Michigan, 2010

Winter Weather in Michigan, November 22 to 23, 2010

November 22 to 23, 2010 · NWS MQT · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

A low pressure system moving from the Lower Midwest into the Upper Great Lakes produced widespread moderate snow from the 22nd into the 23th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

A low pressure system moving from the Lower Midwest into the Upper Great Lakes produced widespread moderate snow from the 22nd into the 23th.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Gogebic

When
November 22, 2:00 PM CST to November 23, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Gogebic forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.496, -89.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Total snowfall amounts ending late afternoon on the 23rd included 8 inches at Bessemer and 7 inches near Wakefield.

Winter Weather, Ontonagon

When
November 22, 3:00 PM EST to November 23, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Ontonagon forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
46.778, -89.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observers measured 4 to 6 inches of total snowfall throughout much of Ontonagon County.

Winter Weather, Northern Houghton

When
November 22, 4:00 PM EST to November 23, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Houghton forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
46.992, -88.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observers throughout northern Houghton County measured four to seven inches of storm total snowfall.

Winter Weather, Baraga

When
November 22, 5:00 PM EST to November 23, 7:30 AM EST
Where
Baraga forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
46.700, -88.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer at Herman measured a storm total of four inches of snow.

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 267531, 267532, 267535, 267534.