Michigan, 2020

Winter Weather in Michigan, April 8 to 9, 2020

April 8 to 9, 2020 · NWS MQT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A low pressure trough pivoting across western Lake Superior generated moderate lake enhanced snow into Rockland in Ontonagon County from late on the 8th into the morning of the 9th.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.

A low pressure trough pivoting across western Lake Superior generated moderate lake enhanced snow into Rockland in Ontonagon County from late on the 8th into the morning of the 9th.

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1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Ontonagon

When
April 8, 10:00 PM EST to April 9, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Ontonagon forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.778, -89.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The spotter in Rockland measured five inches of lake enhanced snow in approximately nine hours.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 879784.