Heavy Snow, Oceana
- When
- January 25, 3:00 AM EST to January 26, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Oceana forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.682, -86.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 25 to 26, 1997
Lake effect snow fell in intense narrow bands causing 8 to 12 inch accumulations in the counties affected. Other surrounding counties received lesser amounts.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 3
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.
Lake effect snow fell in intense narrow bands causing 8 to 12 inch accumulations in the counties affected. Other surrounding counties received lesser amounts. Road crews were able to keep up with this event and only secondary roads were partially blocked for a few hours. Some rural schools were affected but most remained open.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Allegan
- When
- January 25, 3:00 AM EST to January 26, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Allegan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.518, -85.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Berrien
- When
- January 25, 3:00 AM EST to January 26, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Berrien forecast zone
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
- Winter Storm in Utah, January 25 to 27, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 25 to 26, 1997
- Flash Flooding in California, January 25, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, January 25 to 27, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Montana, January 25 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 25, 1997
- Flooding in Nevada, January 25 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, January 25 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 25 to 26, 1997
- Hail in Georgia, January 25, 1997
- Hail in Georgia, January 25, 1997
- Hail in Georgia, January 25, 1997
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5590742, 5590743, 5590744.