Heavy Snow, Baraga
- When
- February 27, 4:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Baraga forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.700, -88.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 2005
A storm system tracking from the High Plains into the Lower Midwest brought heavy synoptic snow to portions of west and central Upper Michigan on the 27th. Some higher terrain locations along Lake Superior received heavy lake effect snow behind the storm on the 28th into March 1st.
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 tracking from the High Plains into the Lower Midwest brought heavy synoptic snow to portions of west and central Upper Michigan on the 27th. Some higher terrain locations along Lake Superior received heavy lake effect snow behind the storm on the 28th into March 1st. Twelve hour snow totals on the 27th included 16 inches at Lake Linden in Houghton County, 12 inches at Herman in Baraga County, 9 inches at Rockland in Ontonagon County and 8 inches at Champion and Skandia in Marquette County. Lake effect snow totals on the 28th into March 1st included a twelve-hour amount of 15 inches at Rockland and 24-hour amounts of 11 inches at the National Weather Service in Marquette and 14 inches at Ironwood in Gogebic County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Ontonagon
- When
- February 27, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ontonagon forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.778, -89.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Marquette
- When
- February 27, 5:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marquette forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.663, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Houghton
- When
- February 27, 5:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Houghton forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.992, -88.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Houghton
- When
- February 27, 5:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Houghton forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.992, -88.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Gogebic
- When
- February 28, 6:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Gogebic forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.496, -89.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Ontonagon
- When
- February 28, 11:00 AM EST to 11:59 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, Marquette
- When
- February 28, 6:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Marquette forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.663, -87.573 (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
- Tornado in Florida, February 27, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Florida, February 27, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 2005
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 27 to 28, 2005
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 27 to 28, 2005
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 27 to 28, 2005
- High Wind in Georgia, February 27, 2005
- High Wind in Oregon, February 27 to 28, 2005
- High Wind in South Carolina, February 27, 2005
- High Surf in South Carolina, February 27 to 28, 2005
- Hail in Texas, February 27, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 27, 2005
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, February 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5438052, 5438054, 5438053, 5438055, 5438056, 5438058, 5438059, 5438057.