Lake-Effect Snow, Emmet
- When
- November 26, 5:00 AM EST to November 27, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Emmet forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.588, -84.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, November 26 to 27, 2010
Cold air entered the Great Lakes region on west-southwest winds. This resulted in locally heavy lake effect snow on the 26th in parts of far Northern Lower Michigan.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 air entered the Great Lakes region on west-southwest winds. This resulted in locally heavy lake effect snow on the 26th in parts of far Northern Lower Michigan. Areas from Alanson and Burt Lake, eastward to Black Lake, picked up 6 to 8 inches of snow by mid-afternoon. Gusty winds resulted in some blowing and drifting of the new snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Lake-Effect Snow, Cheboygan
- When
- November 26, 5:00 AM EST to November 27, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cheboygan forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.473, -84.492 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Avalanche in Utah, November 26, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, November 26 to 27, 2010
- High Wind in Wyoming, November 26, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in California, November 26 to 27, 2010
- Heavy Snow in California, November 26 to 27, 2010
- Ice Storm in Oregon, November 26 to 27, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, November 26 to 27, 2010
- Ice Storm in Washington, November 26, 2010
- Heavy Snow in California, November 26 to 27, 2010
- High Wind in Minnesota, November 26 to 27, 2010
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, November 2010
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: 268910, 268911.