Winter Storm, Otsego
- When
- March 13, 5:00 PM EST to March 15, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Otsego forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.021, -84.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 15, 1997
LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES SPREAD LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWS INTO NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. COLD AIR BEHIND THE LOW TRIGGERED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WHICH ADDED TO THE ACCUMULATION.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 NORTHERN LOWER 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 10 INCHES.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Ice Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 14, 1997
- Tornado in Georgia, March 13, 1997
- Ice Storm in Ohio, March 13 to 14, 1997
- Storm Surge in Ohio, March 13 to 14, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 13, 1997
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, March 13, 1997
- Storm Surge in Ohio, March 13 to 14, 1997
- Storm Surge in Ohio, March 13 to 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 13 to 14, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, March 13 to 14, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 13, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 16, 1997
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: 5596011.