Winter Storm — Gogebic, Michigan

2026-01-16 to 2026-01-17 · Gogebic, Michigan

Event narrative

Widespread moderate to heavy lake effect snow fell over much of Gogebic County on Jan 16-17 with snowfall up to 10.5 at 5 NNW Bessemer, MI-GG-11. Key impacts: transportation delays.

Wider weather episode

An upper level low pressure moved across the Upper Great Lakes on Jan 16-17 bringing moderate to heavy lake effect snow to the western U.P. The heaviest snow fell across Gogebic County with 6-10 of snowfall.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1312107. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.