Heavy Snow, Alcona
- When
- April 24, 4:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Alcona forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.712, -83.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, April 24, 2005
A strong upper level disturbance sat over the Great Lakes region from the 23rd through the 25th. This brought an extended period of rain and wet snow to the region.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 APX wrote it up.
A strong upper level disturbance sat over the Great Lakes region from the 23rd through the 25th. This brought an extended period of rain and wet snow to the region. Accumulating snow was confined largely to the nighttime and morning hours, when temperatures were just a touch cooler. A burst of heavier snow brought 6 to 8 inches of accumulation to parts of northeast Lower Michigan, including Alpena, Hubbard Lake, Comins, Presque Isle, and Vanderbilt. The wet, clingy snow, combined with wind gusts of 25 to 30 mph, was enough to down a few trees and large tree limbs in Harrisville.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Alpena
- When
- April 24, 5:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Alpena forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.064, -83.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Presque Isle
- When
- April 24, 5:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Presque Isle forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 45.398, -83.843 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Oscoda
- When
- April 24, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Oscoda forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.682, -84.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Otsego
- When
- April 24, 9:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Otsego forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.021, -84.599 (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
- Flooding in New Hampshire, April 24 to 25, 2005
- Flooding in Maine, April 24 to 25, 2005
- Flooding in New York, April 24, 2005
- Winter Weather in Colorado, April 24 to 25, 2005
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 24 to 25, 2005
- Debris Flow and Heavy Rain in California, April 24, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 24 to 25, 2005
- Flooding in Maine, April 24 to 26, 2005
- Winter Weather in Utah, April 24 to 25, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, April 24, 2005
- High Wind in Arizona, April 24, 2005
- Flood in New York, April 24, 2005
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, April 2005
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5447224, 5447225, 5447228, 5447226, 5447227.