Michigan, 1996

Winter Storm in Michigan, December 23 to 24, 1996

December 23 to 24, 1996 · NWS APX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

LOW PRESSURE CROSSING LOWER MICHIGAN SPREAD SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER PENINSULA. A SOUTHWEST FLOW IN ADVANCE OF THE LOW PRODUCED SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT ACROSS SHORELINE PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS APX wrote it up.

LOW PRESSURE CROSSING LOWER MICHIGAN SPREAD SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LOWER PENINSULA. A SOUTHWEST FLOW IN ADVANCE OF THE LOW PRODUCED SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT ACROSS SHORELINE PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WERE REPORTED IN SHORELINE AREAS...WITH LESSER ACCUMULATIONS INLAND.

Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Charlevoix

When
December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Charlevoix forecast zone

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Michigan in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, December 1996

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5578535.