Strong northwest winds in the wake of cold front produced moderate lake effect snow showers over portions of west and east central Upper Michigan from the evening of the 10th to the morning of the 12th.
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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.
The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.
Strong northwest winds in the wake of cold front produced moderate lake effect snow showers over portions of west and east central Upper Michigan from the evening of the 10th to the morning of the 12th.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
The observer near Bergland Dam measured 3.6 inches of lake effect snow in approximately 10 hours. Slippery roads contributed to several minor traffic accidents.
Spotters in Van Meer and Melstrand measured between 5 and 6 inches of lake effect snow in approximately 18 hours. Slippery roads contributed to several minor traffic accidents.
The observer in Newberry measured 6.1 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours. Slippery roads contributed to several minor traffic accidents.
The observer northeast of Negaunee measured 3.3 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours. Slippery roads contributed to several minor traffic accidents.
The observer 15 miles south of Wetmore measured 3.2 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours. Slippery roads contributed to several minor traffic accidents.
The observer near Garden Corners measured 2.8 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours. Slippery roads contributed to several minor traffic accidents.
There was a public report of 4.8 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours at Manistique. Slippery roads contributed to several minor traffic accidents.
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, November 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: 478071, 478073, 478074, 478076, 478077, 478079, 478075.