An area of light to moderate rain moving north through Wisconsin produced light freezing rain across portions of west and central Upper Michigan late evening on the 10th into the early morning of the 11th.
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The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.
An area of light to moderate rain moving north through Wisconsin produced light freezing rain across portions of west and central Upper Michigan late evening on the 10th into the early morning of the 11th.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 10, 7:35 PM CST, 25 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Snow-packed side roads in the Bessemer area were reportedly icy due to light freezing rain. Watersmeet Schools were closed due to icy roads.
Light freezing rain was reported from Norway to Iron Mountain producing slick spots on cement surfaces and roadways. Highway M-95 was reported to be ice-covered and slippery. North Dickinson Schools were closed and schools in the Iron Mountain-Norway area were on a two-hour delay due to icy roads.
Freezing rain caused slick roads from Carney to Faithorn.
Light freezing rain was reported in Iron River. Crystal Falls, Forest River and Florence schools were closed due to icy roads.
Icy roads were reported across northern Houghton County. Area schools were closed on the 11th.
Light freezing rain created icy conditions especially over the higher terrain of western Marquette county. Icy roads were reported from Champion through Republic to Witch Lake over Highways US-41 and M-95. NICE Community and Republic-Michigamme schools were closed due to icy roads.
Icy roads were reported across Keweenaw County. Area schools were closed on the 11th.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, January 2013
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: 422888, 422885, 422887, 422886, 425481, 422889, 425482.