Winter Storm — Baraga, Michigan

2023-05-01 to 2023-05-02 · Baraga, Michigan

Event narrative

Storm total snowfall reports across the county included an estimated 41 inches just southeast of Mount Arvon, 27 inches at Herman, 19.5 inches at Three Lakes, 14 inches at L'Anse and 9.7 inches at Michigamme. The wet and heavy snowfall brought down trees and powerlines causing power outages, and numerous roads were closed across the county due to the near impossible travel on roadways from dense and compacted wet snow. Schools were closed throughout the county on the 1st and 2nd.

Wider weather episode

A combination of Gulf and Atlantic moisture being drawn into a deepening low pressure system over the Upper Great Lakes resulted in record calendar day snowfall totals for May over portions of west and north central Upper Michigan on the 1st and 2nd.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1104392. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.