Heavy Snow, Antrim
- When
- February 27, 8:00 AM EST to February 28, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Antrim forecast zone
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 45.007, -85.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 2020
Low pressure would organize and strengthen well to the east of Michigan on the 27th. Light to at times moderate system snow impacted northern Michigan initially.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
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 would organize and strengthen well to the east of Michigan on the 27th. Light to at times moderate system snow impacted northern Michigan initially. However, lake effect snow produced higher accumulations behind the departing but intensifying low. The heaviest snow fell in the Alba area of Antrim County, where new snowfall of around a foot fell by evening of the 28th.
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 Feb 27, 6:37 AM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 6:37 AM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 27, 3:27 AM EST, 4 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Gaylord MI 327 AM EST Thu Feb 27 2020 MIZ016>018-020>036-041-042-086>088-095>099-280830- 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- 327 AM EST Thu Feb 27 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for Eastern Upper Michigan and Northern Lower Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Accumulating lake effect snow and strong gusty winds will impact portions of eastern upper and northwest lower Michigan through tonight. Please refer to the Winter Weather Advisory for further details. Strong northwest winds and high waves will likely lead to flooding and beach erosion along many coastal areas of northwest lower Michigan through tonight, as well as some coastal areas of Presque Isle county. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Accumulating lake effect snow and strong gusty winds will impact portions of eastern upper and northwest lower Michigan Friday. Please refer to the Winter Weather Advisory for further details. Strong northwest winds and high waves will likely continue to lead to flooding and beach erosion along many coastal areas of northwest lower Michigan Friday, as well as some coastal areas of Presque Isle county. .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. LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-280830- 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- 327 AM EST Thu Feb 27 2020 This hazardous weather outlook is for the northern Michigan nearshore waters of Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Gale force winds are expected on many nearshore waters of Lakes Michigan and Huron. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Gale force winds are expected on many nearshore waters of Lakes Michigan and Huron. Please refer to the latest marine forecasts for further details. && For more information visit http://weather.gov/gaylord.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Strong Wind in New York, February 27, 2020
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, February 27, 2020
- Winter Weather in Ohio, February 27 to 28, 2020
- Winter Storm in Maine, February 27 to 28, 2020
- Frost and Freeze in Texas, February 27, 2020
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 27 to 28, 2020
- Winter Storm in Maine, February 27, 2020
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 27, 2020
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, February 27, 2020
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 27 to 28, 2020
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 27, 2020
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 27 to 28, 2020
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, February 2020
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: 878428.