Winter Storm, Southern Schoolcraft
- When
- January 18, 2:00 PM EST to January 19, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Schoolcraft forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 46.043, -86.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Michigan, January 18 to 19, 2005
Strong southerly winds ahead of an approaching low pressure system in south central Canada brought occasionally heavy lake enhanced snow to southern Schoolcraft County on the night of the 18th. Twelve-hour reports of 6 to 8 inches of snow along with near-blizzard conditions in blowing snow caused schools to be closed or delayed in the Manistique School District on the 19th.
Where it happened
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- Floods
- Wind
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- 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
- 1
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.
Strong southerly winds ahead of an approaching low pressure system in south central Canada brought occasionally heavy lake enhanced snow to southern Schoolcraft County on the night of the 18th. Twelve-hour reports of 6 to 8 inches of snow along with near-blizzard conditions in blowing snow caused schools to be closed or delayed in the Manistique School District on the 19th. On the evening of the 18th, the automated observing station in Manistique reported wind gusts exceeding 45 mph at times with visibility reduced to one-quarter mile.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Cold in Pennsylvania, January 18, 2005
- Ice Storm in Alaska, January 18 to 20, 2005
- Cold in New Jersey, January 18, 2005
- Cold in Vermont, January 18, 2005
- Cold in New Hampshire, January 18, 2005
- Cold in Maine, January 18, 2005
- Cold in New York, January 18, 2005
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 18 to 19, 2005
- Cold in Maryland, January 18, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 18 to 19, 2005
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, January 18, 2005
- Cold in Delaware, January 18, 2005
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, January 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5438616.