Winter Storm in Southern Houghton, Michigan

Winter Storm May 1, 2023 · Southern Houghton, Michigan

What the National Weather Service wrote

A widespread 3 to 6 inches of wet, heavy snow across the county combined with blowing snow from north winds gusting to 40 mph at times caused very hazardous travel conditions on the 1st. Schools were closed throughout the county on the 1st.

The wider storm

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 1104479. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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