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A few more pics as the sun tries to make an appearance.  Sitting with just under 4' otg.

Is it okay to root for Spring now?

This was moisture laden system.  A two day total of 13 inches here with 10 of that falling since 10 pm.  Snow has ended but the wind is howling.

MQT received 12.5" (2.12" liquid equiv) with 44" otg this morning... parts of the central UP no doubt saw 2 feet.

"Getting reports of impassible roads across southern Marquette, parts of Delta and Alger counties. There's probably some in Schoolcraft and Luce as well. If you don't have to be out today, stay home and give the plows a chance to clear things out."

Feel like this is gonna be one helluva long melt this year.

7 hours ago, WestMichigan said:

What is your current total so far this winter?

Not exactly sure, I stopped counting after 200 inches.

Little bit of winter still to go up here in the northern sub.  Ice, rain, and snow all in the cards.  Between the two rounds, if the forecast holds, could see upwards of 20 inches in parts of the UP.

 You had a favorable setup.  Lake MI hasn't warmed enough to change your snow climo. JFC.

9 minutes ago, bowtie` said:

^ I would even put up with that amount of snow to get to see aurora that high in the sky. Fantastic and Amazing!

In the 9 years I've been here, this was the brightest and highest I have ever seen.  I watched from 12-4 am.

2 hours ago, OrdIowPitMsp said:

The streak is over. Meanwhile most of the metro still has 6”+ on the ground. Too bad it won’t matter in the record books. 
 

 

Pretty massive snowpack in place here.  Probably won't be gone until first week or so of May, which'll end up being around 6 months with snow otg.

Northern lights thursday night at 1 am.

2 hours ago, Up_north_MI said:

We stayed at a off the grid cabin a couple times the past few months near you, off the 510 just past the Yellow Dog Falls near Big Pup Falls. The snow wasn’t great back in January when we were there but still had close to 30”. Our whole group was back this past weekend again and said the snow was the best it’s been all season but unfortunately I couldn’t go because of plans I already had so I missed out on the good stuff. You’re area is by far my favorite area to snowmobile in Michigan, love visiting up there!

Nice.  A little north of my area by just a few miles. I have a buddy that owns a hundred acres near the hair pin curve on 510 and that's where I hunt some years and have camped there as well... a beautiful, remote area to enjoy exploring during the summer.

This is actually a pic I posted in March of 2019 from my buddy's camp on the 100 acres. 

Just now, michsnowfreak said:

I can't really figure it out because there were a few colder winters with low snow they considered avg or even severe. For marquette the line is really straddling between average and severe

Even tho the snow is a little above average for a few areas, It def had an average if not mild feel. 

So Marquette and Duluth and Minneapolis to date have had severe winters? 
seemed too mild for the severe index. Maybe it’s the snow cover. 

36 minutes ago, Harry said:

 

If only those 60+ readings could sneak up here. 

Winter's gas light is on... only a matter of time.

21 degrees with light snow showers the past few hours.  

Spring in the southern sub

4 hours ago, beavis1729 said:

^ Snow magnet probably due to your relatively high elevation. Adds a bit of orographic lift to snow events in your area, no matter which direction the wind is coming from. Plus, on marginal temp events you may stay snow while nearby areas are mix or rain. 

Many times especially during early and late season events It'll be snowing here, and in Big Bay and Marquette it's plain rain.

4 hours ago, Brian D said:

Do you happen to be on a hill? We have that situation here too. Hill tops tend to get a little more. When I used to plow. I had an account on a hill top 5 miles north of town. That homestead would get pummeled in respect to my other accounts around the area. Localized orographic lift.

I do.  I live on a north facing hill.  My house sits at 1640' with the hill peaking behind my house around 1700'.  Just a few miles away elevation quickly falls to around 1100' so there's a quick 600' rise to my house and that's not including the fact that I'm roughly 1100' in elevation above Superior which is roughly 8 miles away.  Also I'm close to 200' above the MQT WFO down near Negaunee, which is a magnet all their own.

And as Beav mentioned, my area is pretty much upslope to some degree in every direction.  This place is a fog haven as well.

6 for the overnight low with fresh snow otg.  Should reach the mid-30's today with full sun.  Will take advantage of the warm sun and clear snow.

As usual my little spot here in N Marquette County cleaned up.  I'm always amazed by the snow magnet of this particular spot.

A few pics from this morning.  Snow stake reads 43 inches otg.

Ok so no one laugh (I'm no carpenter) at my hillbilly woodshed.  I had the bright idea last Summmer to build one out of used pallets.  Might not be pretty but it works.  The walls are 8'. Gives a good perspective on how deep the snow really is here.

