A low pressure system moving through northern Ontario brought mixed precipitation and moderate wet snow to east and southeast Upper Michigan on the 23rd.
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The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.
A low pressure system moving through northern Ontario brought mixed precipitation and moderate wet snow to east and southeast Upper Michigan on the 23rd.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
The observer in Newberry measured five inches of wet snow in 12 hours.
The observer in Garden estimated between three and four inches of wet snow in less than eight hours. Precipitation started off as a mix of light freezing rain and sleet in the morning.
The observer at Parent Bay estimated between two and three inches of wet snow in less than eight hours.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, January 2015
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 557143, 557128, 557132.