The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5689497
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
SHIAWASSEE
5689497
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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,689,497 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,500,754 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1999-03-05T23:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1999-03-06T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | MICHIGAN |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | SHIAWASSEE |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | OFFICIAL NWS OBS. |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A warm front moved north into central Ohio and Indiana on the 5th, then stalled. Low pressure moved east along the front, crossing Indiana and Ohio on the morning of the 6th. Moisture surged northward ahead of the low, and precipitation developed north of the warm front, mainly in the form of snow. The snow was heavy across much of southeast Michigan. In addition, wind gusts to 35 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting, along with wind chills as low as fifteen below zero.Some snowfall amounts by county: Genesee: 9.1" in Flint; 7" in Fenton; 6" in Davison. Huron: 7" in Sebewaing. Lapeer: 9" near Lapeer; 7" in Dryden. Lenawee: 7" in Britton; 6.5" in Hudson and Tecumseh; 6" in Adrian. Livingston: 10" in Brighton. Macomb: 8.4" in Mt Clemens; 8" in New Baltimore. Monroe: 8" in Monroe and Dundee; 6" in Milan. Oakland: 11" in Farmington Hills; 10" in Walled Lake and Troy; 8" in West Bloomfield and Holly. Saginaw: 6" in Saginaw. Sanilac: 7" in Marlette; 6" in Sandusky. St Clair: 8" in Port Huron; 7.6" in Avoca; 6.9" in Ruby. Shiawassee: 8" in Byron; 7" in Owosso and Corunna. Washtenaw: 8" in Saline and Ann Arbor; 7" in Ypsilanti. Wayne: 8" in Detroit; 7.5" in Canton; 6.5" in Dearborn.The combination of snow and blowing snow cancelled 90 flights at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, and a snow emergency was declared in the city of Detroit. Roads across the region remained quite slick through the 6th due to blowing snow. |
| Yearyear | 1,999 |
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