This was the 3rd Winter storm to impact Michigan since Thanksgiving.
Alberta Clipper System brings Heavy Snow, Thunder-snow , and High Winds to Michigan
Second Lake Effect Snow Event over the Great Lakes
Heavy Lake Effect Snow Hits Great Lakes: 2 Feet Recorded
Heavy lake effect snow impacted all of the Great Lakes between Wednesday evening and this morning. Many areas had over 2 feet of snow.
Storm Summary for November 20-21, 2024
A strong November storm system brought the first snow of the season to parts of the western Great Lakes. Due to the warmth of Lake Michigan and that the surface low moved over Lake Michigan it developed an “Eye” like feature during the afternoon of Thursday, November 21, 2024.
2024 Winter Forecast: Seasonal and Monthly Insights
This version of the winter forecast has the seasonal forecast as well as monthly forecasts from December through February.
First Snowfall Forecast for Lower Michigan 2024
The first snowfall of the 2024/2025 season is likely for Most of Lower Michigan between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Second Hottest and Driest October: 2024 Review
October 2024 was both the second warmest and second driest October on Record, going back to 1895.
The US Drought Monitor shows 87% of the CONUS in some sort of drought. Will we get enough rain to mitigate this over the Great Lake area?
That 87% is the highest percent of the CONUS in drought, going back to January 2000 (or maybe even farther).
US Drought Monitorhttps://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.aspx
A Quick Look at Hurricane Milton Max Wind Gusts, Rainfall and Buoy Data
This is by no means a compressive summary, it’s what I could find using NWS data from various sources. I updated the max wind speed and added slides for the track and maximum wind speed with time (from NHC and USAtoday)
Here is the highest reported wind speeds
https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/hurricane-milton-brings-100-mph-wind-gusts-to-tampa-bay/
Here are a few links to see details on the tornadoes
Jacksonville
https://www.weather.gov/jax/TropicalEventSummary
Miami
https://www.weather.gov/media/mfl/TropicalEventSummary/PSHMFL_2024AL09_Helene_Summary.pdf
Tampa
September Climate Summary
Most of the CONUS was warmer than normal and dry in September. The notable exception was over the Southeast CONUS where Hurricane Helene and it’s remnants caused devastating flooding in some areas.
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