Ice Storm of January 22nd, 2018

Overview

On Sunday, January 21st, an area of low pressure moved out of the Central Plains and by Tuesday, January 23rd had moved through the lower peninsula of Michigan. Two air masses, one from the south, pushed warm air aloft, overrunning the cold air from the north, producing freezing rain, snow and sleet over portions of northern lower and eastern upper Michigan.

Outside Ruby Tuesday's in Gaylord


From a drive between East Jordan and Cheboygan

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This is a video of ice outside of the National Weather Service office.

Storm Reports

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
929 AM EST Tue Jan 23 2018

...Freezing Rain Reports Jan 22nd and 23rd ending at 9:30am Tuesday...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Lat/Lon       

...Emmet County...
1 SSE Petoskey               0.30 in   1201 AM 01/23   45.36N/84.95W               
Levering                     0.10 in   1127 PM 01/22   45.64N/84.77W        

...Otsego County...
3 SE Vanderbilt              0.16 in   0600 AM 01/23   45.12N/84.62W        
1 NW Waters                  0.15 in   0936 PM 01/22   44.91N/84.72W        

...Maritime Stations...
Petoskey                     0.25 in   1019 PM 01/22   45.38N/84.96W        





...Snowfall Reports Jan 22nd and 23rd ending at 9:30am Tuesday...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Lat/Lon              

...Cheboygan County...
1 WNW Cheboygan              3.0 in    0755 AM 01/23   45.65N/84.48W        

...Chippewa County...
1 N Raber                    8.0 in    0800 AM 01/23   46.12N/84.09W        
Hulbert                      6.5 in    0809 PM 01/22   46.35N/85.15W        
1 N Trout Lake               5.5 in    0756 AM 01/23   46.19N/85.02W        
Sault Ste Marie              4.2 in    0800 AM 01/23   46.49N/84.40W        
2 E Sault Ste. Marie         3.2 in    0700 AM 01/23   46.49N/84.32W        
Stalwart                     3.0 in    0809 PM 01/22   46.10N/84.24W        

...Mackinac County...
Saint Ignace                 4.5 in    0700 AM 01/23   45.86N/84.72W        
Cedarville 3.2 ESE           4.3 in    0730 AM 01/23   45.99N/84.30W        
2 N Engadine                 4.0 in    0808 PM 01/22   46.15N/85.57W        

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