Northern Schoolcraft storm history

There was a report of eight inches of snow in Seney in less than nine hours. Poor road conditions and poor visibility in blowing snow were common. The Michigan State Police reported that slippery roads contributed to a fatal accident that occurred just west of the Seney rest area…

There were blizzard conditions with frequent wind gusts of 40-55 mph and snowfall of 8-18 in Northern Schoolcraft County. The Munising ASOS (KP53) peak gust was 64 mph and the Newberry AWOS (KERY) reported a peak gust of 41 mph. Up to around 10% of customers without power. Key Im…

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 snow ranging from 4 to 12 inches (heaviest in the western part of the county) along with winds gusting 35 to 45 miles per hour, resulted in very difficult travel conditions due to accumulating and blowing snow. Key impacts: transportation delays, traffic accidents, business…

The first accumulating snowfall of the year brought 2 to 8 inches to the area, heaviest over the western portion. Key impacts: transportation delays.

A final round of freezing rain and sleet turned to snow on the 30th, with up to 6 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. Warming shelters were established for those who lost power, and some schools and businesses remained closed into Monday, March 31. Key impacts: tr…

Heavy wet snow of 6 to 10 inches accumulated, resulting in treacherous travel conditions. Key impacts: travel delays, traffic accidents, school and business closures, a few power outages.

Snow and windy conditions resulted in reduced visibility and slippery travel conditions on the 5th. Storm total snowfall ranged from 4 to 8 inches and winds gusted as high as 30 mph. Key impacts: travel delays.

Moderate to heavy snow and high winds resulted in blizzard conditions during the afternoon and evening of February 28th. The snow wound down early on March 1st. Key impacts: transportation delays, traffic accidents, road closures, scattered power outages, school and event cancell…

Moderate to heavy snow and high winds resulted in blizzard conditions during the afternoon and evening of the 28th.

Periods of lake effect snow occurred between the 16th and the 20th. The most severe conditions occurred on the 16th and 17th when the combination of heavy snow and winds gusting to 40 mph resulted in limited visibility and a road closure on M-28 between Shingleton and Seney. Key …

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

An estimated 2 to 4 inches of lake effect snow fell over a 24-hour period ending on the morning of the 12th. The snow combined with blowing snow from northwest winds gusting to 30 mph at times caused occasionally reduced visibility.

There was a 24-hour snowfall total of 6 inches at Driggs Lake.

Facebook report from Driggs Lake in northern Schoolcraft County of 16 inches of lake effect snow over an approximate 24 hour-period.

There was an estimated 3 to 5 inches of lake effect snow that fell over northern Schoolcraft County in the 24-hour period ending on the morning of the 17th.

Two-day estimated lake effect snowfall over northern Schoolcraft County was likely between 8 and 12 inches. North winds gusting as high as 40 mph also likely caused blowing and drifting of snow and occasional whiteout conditions at times.

Storm total snowfall reports were estimated between 6 and 12 inches across northern Schoolcraft county over an approximate 48-hour period.

A widespread one-quarter inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain was estimated across much of northern Schoolcraft County. Utility companies also reported many downed trees and power lines resulting in power outages impacting several thousand customers across the area.

An estimated widespread snowfall of 8 to 10 inches occurred over northern Schoolcraft County on the morning of the 1st. The heavy snow combined with strong northeast winds gusting as high as 45 mph caused sporadic power outages across portions of northern Schoolcraft County.

An estimated three to five inches of wet snow fell over northern Schoolcraft County over a ten-hour period.

An estimated widespread 4 to 6 inches of snow fell in less than 18 hours over northern Schoolcraft County.

An estimated four inches of lake enhanced snow fell over much of northern Schoolcraft County in approximately 12 hours.

Wind chills lowering near 25 below zero along with occasional whiteout conditions in lake effect snow and blowing snow caused hazardous travel on the 3rd in northern Schoolcraft County.

Wind chills lowered near 25 below zero on the morning of the 31st.

Estimated snowfall reports over a 12-hour period ranged from 10 to 12 inches based on surrounding snowfall observations and reports.

The observer near Steuben measured 11 inches of snow in less than 36 hours.

The observer at Steuben measured over 33 inches of lake enhanced snow over a three-day period. Winds gusting near 40 mph at times also caused blizzard conditions in snow and extreme blowing of snow, especially on the 24th.

Over 30 firefighters from the Michigan DNR and the Seney National Wildlife Refuge fought and ultimately contained the 203-acre Creighton Swamp Wildfire over a four-day period which burned in a swamp north of Highway M-28 in northern Schoolcraft County. The fire burned in a remote…

An estimated 0.10 to 0.20 inches of freezing rain accumulation caused treacherous and icy road conditions, some tree damage and sporadic power outages during the period.

An estimated 6 to 9 inches of lake effect snowfall over less than a 24-hour period combined with northwest winds gusting 40 to 50 mph at times resulted in blizzard conditions across northern Schoolcraft County during the early morning hours of the 19th.

An estimated 8 inches of snow fell in the northeastern portion of Schoolcraft County over a ten-hour period.

The observer at Steuben measured 5.6 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours.

The observer near Steuben measured 9.7 inches of snow in less than 24 hours.

Snowfall estimates ranges from 10 to 14 inches across northern Schoolcraft County during the event.

The observer at Steuben measured nine inches of snow in less than 24 hours. Schools were closed throughout the area on the 6th due to impacts from the heavy snow.

The observer in Steuben measured 5.9 inches of lake enhanced snow in 24 hours.

There was a public report of 14 inches of lake effect snowfall over nearly a 60-hour period near Cusino Lake in northern Schoolcraft County.

Wind chill readings dropped to 25 to 30 below zero each morning and night from the 7th into the 9th.

An estimated six to eight inches of storm total snowfall occurred over northern Schoolcraft County based on nearby reports and observations. Tahquamenon Schools were closed on the 5th due to the storm.

There was an estimated three to four inches of lake effect snow during the event over portions of northern Schoolcraft County based on surrounding reports in the area.

The local TV-6 station reported nearly 2000 power outages across Luce, Schoolcraft and Delta counties via Cloverland Electric just before 5 am local time due to high winds and heavy rain.

The observer at Steuben measured 6.3 inches of wet snow in approximately 18 hours. The wet snow combined with northwest winds gusting as high as 40 to 45 mph caused nearly 140 power outages across Schoolcraft County.

The observer in Steuben measured 10.6 inches of snow for the 24-hour period ending the morning of the 6th.

An estimated ten inches of snow fell over much of northern Schoolcraft County over an approximate 18-hour period.

There was an estimated seven to nine inches of wet snow in approximately 12 hours over portions of northern Schoolcraft County.

A spotter east of Cusino Lake measured 15 inches of snow in less than 24 hours. Schools were closed in northern Schoolcraft County on the 2nd in the aftermath of the snowstorm.

There was an estimated eight inches of wet, heavy snow in approximately 12 hours. The dense snow combined with northerly winds of 35 to 40 mph caused damage to trees and power lines. Most businesses closed on the 27th due to the storm.

An estimated 12 inches of wet, heavy lake enhanced snow fell at Seney in approximately nine hours.