A low pressure system approaching from the Plains dropped moderate snow over portions of west and central Upper Michigan from the 21st into the morning of the 22nd.
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The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.
A low pressure system approaching from the Plains dropped moderate snow over portions of west and central Upper Michigan from the 21st into the morning of the 22nd.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
The observer near Silver City measured eight inches of snow in 24 hours. At Rockland 4.8 inches of snow fell in seven hours.
The observer near Thousand Island Lakes measured 5.5 inches of snow in 24 hours.
An observer near Gladstone measured nearly six inches of snow in 24 hours and 3.7 inches in a 12-hour period.
The observer at Norway measured three inches of snow in 12 hours.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, December 2010
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 274009, 274011, 274015, 274013.