Warm, moist air lifting across the colder air mass in place produced moderate to heavy snow across much of west and central Upper Michigan from the evening of the 6th into the 7th. The wet, heavy snow caused most schools to close throughout the area on the 7th.
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The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.
Warm, moist air lifting across the colder air mass in place produced moderate to heavy snow across much of west and central Upper Michigan from the evening of the 6th into the 7th. The wet, heavy snow caused most schools to close throughout the area on the 7th.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
11 winter storm, 4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
The observer five miles northwest of Atlantic Mine measured eight inches of snow in 12 hours. Houghton County Schools were closed on the 7th as a result of the wet, heavy snowfall.
A widespread six to ten inches of wet, heavy snow fell across much of Marquette County. Schools throughout Marquette County were closed on the 7th due to the wet, heavy snow.
A widespread 8 to 12 inches of wet, heavy snow was reported across Alger County during the event. Schools throughout Alger County were closed on the 7th.
There observing station at Spalding measured 6.7 inches of wet snow in approximately nine hours. Schools were closed throughout the county on the 7th.
A widespread three to five inches of wet snow fell across the county over a 12-hour period. Some sleet and freezing rain mixed in with the snow at times. Ontonagon Schools were closed on the 7th due to the inclement weather.
There was a public report sent via social media of 14 inches of snow in Lac La Belle. A photo attached confirmed the heavy snow. Keweenaw County Schools and Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College were closed on the 7th due to the heavy snow.
An estimated eight inches of wet snow fell in less than 18 hours at Beechwood. Schools throughout the county were closed on the 7th due to the heavy snow.
The observer in Norway measured eight inches of wet snow in approximately 14 hours. Schools throughout the county were closed on the 7th due to the snow.
A fairly widespread 8 to 12 inches of wet snow was observed across Delta County over a 12 to 18 hour period. Schools were closed throughout Delta on the 7th due to the wet, heavy snowfall.
A widespread three to five inches of wet snow fell across the county over a 12-hour period. Some sleet and freezing rain mixed in with the snow at times. |Wakefield-Marenisco and Watersmeet schools were closed on the 7th due to the inclement weather.
A widespread three to five inches of wet snow fell across the county over a 12-hour period. Some sleet and freezing rain mixed in with the snow at times. Schools were closed through the county on the 7th due to the inclement weather.
A widespread three to five inches of wet snow fell across the county over a 12-hour period. Some sleet and freezing rain mixed in with the snow at times.
A widespread 10 to 12 inches of wet snow fell over southern Schoolcraft County in approximately 16 hours. Schools were closed through the county on the 7th due to the snow.
A widespread 8 to 10 inches of wet snow fell over northern Schoolcraft County over approximately 15 hours. Schools were closed throughout the county due to the snow.
There were social media reports of eight to nine inches of wet, heavy snow in Newberry during the event. Tahquamenon Area Schools were closed on the 7th due to the snow.
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