The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5589986
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
BARAGA
5589986
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| Event typeevent_type | Winter Storm |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,589,986 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,059,378 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1997-03-13T23:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1997-03-16T12:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | MICHIGAN |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | BARAGA |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A strong low pressure system moved northeast through Iowa, southeast Wisconsin and northern Lower Michigan on the 14th and 15th. Heavy snow began on the afternoon of the 13th across south central Upper Michigan and overspread the entire region overnight. The snow continued until the morning of the 15th. Lake enhancement with northeast winds across Lake Superior, greatly increased snow totals over parts of northern Upper Michigan. The result was 32.4 inches of new snow at the Marquette County Airport. In a 24 hour period between 7 pm on the 13th and 7 pm on the 14th, the airport received 28 inches of snow, which broke the 24 hour snowfall record of 25.4 inches set on March 18-19, 1986. The storm also produced a record snow depth of 63 inches at the Marquette County Airport which exceeded the previous record depth of 59 inches recorded on March 13, 1976. Other locations that exceeded 20 inches included Phoenix in Keweenaw County with 29 inches, Herman in Baraga County with 25 inches and Shingleton in Alger County with 21 inches. Other snow totals included... Alger CountyMunising.... 19.5 inches Baraga CountyLanse........16 inchesPelkie.......14 inchesWatton.......12 inches Delta CountyBark River...13 inchesGogebic CountyIronwood.....18 inchesWatersmeet...18 inchesHoughton CountyCalumet......10 inchesIron CountyPaint Lake...14 inchesLuce CountyTwo Heart....18 inchesMarquette CountyChampion.....18 inchesGwinn........15 inches Ontonagon CountyBruce Crossing.. 16 inches |
| Yearyear | 1,997 |
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