Winter Storm, Mason
- When
- January 29, 7:00 AM EST to January 30, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Measured
- 46
- Coordinates
- 43.956, -86.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Michigan, January 29 to 30, 1996
Strong winds and 3 to 5 inch snowfall combined to create drifts of 2 to 3 feet and curtailed transportation across the region.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
Strong winds and 3 to 5 inch snowfall combined to create drifts of 2 to 3 feet and curtailed transportation across the region.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Lake
- When
- January 29, 7:00 AM EST to January 30, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Measured
- 40
- Coordinates
- 43.990, -85.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Osceola
- When
- January 29, 7:00 AM EST to January 30, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Osceola forecast zone
- Measured
- 40
- Coordinates
- 43.990, -85.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clare
- When
- January 29, 7:00 AM EST to January 30, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clare forecast zone
- Measured
- 35
- Coordinates
- 43.988, -84.848 (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
- Cold in North Dakota, January 29, 1996
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 29 to 31, 1996
- Cold in South Dakota, January 29 to 31, 1996
- Blizzard in Wisconsin, January 29, 1996
- Blizzard in Wisconsin, January 29, 1996
- Cold in Iowa, January 29 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 29 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Minnesota, January 29 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Wyoming, January 29 to 31, 1996
- Blizzard in Wisconsin, January 29, 1996
- High Wind in Ohio, January 29, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 29, 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: 5540339, 5540340, 5540341, 5540342.