Heavy Snow, Gogebic
- When
- November 13, 6:00 PM EST to November 14, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gogebic forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 46.496, -89.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 13 to 14, 2000
A storm system that developed near the Oklahoma Panhandle tracked northeast and moved across Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Precipitation that began as rain changed to snow as winds turned to the north behind the low and drew in cold Canadian air.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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 near the Oklahoma Panhandle tracked northeast and moved across Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Precipitation that began as rain changed to snow as winds turned to the north behind the low and drew in cold Canadian air. Snowfall reports included 8 inches in Rockland and Bruce Crossing, 9 inches southwest of Pelkie, and 8 to 10 inches in Wakefield and Bergland.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Ontonagon
- When
- November 13, 7:00 PM EST to November 14, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ontonagon forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.778, -89.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Houghton
- When
- November 13, 7:00 PM EST to November 14, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Houghton forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.992, -88.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5159916, 5159917, 5159918.