Winter Storm — Marquette, Michigan

2017-02-07 to 2017-02-08 · Marquette, Michigan

Event narrative

The meteorologist at WJMN TV-3 estimated around one foot of lake enhanced snow fell over a 15-hour period in the higher terrain of Skandia Township. There was also a report of one foot of snow at Big Bay over the same time period. Nine inches of snow fell at Ishpeming and Negaunee over the 24-hour period ending on the morning of the 8th. Schools were closed throughout the county on the 8th. The snow packed and slippery roadways led to several accidents including a fatal accident in Marquette.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system tracking from near Chicago across northern Lower Michigan dropped moderate to heavy lake enhanced snow across much of the northern tier of Upper Michigan from the 7th into the 8th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 681794. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.