Sustained winds of 20 to 35 mph with gusts over 50 mph were common with a winter storm that brought 4 to 8 inches of snow to Lower Michigan November 26-27. This impacted holiday travel as the snow and wind started the day before Thanksgiving and continued through the Thanksgiving holiday.
Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS GRR wrote it up.
Sustained winds of 20 to 35 mph with gusts over 50 mph were common with a winter storm that brought 4 to 8 inches of snow to Lower Michigan November 26-27. This impacted holiday travel as the snow and wind started the day before Thanksgiving and continued through the Thanksgiving holiday. All forms of transportation were impacted by this storm.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 25, 6:20 PM EST, 13 hours 40 minutes earlier.
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11 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Measured 63mph wind gust. Winds of 20 to 35 mph with gusts over 50 mph were common through this storm. Snow of up to 7 inches fell in spots. Blowing snow brought dangerous, nearly impossible travel conditions.
Snow and winds brought nearly impossible travel conditions to much of Oceana County. Wind gusts over 50 mph were recorded in multiple spots in the county.
Recorded wind gusts over 50mph occurred across the county for many hours. This wind combined with snow to result in dangerous travel conditions.
Measured 50 mph wind gusts and over 5 inches of snow in Lake County. Travel was nearly impossible and drifts of over a foot occurred on many main roads in the county.
Pictures of over 6 inches of snow in parts of Oceola County. Measured 55 mph winds blew snow over roads and made travel nearly impossible at times on the 26th.
Wind gusts over 50mph and snow resulted in nearly impossible travel conditions for much of the county.
Wind gusts over 45mph and snow for a good portion of 24 hours resulted in significant travel disruption and numerous accidents.
Wind gusts over 45 mph combined with heavy snow to result in dangerous travel conditions.
Snow amounts were over 5 inches across Newaygo County. This snow was accompanied by winds gusting around 50 mph for more than 12 hours. Travel was nearly impossible.
Wind gusts over 50 mph were common across Allegan County for more than 18 hours. Snow amounts of up to 6 inches occurred with significant travel impacts reported.
Snow amounts in Mecosta County were 2-5 inches with winds gusting over 40 mph for much of the 26th and early on the 27th. Travel was significantly impacted.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, November 2025
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: 1302691, 1302692, 1302697, 1302689, 1302690, 1302696, 1302698, 1302699, 1302693, 1302695, 1302694.