Heavy Snow, Keweenaw
- When
- December 29, 1:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Keweenaw forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.283, -88.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 29 to 30, 1998
A low pressure center that tracked across southern lower Michigan brought some accumulating snow to west and central upper Michigan. After the low passed, strong north winds brought a blast of arctic air across Lake Superior, generating lake effect snow showers and snow squalls.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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 MQT wrote it up.
A low pressure center that tracked across southern lower Michigan brought some accumulating snow to west and central upper Michigan. After the low passed, strong north winds brought a blast of arctic air across Lake Superior, generating lake effect snow showers and snow squalls. Storm totals reported include 10 inches at Ahmeek, Shingleton, Pine Stump Junction and at 5 miles east of Shingleton in northwest Schoolcraft county and 12 inches at Chassell.
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, Houghton
- When
- December 29, 1:00 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Houghton forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.992, -88.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Alger
- When
- December 29, 1:00 PM EST to December 30, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Alger forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.451, -86.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Luce
- When
- December 29, 1:00 PM EST to December 30, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Luce forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.368, -85.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Schoolcraft
- When
- December 29, 1:00 PM EST to December 30, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Schoolcraft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.043, -86.177 (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
- Dense Fog in California, December 29, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Dense Fog in Florida, December 29, 1998
- Ice Storm in Montana, December 29 to 30, 1998
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Hampshire, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 29, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Winter Storm in Montana, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 29 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 29, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5674650, 5674651, 5674652, 5674653, 5674771.