Michigan, 2020Winter Weather in Michigan, December 13 to 15, 2020
December 13 to 15, 2020 · NWS MQT · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
An Arctic cold front moving across the area generated moderate lake effect snow showers over the northwest wind snow belts of west and north central Upper Michigan from the evening of the 13th into the morning of the 15th.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
An Arctic cold front moving across the area generated moderate lake effect snow showers over the northwest wind snow belts of west and north central Upper Michigan from the evening of the 13th into the morning of the 15th.
Winter Weather, Baraga
- When
- December 13, 8:00 PM EST to December 14, 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Baraga forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.700, -88.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The spotter outside Baraga measured nearly eight inches of lake effect snow in approximately 21 hours. The observer at Herman measured six inches of snow in just over 12 hours.
Winter Weather, Ontonagon
- When
- December 13, 8:00 PM EST to December 14, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ontonagon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 46.778, -89.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was a social media report of four inches of lake effect snow in approximately 14 hours at Mass City.
Winter Weather, Northern Houghton
- When
- December 13, 8:00 PM EST to December 14, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Houghton forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.992, -88.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The observer in Painesdale measured 4.7 inches of lake effect snow in 12 hours.
Winter Weather, Marquette
- When
- December 13, 8:00 PM EST to December 14, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marquette forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.663, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A social media report noted more than four inches of lake effect snow from the north shore of Lake Independence in Big Bay in approximately 18 hours. The observer near Big Bay measured nearly six inches of snow during the event.
Winter Weather, Gogebic
- When
- December 13, 8:00 PM CST to December 14, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gogebic forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 46.496, -89.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was a social media report of 4.5 inches of lake effect snow in 12 hours at Bessemer.
Winter Weather, Luce
- When
- December 14, 10:00 AM EST to December 15, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Luce forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.368, -85.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The observer six miles south of Pine Stump Junction measured 7 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours.
Winter Weather, Alger
- When
- December 14, 10:00 AM EST to December 15, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Alger forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.451, -86.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The observer in Munising measured 8.7 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
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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: 929616, 929617, 929619, 929620, 929618, 929621, 929622.