December 28 Winter Weather

Overview

A powerful low pressure system tracked from the Southern Plains to the lower Great Lakes on Monday, December 28.  This system had plentiful moisture to work with which resulted in widespread precipitation throughout the day.  The precipitation began as snow during the morning.  Warm air moved in atop a cold layer nearer to the surface which resulted in a changeover to sleet, which was the predominant precipitation type through the day.  Combined snow/sleet accumulations ranged from 2-4" over the Tri-Cities, to 1-3" between the I-96/696 and I-69 corridors and the Thumb, to less than an inch south of I-96/696.  Some locations experienced light freezing rain before the surface warm front passed and temperatures rose above freezing, changing the precipitation to rain and drizzle during the afternoon and evening.  Winds gusted to 35-45 mph which resulted in some power outages.

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Radar

Radar loop

Radar loop courtesy of Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM).

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Local Storm Reports

SNOW/SLEET REPORTS


LOCATION                  SNOW/SLEET    DURATION
                          (INCHES)      (HOURS)  
...SAGINAW COUNTY...   
   HEMLOCK                  2.5           24         
   BRIDGEPORT               3.0           24   
   FREELAND (MBS)           3.5           24         


...BAY COUNTY...
   AUBURN                   3.5           24 

...GENESEE COUNTY...
   BURTON 4N                1.0           24 
   FLINT (FNT)              1.9           24

...HURON COUNTY...
   BAD AXE                  1.4           24 
   FILION 5NNW              1.6           24 

...LAPEER COUNTY...
   LAPEER                   2.2           24 

...LENAWEE COUNTY...
   MORENCI                  0.2           24 
   TIPTON 2WNW              1.0           24 
 ...LIVINGSTON COUNTY...

...MACOMB COUNTY...
   RICHMOND 4NNW            1.0           24 

...MIDLAND COUNTY...

...MONROE COUNTY...

   MILAN                    0.5           24 

...OAKLAND COUNTY...
   ROYAL OAK 1.0 S          1.0           24 
   TROY 1.8 S               1.0           24 
   SOUTH LYON 0.5 NW        1.2           24 
   WHITE LAKE (DTX)         0.8           24

...SANILAC COUNTY...
   LEXINGTON                1.0           24

...SHIAWASSEE COUNTY...
   CORUNNA 2NE              2.3           24 
   OWOSSO                   1.7           24 

...ST. CLAIR COUNTY...
   YALE                     3.0           24 
   PORT HURON 1.6 W         1.2           24 

...TUSCOLA COUNTY...
   CARO                     1.0           24 
   VASSAR                   1.7           24 

...WASHTENAW COUNTY...
   ANN-ARBOR SE             0.8           24 
   MANCHESTER               0.2           24 
   ANN ARBOR 3.1 SE         0.3           24  
   ANN ARBOR 2.1 WNW        0.5           24 

...WAYNE COUNTY...
   DEARBORN  #2             0.2           24 
   WYANDOTTE                0.6           24
   DEARBORN 3.5 NE          0.5           24 
   DEARBORN HEIGHTS 1.8 N   0.3           24 
   LIVONIA 2.0 NE           1.0           24   
   ROMULUS (DTW)            0.6           24


M = MEASURED
E = ESTIMATED

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