A potent winter storm dumped nearly 18 inches of storm total snowfall at Ironwood from late afternoon on the 30th through December 1st.
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The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.
A potent winter storm dumped nearly 18 inches of storm total snowfall at Ironwood from late afternoon on the 30th through December 1st.
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 Nov 30, 3:47 PM CST, 13 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Marquette MI 411 PM EST Sat Nov 30 2019 MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-012115- Keweenaw-Ontonagon-Northern Houghton-Baraga-Marquette-Alger-Luce- Gogebic-Iron-Dickinson-Menominee-Delta-Southern Schoolcraft- Southern Houghton-Northern Schoolcraft- 411 PM EST Sat Nov 30 2019 /311 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western Upper Michigan and central Upper Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight A winter storm will bring heavy snow tonight. Expect a sharp gradient in snowfall totals along Lake Superior and the Keweenaw. Expect impacts to travel tonight. See the latest Winter Weather Message for more details. Strong east winds will build waves 8 to 10 feet across the Bay of Green Bay and locally higher up to 12 feet along the Garden Peninsula and to 10 to 14 feet in the Keweenaw Peninsula. This will bring lakeshore flooding and beach erosion concerns late this afternoon into tonight. See the latest Lakeshore Flood Advisory for more details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday The winter storm will be winding down on Sunday, but will still bring heavy snow through Sunday afternoon. Expect a sharp gradient in snowfall totals along Lake Superior and the Keweenaw. Expect impacts to travel Sunday. See the latest Winter Weather Message for more details. Strong east to northeasterly winds will keep waves 8 to 10 feet across the Bay of Green Bay and locally higher up to 12 feet along the Garden Peninsula. This will continue lakeshore flooding and beach erosion into Sunday afternoon. See the latest Lakeshore Flood Advisory for more details. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this time. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-012115- 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- 411 PM EST Sat Nov 30 2019 /311 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Eastern Lake Superior...Central Lake Superior and Western Lake Superior. .DAY ONE...Tonight East to northeasterly gales to 45 knots are expected on Lake Superior tonight. The strongest winds will be in western Lake Superior. See the latest Lake Superior forecast and Marine Weather Message for further details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday East to northeasterly gales to 45 knots are expected on Lake Superior Sunday morning...strongest winds expected across the western lake. See the latest Lake Superior forecast and Marine Weather Message for further details. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this time. LMZ221-248-250-012115- 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- 411 PM EST Sat Nov 30 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Northern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight East to northeasterly gales to 45 knots are expected tonight. See the latest nearshore forecast and Marine Weather Message for more details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday East to northeasterly gales to 45 knots are expected Sunday. See the latest nearshore forecast and Marine Weather Message for more details. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this time. JAW
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
There was a report of 18 inches of snow in just over 24 hours at Ironwood. Snow ended late afternoon on December 1st.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, November 2019
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 865469.