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Beaver Island receives a one-day March snowstorm, 2012

Also Beaver Island March 3 2012 snowstorm

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TypeEvent
Dates2012-03-02 – 2012-03-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2012-03-02 – 2012-03-03
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Modern era
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Summary

The April 2012 Beaver Beacon describes heavy wet snow that fell overnight March 2–3, 2012, followed by rapid warming. Snow depth ranged from 8–10 inches at the north end to 18–20 inches at the south.

Evidence limits

This record preserves the newspaper’s local weather account and reported ranges; it is not a station-based meteorological series.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, April 2012, "Winter in One Day."
    Reports 8–10 inches of snow at the north end and 18–20 inches at the south on March 3, downed branches, trapped road equipment, rapid melting, and temperatures approaching 80 degrees later in the week. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held April issue scan confirms the weather narrative and photographs.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-04_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Beaver Island District Library, Beaver Island Community Center, and Beaver Island Waste Committee, March 3, 2012 forum notices.
    Separate notices announced that the District Library, Community Center, and Transfer Station would close on March 3 because of blizzard, travel, and weather conditions. The notices document service closures, not snowfall totals or road conditions beyond the organizers' stated reason.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004652.md; data · forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004653.md; data · forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004654

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island receives a one-day March snowstorm, 2012”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-in-one-day-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2012, "Winter in One Day." (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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