Michigan, 2000

Winter Storm in Michigan, February 15 to 16, 2000

February 15 to 16, 2000 · NWS MQT · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

A storm system from the Northern Plains moved across the southern Great Lakes Region, spreading snow over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Schools and businesses closed and some roadways were temporarily blocked.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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 storm system from the Northern Plains moved across the southern Great Lakes Region, spreading snow over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Schools and businesses closed and some roadways were temporarily blocked. Periods of heavy snow occurred during the storm with accumulation rates of more than an inch an hour at times, reducing visibility to less than a quarter of a mile in falling snow. Snowfall totals from the storm reached 12 inches at Wetmore, 11 inches in Watersmeet, Ironwood, Champion and Gwinn, 10 inches in Negaunee, Iron Mountain, Crystal Falls, Manistique and Amasa, 9 inches in Bruce Crossing and 8 inches in Escanaba.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Delta

When
February 15, 12:00 PM EST to February 16, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Delta forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.792, -86.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Dickinson

When
February 15, 12:00 PM EST to February 16, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Dickinson forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.009, -87.870 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Iron

When
February 15, 12:00 PM EST to February 16, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Iron forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.209, -88.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Gogebic

When
February 15, 12:00 PM EST to February 16, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Gogebic forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.496, -89.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Marquette

When
February 15, 12:00 PM EST to February 16, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Marquette forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.663, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Ontonagon

When
February 15, 12:00 PM EST to February 16, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Ontonagon forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.778, -89.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Schoolcraft

When
February 15, 12:00 PM EST to February 16, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Schoolcraft forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.043, -86.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Alger

When
February 15, 2:00 PM EST to February 16, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Alger forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.451, -86.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

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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: 5133695, 5133696, 5133697, 5133698, 5133699, 5133700, 5133701, 5133591.