The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5650398
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
MUSKEGON
5650398
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Winter Storm |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,650,398 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,078,640 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1998-01-23T00:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1998-01-23T15:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | MICHIGAN |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | MUSKEGON |
| 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 northern Alabama at 5:00 PM EST on Thursday, January 22nd, across western Kentucky and central Ohio overnight, and reached Lake Erie by midday on Friday, January 23rd. The storm spread a large swath of moderate to occasionally heavy snow across most of western, central, and southern portions of Michigan's Lower Peninsula from Thursday evening through mid-morning Friday, January 22nd-23rd. Snow first moved into the southern border counties of the state shortly after 7:00 PM EST on Thursday. Snow ended from southwest to northeast during the morning hours on Friday. Snow accumulations across the mentioned counties ranged from 3 to 6.5 inches, with 6 inch or greater amounts concentrated in Ingham and Jackson counties. Most major highways and roads became snow-covered during the storm and travel conditions were hazardous from late Thursday evening through the Friday morning rush hour. Numerous weather-related minor accidents were reported across the region. Many local school districts were closed because of road conditions on Friday, January 23rd. Snowfall reports included 6.5 inches in Dansville and 6.0 inches in Stockbridge, both in eastern Ingham County, 5.5 inches in Jackson, 5.2 inches in Allegan, 5.0 inches in Lansing, Hastings, and Reed City, 4-5 inches reported in the Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland metropolitan area, and around 4 inches in Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, St. Joseph and Hillsdale. |
| Yearyear | 1,998 |
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