Winter Storm, Mason
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM EST to January 11, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.956, -86.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm and Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, January 10 to 11, 1999
An Alberta Clipper moved through the Great Lakes region during the morning hours of the 10th. Snow developed across western lower Michigan during the early morning hours in advance of the system, and was further enhanced by Lake Michigan, with lake effect snow developing behind it and continuing into the early morning hours of the 11th.
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 GRR wrote it up.
An Alberta Clipper moved through the Great Lakes region during the morning hours of the 10th. Snow developed across western lower Michigan during the early morning hours in advance of the system, and was further enhanced by Lake Michigan, with lake effect snow developing behind it and continuing into the early morning hours of the 11th. The most snow for the period fell from US-131 west to the lakeshore, with as much as 10 inches of snow falling in Allegan (Allegan County). 7 to 8 inches of snow fell across Mason, Oceana, and Muskegon counties. 8 to 10 inches of snow fell across Ottawa and Allegan counties, and 6 inches of snow fell across northwestern Van Buren County. Across Kent, Barry, and Kalamazoo counties, there was a very large variation in the amount of snow that fell. There were reports as high as 8 inches across far western portions of those counties, to just an inch or two across eastern portions of those counties, and also just an inch or two across most of central lower Michigan.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 winter storm, 2 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Oceana
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM EST to January 11, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Oceana forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.682, -86.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Muskegon
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM EST to January 11, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Muskegon forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.219, -86.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ottawa
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM EST to January 11, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.003, -86.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Allegan
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM EST to January 11, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Allegan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.518, -85.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Van Buren
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM EST to January 11, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Van Buren forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.285, -86.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kent
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM EST to January 11, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kent forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.032, -85.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Barry
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM EST to January 11, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Barry forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.595, -85.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kalamazoo
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM EST to January 11, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kalamazoo forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.245, -85.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake-Effect Snow, Lake
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM EST to January 11, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.990, -85.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lake-Effect Snow, Newaygo
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM EST to January 11, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Newaygo forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.554, -85.801 (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.
- Lake-Effect Snow
- Heavy snow in bands downwind of a large lake as cold air crosses warmer water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Illinois, January 10, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 10 to 11, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 10 to 30, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 10 to 11, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 10 to 11, 1999
- Ice Storm in Montana, January 10 to 11, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Montana, January 10 to 11, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, January 10 to 11, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, January 10 to 11, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, January 10 to 11, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 10 to 11, 1999
- Flood in Oregon, January 10, 1999
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, January 1999
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: 5683613, 5683614, 5683615, 5683616, 5683617, 5683618, 5683619, 5683620, 5683621, 5683622, 5683623.