Michigan, 1997

Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997

February 27, 1997 · NWS APX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A SURFACE LOW TRACKING ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND AN UPPER LOW CROSSING NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN COMBINED TO BRING HEAVY SNOWS TO THE REGION. SNOW OCCASIONALLY FELL AT THE RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS APX wrote it up.

A SURFACE LOW TRACKING ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND AN UPPER LOW CROSSING NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN COMBINED TO BRING HEAVY SNOWS TO THE REGION. SNOW OCCASIONALLY FELL AT THE RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACROSS THE COUNTY RANGED FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES.

Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Charlevoix

When
February 27, 4:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Charlevoix forecast zone

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Michigan in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, February 1997

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5584599.