Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

MICHIGAN, EastMacomb CountyUticaSaginaw CountyFenmoreMICHIGAN, Extreme Southwest28 1155EST0 0Thunderstorm Wind (G50)A line of fast-moving showers with embedded thunderstorms raced across far southeast Michigan during the late morning and earlyafternoon hours. A brief tornado occurred in northern Lenawee County, destroying a farmhouse and a barn, damaging another barn,and moving two grain silos off of their foundations. The same storm blew down trees in Manchester, and then produced patches ofwind damage from just west of Ann Arbor to just north of Ypsilanti. In Ypsilanti Township, a house was deroofed, other roofswere damaged, and many trees were downed, some onto vehicles. A radio tower was damaged in Superior Township, andaluminum roofing was torn from a home.Additional damage occurred in Wayne County. A furniture warehouse in Livonia was heavily damaged. In adjacent Redford,spotter estimated winds of 85 mph took the roof off of a business and threw parts of it through the window of a business across thestreet. Substantial tree damage also took place. Another pocket of damage occurred just west of downtown Detroit, near the foot ofthe Ambassador Bridge. A wall was knocked out at a taxi cab garage, with cinderblocks damaging five cabs. A billboard in thearea was damaged. An empty tractor-trailer attempting to cross the Ambassador Bridge into Canada was knocked over very nearthe international border.Numerous trees and power lines were downed in eastern Macomb County, from Harrison Township south to Eastpointe. The mostconcentrated damage was in Roseville. A few trees were also downed in Utica.30 1240EST0 0A citizen reported nickel-sized hail with a small severe thunderstorm in Fenmore.Hail (0.88)NONE REPORTED.MICHIGAN, NorthMIZ016>022-025>028 Emmet - Cheboygan - Presque Isle - Charlevoix - Leelanau - Antrim - Otsego - Benzie - Grand Traverse -Kalkaska - Crawford08 1200EST0 0Winter Storm2200ESTLow pressure tracking from the Central Plains toward Lake Erie spread heavy snow across portions of Northwest and NorthcentralLower Michigan. Snow began during the morning...becoming heavy at times during the afternoon...before tapering off during theevening. Snowfall totals ranged from 6 to 10 inches across the region.MIZ016>036-041>042 Emmet - Cheboygan - Presque Isle - Charlevoix - Leelanau - Antrim - Otsego - Montmorency - Alpena -Benzie - Grand Traverse - Kalkaska - Crawford - Oscoda - Alcona - Manistee - Wexford - Missaukee -Roscommon - Ogemaw - Iosco - Gladwin - Arenac09 0600EST0 0Blizzard1800ESTLow pressure tracking through the Eastern Great Lakes region...together with a strong upper low and strong cold front crossing thestate brought blizzard conditions to Northern Lower Michigan during the 8th. A mix of sleet...freezing rain and snow quicklychanged to all snow in the morning following the passage of the cold front. Snow...heavy at times...then continued into the eveninghours. Winds rapidly increased to sustained speeds of 20 to 30 mph behind the front. Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph...with gustsin excess of 45 mph...then continued into the evening causing widespread blowing and drifting snow. Snowfall totals generallyranged from 8 to 12 inches across the region...with some totals in exces of 12 inches. Snow drifts of 3 to 4 feet closed many roadsand the combination of poor visibilities and hazardous road conditions caused many accidents. The combination of heavy wet snowand strong winds also brought down branches and powerlines producing scattered power outages across the region. Nearly 100school districts in Northern Lower Michigan either cancelled classes or dismissed students early. Many buisnesses also closed earlydue to the hazardous conditions.Roscommon CountyRoscommon30 1505EST0 0Hail (0.75)Roscommon County1 NE Roscommon 30 2338EST0 0Hail (0.75)MICHIGAN, UpperMIZ005>007Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimePath PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation DateStandard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of StormMarch 1998Marquette - Alger - Luce08102000EST2000EST0 0Heavy SnowStrong north winds brought cold air across the ice free waters of Lake Superior producing heavy lake effect snow across NorthCentral Upper Michigan. Snow totals between the evening of the 8th and the evening of the 10th included 16.0 inches at Wetmore,14.6 inches at Munising, 13.1 inches at the Marquette County Airport and 12.0 inches at Newberry.83 77