A wave of low pressure moving east along a passing cold front resulted in a widespread moderate snow event over the northwest half of Upper Michigan on Thanksgiving Day, the 26th.
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The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.
A wave of low pressure moving east along a passing cold front resulted in a widespread moderate snow event over the northwest half of Upper Michigan on Thanksgiving Day, the 26th.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
The observer at Watton measured three inches of wet snow on the afternoon and evening of Thanksgiving.
The observing station at Ontonagon measured three inches of wet snow on the afternoon and evening of Thanksgiving.
There was a report via social media of three inches of wet snow in five hours at Bessemer.
There was a social media report of four inches of snow in five hours in the Houghton area and a spotter report of three inches of snow in six hours at Chassell. The observer near Atlantic Mine also measured four inches of snow during the event.
Between three and four inches of wet snow fell from just west of Marquette to the Negaunee area on the afternoon and evening of Thanksgiving.
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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: 607241, 607242, 607239, 607240, 607238.