Baraga storm history

There was a report of 5.5 inches of lake effect snow just south of Baraga over an eight-hour period. The observer near Pelkie measured 4.6 inches of snow during the same period. Poor visibility and slick roads from the lake effect snow contributed to a fatal head-on car crash nea…

A localized area of up to 4.2 inches of rainfall fell (per a public source in Pequaming) in a few hours between about 12:30 AM through about 5 AM, with the Baraga and L'Anse CWOP stations recording rain rates of a quarter to half inch of rain per 15 minutes and various stations r…

An abnormally and record dry September into the first half of October with precipitation deficits of more than 3 inches led to the ignition of the Summit Lake Wildfire which was discovered on the evening of October 18th in the northwest corner of the McCormick Wilderness between …

Facebook photos verified hail from golf ball to baseball-sized in L'Anse. Time of the report was estimated from radar.

There were blizzard conditions with frequent wind gusts of 40-55 mph and snowfall of 8-24+ in Baraga County. 27.5 inches of snowfall was reported near Mount Arvon. The Houghton ASOS (KCMX) peak gust was 60 mph and K.I. Sawyer ASOS (KSAW) peak gust was 53 mph before the wind senso…

Light freezing rain resulted in up to 0.25 of ice accretion, causing slippery roads. Key impacts: transportation delays.

Up to 4 inches of snow, combined with temperatures plummeting below freezing, resulted in slippery roadways from the evening of the 18th through the morning of the 19th. Key impacts: travel delays, school closures.

Heavy snowfall totaling 1 to 2.5 feet along with winds gusting 40 to 60 miles per hour resulted in blizzard conditions. Fifty-three percent of customers (around 1,400) lost power across the county. Non-essential travel was discouraged by area officials. Key impacts: transportatio…

The first accumulating snowfall of the year brought 2 to 6 inches to the area. Key impacts: transportation delays.

A public report of quarter sized hail covering the ground.

Hail size ranged from penny to nickel sized. Time estimated from radar.

Several rounds of wintry precipitation occurred from the morning of the 28th through the early morning of the 31st. The first round was light freezing drizzle resulting in slick surfaces on the morning of the 28th. Then, a round of thunderstorms and sleet during the evening of th…

Heavy snow and gusty winds occurred on the 23rd into early on the 24th, resulting in treacherous travel conditions and snowfall accumulations of 4 to 10 inches. Key impacts: travel delays, school and business closures.

Strong winds and heavy snow brought blizzard conditions to the region on the 5th. A trained spotter reported a daily snowfall total of 11.3 inches at 1600EST on the 5th. By the morning of the 6th, storm total snow reports ranging from 13 to 23 inches had been reported across the …

Moderate to heavy snow and strong winds resulted in dangerous travel conditions and low visibility during the afternoon and evening of Feb. 28th. The snow ended during the early morning hours on March 1st.

Moderate to heavy snow and strong winds resulted in dangerous travel conditions and low visibility during the afternoon and evening of the 28th. Snow totals ranged from 3-10 inches.

A public report of 12.5 inches of snow 5 miles southeast of Mount Arvon by 7 AM on the 16th. Key impacts: travel delays, road closures.

Observers and spotters at Herman and Three Lakes respectively reported 7 inches of lake effect snow over a 24-hour period.

Bitter cold wind chills in the 25 below to 35 below zero range were observed throughout much of the period. Schools were closed throughout Baraga County on the 20th and 21st due to the bitter cold.

Snowfall totals over a 24-hour period included 6.4 inches two miles south of Baraga, 5 inches at Herman and 4.3 inches at Watton.

Observers across much of Baraga County measured between 2 to 4 inches of lake effect snow and blowing snow through the period. Baraga and L'Anse Schools were on a two-hour delay on the 12th.

The spotter two miles south of Baraga measured five inches of snow over 13 hours.

Lake enhanced snowfall amounts over a 24-hour period included 12 inches at Mount Arvon, 11 inches at Herman and two miles south of Baraga and 9 inches at L'Anse. Northwest winds gusting as high as 35 to 40 mph also caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow, resulting in wh…

Lake effect snowfall totals over 24 hours included 9.5 inches at Mount Arvon and 7 inches at Three Lakes.

Lake effect snowfall totals over 72 hours included 15.4 inches at two miles south of Baraga, 14.5 inches at Herman, 14.3 inches at 7 miles northwest of Baraga and 12 inches nearly 18 miles southeast of L'Anse.

Observers across Baraga County measured between 3 to 6 inches of snow over a 24-hour period.

Observed snowfall over an approximate 36-hour time period included 28 inches at Herman, 16.5 inches near Three Lakes and 10 inches around the Baraga area. The heavy wet snow combined with winds gusting over 40 mph at times caused tree damage, power outages and closed several scho…

Observers from Baraga and L'anse to Herman measured around 7 inches of snow in 24 hours. The observer near Michigamme measured 6.5 inches of snow.

Observer and spotter lake effect snowfall reports over an approximate 36-hour period included 12 inches near Mount Arvon, 11 inches at Herman and 8 inches at Watton. Northwest winds gusting to 25 mph at times also caused areas of blowing snow.

The observer in Herman measured 5.5 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours.

The observer at Herman measured 4.5 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours.

There was a public report from near Mount Arvon of 9.5 inches of lake effect snow in 48 hours.

Observers at Herman and Mount Arvon measured between 6 and 7 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours.

Bitter cold wind chills from 20 to 25 below zero were reported across portions of Baraga County. Schools were delayed on the 16th to the effects of the cold.

Significant storm total lake effect snowfall amounts during the event included nearly three feet of snow at Mount Arvon, 19 inches at Herman and 11 inches just south of Baraga.

Several days of well above normal to near record warm high and low temperatures and continuing melting of snowpack led to periods of dense fog over Baraga County from the 22nd into the 26th. Also, a brown Christmas was observed across Baraga County for the first time since 2015.

Observers snowfall amounts over a 48-hour period included 10 inches at Watton and 8 inches at Herman.

Observers at Watton and Herman reported a glaze of ice from freezing rain on the morning of the 8th.

Heat indices across Baraga County ranged from 100 to 105 degrees.

Runoff of liquid water equivalent of up to four inches in the higher terrain of Baraga County resulted in mostly minor snowmelt flooding of rural areas along rivers and small streams through much of the first half of May. Minor flooding occurred along the Sturgeon River during th…

Storm total snowfall reports across the county included an estimated 41 inches just southeast of Mount Arvon, 27 inches at Herman, 19.5 inches at Three Lakes, 14 inches at L'Anse and 9.7 inches at Michigamme. The wet and heavy snowfall brought down trees and powerlines causing po…

Observer wet snowfall reports over an approximate 12-hour period included 4.6 inches at Watton and 4 inches at Herman.

Observer snowfall reports over an approximate 32-hour period included 9.1 inches at Herman, 7.2 inches at Three Lakes, 6.8 inches two miles south of Baraga and 5.7 inches at Watton.

Flooding impacts were reported along the Sturgeon River from the 13th into the 24th.

The observer at Michigamme measured a quarter inch of ice accumulation on top of fallen snow in the early morning of the 5th. He also reported a quarter mile visibility in fog as well.

The spotter two miles south of Baraga measured three inches of snow in an hour and a half. He briefly reported pea-sized hail and sleet after the snow ended.

There was a social media report of 5 inches of snow five miles southeast of Mount Arvon during the early morning of the 1st.