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January 8, 2021
Snow machines at ski resorts are causing some areas in Otsego County to experience “enhanced snow.” This is causing some slick conditions on the roads in the early morning.
Meteorologist Jeff Lutz with the National Weather Service in Gaylord, says it requires specific conditions for this to happen.
What happens is the artificial snow is being absorbed by the clouds and then carried by the wind downstream.
“That actually causes that super cool liquid water to actually fall out then as snow,” he said. “So, it enhances the amount of snow that we actually get and you can see that on our radar with a couple of small bands right from the two resorts.”
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Emmett Krentz, 9, of Herron, shovels snow outside his grandmother’s house on Tuesday on Frederick Street.
ALPENA Alpena saw more snowfall in December than it normally does, but the month ended up warmer than usual, overall.
Meteorologist Keith Berger of the National Weather Service in Gaylord said the average monthly temperature of 29.2 degrees was 4.2 degrees above normal, which he said is statistically significant.
And 21.8 inches of snow fell last month, 2.6 inches more than normal.
A record-breaking snowfall on Dec. 12 dropped 13.7 inches in the region and became the 10th-snowiest day on record. The snowiest day on record produced 18.2 inches of snow on Feb. 22, 1922.
Dec 24, 2020
Marilyn Vogel of Traverse City walks back to her vehicle after taking a picture of a rainbow over West Grand Traverse Bay from Clinch Park on a balmy December afternoon in Traverse City.Record-Eagle/Jan-Michael Stump
TRAVERSE CITY â Eloise Chick, Luella Miezio and Elise Vann are rooting for a white Christmas.
The trio of youngsters and several of their friends took advantage of the mild winter weather Wednesday and descended upon the playground at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center. The once snow-covered grounds at the Civic Center were nearly bare of the white stuff, and any left was either reduced to slush or turning a fine shade of âold snow gray.â
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Snow covers the ground as lights cover the bridge on a wintry Wednesday night at the entrance to Island Park. The forecast calls for more snow, pointing to a white Christmas.
ALPENA Northeast Michigan will have a white Christmas this year, with the potential for a dusting of snow today and Christmas Day.
Faith Frederickson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gaylord, said it’s possible Alpena could see up to 1 inch of snow today or Friday. Snow depth in Alpena as of Tuesday was about 7 inches, according to the Weather Service.
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Ossineke resident Steven Lijewski clears his driveway with an electric snowblower on Saturday while his 12-year old stepson Jordan Perkins helps shovel.
ALPENA A heavy and wet blanket of snow covered Northeast Michigan during a winter storm that blew through the region over the weekend, dropping 13.7 inches of snow and causing thousands of power outages.
Meteorologist Matt Gillen, with the National Weather Service in Gaylord, said Alpena County was “the sweet spot” for this storm. He said their official observer out of Alpena observed 13.7 inches of snow as of Sunday morning.
“That is actually, since records began in 1916, that is the tenth snowiest day on record,” Gillen said, noting the first snowiest day on record produced 18.2 inches of snow on Feb. 22, 1922.