A strong disturbance passing over the Upper Great Lakes produced moderate to heavy lake effect snow downwind of Lake Superior in northwest and northeast Upper Michigan from the 17th into the 18th.
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The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.
A strong disturbance passing over the Upper Great Lakes produced moderate to heavy lake effect snow downwind of Lake Superior in northwest and northeast Upper Michigan from the 17th 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 Nov 16, 5:21 PM EST, 12 hours 39 minutes earlier.
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8 lake-effect snow, 4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
There was a public report of 18 inches of lake effect snow in 29 hours at Alston with snowfall rates over one inch per hour at times.
The observer at Bergland Dam measured 16.4 inches of lake effect snow during the event. Schools were closed throughout the county on the 18th due to the lake effect snow.
Storm total lake effect snowfall during the event included 17.6 inches at Painesdale and 10.4 inches at Houghton.
Storm total lake effect snowfall amounts included 18 inches in Bessemer and 16.5 inches at Ironwood. Schools were closed throughout Gogebic County on the 18th due to the heavy snow.
The observer in Mohawk measured 5.8 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours.
The observer 15 miles south of Wetmore measured 9.8 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours.
The observer nine miles southwest of Big Bay measured 9.6 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours.
Trained spotter near L'anse measured between 7 and 8 inches of lake effect snow and some blowing snow from windy conditions.
There was a public report of ten inches of lake effect snow in 12 hours five miles northwest of Manistique. Seven inches of lake effect snow fell over 18 hours near Manistique.
Storm total lake effect snowfall included 17.5 inches near Forest Lake and 14.0 inches 15 miles south of Wetmore. Schools were closed throughout the county on the 18th. The Alger County Sheriff reported heavy lake effect snow and considerable blowing and drifting of snow along Highway M-28 leading to numerous automobile accidents. The Munising ASOS reported wind gusts between 30 and 40 mph throughout much of the day.
The observer at Newberry measured nearly nine inches of lake effect snow in approximately 15 hours.
There was a public report of ten inches of lake effect snow in 12 hours five miles northwest of Manistique.
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, November 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: 548383, 548356, 548360, 548369, 548354, 548445, 548448, 548392, 548437, 548363, 548401, 548373.