Ice Storm — Oceana, Michigan

2019-02-05 to 2019-02-07 · Oceana, Michigan

Event narrative

Freezing rain of a quarter to half an inch resulted in numerous downed trees, limbs, power lines and widespread power outages.

Wider weather episode

Two periods of freezing rain from February 5th through February 7th resulted in significant ice accumulation on the order of a half to three quarters of an inch across portions of central lower Michigan. This resulted in thousands of downed trees, limbs and power lines. Approximately one hundred and fifty thousand people lost power.

Schools in the area were closed for days.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 807799. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.