Michigan, 2025

Winter Weather in Michigan, February 24, 2025

February 24, 2025 · NWS MQT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A vigorous low passing through northern Ontario brought rain to the UP in the early morning hours of the 24th. However, enough cool air was present at the surface to induce freezing rain for Marquette County, making the Monday morning commute challenging and causing school closures.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 vigorous low passing through northern Ontario brought rain to the UP in the early morning hours of the 24th. However, enough cool air was present at the surface to induce freezing rain for Marquette County, making the Monday morning commute challenging and causing school closures.

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1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Marquette

When
February 24, 1:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where
Marquette forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
46.663, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The official NWS observation in Negaunee Township was 0.05 inches of ice. Staff and family reported multiple difficult challenges to travel including slick parking lots, sidewalks, and non-highway roads. A number of school districts closed for the day. Key impacts: travel delays, school closures.

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: 1239251.