Mesoscale low pressure systems generated moderate to heavy lake enhanced snow over portions of west and central Upper Michigan from the 28th into the morning of the 29th.
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The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.
Mesoscale low pressure systems generated moderate to heavy lake enhanced snow over portions of west and central Upper Michigan from the 28th into the morning of the 29th.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 winter weather, 1 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.
The observer near Ironwood measured 5.1 inches of lake effect snow over 24 hours.
The spotter near Bergland measured 8.9 inches of lake enhanced snow in 24 hours.
The observer near Copper Harbor measured 5.3 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours.
The spotter in Garden measured 12 inches of lake enhanced snow in about 6 hours from mesoscale low pressure system over northern Lake Michigan. The heavy snow and near zero visibility at times caused problems especially along Highway US-2 for Thanksgiving day travelers.
The spotter in Parent Bay measured 11 inches of lake enhanced snow in six hours. The heavy snow and near zero visibility at times caused problems for Thanksgiving day travelers on Highway US-2 between Garden Corners and Manistique.
There was a public report of seven inches of lake enhanced snow near L'anse on the evening of the 28th.
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 481876, 481877, 481878, 481873, 481874, 481875.