U.P. Snow Totals Dec 3rd

Lake effect moves back in with gale force winds

More snow, are you sick of it yet? Not me, I enjoy a good snowstorm and extreme winter conditions, I think that should be evident to most if you have been following my winter videos for the last 12 years. I look forward to winter like a lot of other winter enthusiasts, there is just something special about a good snowstorm and whiteout conditions that you just can’t explain to someone who has never experienced a good snowstorm. Our snowstorms here in the U.P. are pretty small and uneventful compared to places out west, but certain areas of the U.P. can hold their own.

The Keweenaw is almost always one of the snowiest places east of the Rockies in the lower 48. Imagine for a moment what life was like back many thousands of years when the Huron Mountains and the tip of the Keweenaw had some of the tallest mountains in the world, what kind of snow amounts did they see? I can’t even begin to imagine myself, but it would have been fun to experience, well maybe.

This last week brought us some good snow totals to start off the winter and tonight continues more rounds of lake effect after a couple days of calm winds and very light snow flurries.

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Overnight there was a bit of freezing drizzle that made the roadways pretty slick and left a nice sheet of ice on top of the freshly fallen snow. The freezing drizzle left the trees and an object that was exposed outdoors with a layer of ice on it. With the wind blowing the tree branches around in the woods it was like thousands of wind chimes blowing around as the icy branches hit each other.

I want to write some more but I am getting tired sitting here at 130am. I have some videos and pictures I want to post for you to see from earlier today so may make a separate post on that After measuring snow and doing snow removal today I went sledding with a friend and then we took some wind measurements in the Keweenaw at a couple spots.

Check out the lake effect snow banding tonight slamming parts of Marquette, Alger, and Schoolcraft counties. Unfortunately radar doesn’t pick up lake effect snow bands in much of Baraga, any of Houghton or Keweenaw, and much of Ontonagon county.

Snow totals from todays measurements below.