Lake-Effect Snow — Cheboygan, Michigan

2016-01-16 to 2016-01-17 · Cheboygan, Michigan

Wider weather episode

This was another west-southwest lake effect event (at least initially), enhanced by a near-stationary area of low pressure over northern Lake Michigan. Heavy snow fell on the evening of the 16th, with 10 inches of new snow in Petoskey and Pellston.

The weak low pressure area would eventually drift south, impacting the Grand Traverse Bay region. Honor, Lake Ann, Suttons Bay, and Traverse City all ended up with double-digit snowfall totals, with Lake Ann topping the list at 18 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 617311. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.