The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5585192
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
KEWEENAW
5585192
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| Event typeevent_type | Winter Storm |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,585,192 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,057,527 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1997-01-04T12:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1997-01-07T21:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | MICHIGAN |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | KEWEENAW |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Low pressure moved northeast from Iowa on the morning of Jan 4 to northern Lake Huron on the morning of the 5th. Heavy snow overspread the west half of Upper Michigan during the morning of the 4th. East of Iron Mountain and Marquette, a mix of sleet, freezing rain and snow fell. Between midnight and 6 am on the 5th, the synoptic scale snow ended and lake effect snow from Lake Superior developed. Cold northerly winds over the relatively warmer waters of Lake Superior kept the lake effect snow going until the morning of the 7th. Then, high pressure moved in cutting off the north winds and lake effect snows.The highest snow totals were 38 inches at Phoenix in Keweenaw County, 29 inches at Wakefield in Gogebic County and 25 inches at Ontonagon and Houghton.Other snow totals were...Alger CountyShingleton....19 inchesMunising......17 inchesBaraga CountyWatton........16 inchesHoughton CountyChassell......17 inchesLuce CountyTwo Heart.....14 inchesMarquette CountyNegaunee......23 inchesMarquette.....21 inches. |
| Yearyear | 1,997 |
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