Heavy Snow, Emmet
- When
- February 25, 12:30 AM EST to 5:30 AM EST
- Where
- Emmet forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.588, -84.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 25, 2006
Low pressure moved east across Central Lower Michigan on the night of the 24th. Heavy snow, 6 to 8 inches worth, fell north of the low, across far Northern Lower Michigan, and extreme Southeast Upper Michigan.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 9
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.
Low pressure moved east across Central Lower Michigan on the night of the 24th. Heavy snow, 6 to 8 inches worth, fell north of the low, across far Northern Lower Michigan, and extreme Southeast Upper Michigan. The heaviest snow, 8 inches, fell from Onaway to Hillman, as well as in De Tour Village.This was the last heavy snow event in February, a month littered with snow events, big and small. Monthly snowfall totals were, in some locations, record-setting. Alpena picked up 35.3 inches of snow during the month, breaking the old February record of 33.4 inches set back in 1967. The NWS office near Gaylord saw 52.3 inches of snow during the month, also a February record for the short 10-year history of the office (old record: 45.5 inches in 2004). Tahquamenon Falls State Park also set a new February mark with 78.3 inches of snow (old record: 70.1 inches in 2001).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Cheboygan
- When
- February 25, 1:00 AM EST to 5:30 AM EST
- Where
- Cheboygan forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.473, -84.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Presque Isle
- When
- February 25, 1:30 AM EST to 5:30 AM EST
- Where
- Presque Isle forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.398, -83.843 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Charlevoix
- When
- February 25, 1:30 AM EST to 5:30 AM EST
- Where
- Charlevoix forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Heavy Snow, Antrim
- When
- February 25, 3:30 AM EST to 4:30 AM EST
- Where
- Antrim forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.007, -85.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Chippewa
- When
- February 25, 4:00 AM EST to 5:30 AM EST
- Where
- Chippewa forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Heavy Snow, Otsego
- When
- February 25, 4:00 AM EST to 5:30 AM EST
- Where
- Otsego forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 45.021, -84.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Montmorency
- When
- February 25, 4:00 AM EST to 5:30 AM EST
- Where
- Montmorency forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.028, -84.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Alpena
- When
- February 25, 4:00 AM EST to 5:30 AM EST
- Where
- Alpena forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.064, -83.460 (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
- Lightning Strike and Heavy Rain in Texas, February 25, 2006
- Winter Weather in Vermont, February 25, 2006
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 25, 2006
- Winter Storm in New York, February 25, 2006
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 25, 2006
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, February 25 to 26, 2006
- Winter Weather in New York, February 25, 2006
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 25 to 26, 2006
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, February 25 to 26, 2006
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 25, 2006
- Drought in Missouri, February 25 to 28, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Maine, February 25 to 26, 2006
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, February 2006
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: 5492658, 5492659, 5492660, 5492661, 5492662, 5492657, 5492663, 5492664, 5492665.