Low pressure intensified rapidly as it moved through and east of the northern Great Lakes region.  Winds rapidly increased behind a cold front passage on the evening of the 12th, with numerous wind gusts in excess of 50 mph.  Some of the highest gusts: 62 mph at Pellston (129 am on the 13th), 61 mph at Charlevoix (1014 pm on the 12th), 56 mph at Harbor Springs (1234 am on the 13th) and Oscoda (256 am on the 13th), 77 mph at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (1108 pm on the 12th).  The highest wind gust in the region was 79 mph at the Presque Isle Lighthouse (548 am on the 13th).  Spotters reported wind gusts in excess of 55 mph at Manistee, Northport, and Ossineke.  The winds downed many trees and power lines across the region, producing widespread power outages.  In places, power was not restored until the 17th.  A utility company in northwest Lower Michigan called it the worst windstorm in 20 years - since the Edmund Fitzgerald storm.  Hartwick Pines State Park near Grayling lost over a dozen old-growth red and white pines -  the most damage from one storm since the Armistice Day windstorm of 1941.  Roof damage was reported in Manistee.The winds also brought much colder air to the region, allowing rain associated with the low pressure system to change to snow.  Lake effect snow kicked in during the early morning hours on the 13th, gradually diminishing that afternoon.  Accumulations of 2 to 5 inches were common in north-central and northeast Lower Michigan, as well as in eastern Upper Michigan.  Combined with the strong winds, substantial blowing and drifting resulted anywhere even a few inches of snow fell.  Blizzard conditions occurred in Chippewa County, particularly in the central and eastern portions.  Elsewhere in the snowbelts, travel was still severely impaired in the overnight and morning hours.

High Wind in CHARLEVOIX, MICHIGAN
From 12-NOV-03 22:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 01:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 53 MG
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Blizzard in CHIPPEWA, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 01:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 10:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 35K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

High Wind in ALCONA, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 04:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 55 EG
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in CHARLEVOIX, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 01:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in MISSAUKEE, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 01:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in CHEBOYGAN, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 01:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in ANTRIM, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 01:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in IOSCO, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 02:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 04:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 50 MG
Reported by: COASTAL OBSERVING STATION

Winter Storm in EMMET, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm in CRAWFORD, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 01:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 10:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in MONTMORENCY, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 02:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in GRAND TRAVERSE, MICHIGAN
From 12-NOV-03 22:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 04:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 55 EG
Property damage: 30K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Winter Storm in OTSEGO, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 01:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 10:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in LEELANAU, MICHIGAN
From 12-NOV-03 22:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 04:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 68 MG
Reported by: PARK/FOREST SERVICE

Winter Storm in MACKINAC, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in ROSCOMMON, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 01:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 05:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in MANISTEE, MICHIGAN
From 12-NOV-03 20:30:00 to 13-NOV-03 04:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 56 MG
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in WEXFORD, MICHIGAN
From 12-NOV-03 22:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 04:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 55 EG
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

High Wind in OGEMAW, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 02:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 04:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 52 EG
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

High Wind in ANTRIM, MICHIGAN
From 12-NOV-03 22:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 01:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 52 EG
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Winter Storm in OSCODA, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 01:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in BENZIE, MICHIGAN
From 12-NOV-03 21:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 04:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 55 EG
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in KALKASKA, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 01:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 10:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm in ALPENA, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 07:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 12:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in EMMET, MICHIGAN
From 12-NOV-03 22:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 01:00:00 (EST)
Magnitude: 52 EG
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Winter Storm in PRESQUE ISLE, MICHIGAN
From 13-NOV-03 02:00:00 to 13-NOV-03 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER