Winter Weather, Eaton
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather in Michigan, March 4 to 6, 1999
A low pressure system moved into southern Missouri during the evening hours of the 5th. Out ahead of it, light to moderate snow developed across southern lower Michigan, accompanied by northeast winds of 15 to 25 mph, that produced some blowing and drifting of snow.
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.
A low pressure system moved into southern Missouri during the evening hours of the 5th. Out ahead of it, light to moderate snow developed across southern lower Michigan, accompanied by northeast winds of 15 to 25 mph, that produced some blowing and drifting of snow. The heaviest snow fell during the afternoon and evening hours of the 5th, into the early morning hours of the 6th. By 7 am on the 6th, the low pressure system had moved up into Ohio. With west to northwest winds behind the system, a little bit of lake effect snow continued on the 6th, though additional accumulations were light before the snow ended. The following is a list of final storm total snowfall amounts, broken down by county, for the 4th through the 6th:8 - 10 inches in Eaton County; 6 - 10 inches in Ingham County; 8 - 9 inches in Barry and Calhoun counties; 6 - 9 inches in Allegan and Ionia counties; 8 inches across Jackson County; 7 - 8 inches across Kalamazoo and Montcalm counties; 6 - 8 inches across Clinton, Gratiot, Kent, Lake, and Osceola counties; 5 - 8 inches across Van Buren County; 6 - 7 inches across Muskegon County; 5 - 7 inches across Newaygo County; 6 inches across Isabella County; 5 inches across Mecosta County; 4 inches across Ottawa County; 3 inches across Clare County; and 2 - 3 inches across Mason and Oceana counties.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
23 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Mason
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Oceana
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Ingham
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Barry
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Calhoun
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Allegan
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Ionia
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Jackson
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Clinton
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Gratiot
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Kalamazoo
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Kent
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Lake
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Montcalm
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Osceola
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Van Buren
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Muskegon
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Newaygo
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Isabella
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Mecosta
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Ottawa
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Clare
- When
- March 4, 10:00 PM EST to March 6, 4:00 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)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Surf in California, March 4 to 5, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, March 4, 1999
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in New York, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maine, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, March 4, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 4, 1999
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in Maryland, March 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in Delaware, March 4, 1999
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: 5706892, 5706893, 5706894, 5707941, 5707942, 5707943, 5707944, 5707945, 5707946, 5707947, 5707948, 5707949, 5707950, 5707951, 5707952, 5707953, 5707954, 5707955, 5707956, 5707957, 5707958, 5707959, 5707960.