An area of low pressure moved across the Upper Midwest the afternoon of the 4th into the early morning of the 5th. This brought a wintry mix to the Northland with snow, sleet, and freezing drizzle.
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The episode as NWS DLH wrote it up.
An area of low pressure moved across the Upper Midwest the afternoon of the 4th into the early morning of the 5th. This brought a wintry mix to the Northland with snow, sleet, and freezing drizzle. An area of heavy banded snow along the lake and terrain enhancement set up along the North Shore around Grand Marais and areas further inland in northern Cook County. This led to snowfall amounts of 5 to 8 inches in this area with upwards of 9 inches reported near Grand Marais in about 6 hours.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Snow was heavier than expected across portions of northern Cook County. Totals ended up in the 5 to 7 inch range with a high report of 7.5 inches 14 miles east-southeast of Sea Gull Lake.
Snow was heavier than expected and quickly piled up along the North Shore of Lake Superior. Snowfall totals of 6 to 8 inches were received with a high report of 9.5 inches from 3.8 miles north-northeast of Grand Marais.
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