46.34N/86.92W ...Baraga County... 1 NNW Covington 25.0 in 2 S Baraga 22.0 in 46.75N/88.50W 3 WSW LAnse 15.0 in 46.74N/88.50W 2 WSW Watton 14.8 in 46.53N/88.64W Michigamme 3WNW 14.7 in 46.55N/88.18W Three Lakes 14.5 in 46.56N/88.21W Herman 10.0 in 46.65N/88.33W 1 NE Pelkie 10.0 in 46.82N/88.62W ...Delta County... 9 S Rapid River 7.0 in 45.79N/86.94W Escanaba 4.5 in Garden Corners 4.2 in 45.90N/86.55W 3 S Trenary 4.0 in 46.16N/86.96W 2 SSW Escanaba 4.0 in 45.72N/87.10W 1 SW Gladstone 3.9 in 45.84N/87.04W 3 ESE Garden 2.0 in 45.76N/86.49W ...Dickinson County... 4 NNE Iron Mountain 6.0 in 45.88N/88.04W 1 SSE Norway 3.1 in 45.78N/87.90W ...Gogebic County... 1 W Ironwood 15.7 in 46.46N/90.16W Ironwood WWTP 13.3 in 46.47N/90.18W 1 NNW Wakefield 12.0 in 46.49N/89.94W Watersmeet 12WSW 11.0 in 46.22N/89.41W Wakefield 7.0 in 46.48N/89.93W ...Houghton County... Quincy Hill 25.3 in Kearsarge 20.0 in 47.28N/88.42W Chassell 19.5 in 47.03N/88.53W Painesdale 18.4 in 47.03N/88.67W Dollar Bay 15.0 in Jacobsville 12.1 in 47.01N/88.43W ...Iron County... 1 W Amasa 11.5 in Caspian 7.5 in 46.06N/88.63W 2 SSE Stambaugh 7.5 in 46.06N/88.63W ...Luce County... Newberry City 12.6 in 46.36N/85.52W ...Marquette County... 1 NW Big Bay 26.4 in 46.83N/87.74W Clarksburg 24.0 in 46.50N/87.84W 6 N Negaunee 18.0 in 46.58N/87.62W 1 S Big Bay 16.9 in 46.81N/87.73W 1 NW Big Bay 16.3 in 46.83N/87.75W 5 SW National Mine 16.2 in 46.41N/87.76W Ishpeming 16.0 in 46.49N/87.67W 2 NW National Mine 16.0 in 46.48N/87.72W NWS Marquette 16.0 in 46.53N/87.55W Green Garden 13.8 in 46.45N/87.30W 9 SE Big Bay 13.0 in 46.72N/87.62W Marquette 12.7 in 46.55N/87.38W 1 SSW Marquette 12.5 in 46.54N/87.40W 3 WSW National Mine 12.0 in 46.44N/87.74W 3 NNW Sands 12.0 in 46.46N/87.42W 5 NNW Ishpeming 11.9 in 46.57N/87.69W Trowbridge Park 11.0 in 46.56N/87.44W 2 S Harvey 10.1 in 46.47N/87.34W 4 SE Big Bay 9.3 in 46.78N/87.67W 2 WSW Skandia 9.0 in 46.36N/87.27W 2 NW Skandia 9.0 in 46.40N/87.28W ...Ontonagon County... Ewen 25.9 in 46.53N/89.29W 6 N Greenland 23.0 in 46.87N/89.10W Ontonagon 1S 13.3 in 46.86N/89.31W ...Schoolcraft County... Gemini Lakes 19.0 in 46.49N/86.31W Manistique WWTP 5.0 in 45.95N/86.25W 7 ENE Garden 3.6 in 45.81N/86.42W 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. $$ RJC
Peak Wind Gusts
000 NOUS43 KMQT 251144 PNSMQT MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-252344- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Marquette MI 644 AM EST Mon Feb 25 2019 ...PEAK WIND GUST REPORTS OF 40 MPH OR MORE OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS... Location Speed Time/Date Lat/Lon Stannard Rock 79 MPH 0830 PM 02/24 47.19N/87.22W Granite Island 76 MPH 0910 PM 02/24 46.78N/87.41W Houghton Co. Airport 69 MPH 0622 PM 02/24 47.17N/88.49W Copper Harbor 67 MPH 0632 PM 02/24 47.47N/87.88W Ojibway - Isle Royale 63 MPH 0724 PM 02/24 48.11N/88.61W Munising 60 MPH 0335 PM 02/24 46.41N/86.65W Ford Airport 58 MPH 0742 PM 02/24 45.81N/88.11W Ontonagon 58 MPH 0653 PM 02/24 46.87N/89.31W 1 SW Freda 56 MPH 0225 PM 02/24 47.13N/88.83W Passage Island - Isle Royale 56 MPH 0700 PM 02/24 48.22N/88.37W NWS Marquette 54 MPH 0600 PM 02/24 46.53N/87.55W Sawyer Airport 52 MPH 0747 PM 02/24 46.35N/87.40W Wakefield 51 MPH 0337 PM 02/24 46.48N/89.95W Marquette 51 MPH 0913 PM 02/24 46.54N/87.40W Silver City 50 MPH 0133 PM 02/24 46.83N/89.57W Port Inland 48 MPH 0912 PM 02/24 45.97N/85.87W 3 SSW Pelkie 47 MPH 0513 PM 02/24 46.78N/88.66W Ironwood Airport 46 MPH 0128 PM 02/24 46.53N/90.13W Delta Co. Airport 45 MPH 0219 PM 02/24 45.72N/87.09W Shot Point 45 MPH 1120 PM 02/24 46.51N/87.17W Schoolcraft Co. Airport 41 MPH 1156 PM 02/24 45.97N/86.17W Menominee Airport 40 MPH 0759 PM 02/24 45.13N/87.64W Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. $$ JLA
Environment
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| AM Weather Story Friday 02/22 | Messaging ramp-up began with this outlook Friday morning | Began messaging specifics on snowfall amounts and high wind gusts Friday night. | Saturday morning update with increased wind gusts |
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| AM Weather Story Saturday 02/23 | Saturday night impacts timeline highlighting the three main hazards over the next 36 hours | Sunday morning impacts timeline | Sunday morning additional snow/impacts |
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| Blizzard impacts/preparation posted midday Sunday | 1AM Sunday radar update | 3AM Sunday radar update | 530 AM Sunday radar update |
Headlines Before & During the Event:
| Headline | Issuance Time |
| Special Weather Statement | Thursday afternoon |
| Winter Storm Watch | Friday morning |
| Winter Storm Warnings | Saturday morning |
| Blizzard Warnings | Sunday morning |
Summaries from other NWS Offices
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