Winter Storm, Antrim
- When
- March 8, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Antrim forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.007, -85.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Michigan, March 8, 1998
Low pressure tracking from the Central Plains toward Lake Erie spread heavy snow across portions of Northwest and Northcentral Lower Michigan. before tapering off during the evening.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- 11
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 from the Central Plains toward Lake Erie spread heavy snow across portions of Northwest and Northcentral Lower Michigan. Snow began during the morning...becoming heavy at times during the afternoon...before tapering off during the evening. Snowfall totals ranged from 6 to 10 inches across the region.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Benzie
- When
- March 8, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Benzie forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.617, -86.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Charlevoix
- When
- March 8, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Charlevoix forecast zone
Winter Storm, Cheboygan
- When
- March 8, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cheboygan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.473, -84.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Crawford
- When
- March 8, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.684, -84.610 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Emmet
- When
- March 8, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Emmet forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.588, -84.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Grand Traverse
- When
- March 8, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Grand Traverse forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.716, -85.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kalkaska
- When
- March 8, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kalkaska forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.685, -85.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Leelanau
- When
- March 8, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Leelanau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.152, -86.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Otsego
- When
- March 8, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Otsego forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.021, -84.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Presque Isle
- When
- March 8, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Presque Isle forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.398, -83.843 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 8, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, March 8 to 21, 1998
- Winter Storm in Illinois, March 8 to 9, 1998
- Flooding in Alabama, March 8 to 17, 1998
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, March 8, 1998
- Avalanche in Colorado, March 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Alabama, March 8, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Massachusetts, March 8 to 13, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Florida, March 8, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, March 8 to 14, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 8, 1998
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, March 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: 5632212, 5632213, 5632214, 5632215, 5632216, 5632217, 5632218, 5632219, 5632220, 5632221, 5632222.