Winter Storm — Southern Houghton, Michigan

2020-04-12 to 2020-04-13 · Southern Houghton, Michigan

Event narrative

Based on adjacent reports, there was estimated eight inches of wet, heavy snow which fell across southern Houghton County during the event.

Wider weather episode

A storm system originating over the southern Plains rapidly deepened as it tracked across Lower Michigan and Lake Huron. Copious amounts of Gulf moisture and strong lift contributed to widespread wet heavy snow across much of west and central Upper Michigan starting Easter Sunday, the 12th, and continuing into Monday, the 13th. The heavy snow made travel nearly impossible at many locations from late on the 12th into the 13th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 879957. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.