Michigan, 2023

Winter Weather in Michigan, November 7 to 8, 2023

November 7 to 8, 2023 · NWS MQT · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

A wintry mix spreading across the area during the evening of the 7th into the early morning of the 8th resulted in a glaze of ice at some locations from freezing rain.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 wintry mix spreading across the area during the evening of the 7th into the early morning of the 8th resulted in a glaze of ice at some locations from freezing rain.

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Event by event

5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Ontonagon

When
November 7, 7:00 PM EST to November 8, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Ontonagon forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
46.778, -89.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer at Paulding reported a glaze of ice from freezing rain.

Winter Weather, Gogebic

When
November 7, 6:00 PM CST to November 8, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Gogebic forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
46.496, -89.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer on the east side of Ironwood reported a glaze of ice from freezing rain on the morning of the 8th.

Winter Weather, Dickinson

When
November 7, 8:00 PM CST to November 8, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Dickinson forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
46.009, -87.870 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer at Norway reported a glaze of ice from freezing rain on the morning of the 8th.

Winter Weather, Baraga

When
November 7, 11:00 PM EST to November 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Baraga forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
46.700, -88.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observers at Watton and Herman reported a glaze of ice from freezing rain on the morning of the 8th.

Winter Weather, Marquette

When
November 8, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Marquette forecast zone
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
46.663, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A NWS employee five miles southwest of National Mine measured a tenth of an inch of ice from freezing rain and the observer at Clarksburg also reported a glaze on the morning of the 8th.

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: 1144098, 1144101, 1144100, 1144099, 1144097.