Heavy Snow, Dickinson
- When
- February 24, 2:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dickinson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.009, -87.870 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 24 to 25, 2006
A strong low pressure system originating over the Northern Rockies brought heavy snow to much of west and central Upper Michigan on the evening of the 24th and morning of the 25th. 12-hour snowfall amounts included 7 inches at Fortune Lake and Norway, 8 inches at Watersmeet and Bergland and 9 inches at Amasa.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 strong low pressure system originating over the Northern Rockies brought heavy snow to much of west and central Upper Michigan on the evening of the 24th and morning of the 25th. 12-hour snowfall amounts included 7 inches at Fortune Lake and Norway, 8 inches at Watersmeet and Bergland and 9 inches at Amasa. 24-hour totals included 8 inches at Cooks, 9 inches at Spalding in Menominee County, 10 inches at Herman, 11 inches at Gladstone and the National Weather Service in Marquette, 12 inches at Kenton and 14 inches each at Chatham and 5 miles west of Michigamme.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Gogebic
- When
- February 24, 3:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gogebic forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.496, -89.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Iron
- When
- February 24, 2:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iron forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.209, -88.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Menominee
- When
- February 24, 2:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Menominee forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.525, -87.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Ontonagon
- When
- February 24, 3:00 PM EST to February 25, 9:00 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, Delta
- When
- February 24, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Delta forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.792, -86.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Alger
- When
- February 24, 5:00 PM EST to February 25, 9:00 AM 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, Baraga
- When
- February 24, 5:00 PM EST to February 25, 10:00 AM 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, Marquette
- When
- February 24, 5:00 PM EST to February 25, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Marquette forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.663, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Houghton
- When
- February 24, 5:00 PM EST to February 25, 9:00 AM 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, Southern Schoolcraft
- When
- February 24, 6:00 PM EST to February 25, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern 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
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, February 24, 2006
- Winter Weather in Vermont, February 24, 2006
- Winter Weather in Vermont, February 24, 2006
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, February 24, 2006
- Winter Weather in Vermont, February 24, 2006
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 24, 2006
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, February 24, 2006
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, February 24, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 24, 2006
- Strong Wind in Delaware, February 24, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 24 to 25, 2006
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, February 24, 2006
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: 5492823, 5492824, 5492825, 5493157, 5493158, 5492822, 5492820, 5492821, 5492826, 5493159, 5493160.