Heavy Snow, Alger
- When
- January 1, 12:01 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)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 1, 2002
A trough of low pressure that swung across Lake Superior and Upper Michigan caused lake effect snow showers to form over Alger, Luce and northern Schoolcraft counties on New Year's. Twenty-four hour snow accumulations included 13 inches in McMillan and Seney, 14 inches at Shingleton, and 18 inches in Au Train.
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 trough of low pressure that swung across Lake Superior and Upper Michigan caused lake effect snow showers to form over Alger, Luce and northern Schoolcraft counties on New Year's. Twenty-four hour snow accumulations included 13 inches in McMillan and Seney, 14 inches at Shingleton, and 18 inches in Au Train.
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, Luce
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Luce forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.368, -85.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Schoolcraft
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Schoolcraft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.043, -86.177 (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
- Heavy Rain in California, January 1 to 3, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Mississippi, January 1 to 2, 2002
- Drought in New Jersey, January 1 to 31, 2002
- Drought in Georgia, January 1 to 31, 2002
- Drought in New York, January 1 to 31, 2002
- Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 1 to 2, 2002
- Drought in Pennsylvania, January 1 to 31, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Texas, January 1, 2002
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 2002
- Drought in New Jersey, January 1 to 31, 2002
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 1, 2002
- Drought in Maryland, January 1 to 31, 2002
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5278613, 5278614, 5278615.