Power Outage in Mohawk, MI

A mix of snow and widespread freezing rain of a 0.25 inch or more caused treacherous and icy road conditions, tree damage and widespread power outages during the period. Schools were cancelled on the 23rd due to the impacts from the freezing rain.

There were reports of power lines down and trees down across roads in the Eagle Harbor area. Houghton-Keweenaw Schools were closed on the 16th due to the wind storm and more than 2000 customers were without power over Keweenaw and Houghton counties combined.

The UPPCO outage map showed approximately 1000 customers without power in northern Keweenaw County, mostly between Eagle Harbor and Copper Harbor, due to strong winds on the morning of the 11th.

UPPCO reported 1184 power outages in Keweenaw County, mostly in the vicinity of Ahmeek, due to high wind.

East winds gusting near 50 mph at times caused power outages across Keweenaw County. UPPCO reported about 1400 customers without power in Copper Harbor, Lac La Belle and Bete Grise due to the strong winds.

There was an estimated four to six inches of wet snow over approximately 9 hours. Sleet likely mixed in with the snow at times. East winds gusting to 40 mph also caused near whiteout conditions at times in snow and blowing snow and power outages during the evening of the 11th. Many area schools were closed on the 12th due to impacts from the storm.

The observer in Allouez reported nine inches of lake effect snow in roughly 27 hours. Strong winds gusting near 55 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow with whiteout conditions at times. Drifts of three to four feet were reported in some areas. In addition, multiple power outages were reported.

The Keweenaw County Road Commission estimated between half an inch to an inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain starting from the evening of the 26th and continuing |through the 27th. The ice damaged large trees and coated roads and power lines. Schools were closed throughout the county on the 27th.

Spotters reported two to four inches of lake enhanced snow during the period. Northwest winds gusting as high as 60 mph at Copper Harbor also caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow and sporadic power outages.

Strong west winds gusting to an estimated 55 mph knocked down some trees causing sporadic power outages across portions of the Keweenaw County on the morning of the 24th.

High winds knocked down trees and caused power outages over portions of the Keweenaw Peninsula. According to the Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) more than one thousand customers were without power in Copper Harbor and Mohawk.

The Lac La Belle Fire Department reported an 18-inch diameter tree down across the road at the fire station. Several trees were down on power lines near Eagle Harbor.

The Keweenaw County Sheriff reported multiple large trees down across roads throughout Keweenaw County. Power was out in Copper Harbor from 1545-2115 EDT.

The Keweenaw County Sheriff reported two trees down on power lines and a tree down on a car in Eagle River.

Trees and power lines were knocked down by gusty west winds.

The passage of a powerful cold front generated strong winds over portions of Upper Michigan from late on the 3rd into the 4th.

The Upper Peninsula of Michigan was dominated by a chilly north wind between high pressure in Ontario and gathering low pressure in the Lower Great Lakes. A strengthening northwest flow to the west of the path of the low pressure center drew colder air into the Upper Lakes on the 16th. Northwest wind gusts reached over 50 mph across the Keweenaw Peninsula by afternoon as the low strengthened over Ontario. An observer at Phoenix reported the strong winds felled trees as large as 2 feet in diameter, knocking down power and telephone lines and temporarily blocking some secondary roads. The powerful winds that gusted up to 61 mph at Stannard Rock lighthouse also whipped up high waves on Lake Superior, and beach erosion was reported from Grand Marais in Alger County to Deer Park in Luce County.

A deep surface low pressure system tracked from the northern plains across western Lake Superior on September 19. High winds developed over the Keweenaw Peninsula and over Lake Superior, as the low deepened and moved into Ontario. West winds gusted as high as 57 mph at Houghton, and the Stannard Rock lighthouse measured a sustained wind of 53 knots, or 61 mph, during the early evening. Broken trees and branches knocked down power lines with power outages lasting into the night in several communities.