Heavy Snow, Manistee
- When
- March 2, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Manistee forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.238, -86.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, March 2, 2006
A low pressure system moving through the northern Ohio Valley spread wintry precipitation northward into Lower Michigan. A narrow band of very heavy snow fell on the northern fringe of the precipitation shield, affecting Central Lower Michigan.
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
- None recorded
- 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 low pressure system moving through the northern Ohio Valley spread wintry precipitation northward into Lower Michigan. A narrow band of very heavy snow fell on the northern fringe of the precipitation shield, affecting Central Lower Michigan. Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour were common. Over 6 inches of snow fell south of a line from Arcadia, to Lake City, to Alger and Au Gres. The highest storm total was 16 inches near Gladwin. Cadillac picked up nearly 10 inches of snow. The snow total rapidly diminished as you went north; Traverse City and Oscoda never saw so much as a single snowflake.
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, Wexford
- When
- March 2, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wexford forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.338, -85.578 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Missaukee
- When
- March 2, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Missaukee forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.337, -85.095 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Gladwin
- When
- March 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gladwin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.991, -84.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Arenac
- When
- March 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Arenac forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.043, -83.747 (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
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 2, 2006
- Strong Wind in Maryland, March 2, 2006
- Strong Wind in West Virginia, March 2, 2006
- Wildfire in Virginia, March 2, 2006
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, March 2, 2006
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, March 2, 2006
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 2, 2006
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, March 2, 2006
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 2, 2006
- Heavy Rain in California, March 2 to 31, 2006
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in California, March 2 to 3, 2006
- Winter Storm in New York, March 2, 2006
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, March 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: 5497552, 5497553, 5497554, 5497550, 5497551.