Winter Weather, Clinton
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 AM 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 in Michigan, March 8 to 10, 1999
A low pressure system deepened and moved into Ohio on the 9th, producing a band of light to moderate snow across southern lower Michigan. The following is a list of snowfall totals for the 8th through the 10th, broken down by county:7 - 8 inches in Clinton County; 6 inches across Ionia, Montcalm, Mecosta, Osceola, and Ottawa counties; 5 - 6 inches across Eaton, Gratiot, and Jackson counties; 5…
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 deepened and moved into Ohio on the 9th, producing a band of light to moderate snow across southern lower Michigan. The following is a list of snowfall totals for the 8th through the 10th, broken down by county:7 - 8 inches in Clinton County; 6 inches across Ionia, Montcalm, Mecosta, Osceola, and Ottawa counties; 5 - 6 inches across Eaton, Gratiot, and Jackson counties; 5 inches across Allegan, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, and Kent counties; 4 - 5 inches across Barry, Ingham, Isabella, Muskegon, Newaygo and Van Buren counties; 3 - 4 inches across Lake and Oceana counties; and 2 - 3 inches across Clare and Mason 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, Ionia
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 AM 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, Montcalm
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 AM 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, Mecosta
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 AM 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, Osceola
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 AM 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, Ottawa
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 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 Weather, Eaton
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 AM 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, Gratiot
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 AM 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, Jackson
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 AM 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, Allegan
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 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 Weather, Calhoun
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 AM 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, Kalamazoo
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 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)
Winter Weather, Kent
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 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 Weather, Barry
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 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 Weather, Ingham
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 AM 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, Isabella
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 AM 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, Muskegon
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 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 Weather, Newaygo
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 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)
Winter Weather, Van Buren
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 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 Weather, Lake
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 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)
Winter Weather, Oceana
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 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 Weather, Clare
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clare forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.988, -84.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Mason
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM EST to March 10, 1:00 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)
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
- Tornadoes and Flood in Oklahoma, March 8, 1999
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm in Iowa, March 8, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, March 8 to 28, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, March 8 to 9, 1999
- High Wind in Oklahoma, March 8, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 8, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Indiana, March 8 to 9, 1999
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, March 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5706895, 5706896, 5706897, 5706898, 5706899, 5706900, 5706901, 5706902, 5706903, 5706904, 5706905, 5706906, 5706907, 5706908, 5706909, 5706910, 5706911, 5706912, 5706913, 5706914, 5706915, 5706916, 5706917.