A deep low pressure system tracked along the Appalachian Mountains on March 10th. The low pressure center retrograded and became nearly stationary over the Eastern Great Lakes through March 11, causing moderate snow in Southeast Michigan. Eastern areas of the thumb were hit hardest with reports of 7.0 inches as of 10am March 11th. Much of the Detroit Metro area received 2-4" of snow.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...STORM TOTALS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1015 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 STORM TOTAL SNOW REPORTS LOCATION SNOWFALL DURATION (INCHES) (HOURS) LAT LON ...MACOMB COUNTY... EASTPOINTE M 4.2 12 42.47N 82.96W ...ST. CLAIR COUNTY... 3 WSW ALGONAC M 4.5 8 42.61N 82.59W CAPAC M 4.8 12 43.01N 82.93W YALE M 5.0 12 43.13N 82.80W ...GENESEE COUNTY... FLINT M 2.2 12 43.02N 83.69W GOODRICH M 2.4 12 42.92N 83.51W ...HURON COUNTY... PORT AUSTIN M 2.5 12 44.04N 83.00W FILION M 3.2 12 43.90N 83.00W 1 SSE HARBOR BEACH M 4.3 13 43.83N 82.65W BAD AXE M 7.0 12 43.80N 83.00W ...LAPEER COUNTY... LAPEER M 2.2 13 43.05N 83.32W 4 E DAVISON M 3.0 12 43.04N 83.44W ...LIVINGSTON COUNTY... HOWELL M 1.6 12 42.61N 83.94W ...MONROE COUNTY... SAMARIA M 0.9 12 41.81N 83.58W DUNDEE M 2.5 12 41.96N 83.66W ...OAKLAND COUNTY... ROYAL OAK M 2.0 12 42.51N 83.15W FARMINGTON M 2.2 12 42.46N 83.38W BLOOMFIELD HILLS M 2.5 12 42.58N 83.25W WHITE LAKE M 2.7 12 42.65N 83.50W ...SAGINAW COUNTY... BRIDGEPORT M 1.0 6 43.38N 83.88W ...SANILAC COUNTY... SANDUSKY M 3.0 12 43.42N 82.83W LEXINGTON M 6.0 12 43.27N 82.53W ...SHIAWASSEE COUNTY... CORUNNA M 1.0 8 42.98N 84.12W ...TUSCOLA COUNTY... CARO M 2.3 12 43.49N 83.40W VASSAR M 3.0 12 43.37N 83.58W ...WASHTENAW COUNTY... SALINE M 0.8 12 42.18N 83.78W 1 W ANN ARBOR M 1.5 12 42.28N 83.75W ANN ARBOR M 2.0 12 42.28N 83.73W ...WAYNE COUNTY... DEARBORN M 2.6 12 42.31N 83.21W GARDEN CITY M 2.7 12 42.33N 83.33W 3 SSE CENTER LINE M 4.0 12 42.44N 83.00W ROMULUS M 4.0 12 42.22N 83.37W WYANDOTTE M 4.3 12 42.21N 83.16W M = MEASURED E = ESTIMATED