Michigan, 1997Winter 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 SNOW TO THE REGION. SNOW OCCASIONALLY FELL AT THE RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR.
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- 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.
A SURFACE LOW TRACKING ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND AN UPPER LOW CROSSING NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN COMBINED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW 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 8 TO 12 INCHES.
Winter Storm, Wexford
- When
- February 27, 4:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wexford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.338, -85.578 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A SURFACE LOW TRACKING ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND AN UPPER LOW CROSSING NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN COMBINED TO BRING HEAVY SNOW 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 8 TO 12 INCHES.
- 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.
- Dense Fog in New York, February 27, 19971 death · 10 injured · 1 event
- High Wind in New York, February 27, 19979 injured · $1.2 million · 70 kt wind · 16 events
- High Wind in Ohio, February 27, 1997$180,000 · 57 kt wind · 30 events
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 27, 1997$79,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 events
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, February 27, 1997$75,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Ohio, February 27, 1997$50,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Ohio, February 27, 1997$50,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Ohio, February 27, 1997$50,000 · 1 event
- Flood in Ohio, February 27 to 28, 1997$50,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Michigan, February 27, 1997$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 17 events
- Flooding in Indiana, February 27 to 28, 199723 events
- Flood in Ohio, February 27 to 28, 1997$25,000 · 1 event
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5584612.