Heavy Snow, Western Mackinac County
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Mackinac County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 45.872, -84.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 12, 2019
Low pressure moved from Iowa to lower Michigan. Snow occurred north of the track of the low, primarily across eastern upper Michigan.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS APX wrote it up.
Low pressure moved from Iowa to lower Michigan. Snow occurred north of the track of the low, primarily across eastern upper Michigan. Snowfall was enhanced by southerly winds off of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, primarily into Mackinac County. Curtis picked up 14 inches of snowfall on the 12th, while Hessel received 12 inches.
What forecasters said that day
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 Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 12, 2:29 AM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 2:29 AM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 12, 2:35 AM EST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Gaylord MI 235 AM EST Thu Dec 12 2019 LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ016>018-020>036- 041-042-086>088-095>099-131200- Straits of Mackinac within 5 nm of Mackinac Bridge including Mackinac Island-St Ignace to False Detour Channel- 5NM East of Mackinac Bridge to Presque Isle Light MI including Bois Blanc Island- Presque Isle Light to Sturgeon Pt MI Including Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary-Sturgeon Pt to Alabaster MI- Grand Traverse Bay south of a line Grand Traverse Light to Norwood MI-Seul Choix Point to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge- Norwood MI to 5NM West of Mackinac Bridge including Little Traverse Bay-Sleeping Bear Point to Grand Traverse Light MI- Point Betsie to Sleeping Bear Point MI- Manistee to Point Betsie MI- Whitefish Bay (U.S. Portion)/Whitefish Point to Point Iroquois MI- St. Marys River Point Iroquois to E. Potagannissing Bay-Emmet- Cheboygan-Presque Isle-Leelanau-Antrim-Otsego-Montmorency-Alpena- Benzie-Grand Traverse-Kalkaska-Crawford-Oscoda-Alcona-Manistee- Wexford-Missaukee-Roscommon-Ogemaw-Iosco-Gladwin-Arenac- Western Chippewa-Central Chippewa-Southeast Chippewa- Western Mackinac-Eastern Mackinac- Mackinac Island/Bois Blanc Island- Beaver Island and surrounding islands-Charlevoix- 235 AM EST Thu Dec 12 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for northern Lower Michigan... eastern Upper Michigan...and adjacent nearshore waters of Lake Michigan...Lake Huron and Lake Superior. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Accumulating snowfall is expected today into this evening, especially for eastern upper Michigan and the Tip of the Mitt. See ongoing winter weather advisories for details. Freezing drizzle is possible tonight across much of northern Michigan. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report snowfall amounts to the National Weather Service. Reports may be made one of three ways: Online: weather.gov/gaylord Facebook: facebook.com/nwsgaylord Twitter: twitter.com/nwsgaylord && For more information visit http://weather.gov/gaylord.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Mackinac County
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Mackinac County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.872, -84.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Mississippi, December 12, 2019
- Winter Weather in Iowa, December 12, 2019
- Winter Storm in Colorado, December 12 to 16, 2019
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 12 to 16, 2019
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Michigan, December 12, 2019
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 12 to 13, 2019
- Dense Fog in California, December 12 to 13, 2019
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, December 12 to 13, 2019
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, December 12 to 14, 2019
- Heavy Snow in Utah, December 12 to 14, 2019
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 12, 2019
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 12 to 14, 2019
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, December 2019
Sources
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: 869747, 869748.