Lake-Effect Snow in Mason, Michigan

Lake-Effect Snow January 9, 2016 – January 13, 2016 · Mason, Michigan

What the National Weather Service wrote

Twelve to eighteen inches of snow fell across portions of Mason county from the 9th through the 13th.

The wider storm

Heavy lake effect snow impacted areas of western lower Michigan, especially near the Lake Michigan shoreline from January 9 to 13. The heavier lake effect snow fell from the late evening hours of the 9th into the 10th, and then again from January 11th to the 12th. Muskegon received a foot of snow in this time frame and many locations west of US-131 received 8 to 12 inches of snow that resulted in hazardous travel conditions and numerous accidents.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 613726. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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