Heavy lake effect snow fell during the evening of January 27th through the early morning hours of the 28th. Seven to 18 inches of snow fell, with the heaviest amounts in the higher terrain of eastern Ashland County through northern Iron County.
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The episode as NWS DLH wrote it up.
Heavy lake effect snow fell during the evening of January 27th through the early morning hours of the 28th. Seven to 18 inches of snow fell, with the heaviest amounts in the higher terrain of eastern Ashland County through northern Iron County. Gile reported 5 inches of snow in 1.5 hours, with a total of 18.5. Birch Hill and Mellen both reported 18 inches, with Gurney and Hurley receiving nearly 1 foot of new snow.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Gile received 18.5 inches of snow, including 5 inches that fell in a 1.5 hour period. Other totals include Gurney, at 11.0 inches; Hurley, with 10.0; Montreal, 10.0; Upson, 9.0; Saxon, 7.0 inches.
Mellen and Birch Hill each received 18.0 inches of snow; Glidden had 5.0 inches; and High Bridge reported 4.0 inches.
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