Another clipper system and its associated cold front moving through the Upper Great Lakes produced moderate snow over portions of west and central Upper Michigan from the 15th into the 18th.
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The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.
Another clipper system and its associated cold front moving through the Upper Great Lakes produced moderate snow over portions of west and central Upper Michigan from the 15th into the 18th.
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 14, 6:27 PM EST, 23 hours 33 minutes earlier.
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11 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
The spotter six miles southeast of Ontonagon measured seven inches of snow in 24 hours.
The station in Spalding measured 5.5 inches of snow over 24 hours.
There was a public report from Perkins of an estimated nine inches of lake enhanced snow over 24 hours.
There were several reports of one inch per hour snowfall rates at gas stations in the Newberry area. One gas station reported six inches of lake enhanced snow in six hours during the early morning of the 16th.
The spotter in Gulliver measured six inches of lake enhanced snow during the early morning of the 16th.
The Baraga County Sheriff estimated 3.5 inches of snow over a 9-hour period in L'anse. North to northeast winds gusting over 30 mph a times also caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow and lowered visibility. The observer in Herman measured 12.5 inches of lake effect snow over the 48-hour period ending on the morning of the 18th.
The spotter in Bessemer estimated 11 inches of snow in 24 hours, and the observer in Ironwood measured 8.5 inches of snow in 24 hours.
The station in Ontonagon measured six inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours.
The Keweenaw County Sheriff estimated 3.5 inches of snow over a 12-hour period at Eagle Harbor. North to northeast winds gusting over 30 mph a times also caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow and lowered visibility.
The Houghton County Sheriff estimated 3 to 4 inches inches of snow over a 12-hour period in the Houghton area. North to northeast winds gusting over 30 mph a times also caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow and lowered visibility.
The observer ten miles south of Grand Marais measured 6.7 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, January 2014
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: 494695, 494702, 494694, 494696, 494697, 494701, 494698, 494703, 494699, 494700, 494704.