Winter Storm, Charlevoix County
- When
- November 26, 7:00 PM EST to November 28, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Charlevoix County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.267, -85.240 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Michigan, November 26 to 28, 2023
Deep troughing dug over the Great Lakes from 11/26 through 11/28, and supported a cyclone that trekked across Hudson Bay and placed northwest flow over the region during this stretch. Cold temperatures in the teens and twenties passing over the relatively warm Great Lakes waters generated an extended period of lake effect snow -- primarily across northwest lower and eastern upper Michigan.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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.
Deep troughing dug over the Great Lakes from 11/26 through 11/28, and supported a cyclone that trekked across Hudson Bay and placed northwest flow over the region during this stretch. Cold temperatures in the teens and twenties passing over the relatively warm Great Lakes waters generated an extended period of lake effect snow -- primarily across northwest lower and eastern upper Michigan. Areas near Gaylord and Sault Ste. Marie saw well over 12 of snow with the highest storm total snowfall of 17 being measured at the NWS Gaylord office by the afternoon of 11/28.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Antrim
- When
- November 26, 7:00 PM EST to November 28, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Antrim forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 45.007, -85.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cheboygan
- When
- November 26, 8:00 PM EST to November 28, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cheboygan forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 45.473, -84.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Otsego
- When
- November 26, 8:00 PM EST to November 28, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Otsego forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 45.021, -84.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kalkaska
- When
- November 27, 2:00 AM EST to November 28, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kalkaska forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 44.685, -85.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Crawford
- When
- November 27, 2:00 AM EST to November 28, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 44.684, -84.610 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Western Chippewa County
- When
- November 27, 3:00 AM EST to November 28, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Chippewa County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.328, -84.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Central Chippewa County
- When
- November 27, 3:00 AM EST to November 28, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central Chippewa County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 46.328, -84.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Weather in Oklahoma, November 26, 2023
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Michigan, November 26 to 28, 2023
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, November 26 to 27, 2023
- Frost and Freeze in Oregon, November 26, 2023
- Flooding in Alaska, November 26, 2023
- Winter Weather in New York, November 26 to 27, 2023
- Frost and Freeze in Oregon, November 26 to 27, 2023
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, November 26, 2023
- Winter Weather in New York, November 26 to 27, 2023
- Flood in New Jersey, November 26 to 27, 2023
More
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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: 1146623, 1146624, 1146621, 1146625, 1146626, 1146627, 1146618, 1146619.