Florence storm history

A missing 19 year old male, who was driving to Upper Michigan, was found dead in the woods. His abandoned vehicle was discovered on the afternoon of the 7th and authorities had to travel a considerable distance into the woods in order to recover his body that evening. Subzero and…

The highest snowfall totals across Florence County included 12 inches in Florence, 10.5 inches in Spread Eagle, and 7.8 inches in Fence as well as Aurora.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines near Aurora. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines down in Aurora.

The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity caused heat index values to rise as high as 108 degrees during the afternoon on Sunday.

Light freezing rain changed over to heavy snow during the afternoon with north northwest winds gusting to 20 to 30 mph. The highest snowfall total in Florence County was 7 inches in Florence.

The highest ice total in Forest County was 0.25 inches in Aurora.

The highest snowfall totals across Florence County included 9 inches in Spread Eagle, 7 inches in Florence, and 6 inches in Aurora.

The highest snowfall total in Florence County was 6 inches in Aurora.

The highest snowfall totals across Florence County included 13 inches in Spread Eagle, 10.3 inches in Florence, and 10 inches in Aurora. Winds gusted to 35 to 45 mph at times Wednesday afternoon.

The combination of cold temperatures and gusty winds caused wind chill values to fall to -35 to -43 during the morning hours.

The combination of cold temperatures and light winds caused wind chill values to fall to -35 to -36 during the morning hours.

The entire county was designated in Severe Drought (D2) at the beginning of the month. Above normal precipitation from October 29th through November 7th brought an end to the Severe Drought (D2) across the county. The precipitation total at Florence during this period was 2.90 in…

Below normal rainfall during the latter half of September resulted in Severe Drought (D2) conditions across the entire county at the beginning of October. Warmer than normal temperatures and well below normal rainfall resulted in Severe Drought (D2) continuing through the end of …

Penny size hail fell near Commonwealth. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.

The highest snowfall total in Florence County was 6 inches in Spread Eagle.

The highest snowfall totals across Florence County included 7.5 inches in Florence and 7 inches near Spread Eagle.

At the beginning of the month, Severe Drought (D2) encompassed all of Florence County. Well below normal precipitation totals were observed through the 22nd. A winter storm then brought copious amounts of precipitation (rain/snow) from the 24th through the 26th, with amounts of 1…

Drought that developed last summer continued through the winter across Florence County. Severe Drought (D2) encompassed the eastern two-thirds of the county at the beginning of the month and expanded across the entire county by the 20th. February went down in the record books as …

Drought that developed last summer continued into the new year across Florence County. During the month, Severe Drought (D2) continued across the eastern two-thirds of the county while Moderate Drought (D1) was confined to the western third of the county. At Florence, the precipi…

Abnormally Dry (D0) to Moderate (D1) conditions developed during the summer and worsened in the late fall and early winter. By late November and through December, Severe Drought (D2) encompassed the eastern two-thirds of Florence County with Moderate Drought (D1) over the remaind…

Showers and thunderstorms brought much needed rain in October before dry conditions returned late in the month through November. From October 26th through November 21st, less than an inch of precipitation fell across the region. On the 21st, the Drought Monitor upgraded much of F…

At the beginning of the month, Moderate Drought (D1) conditions were noted across the county. Thunderstorms brought some much needed rain. The rainfall total at Florence was 4.13 inches or 0.30 inches above normal (110% of normal). By the end of the month, most of the county was …

The highest snowfall totals in Florence County included 16.3 inches in Spread Eagle, 15.8 inches in Florence, and 15.3 inches in Aurora.

The highest snowfall total in Florence County was 8 inches near Aurora.

The highest snowfall total across Florence County was 7 inches in Spread Eagle.

The highest snowfall total in Florence County was 8 inches in Spread Eagle. Winds gusted to 20 to 30 mph at times Wednesday night (2/22), causing blowing and drifting snow.

A long duration winter storm brought around 1 inch of snow to Florence County by Thursday morning (12/22), with a two-day total of around 4 inches by Friday morning (12/23). Winds gusted to 30 to 40 mph at times from Thursday night (12/22) through Saturday (12/24), causing blowin…

The highest snowfall totals across Florence County included 9.5 inches in Spread Eagle and 8 inches in Florence.

Lime size hail fell in Commonwealth.

The highest snowfall total across Florence County included 2.7 inches in Florence. The highest ice total across Florence County included 0.2 inches in Spread Eagle.

The highest snowfall total across Florence County included 13.0 inches near Spread Eagle.

The highest snowfall totals across Florence County included 9.0 inches near Spread Eagle and 8.1 inches in Florence.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Tipler and across Florence County. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.

Penny size hail fell in Florence.

A wintry mix brought around a tenth of an inch of icing before changing over to heavy snow. Gusty northwest winds also caused some blowing and drifting of the new snow late Thursday evening into Friday morning. The highest snowfall totals across Florence County included 8.4 inche…

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power poles in Long Lake. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.

The highest snowfall totals across Florence County included 15.0 inches in Spread Eagle, 11.6 inches in Florence, and 11.2 inches in Aurora.

The highest snowfall totals in Florence County included 11.5 inches in Florence and 8.5 inches in Spread Eagle.

The highest snowfall totals across Florence County included 13.4 inches in Florence, 11.0 inches 6 ESE of Florence and 10.5 inches in Spread Eagle. Freezing drizzle and sleet with icing amounts around two tenths of an inch or less fell before the snow arrived.

The highest snowfall total in Florence County was 8.0 inches near Florence.

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees in Fence.

Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of aspen trees in Spread Eagle.

The highest measured snowfall totals in Florence County were 7.2 inches 4 miles west of Aurora, and 7.0 inches near Spread Eagle. Glaze from freezing rain was also reported near the Upper Michigan border east-southeast of Florence.

The highest measured snowfall totals in Florence County were 12.5 inches near Spread Eagle, and 6.9 inches in Aurora.

The highest recorded snowfall totals in Florence County were 16.0 inches near Spread Eagle, and 15.0 inches in Florence.