Ice Storm — Northern Schoolcraft, Michigan

2023-04-05 · Northern Schoolcraft, Michigan

Event narrative

A widespread one-quarter inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain was estimated across much of northern Schoolcraft County. Utility companies also reported many downed trees and power lines resulting in power outages impacting several thousand customers across the area.

Wider weather episode

A warm front lifting north from the Central Plains and Lower Great Lakes brought showers and thunderstorms across the area which turned to widespread freezing rain late from the 4th into the early morning of the 5th across west and central Upper Michigan.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1093388. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.