Warm moist air lifting over the area ahead of an approaching cold front produced widespread light freezing rain over much of Upper Michigan on the morning of the 29th. Many schools were closed or delayed as a result of the freezing rain.
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The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.
Warm moist air lifting over the area ahead of an approaching cold front produced widespread light freezing rain over much of Upper Michigan on the morning of the 29th. Many schools were closed or delayed as a result of the freezing rain.
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 28, 5:15 PM CST, 7 hours 45 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
14 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Widespread light freezing rain caused many schools to close throughout the county.
Widespread light freezing rain caused many schools to close throughout the county.
Widespread light freezing rain caused many schools to close throughout the county.
Widespread light freezing rain caused many schools to close throughout the county.
Widespread light freezing rain caused many schools to close throughout the county.
Widespread light freezing rain caused many schools to close throughout the county.
Widespread light freezing rain caused many schools to close throughout the county.
Widespread light freezing rain caused many schools to close throughout the county.
Widespread light freezing rain caused many schools to close throughout the county.
Widespread light freezing rain caused many schools to close throughout the county.
Widespread light freezing rain caused many schools to close throughout the county.
Widespread light freezing rain caused many schools to close throughout the county.
Widespread light freezing rain caused many schools to close throughout the county.
Widespread light freezing rain caused many schools to close throughout the county.
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 428010, 428017, 426537, 428015, 428018, 428008, 428009, 428011, 428012, 428014, 428013, 426535, 428016, 428019.