Winter Weather — Dickinson, Michigan

2017-12-30 · Dickinson, Michigan

Event narrative

A brief period of snow dropped 1 to 3 inches of snow near the Marquette County line during the morning of December 30th. Gusty winds produced blowing snow causing visibility restrictions less than a half mile for a time. A serious car accident attributed to the weather conditions occurred on M-35 in Sagola Township which claimed the lives of two high school students from the Kingsford School District.

Wider weather episode

An upper disturbance moving across the region generated moderate to heavy lake enhanced snow downwind of Lake Superior in a north to northwest wind flow from the 29th into the 31st.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 731019. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.