Winter Storm, Gogebic
- When
- March 15, 12:00 AM EST to 11:00 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 in Michigan, March 15, 2000
A storm system that developed over the Northern Plains moved quickly east across the Great Lakes region on the 15th. The storm dropped 8 to 10 inches of snow on parts of west and northcentral Upper Michigan while the south and east received from 2 to 6 inches of new snow.
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.
- 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
- 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 that developed over the Northern Plains moved quickly east across the Great Lakes region on the 15th. The storm dropped 8 to 10 inches of snow on parts of west and northcentral Upper Michigan while the south and east received from 2 to 6 inches of new snow. Snowfall reports included 10 inches in Big Bay and Ironwood, 8 inches in Baraga, Ontonagon, Silver City, Paint Lake in northwest Iron County, Kenton and Two Heart. Estimates of around 8 inches of snowfall were reported near Grand Marais.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Ontonagon
- When
- March 15, 12:00 AM EST to 11:00 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, Houghton
- When
- March 15, 12:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Houghton forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.992, -88.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Iron
- When
- March 15, 12:00 AM EST to 11:00 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, Baraga
- When
- March 15, 12:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Baraga forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.700, -88.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Marquette
- When
- March 15, 12:00 AM EST to 11:00 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, Alger
- When
- March 15, 1:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Alger forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.451, -86.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Luce
- When
- March 15, 1:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Luce forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.368, -85.509 (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
- Tornado in Louisiana, March 15, 2000
- Waterspout in Louisiana, March 15, 2000
- Tornado in Louisiana, March 15, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 15, 2000
- Dense Fog in Iowa, March 15, 2000
- Dense Fog in Illinois, March 15, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, March 15, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 15 to 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, March 15, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 15, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, March 15, 2000
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, March 2000
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: 5135579, 5135580, 5135581, 5135582, 5135583, 5135584, 5135585, 5135586.