Blizzard, Mason
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.956, -86.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in Michigan, January 2, 1999
Blizzard conditions developed across lower Michigan the morning of January 2nd, and continued through the afternoon, out ahead of an intensifying low pressure area over the western Tennessee Valley. East to southeast winds ahead of the system increased through the morning hours, and by noon winds had gusted up to 65 mph in Muskegon in Muskegon County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 23 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
- 23
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.
Blizzard conditions developed across lower Michigan the morning of January 2nd, and continued through the afternoon, out ahead of an intensifying low pressure area over the western Tennessee Valley. East to southeast winds ahead of the system increased through the morning hours, and by noon winds had gusted up to 65 mph in Muskegon in Muskegon County. Wind gusts of 45 to 60 mph were common across all of southern lower Michigan through the afternoon hours, causing blowing and drifting snow and whiteout conditions at times. By the late evening hours of the 2nd, 6 to 12 inches of snow had already fallen across all of southwest and west central lower Michigan.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
23 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Allegan
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Allegan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.518, -85.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Barry
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Barry forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.595, -85.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Calhoun
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Calhoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.247, -85.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Clare
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Clare forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.988, -84.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Clinton
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.944, -84.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Eaton
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Eaton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.596, -84.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Gratiot
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Gratiot forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.293, -84.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Ingham
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Ingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.597, -84.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Ionia
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Ionia forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.945, -85.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Isabella
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Isabella forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.641, -84.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Jackson
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.249, -84.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Kalamazoo
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Kalamazoo forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.245, -85.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Kent
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Kent forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.032, -85.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Lake
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.990, -85.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Mecosta
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Mecosta forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.641, -85.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Montcalm
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Montcalm forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.311, -85.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Muskegon
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Muskegon forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.219, -86.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Newaygo
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Newaygo forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.554, -85.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Oceana
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Oceana forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.682, -86.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Osceola
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Osceola forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.990, -85.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Ottawa
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.003, -86.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Van Buren
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM 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)
What these are
- Blizzard
- Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 2, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, January 2, 1999
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 1999
- Avalanche in Utah, January 2, 1999
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Florida, January 2, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 2, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 2, 1999
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 2 to 3, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 1999
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 2, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, January 2, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 2, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5683363, 5683364, 5683365, 5683366, 5683367, 5683463, 5683464, 5683465, 5683466, 5683467, 5683468, 5683469, 5683470, 5683471, 5683472, 5683473, 5683474, 5683475, 5683476, 5683477, 5683478, 5683479, 5683480.