Michigan, 1997

Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 15, 1997

March 13 to 15, 1997 · NWS APX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES SPREAD LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWS INTO EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. COLD AIR BEHIND THE LOW TRIGGERED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WHICH ADDED TO THE ACCUMULATION.

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.

LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES SPREAD LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWS INTO EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. COLD AIR BEHIND THE LOW TRIGGERED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WHICH ADDED TO THE ACCUMULATION. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACROSS THE COUNTY RANGED FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES.

Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Chippewa

When
March 13, 5:00 PM EST to March 15, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Chippewa 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, March 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: 5596004.