Heavy Snow — Alcona, Michigan

2012-02-24 · Alcona, Michigan

Wider weather episode

Low pressure moved northeast across Lake Erie during the early morning hours of the 24th. A broad area of relatively light snow developed northwest of the low. Embedded within this area was a narrow band of much heavier snow (snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour). This band impacted parts of Central and Northeast Lower Michigan. Snow amounts reached 10 to 14 inches in Lupton, West Branch, South Branch, Glennie, and southeast Roscommon County, by midday on the 24th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 368166. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.