Michigan, 2022

Winter Weather in Michigan, April 7 to 9, 2022

April 7 to 9, 2022 · NWS MQT · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

A low pressure system moving east across the Upper Great Lakes brought moderate lake enhanced snow to portions of west and central Upper Michigan from late on the 6th into the morning of the 9th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 MQT wrote it up.

A low pressure system moving east across the Upper Great Lakes brought moderate lake enhanced snow to portions of west and central Upper Michigan from late on the 6th into the morning of the 9th.

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Event by event

4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Marquette

When
April 7, 7:00 AM EST to April 9, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Marquette forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
46.663, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer in Big Bay measured over eight inches of lake enhanced snow over a two-day period ending on the morning of the 9th. Nearly six inches of this snow total fell from the evening of the 7th into the morning of the 8th.

Winter Weather, Baraga

When
April 7, 1:00 PM EST to April 9, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Baraga forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
46.700, -88.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There was a public report of 4.5 inches of lake enhanced snow near Baraga over a 15-hour period ending on the morning of the 8th. The spotter at Three Lakes measured 5.8 inches of lake enhanced snow over the 24-hour period ending on the morning of the 9th.

Winter Weather, Northern Houghton

When
April 7, 5:00 PM EST to April 8, 7:00 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 5.7 inches of lake enhanced snow from the evening of the 7th into the morning of the 8th.

Winter Weather, Gogebic

When
April 7, 9:00 PM CST to April 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Gogebic forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
46.496, -89.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There was a public report of nearly six inches of lake enhanced snow in Ironwood over approximately ten 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1019548, 1019552, 1019556, 1019550.