Heavy Snow, Lenawee
- When
- March 9, 2:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lenawee forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.895, -84.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, March 9, 1999
Another low pressure system moved up the Ohio Valley on the 9th. An area of snow tried to push north into Michigan as the low approached; however, very dry air was in place over the state, so the snow had limited success.
Where it happened
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- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Another low pressure system moved up the Ohio Valley on the 9th. An area of snow tried to push north into Michigan as the low approached; however, very dry air was in place over the state, so the snow had limited success. Six and a half inches of snow fell near Adrian, with amounts dwindling quickly to the north and east. Most of Metro Detroit saw only 1 to 3 inches of snow with the system.With cold, dry air in place, the snow was also very dry. In addition, the area had seen about 6 inches of snow a few days previous. Thus, gusty east winds produced a tremendous amount of blowing and drifting snow, especially in Lenawee County. County officials reported that many of the rural back roads were drifted shut. The weight of accumulated snow caused the roof of a skating rink - damaged after heavy snow in January - to collapse in Adrian.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 9, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, March 9, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, March 9, 1999
- Sleet in North Carolina, March 9, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 9 to 10, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, March 9 to 12, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5689508.