Winter Storm, Kent
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kent forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.032, -85.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Michigan, January 22 to 23, 1998
A winter storm tracked northeast from northern Alabama at 5:00 PM EST on Thursday, January 22nd, across western Kentucky and central Ohio overnight, and reached Lake Erie by midday on Friday, January 23rd. The storm spread a large swath of moderate to occasionally heavy snow across most of western, central, and southern portions of Michigan's Lower Peninsula from Thursday evening through…
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 27 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
- 28
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.
A winter storm tracked northeast from northern Alabama at 5:00 PM EST on Thursday, January 22nd, across western Kentucky and central Ohio overnight, and reached Lake Erie by midday on Friday, January 23rd. The storm spread a large swath of moderate to occasionally heavy snow across most of western, central, and southern portions of Michigan's Lower Peninsula from Thursday evening through mid-morning Friday, January 22nd-23rd. Snow first moved into the southern border counties of the state shortly after 7:00 PM EST on Thursday. Snow ended from southwest to northeast during the morning hours on Friday. Snow accumulations across the mentioned counties ranged from 3 to 6.5 inches, with 6 inch or greater amounts concentrated in Ingham and Jackson counties. Most major highways and roads became snow-covered during the storm and travel conditions were hazardous from late Thursday evening through the Friday morning rush hour. Numerous weather-related minor accidents were reported across the region. Many local school districts were closed because of road conditions on Friday, January 23rd. Snowfall reports included 6.5 inches in Dansville and 6.0 inches in Stockbridge, both in eastern Ingham County, 5.5 inches in Jackson, 5.2 inches in Allegan, 5.0 inches in Lansing, Hastings, and Reed City, 4-5 inches reported in the Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland metropolitan area, and around 4 inches in Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, St. Joseph and Hillsdale.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
28 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Ionia
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ionia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.945, -85.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clinton
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.944, -84.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Allegan
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Allegan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.518, -85.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Barry
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Barry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.595, -85.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Eaton
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eaton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.596, -84.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ingham
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ingham forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.597, -84.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Van Buren
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Van Buren forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.285, -86.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kalamazoo
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kalamazoo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.245, -85.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Calhoun
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Calhoun forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.247, -85.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jackson
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.249, -84.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Berrien
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Berrien forecast zone
Winter Storm, Cass
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.915, -85.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, St. Joseph
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- St. Joseph forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -85.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Branch
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Branch forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.916, -85.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hillsdale
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsdale forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.888, -84.593 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Mason
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.956, -86.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lake
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.990, -85.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Osceola
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Osceola forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.990, -85.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clare
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clare forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.988, -84.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Oceana
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Oceana forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.682, -86.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Newaygo
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Newaygo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.554, -85.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Mecosta
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mecosta forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.641, -85.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Isabella
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Isabella forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.641, -84.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Muskegon
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Muskegon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.219, -86.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Montcalm
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Montcalm forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.311, -85.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Gratiot
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gratiot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.293, -84.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ottawa
- When
- January 22, 7:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.003, -86.179 (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
- Flash Flood and Hail in Mississippi, January 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, January 22, 1998
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 22, 1998
- Tornado in Georgia, January 22 to 30, 1998
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 22, 1998
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 22, 1998
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 22, 1998
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 22 to 23, 1998
- Winter Weather in Missouri, January 22, 1998
- Flooding in North Carolina, January 22 to 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, January 22, 1998
More
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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: 5648996, 5648997, 5648998, 5648999, 5649000, 5649001, 5649002, 5649003, 5649004, 5649005, 5649006, 5649007, 5649008, 5649009, 5649010, 5649011, 5650390, 5650391, 5650392, 5650393, 5650394, 5650395, 5650396, 5650397, 5650398, 5650399, 5650400, 5650401.