Heavy Rain, Oakland
- When
- December 16, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Oakland forecast zone
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.660, -83.386 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A strong low pressure system moved across the northern Great Lakes late on the 16th. Warm air moving north ahead of the system allowed precipitation - which began as snow - to switch to freezing rain and then just rain. The precipitation was not especially heavy, with around a quarter to a half inch of mainly rain. That was still enough to do in an aircraft hangar in New Hudson. The additional weight of the rain, falling onto deep snow on the roof, was enough to cause the hangar to collapse. Three airplanes were damaged.