The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5624385
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
MONTCALM
5624385
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Winter Storm |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,624,385 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,071,786 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1997-12-24T21:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1997-12-25T09:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | MICHIGAN |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | MONTCALM |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A winter storm tracked northeast from southern Illinois across Indiana and southeast Lower Michigan. The storm weakened as it moved across the state into southern Ontario. A mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain spread across the mentioned counties after 4:00pm EST on Christmas Eve. The mixed precipitation was heavy at the onset and resulted in numerous traffic accidents from Kent and Ottawa counties northward. Three people were injured in weather-related traffic accidents in southern Kent County during the late afternoon hours. Snowfall totals ranged from 1.5 to 4 inches in the mention counties. Snowfall reports included 3.5 inches in Muskegon, 3.4 inches in Fremont, 3 inches in Grand Haven, Cedar Springs, Big Rapids, and Edmore, 2.8 inches in Sparta, and 1.3 inches at the National Weather Service Office in Grand Rapids. |
| Yearyear | 1,997 |
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