The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5678027
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
ALLEGAN
5678027
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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,678,027 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,151,763 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1998-12-30T00:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1998-12-30T10:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | MICHIGAN |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | ALLEGAN |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | NWS STORM SURVEY |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Strong northerly winds brought arctic air south across the warmer waters of Lake Michigan on the night of Tuesday, December 29th and into the day of December 30th, resulting in lake effect snow showers along the immediate lake shore communities of the above-mentioned counties. One very heavy lake effect snow band (or snow squall) developed over eastern Lake Michigan and moved onshore across southwest Allegan County and western Van Buren County on the evening of the 29th and remained nearly stationary until dissipating between 5:00 and 7:00 am EST on the morning of the 30th. See above details for snowfall totals under this band. Elsewhere, snowfall totals in the listed counties averaged 1 to 3 inches. Specific snowfall reports included 4 inches in Bloomingdale (Van Buren County); 3 inches in Ludington and Scottville (Mason County), 3 miles NE of Pentwater (Oceana County), and Whitehall (Muskegon County); and 2 inches in Bangor (Van Buren County), Pullman (Allegan County), Little Sable Point (Oceana County), and North Muskegon (Muskegon County). |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | A heavy lake effect snow band moved onshore across southwest Allegan County and western Van Buren County around 7:00 pm EST on Tuesday, December 29th. The snow band remained nearly stationary until dissipating around 5:00 am EST on December 30th. However, additional light lake effect snow showers moved across the 2 counties through the day of the 30th. In Allegan County, the heaviest snow fell across Ganges and Casco Townships, affecting the towns of Ganges, Glenn, and Kibbie. Glenn reported 6 inches of snow ending at 5:00 am EST from the snow band. In Van Buren County, the heaviest snow fell along a north-south oriented axis which extended from South Haven to Watervliet (in Berrien County). Along this axis, snowfall averaged 6 to 12 inches. Specific totals included 8 inches in South Haven and 14 inches in Covert. |
| Yearyear | 1,998 |
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