Winter Weather — Dickinson, Michigan

2020-01-23 · Dickinson, Michigan

Event narrative

Observers from Norway to Iron Mountain measured between 4 and 5 inches of snow over an approximate 15-hour period on the 23rd.

Deputies from the Dickinson County Sheriff's Department were dispatched to the scene of two-vehicle accident on Highway US-2 near Alfredson Road in Waucedah Township at 2:41 pm CST on the 23rd. Based on the investigation, a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox was traveling westbound on US-2 when it crossed the center line. The Equinox then struck a 2017 GMC Sierra head-on that was towing an enclosed snowmobile trailer. After the impact, the vehicles came to rest on the south shoulder of US-2. The two occupants of the Sierra, both from Suamico, WI were transported to Dickinson County Memorial Hospital and treated for non life-threatening injuries. The two occupants of the Equinox, a 56-year-old male and a 59-year-old female from Tripler, WI were pronounced dead at the scene. Speed and road conditions were factors in the crash. Numerous other police and EMS departments assisted at the scene.

Wider weather episode

A band of moderate snow moved across portions of central and eastern Upper Michigan from the 22nd into the 23rd.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 877673. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.