Cold/Wind Chill, Wayne
- When
- January 11, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.285, -83.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Michigan, January 11, 1999
Temperatures plunged below zero in far southeast Michigan during the early morning hours of the 11th. At Detroit Metro Airport, the morning low was -4 degrees.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- $1.3 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Temperatures plunged below zero in far southeast Michigan during the early morning hours of the 11th. At Detroit Metro Airport, the morning low was -4 degrees. The cold resulted in over 120 water main breaks in the city of Detroit. A very large water main ruptured in downtown Adrian, causing a water shortage for its 22,000 residents.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Washtenaw
- When
- January 11, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Washtenaw forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.253, -83.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lenawee
- When
- January 11, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lenawee forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.895, -84.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Monroe
- When
- January 11, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.921, -83.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5680160, 5680161, 5680162, 5680163.