A disturbance along with Arctic air moving across Lake Superior generated moderate to heavy lake effect snow over portions of the northwest half of Upper Michigan from the 12th into the 13th.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.
A disturbance along with Arctic air moving across Lake Superior generated moderate to heavy lake effect snow over portions of the northwest half of Upper Michigan from the 12th into the 13th.
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 Dec 12, 12:33 AM EST, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 448 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016 MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-121200- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE- GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 448 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016 /348 PM CST SUN DEC 11 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW THIS EVENING WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ARCTIC AIR WILL ARRIVE LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND VERY COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS ABOUT 25 BELOW ZERO OVER THE INTERIOR WEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND SNOW BELTS DOWNWIND OF LAKE SUPERIOR. WAVES BUILDING AS HIGH AS 10 TO 14 FEET MAY ALSO CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORE ON TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MAY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE SNOW TO UPPER MICHIGAN DURING THAT TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND ANY KNOWN ROAD CONDITIONS TO THE MARQUETTE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THE PUBLIC MAY PROVIDE REPORTS THROUGH OUR WEB PAGE...OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES...OR BY PHONE. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-121200- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI- BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI- ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI- EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI- MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI- POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI- MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI- GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE- LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 448 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016 /348 PM CST SUN DEC 11 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WEST TO NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF LAKE SUPERIOR LATE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SEE THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE AND OPEN LAKE FORECAST FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LMZ221-248-250-121200- GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- 5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE- 448 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. KC
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1048 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1044 PM SNOW MANISTIQUE 45.96N 86.25W
12/11/2016 E6.0 INCH SCHOOLCRAFT MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY SHERIFFS ESTIMATE AROUND
6.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL SINCE THIS MORNING IN
MANISTIQUE. LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING AT THIS
REPORT TIME.
&&
JSSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1057 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1053 PM SNOW 1 SSE MUNISING 46.40N 86.65W
12/11/2016 E3.0 INCH ALGER MI PUBLIC
ESTIMATED AROUND 3.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL
SINCE THIS MORNING IN THE HILLS SOUTH OF
MUNISING. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
&&
JSSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1104 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1102 PM SNOW IRON MOUNTAIN 45.83N 88.06W
12/11/2016 E2.0 INCH DICKINSON MI PUBLIC
ESTIMATED ABOUT 2.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL SINCE
THIS MORNING IN IRON MOUNTAIN. THERE WAS A
PERIOD OF SLEET AND SNOW FOR A TIME TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW REPORT AT OBSERVATION. REPORT VIA
SOCIAL MEDIA .
&&
JSSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1115 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM SNOW MENOMINEE 45.12N 87.62W
12/11/2016 E3.0 INCH MENOMINEE MI PUBLIC
CORRECTION OF LOCATION. ESTIMATED 3.0 INCHES
OF SNOWFALL SINCE THIS MORNING IN MENOMINEE.
CORRECT LOCATION IS 7 MILES NORTH OF
MENOMINEE NEAR BIRCH CREEK. REPORT VIA
SOCIAL MEDIA.
&&
JSSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1138 PM EST SUN DEC 11 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1137 PM SNOW 3 E PEAVY FALLS DAM 46.00N 88.16W
12/11/2016 E5.0 INCH IRON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
AROUND 5.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL SINCE THIS
MORNING NEAR PEAVY FALLS. REPORT VIA SOCIAL
MEDIA.
&&
JSSSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 128 AM EST Mon Dec 12 2016 MIZ004-005-010>014-121200- BARAGA-MARQUETTE-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA- SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...L'ANSE...GWINN...MARQUETTE... IRON RIVER...IRON MOUNTAIN...MENOMINEE...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE... MANISTIQUE 128 AM EST Mon Dec 12 2016 /1228 AM CST Mon Dec 12 2016/ ...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING... A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF THROUGH DAYBREAK. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS TIME PERIOD WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THIS WILL MAKE THE MORNING COMMUTE SLIPPERY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED SURFACES AND LESS TRAVELED ROADWAYS. IF TRAVELING EARLY THIS MORNING...PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. KEC
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 winter weather, 1 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.
There were multiple reports via social media throughout northern Houghton County of one to two inch per hour lake effect snowfall rates on the morning of the 12th. Locations received anywhere from six to eight inches of lake effect snow.
There was a delayed report via social media of 4.3 inches of lake effect snow in two hours near Assinins.
There was a delayed report via social media of three to four inches of lake effect snow in just over an hour near Big Bay.
There was a report via social media of an estimated three inches of lake effect snow in eight hours at Bessemer.
A spotter in White Pine measured five inches of lake effect snow in just over 12 hours.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, December 2016
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: 667740, 667742, 667741, 667744, 667743.