Heavy Snow, Lenawee
- When
- December 10, 7:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lenawee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.895, -84.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 10, 1997
Low pressure over Missouri on the evening of the 9th, moved east-northeast into eastern Ohio by the evening of the 10th. A broad area of 3 to 8 inches of snow was left across Southeast Lower Michigan.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 DTX wrote it up.
Low pressure over Missouri on the evening of the 9th, moved east-northeast into eastern Ohio by the evening of the 10th. A broad area of 3 to 8 inches of snow was left across Southeast Lower Michigan. The heaviest snow fell from Livingston county to St. Clair county, south to the Ohio border. Some of the heaviest snow accumulations included 7.0 inches at Dover in Lenawee county, 8.0 inches at Dexter in Washtenaw county, 7.5 inches at Brighton in Livingston county, 7.1 inches at Ortonville in Oakland county, and 9.0 inches at Port Huron in St. Clair county. Numerous accidents were reported as a result of the snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Genesee
- When
- December 10, 7:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Genesee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.022, -83.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lapeer
- When
- December 10, 7:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lapeer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.090, -83.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Livingston
- When
- December 10, 7:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.603, -83.911 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Macomb
- When
- December 10, 7:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Macomb forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.673, -82.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Monroe
- When
- December 10, 7:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.921, -83.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Oakland
- When
- December 10, 7:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Oakland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.660, -83.386 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Shiawassee
- When
- December 10, 7:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Shiawassee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.954, -84.147 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, St. Clair
- When
- December 10, 7:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- St. Clair forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.931, -82.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Washtenaw
- When
- December 10, 7:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washtenaw forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.253, -83.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wayne
- When
- December 10, 7:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.285, -83.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, December 10 to 12, 1997
- Winter Weather in Connecticut, December 10 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 10, 1997
- Flood in Florida, December 10 to 18, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, December 10, 1997
- Dense Fog in California, December 10, 1997
- Winter Weather in New York, December 10 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 10 to 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, December 10 to 11, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, December 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 10 to 11, 1997
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, December 1997
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: 5626574, 5626575, 5626576, 5626577, 5626578, 5626579, 5626580, 5626581, 5626582, 5626583, 5626732.