Winter Weather — St. Joseph, Michigan

2023-02-22 to 2023-02-23 · St. Joseph, Michigan

Event narrative

Periods of freezing rain led to light to moderate ice accretion on elevated surfaces. The combination of this ice accretion and gusty winds to around 35 mph led to some tree and power line damage across the county.

Wider weather episode

Periods of freezing rain brought heavy ice accretions across portions of south central and southwest Lower Michigan. Some icy road conditions were reported but the greatest impacts were from downed trees and power lines due to ice accretion on elevated surfaces and gusty winds. Widespread power outages were reported due to the downed trees and power lines across south central Lower Michigan.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1083339. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.