Michigan, 2010

Winter Weather in Michigan, January 7 to 8, 2010

January 7 to 8, 2010 · NWS MQT · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Colder moist air moving across Lake Superior generated moderate to heavy lake effect snow over portions of Gogebic and Ontonagon counties on the 7th and 8th.

Where it happened

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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 MQT wrote it up.

Colder moist air moving across Lake Superior generated moderate to heavy lake effect snow over portions of Gogebic and Ontonagon counties on the 7th and 8th.

The radar

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Event by event

3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Gogebic

When
January 7, 7:00 AM CST to January 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Gogebic forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
46.496, -89.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer in Ironwood measured 11 inches of snow in 24 hours.

Winter Weather, Baraga

When
January 7, 5:00 PM EST to January 8, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Baraga forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
46.700, -88.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observers in Herman and Alberta measured six to seven inches of snow in a 15-hour period.

Winter Weather, Ontonagon

When
January 7, 8:30 PM EST to January 8, 1:30 AM EST
Where
Ontonagon forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.778, -89.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The spotter in Rockland reported over one-inch per hour snowfall rates with 5.8 inches of snow measured in five hours.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 210037, 210041, 210039.