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A strong low pressure system with copious moisutre moved northeastward from the Southern Plains to Lake Erie on February 24. Precipitation broke out across Southeast Michigan during the early morning hours of the 24th, spreading from south to north during the morning hours. Temperatures were marginal for snow, but it was cold enough for mainly snow north and west of the glacial ridge. To the south and east, including the city of Detroit, much of the precipitation fell as rain or a wintry mix, drastically reducing snowfall totals there. The snowfall was heavy at times during the afternoon and evening hours north of a line from roughly Ann Arbor to Port Huron, with 1" per hour rates common. The snowfall tapered off for a time overnight as the main precip shield was shunted to the west, but lingering moisture and forcing moved across Southeast Michigan once more during the morning hours of the 25th, adding a few more inches to storm totals.
All told, the heaviest amounts from 12 to 14" occurred in a stripe across Lapeer County, southern portions of Shiawassee and Genesee Counties, and northern portions of Oakland and Livingston Counties. At least 8" was common north and westof the glacial ridge. Lesser amounts of 2-4" occurred over the city of Detroit, with a tight gradient in snowfall in between.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...STORM TOTALS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
208 PM EST THU FEB 25 2016
STORM TOTAL SNOW REPORTS
LOCATION SNOWFALL DURATION
(INCHES) (HOURS) LAT LON
...BAY COUNTY...
4 N BAY CITY M 5.1 20 43.65N 83.89W
PINCONNING E 8.0 24 43.86N 83.96W
2 NE AUBURN M 8.6 27 43.62N 84.05W
...GENESEE COUNTY...
GAINES M 9.5 24 42.87N 83.91W
GOODRICH M 9.7 22 42.92N 83.51W
FLINT M 9.9 28 43.02N 83.69W
1 W SWARTZ CREEK M 10.5 23 42.96N 83.85W
4 W GRAND BLANC M 11.0 27 42.93N 83.71W
DAVISON M 11.0 23 43.03N 83.52W
4 N BURTON M 11.9 22 43.05N 83.62W
BURTON M 14.0 28 43.00N 83.62W
...HURON COUNTY...
PORT AUSTIN M 3.8 22 44.04N 83.00W
BAD AXE M 6.0 21 43.80N 83.00W
5 NNW FILION M 7.2 20 43.96N 83.04W
...LAPEER COUNTY...
4 E DAVISON M 11.0 25 43.03N 83.44W
LAPEER M 11.2 22 43.05N 83.32W
COLUMBIAVILLE M 13.0 24 43.16N 83.41W
LAPEER M 13.0 24 43.05N 83.32W
2 W LAPEER M 13.7 24 43.05N 83.36W
...LENAWEE COUNTY...
TECUMSEH M 3.5 26 42.01N 83.94W
5 NE ADRIAN M 4.2 25 41.95N 83.97W
ADRIAN M 5.0 27 41.90N 84.04W
MORENCI M 6.5 25 41.72N 84.22W
2 WNW TIPTON M 9.2 26 42.03N 84.10W
...LIVINGSTON COUNTY...
1 NW SOUTH LYON M 6.2 22 42.47N 83.67W
BRIGHTON M 8.0 24 42.53N 83.78W
1 N WHITMORE LAKE M 8.3 23 42.44N 83.75W
GREGORY M 8.8 25 42.46N 84.08W
3 NW PINCKNEY M 9.3 24 42.49N 83.99W
HOWELL M 10.0 25 42.61N 83.94W
2 ESE HOWELL M 11.0 27 42.60N 83.90W
HARTLAND M 13.0 28 42.66N 83.75W
...MACOMB COUNTY...
ROSEVILLE M 1.5 27 42.51N 82.94W
NEW BALTIMORE M 2.5 23 42.68N 82.74W
RICHMOND M 3.1 25 42.81N 82.75W
UTICA M 4.0 24 42.63N 83.02W
ARMADA E 5.0 28 42.84N 82.88W
SHELBY TOWNSHIP M 6.0 24 42.67N 83.03W
ROMEO E 8.0 29 42.80N 83.01W
...MIDLAND COUNTY...
OIL CITY M 9.0 19 43.61N 84.59W
2 SSW MIDLAND M 9.1 21 43.60N 84.24W
MIDLAND M 10.0 26 43.62N 84.23W
2 SSW MIDLAND M 10.5 24 43.60N 84.24W
SANFORD M 11.0 18 43.68N 84.38W
...MONROE COUNTY...
