Blizzard post-mortem: Was this Traverse City’s snowiest storm ever?

• The Ticker reports Traverse City’s National Weather Service co-op site measured 19.8 inches of snow from this week’s storm, making it one of the city’s biggest snow events on record.

• Meteorologist Mike Boguth told The Ticker that while this storm may rival past blizzards for snowfall totals, it did not match the historic 1978 storm for intensity or wind strength.

• The story also points to the broader takeaway for Northern Michigan: March can still deliver some of winter’s most severe weather because warm southern moisture can clash with lingering Arctic air.

Source

Traverse Ticker — https://www.traverseticker.com/news/blizzard-post-mortem-traverse-citys-snowiest-storm-ever/

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Weather – Traverse City (Next 36 Hours)

Today

A 20 percent chance of showers before 2pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. South wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Sunday

A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

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