Heavy Snow, Saginaw
- When
- April 7, 3:30 PM EST to April 8, 3:30 AM EST
- Where
- Saginaw forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.335, -84.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, April 7 to 8, 2000
A low pressure system moved northeast from the mid Mississippi Valley on the night of the 7th, reaching northern Ohio by daybreak on the 8th. Moisture surged north ahead of the low, producing precipitation across southern lower Michigan.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
A low pressure system moved northeast from the mid Mississippi Valley on the night of the 7th, reaching northern Ohio by daybreak on the 8th. Moisture surged north ahead of the low, producing precipitation across southern lower Michigan. In the Saginaw Valley and Thumb areas, most of this fell as snow. Some lake effect snow also fell late at night, as the wind became northeast off of Lake Huron. The highest snowfall amounts - 6 inches - fell in Oil City and St Charles, as well as in Fairgrove Township in Tuscola County. The snow was very wet and heavy, and combined with 30 mph winds, was enough to cause some power lines in the area to go down. Even further south, with snowfall amounts of only a couple of inches, some power lines gave way.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Midland
- When
- April 7, 3:30 PM EST to April 8, 3:30 AM EST
- Where
- Midland forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.647, -84.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Tuscola
- When
- April 7, 4:30 PM EST to April 8, 4:30 AM EST
- Where
- Tuscola forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.491, -83.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 7, 2000
- Hail in Illinois, April 7, 2000
- Hail in Texas, April 7, 2000
- High Wind in Nebraska, April 7, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, April 7, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, April 7 to 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, April 7, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, April 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 7, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, April 7 to 8, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, April 7, 2000
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, April 2000
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: 5139038, 5139039, 5139040.