The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5683596
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
LAKE
5683596
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Lake-Effect Snow |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,683,596 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,501,528 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1999-01-06T02:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1999-01-07T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | MICHIGAN |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | LAKE |
| 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 | An Alberta Clipper moved through the Great Lakes region on the 5th through the 6th, producing a band of light snow with the system along and ahead of it, followed by lake effect snow behind it. Snow developed over western lower Michigan, mainly west of US-131, during the late evening hours of the 5th in southwest flow out ahead of the Alberta Clipper. The system moved through western lower Michigan during the early morning hours of the 6th, bringing an end to the light snow out ahead of it. However, behind the system, lake effect snow quickly developed as winds became west to northwest, ushering in much colder air over the relatively warm Lake Michigan waters. The hardest hit areas were along the lakeshore, from South Haven (Van Buren County) up to Ludington (Mason County), where anywhere from 6 to as much as 9 inches of snow had fallen by the time snow ended late on the 6th. 2 to 9 inch snowfall amounts were common from US-131 west. East of US-131, only an inch or two of snow fell as a result of the moisture associated out ahead of the Alberta Clipper, but no lake effect snow occurred. The following is a list of specific snowfall totals for late on the 5th through the 6th:9 inches in Muskegon (Muskegon County), 8 inches in Plainwell (Allegan County), 7 inches in Allegan (Allegan County), 6 inches in Grand Haven (Ottawa County), 6 inches in Grandville (Kent County), 6 inches in Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo County), 5 inches in Grand Rapids (Kent County). |
| Yearyear | 1,999 |
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