Heavy Snow, Antrim
- When
- December 25, 6:00 PM EST to December 26, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Antrim forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.007, -85.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 25 to 26, 1998
A band of heavy lake effect snows developed in the southwest flow in advance of a cold front and upper level disturbance approaching the region. The snowband extended from Leelanau County to northern Cheboygan county.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 5
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 band of heavy lake effect snows developed in the southwest flow in advance of a cold front and upper level disturbance approaching the region. The snowband extended from Leelanau County to northern Cheboygan county. The band rapidly intensified during the late evening and early morning hours as support from the upper level disturbance and convergence in advance of the cold front increased. Snowfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour were reported at times beneath the band. Total accumulations ranged from 8 to 18 inches...with the highest totals generally in an area from Petoskey to Pellston in Emmet county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Charlevoix
- When
- December 25, 6:00 PM EST to December 26, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Charlevoix forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Cheboygan
- When
- December 25, 6:00 PM EST to December 26, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cheboygan forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.473, -84.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Emmet
- When
- December 25, 6:00 PM EST to December 26, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Emmet forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.588, -84.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Leelanau
- When
- December 25, 6:00 PM EST to December 26, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Leelanau forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.152, -86.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Idaho, December 25, 1998
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, December 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in Washington, December 25, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 25 to 26, 1998
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 25 to 26, 1998
- Ice Storm and High Wind in Washington, December 25, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, December 25 to 26, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, December 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in Oregon, December 25, 1998
- High Wind in Washington, December 25 to 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 25 to 26, 1998
- Winter Storm in Montana, December 25 to 26, 1998
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, December 1998
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5674770, 5674875, 5674876, 5674877, 5674878.