Michigan, 2014Lake-Effect Snow and Winter Weather in Michigan, November 19 to 21, 2014
November 19 to 21, 2014 · NWS MQT · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
A strong upper disturbance and accompanying low pressure system moved across the Upper Great Lakes producing another round of moderate to heavy lake effect snow over northwest and northeast Upper Michigan from the 19th into the morning of the 21st.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
A strong upper disturbance and accompanying low pressure system moved across the Upper Great Lakes producing another round of moderate to heavy lake effect snow over northwest and northeast Upper Michigan from the 19th into the morning of the 21st.
Lake-Effect Snow, Northern Schoolcraft
- When
- November 19, 4:00 AM EST to November 20, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Schoolcraft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Post Office
- Coordinates
- 46.043, -86.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Seney Post Office reported at least a foot of lake effect snow over an 18-hour period.
Winter Weather, Luce
- When
- November 19, 7:00 AM EST to November 20, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Luce forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.368, -85.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The observer at Newberry measured 6.3 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours with 4.3 inches of snow falling in the 12-hour period ending on the morning of the 20th.
Lake-Effect Snow, Ontonagon
- When
- November 19, 8:00 AM EST to November 20, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ontonagon forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.778, -89.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake effect snowfall totals over a 24-hour period included 13.7 inches at Bergland Dam and 11.8 inches at Paulding.
Winter Weather, Marquette
- When
- November 19, 3:00 PM EST to November 20, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Marquette forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.663, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was a public report four miles southeast of Big Bay of 4.1 inches of lake effect snow in 14 hours.
Winter Weather, Southern Houghton
- When
- November 19, 3:00 PM EST to November 20, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Houghton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.992, -88.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was a public report of seven inches of lake effect snow in 20 hours at Nisula.
Winter Weather, Gogebic
- When
- November 19, 5:00 PM CST to November 20, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gogebic forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.496, -89.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was a public report of seven inches of lake effect snow in Bessemer over approximately a 15-hour period.
Lake-Effect Snow, Alger
- When
- November 19, 10:00 PM EST to November 21, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Alger forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.451, -86.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A spotter five miles north of Shingleton measured eight inches of lake effect snow over a nine-hour period during the morning of the 20th.
- Lake-Effect Snow
- Heavy snow in bands downwind of a large lake as cold air crosses warmer water.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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: 548453, 549573, 548450, 549574, 549579, 548451, 548452.