MONROE M 2.0 28 41.92N 83.39W
3 SE NEWPORT M 2.1 26 41.97N 83.27W
DUNDEE M 4.0 27 41.96N 83.66W
...OAKLAND COUNTY...
1 S ROYAL OAK M 3.0 23 42.49N 83.15W
3 ENE NORTHVILLE M 5.5 24 42.45N 83.43W
2 WNW FARMINGTON HILLS M 6.0 23 42.50N 83.41W
FARMINGTON HILLS M 6.0 27 42.49N 83.38W
WEST BLOOMFIELD M 6.0 26 42.57N 83.38W
2 NW WATERFORD M 8.8 22 42.68N 83.42W
3 E MILFORD M 9.8 24 42.59N 83.54W
OXFORD M 10.0 22 42.82N 83.25W
2 S ORTONVILLE M 10.6 24 42.82N 83.44W
3 E MILFORD M 10.9 29 42.59N 83.54W
CLARKSTON M 11.0 28 42.74N 83.42W
2 S LAKEVILLE M 11.5 28 42.79N 83.15W
4 E WHITE LAKE M 11.7 29 42.65N 83.43W
2 NNE WIXOM M 12.0 28 42.55N 83.52W
4 S HOLLY M 12.0 25 42.74N 83.63W
HIGHLAND E 12.0 28 42.64N 83.62W
LAKE ORION M 12.4 29 42.78N 83.24W
...SAGINAW COUNTY...
5 W CHESANING M 7.0 23 43.17N 84.23W
5 S MERRILL M 7.5 23 43.34N 84.34W
HEMLOCK M 7.5 21 43.42N 84.23W
CHESANING M 7.8 21 43.18N 84.12W
1 S BIRCH RUN M 8.3 23 43.24N 83.79W
...SANILAC COUNTY...
LEXINGTON M 9.5 21 43.27N 82.53W
SANDUSKY M 10.0 23 43.42N 82.83W
2 W PECK M 13.0 24 43.26N 82.86W
2 W PECK M 14.1 29 43.26N 82.86W
...SHIAWASSEE COUNTY...
2 NE CORUNNA M 7.5 20 43.00N 84.09W
OWOSSO M 7.6 21 43.00N 84.18W
6 WNW DURAND M 10.2 22 42.95N 84.10W
PERRY M 12.8 23 42.82N 84.23W
3 SW PERRY M 13.4 25 42.79N 84.27W
...ST. CLAIR COUNTY...
ALGONAC M 2.0 24 42.62N 82.53W
2 W PORT HURON M 3.1 23 42.99N 82.47W
COLUMBUS M 4.0 23 42.89N 82.67W
YALE M 9.4 24 43.13N 82.80W
CAPAC M 10.0 29 43.01N 82.93W
...TUSCOLA COUNTY...
CARO M 9.0 22 43.49N 83.40W
VASSAR M 9.0 21 43.37N 83.58W
KINGSTON M 12.0 23 43.41N 83.19W
...WASHTENAW COUNTY...
SALINE M 5.0 26 42.18N 83.78W
3 SE ANN ARBOR M 6.7 24 42.24N 83.69W
SE ANN ARBOR M 7.3 24 42.28N 83.73W
2 WNW ANN ARBOR M 8.0 25 42.29N 83.77W
5 W PLYMOUTH M 8.9 24 42.37N 83.57W
ANN ARBOR M 9.6 28 42.28N 83.73W
5 NNW CHELSEA E 10.0 25 42.38N 84.07W
LYNDON TOWNSHIP M 13.0 28 42.38N 84.07W
...WAYNE COUNTY...
3 E DOWNTOWN DETROIT M 1.0 26 42.34N 82.98W
2 N GROSSE ILE M 1.6 26 42.16N 83.15W
GROSSE POINTE FARMS M 2.0 26 42.40N 82.89W
2 NE LIVONIA M 4.0 25 42.42N 83.34W
WYANDOTTE M 4.4 31 42.21N 83.16W
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP M 4.5 28 42.15N 83.26W
GARDEN CITY M 4.8 26 42.33N 83.33W
DETROIT M 5.2 31 42.38N 83.11W
2 NNW LIVONIA M 6.1 25 42.42N 83.39W
NORTHVILLE M 8.0 27 42.44N 83.49W
PLYMOUTH M 9.0 30 42.37N 83.47W
M = MEASURED
E = ESTIMATED
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