Winter Storm, Kent
- When
- January 27, 11:30 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kent forecast zone
- Measured
- 39
- Coordinates
- 43.032, -85.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Michigan, January 27, 1996
S. 131 north of Grand Rapids, due to accidents.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 GRR wrote it up.
Winds gusting over 40 mph combined with snowfall of 3 to 5 inches created dangerous driving conditions throughout the region, and prompted the closing of many roads, including Interstate 94 between Kalamazoo and Battle Creek and U.S. 131 north of Grand Rapids, due to accidents. Visibilities were reduced to less than one tenth of a mile at times in snow and blowing snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Ottawa
- When
- January 27, 11:30 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.003, -86.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Allegan
- When
- January 27, 11:30 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Allegan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.518, -85.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Barry
- When
- January 27, 11:30 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Barry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.595, -85.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Calhoun
- When
- January 27, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Calhoun forecast zone
- Measured
- 38
- Coordinates
- 42.247, -85.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kalamazoo
- When
- January 27, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kalamazoo forecast zone
- Measured
- 38
- Coordinates
- 42.245, -85.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Flooding in Pennsylvania, January 27 to 28, 1996
- Flooding in New Jersey, January 27 to 31, 1996
- Flooding in Maine, January 27 to 30, 1996
- High Wind in New York, January 27, 1996
- Flooding in New York, January 27, 1996
- High Wind in New York, January 27, 1996
- High Wind in Vermont, January 27, 1996
- Flooding in New York, January 27 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in Maine, January 27 to 28, 1996
- Flooding in New York, January 27 to 28, 1996
- Flash Flood in Virginia, January 27, 1996
- Flood in Connecticut, January 27 to 30, 1996
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5540345, 5540346, 5540347, 5540348, 5540343, 5540344.