Preliminary Snowfall Totals for March 4-5th, 2008
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...SUMMARY
SNOWFALL REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1003 AM EST WED MAR 05 2008
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...ORIGINATING NEAR THE TEXAS GULF
COAST...TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY ON
TUESDAY. GULF MOISTURE WRAPPING INTO THE SYSTEM...FOUGHT OFF A DEEP
LAYER OF DRY AIR TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS THE FAR
SOUTHEASTERN REACHES OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS BATTLE BETWEEN THE
DRY AND MOIST AIRMASSES CAUSED WIDELY VARYING MEASUREMENTS FROM
SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST. MUCH OF THE AFFECTED AREAS EXPERIENCED
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS RANGED FROM
10 INCHES FOR DOWNRIVER TO AN INCH OR LESS FOR LOCATIONS IN GENESEE
AND LAPEER COUNTIES.
FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY LIST OF SNOWFALL REPORTS FOR THE WINTER STORM
THAT AFFECTED SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN ON MARCH 4-5TH.
NEW PERIOD STORM SNOW
LOCATION SNOW (HRS) TOTAL DEPTH LAT LON
...GENESEE...
LINDEN 1.1 42.81N 83.78W
FLINT 1.0 43.02N 83.69W
...LAPEER...
LAPEER 0.3 43.04N 83.32W
...LENAWEE...
CAMBRIDGE JUNCTION 5.0
BLISSFIELD 4.5 41.83N 83.86W
MANITOU BEACH 3.5 41.97N 84.31W
...LIVINGSTON...
BRIGHTON 4.0 42.53N 83.78W
HOWELL 2.8 42.60N 83.93W
...MACOMB...
ST CLAIR SHORES 7.0
RICHMOND 3.5 42.80N 82.75W
...MONROE...
MONROE 7.5 41.91N 83.38W
MAYBEE 7.0 42.00N 83.51W
CARLETON 6.9 42.05N 83.38W
NEWPORT 6.2
...OAKLAND...
FERNDALE 5.7 42.45N 83.13W
ROYAL OAK 5.0 42.50N 83.15W
WALLED LAKE 4.0 42.54N 83.48W
WEST BLOOMFIELD 3.6
FARMINGTON HILLS 3.5
WHITE LAKE 3.0 42.65N 83.50W
...ST CLAIR...
FAIR HAVEN 6.8 42.67N 82.64W
ALGONAC 5.7 42.62N 82.53W
CAPAC 3.5 43.01N 82.92W
...WASHTENAW...
MANCHESTER 6.3 42.14N 84.03W
ANN ARBOR 5.5 42.27N 83.73W
...WAYNE...
WYANDOTTE 10.3
RIVERVIEW 10.1 42.17N 83.19W
DETROIT METRO 7.5
GARDEN CITY 7.0
ROMULUS 6.4 42.22N 83.36W
LIVONIA 5.2 42.39N 83.37W
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