Menominee storm history

There was a public report via social media of 3 to 4 inches of snow at Carney in a 6-hour period. The snow-covered slippery roads also lead to a fatal accident on Highway US-41 near Daggett when a minivan lost control and skidded into the path of a semitrailer. Three passengers i…

Heavy snow and gusty winds impacted Menominee county with 6-12 of snowfall. 11.5 inches of snowfall was reported near Daggett. Up to around 25% of customers without power. Key Impacts: Very difficult travel, power outages.

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

Menominee County 911 reports multiple trees down in the area of G-08 and county roads 577 and 581.

Public report from Daggett that a pine tree broke off at base approximately 2 to 3 feet in diameter. Another 1 to 2 foot diameter tree split and took down a power line. A large willow tree at 3 to 4 feet in diameter at the base took down additional powerlines, blocking N Frenchto…

A final round of freezing rain and sleet turned to snow on the 30th, with up to 4 inches of snowfall before it ended early on the 31st. The additional snow exacerbated travel impacts from the earlier freezing rain. Key impacts: travel delays, school and business closures.

Up to 0.5 inches of ice accumulation was reported, which led to impassable roads, numerous downed trees and lines, and power outages. Over a quarter of Menominee County lost power. Warming shelters were established for those who lost power, and some schools and businesses remaine…

Heavy wet snow of 6 to 8 inches accumulated, resulting in treacherous travel conditions. Key impacts: travel delays, traffic accidents, school and business closures.

The AWOS station at the Menominee Regional Airport reported a wind chill of -20 degrees at 8 AM the morning of the 18th.

Bitter cold wind chills in the 25 below to 30 below zero range were observed throughout much of the period. Schools were closed throughout Menominee County on the 20th and 21st due to the bitter cold.

There was a Facebook report of one inch diameter hail in Carney.

Several public reports of numerous trees and powerlines down from Daggett and Cedar River to Carbondale from strong wake low winds that lasted approximately a half hour.

Observers reported widespread heavy snow of 6 to 9 inches across the county in less than a 24-hour period. The wet heavy snow combined with north-northeast wind gusts to around 50 mph at times caused tree damage, knocked out power for nearly 7500 customers, caused traffic acciden…

Snowfall reports ranged from 3 to 5 inches across Menominee County over an approximate 24-hour period.

There was a social media report of 6.5 inches of wet snow in approximately eight hours in Carney.

Bitter cold wind chills between 20 to 25 below zero were reported across Menominee County. Several schools in the county were either closed or delayed on the 16th due to the cold.

Snowfall reports over a 12-hour period included 8.5 inches at Carney and 8 inches at Menominee. Northeast winds gusting to 45 mph also caused blizzard conditions at times in snow and blowing snow.

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

A delayed report of a large tree falling due to thunderstorm winds near the intersection of 16th Avenue and 20th Street in Menominee. Time of the report was estimated from radar.

A social media report from 4.1 miles northwest of Menominee of hail between 1.00 and 1.50 inches in diameter with continuous lightning and thunder from a severe thunderstorm. Hailed for less than five minutes total.

A called-in report of trees down on Highway M-35 just north of Cedar River.

Facebook report from Carney with pictures of two different trees down on private property and a garage door blown in.

A public report from mPING of 1-inch tree limbs broken in the Cedar River area. Time of the report was estimated from radar.

Facebook report from Cedar River of a tree down on a private driveway along with a power outage. Time of the report was estimated from radar.

Delayed Facebook report of large trees uprooted, a pole barn blown off its foundation and a garage door blown in. Time of the report was estimated from radar.

Report on Facebook of a tree down on a garage, couple of dead trees down, and small branches on roadways. Picture of downed tree was provided.

A snow spotter in Spalding reported 6.5 inches of wet snow in less than 15 hours.

Observer and social media wet snowfall reports over ten hours included 3 inches at Daggett and 4 to 5 inches in the Menominee area. Wet, slushy and snow-covered roads were reported to be extremely slippery.

A spotter in Spalding measured 4.2 inches of wet snow in less than 24 hours.

Observers measured widespread snowfall totals of 5 to 8 inches of snow across Menominee County over mostly a 12-hour period. Schools throughout the county were on a two-hour delay on the 28th due to the cleanup from the snowfall.

Observers reported 24-hour snowfall totals of 8 inches in Menominee, 10 inches in Spalding and 13 inches at Cedar River as schools were closed throughout the county on the 23rd. Northeast winds gusting near 35 mph at times also caused blowing and drifting of snow.

Wind chills lowered into the 25 below to 30 below zero range on the morning of the 3rd causing a two-hour delayed start at Stephenson Schools.

Wind chill readings were in the 25 below to 30 below range through much of the period.

Wet snowfall reports across the county over an approximate 12-hour period included 8-9 inches at Cedar River, 8 inches at Spalding, 6 inches at Hermansville and 4-5 inches in Menominee. Schools were closed throughout the county due to the storm.

Nearly seven inches of storm total lake enhanced snow fell in Carbondale over a two-day period. Northwest winds gusting over 45 mph also caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow leading to occasional whiteout conditions.

A widespread three to four inches of wet snow fell over an approximate six-hour period. Schools were closed throughout the county on the 15th due to the impacts from the wet snow.

Heat indices across Menominee County peaked between 95 and 100 degrees during the late afternoon of the 18th.

Heat indices ranged between 100F and 105F across the county on the afternoons of the 20th and 21st and stayed above 80F through the evening of the 20th.

There was a social media report of trees down four miles northwest of Hermansville.

The NWS storm survey team observed widespread damage from Faithorn to Hermansville with several structures severely damaged and thousands of trees uprooted or snapped off. Downed trees and powerlines resulted in impassable roads. The NWS survey team also concluded that the damage…

There was a report via social media that hail began as marble-sized and increased to half dollar sized in Stephenson.

The spotter near Swanson measured 0.10 inches of ice accumulation from freezing rain during the event.

Widespread reports of 0.10 to 0.20 inch of freezing rain caused treacherous and icy road conditions, some tree damage and power outages over northern and central portions of Menominee County during the period. Schools were cancelled on the 23rd due to the impacts from the freezin…