Winter Weather — Northern Houghton, Michigan

2024-03-16 to 2024-03-18 · Northern Houghton, Michigan

Event narrative

Observer lake effect snowfall reports over an approximate 36-hour period included 9.5 inches at Painesdale, 8 inches at Kearsarge and 5 inches at Quincy Hill. Northwest winds gusting over 35 mph at times also caused lowered visibility in blowing snow.

Wider weather episode

Blustery northwest winds and Arctic air flooding over the area in the wake of a cold frontal passage generated moderate lake effect snowfall accumulation and blowing snow in the northwest wind snow belts downwind of Lake Superior from the evening of the 16th into the morning of the 18th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1166218. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.