Winter Storm, Ottawa
- When
- March 25, 7:00 AM EST to March 26, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Measured
- 39
- Coordinates
- 43.003, -86.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Michigan, March 25 to 26, 1996
). Further south, the winds combined with locally heavy snows of up to 6 inches to disrupt travel.
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
- 7
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.
High winds with gusts to 45 mph caused power outages in Ottawa County and caused roof damage to a library and restaurant in Clarksville (Kent Co.). Further south, the winds combined with locally heavy snows of up to 6 inches to disrupt travel. A pine tree was uprooted in Paw Paw (Van Buren Co.) by a wind gust estimated at 55 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Kent
- When
- March 25, 7:00 AM EST to March 26, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kent forecast zone
- Measured
- 39
- Coordinates
- 43.032, -85.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Van Buren
- When
- March 25, 7:00 AM EST to March 26, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Van Buren forecast zone
- Measured
- 48
- Coordinates
- 42.285, -86.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kalamazoo
- When
- March 25, 7:00 AM EST to March 26, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kalamazoo forecast zone
- Measured
- 39
- Coordinates
- 42.245, -85.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Berrien
- When
- March 25, 7:00 AM EST to March 26, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Berrien forecast zone
- Measured
- 39
Winter Storm, Cass
- When
- March 25, 7:00 AM EST to March 26, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Measured
- 39
- Coordinates
- 41.915, -85.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, St. Joseph
- When
- March 25, 7:00 AM EST to March 26, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- St. Joseph forecast zone
- Measured
- 39
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -85.528 (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
- High Wind in Illinois, March 25, 1996
- Blizzard in Iowa, March 25, 1996
- High Wind in Ohio, March 25, 1996
- High Wind in New York, March 25, 1996
- High Wind in Michigan, March 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, March 25, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, March 25, 1996
- High Wind in Illinois, March 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, March 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New York, March 25, 1996
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, March 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: 5546688, 5546689, 5546690, 5546691, 5546692, 5546693, 5546694.