Winter Storm, Alger
- When
- January 2, 5:00 PM EST to January 4, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Alger forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.451, -86.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Michigan, January 2 to 4, 1999
An intense winter storm that tracked through lower Michigan brought considerable amounts of low level moisture, cold temperatures, and strong northeast winds to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Significant synoptic system snow was enhanced by lake effect snow as well.
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 MQT wrote it up.
An intense winter storm that tracked through lower Michigan brought considerable amounts of low level moisture, cold temperatures, and strong northeast winds to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Significant synoptic system snow was enhanced by lake effect snow as well. Near blizzard conditions developed in snow and blowing snow with the strong northeast winds. Reported snowfall totals from the storm included: Marquette 15.9, Marquette County Arpt 30.8, Bruce Crossing 13.0, Champion 14.0, Houghton County Arpt 17.6, Two Heart 16.0, Newberry Airport 9.4, Newberry School 8.3, Shingleton 13.6, Silver City 13.8, Wetmore 14.1, and Watton 12.7 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Baraga
- When
- January 2, 5:00 PM EST to January 4, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Baraga forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.700, -88.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Delta
- When
- January 2, 5:00 PM EST to January 3, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Delta forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.792, -86.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Gogebic
- When
- January 2, 5:00 PM EST to January 4, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gogebic forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.496, -89.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Houghton
- When
- January 2, 5:00 PM EST to January 4, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Houghton forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.992, -88.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Keweenaw
- When
- January 2, 5:00 PM EST to January 4, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Keweenaw forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.283, -88.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Luce
- When
- January 2, 5:00 PM EST to January 4, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Luce forecast zone
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 46.368, -85.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Marquette
- When
- January 2, 5:00 PM EST to January 4, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Marquette forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.663, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Menominee
- When
- January 2, 5:00 PM EST to January 3, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Menominee forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.525, -87.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ontonagon
- When
- January 2, 5:00 PM EST to January 4, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ontonagon forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.778, -89.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Schoolcraft
- When
- January 2, 5:00 PM EST to January 3, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Schoolcraft forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.043, -86.177 (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
- 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: 5685046, 5685047, 5685048, 5685049, 5685050, 5685051, 5685052, 5685053, 5685054, 5685055, 5685056.