Lake-Effect Snow, Antrim
- When
- November 9, 3:00 PM EST to November 10, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Antrim forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.007, -85.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, November 9 to 10, 2008
Cold west-northwest winds brought the first substantial lake effect snow event of the season to parts of Northern Lower Michigan. Six to ten inches of snow fell in an area roughly bounded by Gaylord, Frederic, Mancelona, and Alba.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
Cold west-northwest winds brought the first substantial lake effect snow event of the season to parts of Northern Lower Michigan. Six to ten inches of snow fell in an area roughly bounded by Gaylord, Frederic, Mancelona, and Alba.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Lake-Effect Snow, Otsego
- When
- November 9, 3:00 PM EST to November 10, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Otsego forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 45.021, -84.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake-Effect Snow, Crawford
- When
- November 9, 3:00 PM EST to November 10, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.684, -84.610 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Lake-Effect Snow
- Heavy snow in bands downwind of a large lake as cold air crosses warmer water.
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The same day elsewhere
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: 137249, 137250, 137251.