Ontonagon storm history

A seven year-old boy drowned in Misery Bay near the boat launch on the afternoon of the 28th. Deputies from the Ontonagon County Sheriff's office were called to the scene just after 5 pm EDT, and when search and rescue crews and volunteers found the missing boy in the water they …

A slushy mixture of rain and snow contributed to a fatal accident on US Highway 45 near Bruce Crossing at 11 am on the morning of the 14th. Michigan State Police in Wakefield reported that a 36 year-old Michigan Tech University student from St. Paul, MN was killed when the vehicl…

Several roads were washed out in the Misery Bay area, including Misery Bay Road, Lots Road, Kemppa Road, and Wolf Creek Road. Some residents were stranded for hours due to the washouts. Newer culverts were blown out due to the flooding.

Michigan DOT closed Highway M-28 at Ewen due to snowmelt flooding over the bridge along the South Branch of the Ontonagon River from the 13th until the 18th. Traffic was detoured via US-2 and US-45. Ontonagon County was added to the state emergency declaration by Governor Whitmer…

There were blizzard conditions with frequent wind gusts of 35-40 mph at NBDC Ontonagon and snowfall of 8-16 in Ontonagon County. Peak gust of 56mph at Ontonagon MDOT MC066. Key Impacts: Very difficult to impossible travel.

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

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-two percent of customers (around 1,300) lost power across the county. Non-essential travel was discouraged by area officials. Key impacts: transportati…

The first accumulating snowfall of the year brought 3 to 6 inches to the area. Key impacts: transportation delays.

Dispatch reported a large tree down at US-45 and Himanka Hill 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 6 to 12 inc…

Heavy snow and gusty winds occurred on the 23rd into early on the 24th, resulting in treacherous travel conditions and snowfall accumulations of 3 to 8 inches. Key impacts: travel delays.

Heavy snow and gusty winds occurred on the 23rd into early on the 24th, resulting in treacherous travel conditions and snowfall accumulations of 3 to 8 inches. Key impacts: travel delays.

Strong winds and heavy snow brought blizzard conditions to the region on the 5th. Total snowfall ranged from around 7 to 15 inches. Key impacts: school, church, and building 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. Several inches of snow occurred and winds gusted as high as 45 mph.

Several hours of blizzard conditions were reported during the afternoon and evening of the 6th. Multiple schools in the impacted areas were released early on the 6th and delayed their start on the morning of the 7th. Ontonagon Lakeshore and Silver City MDOT mesonet sites reported…

Wind chill temperatures dipped into the 25 below to 40 below zero range at times from the 19th into the 21st. Most schools were closed throughout Ontonagon County on the 20th and 21st due to the bitter cold.

The observer 6 miles north of Greenland measured a five-day total of 22.8 inches of lake effect snow.

The observer at White Pine measured 4.5 inches of snow in 24 hours.

The observer at Bergland measured 7.2 inches of lake effect snow over 24 hours.

Observers across much of Ontonagon County measured between 2 to 4 inches of lake effect snow along with blowing snow through the period. Ontonagon and Ewen-Trout Creek Schools were on a two-hour delay on the morning of the 12th due to the lake effect snow, blowing snow and wind c…

The observer at Paulding measured 7.6 inches of lake enhanced snow over 24 hours. 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. Ewen-Trout Creek Schools were clo…

Nearly five inches of rain from the evening of the 18th into the early morning of the 19th caused flash flooding in the Ontonagon area as a culvert washed out and resulted in the closure of Lakeshore Drive east of Ontonagon.

One inch diameter hail reported in Ewen. The hail lasted 5-10 minutes.

Observers snowfall reports over an approximate 24-hour period included 9 inches at Bergland Dam, and 4 inches each at six miles north of Greenland and at Paulding. The wet, heavy snow combined with north winds gusting near 40 mph at times caused hazardous travel, sporadic power o…

Observer lake effect snowfall reports over 24 hours included 7 inches six miles north of Greenland and 5.7 inches just east of Ontonagon.

Observer snowfall reports over an approximate 24-hour period included 6 inches near Greenland and 5 inches each at Paulding and Trout Creek.

The observer in Greenland measured 4.7 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours.

There was a public report of 6 inches of lake effect snow in 48 hours at Rockland.

The observer eight miles north of Mass City measured around a foot of lake effect snow accumulation in 48 hours.

Bitter cold wind chills around 25 below zero were reported by the Rockland MDOT station. Schools in Ontonagon County were either closed or delayed on the 16th due to the cold.

Two-day storm total snowfall totals included 12.8 inches at Greenland and 10.6 at Bergland Dam.

Total snowfall reports from observers in Ontonagon County included 12 inches near Bergland, 8 inches at Trout Creek and 7 inches at Paulding. West winds gusting 25-30 mph at times also caused occasional whiteout conditions in snow and blowing snow.

The observer at Paulding reported a glaze of ice from freezing rain.

The observer eight miles north of Mass City measured 4 inches of snow over 24 hours.

The observer at Bergland Dam measured 12.3 inches of snow in 24 hours.

Heat indices reached near 100 degrees across much of Ontonagon County.

The Ontonagon County Dispatch reported a few trees of unknown size down on power lines in Ewen.

There was a picture posted on social media of a large tree and power line down across a road in Ewen.

The observer at Bergland Dam measured nearly five inches of wet, heavy snow during the early morning of the 1st. Schools were closed throughout the county on the morning of the 1st due to hazardous travel on snow-packed and slippery roadways.

Observer wet snowfall amounts over an approximate 12-hour period included 7.4 inches at Paulding and 7 inches at Bergland Dam.

Two-day observer snowfall reports included 12.9 inches at Bergland Dam, 12.4 inches at 6 miles north of Greenland 6 north and 9.2 inches at Paulding.

An observer near Ontonagon observed a light glaze of ice from freezing rain on tree twigs on the morning of the 5th.

The observer at Bergland Dam measured 15.4 inches of lake enhanced snow in 24 hours.

Observers measured between 2 and 6 inches of wet snow across the county over an 8-hour period with the greatest totals near Ontonagon.

Observers measured a widespread 4 to 5 inches of snow over an approximate 12-hour period.