Winter Storm — Osceola, Michigan

2010-12-11 to 2010-12-12 · Osceola, Michigan

Event narrative

Fourteen inches of snow fell in Dighton and ten to fifteen inches of heavy wet snow was reported across most of northern Osceola county. Six to ten inches of snow fell across the southern half of Osceola county. Power outages were reported due to the strong wind and heavy wet snow.

Wider weather episode

Heavy snow fell near and north of Route 10 from the late evening hours of the 11th into the mid morning hours of the 12th. Light snow developed near and north of Interstate 96 during the early evening hours of the 11th as low pressure moved from Iowa that morning to near Chicago in the evening. The snow became heavy at times between midnight and 3 a.m. on the 12th as the low moved to just southwest of Kalamazoo. The snow tapered off and ended during the mid afternoon hours of the 12th. The primary heavy snow area was from near Dighton southeast to just north of Mount Pleasant, where 10 to 15 inches of snow fell. There was a second area of heavier snowfall, with around ten inches reported across northwest Oceana county.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 270842. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.