A warm front lifting northward from a Central Plains low brought widespread freezing rain and some sleet to portions of west and central Upper Mi from late evening on the 29th into the morning of the 30th. The ice accumulation from the freezing rain caused treacherous travel conditions, closed schools and knocked out power at some locations.
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The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.
A warm front lifting northward from a Central Plains low brought widespread freezing rain and some sleet to portions of west and central Upper Mi from late evening on the 29th into the morning of the 30th. The ice accumulation from the freezing rain caused treacherous travel conditions, closed schools and knocked out power at some locations.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
The observer on the east side of Ironwood measured 0.20 inches of ice accumulation during the event. Schools were closed throughout Gogebic County on the 30th due to impacts from the ice accumulation.
The observer near Ontonagon measured 0.15 inches of ice accumulation during the event. Schools were closed throughout Ontonagon County on the 30th due to impacts from the ice accumulation.
The spotter near Swanson measured 0.10 inches of ice accumulation from freezing rain during the event.
Portions of Delta County received an estimated 0.10 to 0.20 inches of ice accumulation from freezing rain during the event. Wells Township Schools were closed on the 30th due to impacts from the icing.
Observers in Herman and Three Lakes measured over a quarter inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain, and just south of Baraga 0.8 inch of sleet was reported. The observer at Three Lakes had his power knocked out for three hours on the morning of the 30th due to the ice accumulation on the power lines.
Observers generally measured between .10 to .25 inches of ice accumulation from freezing rain during the event, although the observer near Clarksburg measured up to 0.40 inches. Schools were closed throughout Marquette County on the 30th due the impacts from the ice accumulation.
The observer at Quincy Mine near Hancock measured 0.15 inches of ice accumulation from freezing rain during the event and the spotter in Chassell measured 0.70 inches of sleet.
The observer north of Iron Mountain measured 0.10 inches of ice accumulation from freezing rain during the event.
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