17 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said:

Oh 100% March is deeper winter than December in the UP. Christmas is my absolute favorite time of year and Winter is my favorite season, so it's a no brainer that snow during the holidays is high on my list. However, I can't ever get used to the general public's fascination with snow at Christmas then wanting spring by new years. Obviously December is usually wintry, but there are a few things that could go wrong. It could be cold and suppressed and there has been times there's deeper snow in southern MI than up North. Or it could be a horrible warm start to Winter with shoddy conditions. But no matter what happens during the winter you can count on deep snow in late february and early march, usually the deepest of the entire winter. That's why my winter trips are always mid to late Feb.

Have you considered doing your trips in March?  At least around here, March is the snowpack peak usually.

1 hour ago, beavis1729 said:

Nice…what are your normals for today, around 35/20?

MQT norms are 36/16.  Today tho the high temp was only 15 in Negaunee and with the record low max for the date being 19, that record will fall. 

In many ways March feels more like a winter month than December up this way... Cold is entrenched and snow is deep.

Snow and wind winding down but it got real nasty there for a while with some blizzard-like conditions.  As of 5 pm MQT's 2 day total is 12.8" ( sle .84).  210.5" for the season... around 10" above normal for the entire season and on average they'll see 30 inches more of snow.

29 minutes ago, Brian D said:

This just came to mind. When you leave that much snow on the roof, and you get rain on top of that, and it refreezes, the weight must increase a bit. Might consider easing the load during the season, at least on some of your out buildings. Your house might fair much better, tho, as it's built a little stronger. Speaking of which, the Miller Hill Mall in Duluth had a roof collapse a few days back. With all the snow, and rain mixed in this year, got a little heavy.

All the other buildings and sheds I have are built to withstand the snow load. This particular little shed was originally a chicken coop that sat behind an old cabin from 1916 that I had demolished last July. I thought it could take the load, as I’ve never cleared the roof in all the years I’ve lived here and depths routinely reach 4’.  I did however put a metal roof on it 3 summers ago and fixed a few minor issues. 
 

Heavy lake effect snow, 14 degrees.  Have easily picked up a foot of snow since Friday midnight-ish when rain changed over, then a lull from mid-afternoon yesterday to just before 11 last night and it's been snowing since.

As of 7am MQT was at 8.2" and have to be nearing a foot by now.

Some other notable totals:

Ontonagon 15.4"

Painsdale 15.5"

Twin Lakes 17.2"

Ironwoood 21.3"

Looks like my garden shed has lost its structural integrity under the weight of the snow.

Rain held on til somewhere midnight-ish.  I fell asleep around 11 and it was raining, woke up at 1:30 to go to bed and it was snowing.  Have picked up 4.5" of really wet paste...a lull in activity now with just light snow and flurries but snow will increase again later today with a foot possible in this local area before things end.

Temp is 37/dp 31.4.  Will be all rain here until late evening at least.

If the forecast verifies, this'll be a nice event for the northern counties in the UP.

3 hours ago, Brian D said:

NWS Duluth's take on snow totals today. South Shore will do well, but I'm thinking the North Shore will only just make min guidance here, my gut anyway. 6-8" would be just fine with me. Starting as rain, and slowly transitioning to snow is a big factor, combined with increasing N winds bringing loads of dry air. Guess we shall see. Event starts tonight.

Over here, the 12z Euro and GFS verbatim are predicting 18 and 17" as opposed to 37 and 48" 24 hours ago. Still respectable but can't say I'm surprised by the reduction in totals.  And it's probably not done.

3 hours ago, weatherbo said:

Looks like a beautiful day on tap here to do some chores outside, then head down to town and pick up a few things before the storm arrives.
Looking like a doozy with up to 30” by Saturday 8 am and still snowing.

Might have jumped the gun on this one.  12z models so far do not look good.  Hi-res even looks horrible if you're wanting an epic storm up here.  Oh well, tbh, I'd rather not have the headache of 2-3 feet right now.

Looks like a beautiful day on tap here to do some chores outside, then head down to town and pick up a few things before the storm arrives.
Looking like a doozy with up to 30” by Saturday 8 am and still snowing.

1 hour ago, Lightning said:

Very interesting situation for you coming up for March as Superior is WIDE open.  Big storm and followed by lots of LES.  Could be good times!! 

Cautiously excited.  Am also a little concerned about the snow load with a storm of this potential magnitude, especially with rain as the initial precip.  I was feeling so good about not shoveling the roof this winter.

Snow still flying this afternoon with the advisory extended until 11 pm.

1 minute ago, RogueWaves said:

If referring to @Hoosier yeah. Got banned. All the disco wrt can be seen in the banter thread over the past couple weeks.

Maybe he's referring to palm boy.