Baraga and Alger counties in heavy snow from the afternoon of 14th through the 15th. Ishpeming, Negaunee, NICE, Powell and Gwinn area schools were all closed on the 15th due to the storm.
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The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.
Lake effect snow showers in the wake of an Arctic cold front buried portions of Gogebic...Marquette...Baraga and Alger counties in heavy snow from the afternoon of 14th through the 15th. Ishpeming, Negaunee, NICE, Powell and Gwinn area schools were all closed on the 15th due to the storm. Slippery highways were also responsible for numerous accidents throughout the area and five reported injuries in Marquette County.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.
A foot of snowfall was observed five miles east of Superior Falls and 8-10 inches was reported in Bessemer.
A snowfall storm total of 18 inches was observed at the National Weather Service in Negaunee Township with eight inches measured in 12 hours from the evening of the 14th through the morning of the 15th. A storm total of 13.5 inches was reported at Gwinn. Numerous traffic accidents were attributed to the storm, and five people were treated for accident-related injuries.
A snowfall storm total of 16.7 inches was reported in Herman.
Observers reported 12-hour snowfall amount of 8 inches at Eben Junction and 10 inches in 24 hours. Some minor accidents were reported due to the snow-covered highways.
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