Michigan, 2022

Winter Weather in Michigan, December 27 to 28, 2022

December 27 to 28, 2022 · NWS MQT · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A clipper low pressure system moving through the Upper Great Lakes produced a wintry mix of precipitation that mainly impacted Marquette and Alger counties from the afternoon of the 27th into the early morning of the 28th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 clipper low pressure system moving through the Upper Great Lakes produced a wintry mix of precipitation that mainly impacted Marquette and Alger counties from the afternoon of the 27th into the early morning of the 28th.

The radar

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Event by event

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Alger

When
December 27, 2:00 PM EST to December 28, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Alger forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
46.451, -86.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There was a social media report of eight inches of fresh snow in Grand Marais with a thin glaze of ice on top.

Winter Weather, Marquette

When
December 27, 4:00 PM EST to December 28, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Marquette forecast zone
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
46.663, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A light glaze of ice from freezing drizzle caused a few accidents in the city of Marquette on the evening of the 27th.

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 1069468, 1069467.