Gogebic storm history

A period of lake effect snow showers dropped 1 to 3 inches of snow across parts of Gogebic County. Gusty winds resulted in blowing snow and visibility restrictions during the day. The combination of snow and reduced visibility contributed to a snowmobile accident at the US 2 and …

A 50-year old man was struck and killed by lightning while standing under a tree near Sunday Lake in Wakefield.

Large trees down. One tree fell on fiber-glass camper resulting in a fataility at Imp Lake Campground in Ottawa National Forest.

The Gogebic County Road Commission reported numerous secondary roads and a few county roads impassable from the 13th into the 17th. Highway M-28 east of Sunday Lake in Wakefield was closed from the 16th into the 21st due to high water. Estimated countywide damages to highway infr…

Radar estimated rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches caused major flash flooding over portions of far western Gogebic County and left many sections of road washed out and impassible. Many people became stranded from near Ironwood to Little Girls Point. The Gogebic County Sheriff rep…

Wind chills as low as -55F were observed on the 23rd and 24th, and as low as -40F on the 25th and 26th. Key impacts: school and business closures.

Wind chill of -31F reported at the Ironwood Airport (KIWD) at 0456 CST, 1/20.

Heavy lake effect snow brought periods of visibility as low as 1/4 mile (IWD ASOS) and snow accumulations around 7 in the Ironwood area. The highest reported snowfall was 7.1 at the Ironwood No. 2 COOP (IWOM4). Key Impacts: Transportation delays.

Widespread moderate to heavy lake effect snow fell over much of Gogebic County on Jan 16-17 with snowfall up to 10.5 at 5 NNW Bessemer, MI-GG-11. Key impacts: transportation delays.

Three to four inches of wet snow fell across the eastern portion of Gogebic County. Key impacts: Transportation delays.

Light freezing rain resulted in a glaze of ice on untreated surfaces. Key impacts: transportation delays.

Heavy snow and gusty winds impacted Gogebic county with 12-18 of snowfall. 18 inches of snowfall was reported in the Ironwood area. Up to 5% of customers without power. Key Impacts: Very difficult to impossible travel, power outages.

Light freezing rain resulted in up to 0.25 of ice accretion, causing slippery roads. There were multiple reports of motorists sliding off the road. Key impacts: transportation delays, traffic accidents.

Up to 7 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 1.5 to 2.5 feet along with winds gusting 40 to 60 miles per hour resulted in blizzard conditions. Twenty-three percent of customers (around 3,200) lost power across the county. Non-essential travel was discouraged by area officials. Key impacts: transporta…

The first accumulating snowfall of the year brought 3 to 9 inches to the area. Key impacts: transportation delays.

VFW Post 9084 reported damage to their roof and and a downed tree resulting in three power poles being snapped.

Public reported a tree down and lots of debris on Black River Road near Copper Peak.

WEenergies reported just under 1600 customers without power in the Land O Lakes and Marenisco area at 4:35 AM CST. Time of strong winds estimated from radar.

Emergency Management reports that trees are downed on power lines on the southwest side of Thousand Island Lake near Wolniak Road.

Broadcast media showed a video of hail covering the ground at a golf course with the largest hail being 1.5 inches.

Dispatch reported several trees were downed at US-2 and Beatons Lake Road.

Several rounds of wintry precipitation occurred from the evening of the 28th through the evening of the 30th. First, a round of thunderstorms and sleet during the evening of the 28th resulted in slippery conditions. Then, heavy snow developed on the 30th, accumulating 4 to 16 inc…

Multiple observations in the Ironwood area reported storm total snowfalls between 9 and 16 inches of snow by the morning of the 6th. Key impacts: school closures, travel delays.

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 around Ironwood ranged from 4-7 inches and winds gusted as high as 45 mph.

The AWOS station at the Gogebic-Iron County Airport (KIWD) reported a wind chill of -29 at 8 AM on the 18th. THe MDOT Mesonet station at Wakefield reported a wind chill of -25 at 9:30 AM on the 18th.

The observer in Ironwood measured seven inches of snow over 24 hours.

Wind chill temperatures dipped as cold as 35 below to 50 below zero at times from the 19th into the 21st. Schools were closed throughout the county on the 20th and 21st due to bitter cold temperatures and wind chills.

Observers between Ironwood and Bessemer measured between 3 and 4 inches of snow over 24 hours.

Observers from Ironwood to Bessemer measured around 4 inches of lake effect snow over a 24-hour period while reporting blowing snow and reduced visibility into the morning of the 12th. Ironwood and Bessemer Schools were on a two-hour delay for the morning of the 12th due to the s…

Observers in the Ironwood area generally measured between 6 to 8 inches of lake effect snow over a 24-hour period. Northwest winds gusting as high as 35 mph also caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow while lowering visibility down to one-quarter mile or less at times. …

Lake effect snow totals over 72 hours included 27 inches 7 miles north-northeast of Ironwood, 15 inches at Bessemer, 14 inches 5 miles north of Ironwood and 9-11 inches within the city of Ironwood.

Law enforcement dispatch reported a tree snapped and lying on a rooftop in the city of Ironwood. Time of the report was estimated from radar.

Law enforcement dispatch reported three trees snapped in North Ironwood. Time of the report was estimated from radar.

A NWS student volunteer in Ironwood reported a large diameter maple tree of one foot in diameter snapped in Ironwood. Time of the report was estimated from radar.

Law enforcement dispatch reported a tree down in Bessemer. Time of the report was estimated from radar.

Report of penny-sized hail in Ironwood from mPING.

Pictures via Facebook from Bessemer of large hailstones ranging from 1.25 to 2.00 inches in diameter. Time of the report was estimated from radar.

Report and pictures from Ironwood via social media of 1.5 to 2.0 inch diameter hailstones along a measuring tape.

Picture via social media of hailstones larger than a quarter in Ironwood. Time of the report estimated from radar.

Observers measured a widespread 3 to 7 inches of wet, heavy snow over an approximate 36-hour period. The wet snow caused hazardous travel, some power outages and closed schools throughout the county on the 3rd.

Observer snowfall reports over an approximate 30-hour period included 7 to 9 inches of wet snow in the Ironwood area and 8 inches of snow in Watersmeet.

Observer lake effect snowfall reports varied from 6 to 11 inches in the Ironwood area over an approximate 36-hour period. Northwest winds gusting near 25 mph also caused areas of blowing snow.

Observers in the Ironwood-Bessemer area reported between 6 and 7 inches of lake effect snow over an approximate 36 hour-period.

Bitter cold wind chills between 25 to 34 below zero were reported across portions of Gogebic County. Schools were either closed or delayed on the 16th to the effects of the cold.