Winter Storm, Mason
- When
- April 7, 12:00 PM EST to April 8, 7:00 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)
Winter Storm in Michigan, April 7 to 8, 2000
A late season winter storm produced 6 to 8 inches of snow across much of central and west central lower Michigan. Snow also fell across southern lower Michigan, with lighter accumulations of 1 to as much as 5 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- 12
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 late season winter storm produced 6 to 8 inches of snow across much of central and west central lower Michigan. Snow also fell across southern lower Michigan, with lighter accumulations of 1 to as much as 5 inches. The winter storm was the result of a merger of an Alberta Clipper with a weak area of low pressure that moved up from the Texas panhandle. The snow began around noon on April 7th, and continued until the early morning hours of the 8th. The maximum reported snowfall was 8.2 inches in the city of Newaygo, in southern Newaygo County. The following is a list of snowfall accumulations, in inches, by county: Newaygo and Mecosta, 8; Lake, Osceola, Clare, Oceana, Isabella, Muskegon, Kent and Montcalm, 7; Mason, Ottawa, Ionia and Gratiot, 6. Lighter snowfall accumulations occurred across southern lower Michigan (in inches, by county): Clinton, Allegan and Barry, 5; Eaton, Ingham, Van Buren and Kalamazoo, 4; Calhoun, 3; and 1 inch of snow across Jackson County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Lake
- When
- April 7, 12:00 PM EST to April 8, 7:00 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 Storm, Osceola
- When
- April 7, 12:00 PM EST to April 8, 7:00 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 Storm, Clare
- When
- April 7, 12:00 PM EST to April 8, 7:00 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 Storm, Oceana
- When
- April 7, 12:00 PM EST to April 8, 7:00 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 Storm, Newaygo
- When
- April 7, 12:00 PM EST to April 8, 7:00 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 Storm, Mecosta
- When
- April 7, 12:00 PM EST to April 8, 7:00 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 Storm, Isabella
- When
- April 7, 12:00 PM EST to April 8, 7:00 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 Storm, Muskegon
- When
- April 7, 12:00 PM EST to April 8, 7:00 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 Storm, Ottawa
- When
- April 7, 12:00 PM EST to April 8, 7:00 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 Storm, Kent
- When
- April 7, 12:00 PM EST to April 8, 7:00 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 Storm, Ionia
- When
- April 7, 12:00 PM EST to April 8, 7:00 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)
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
- 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: 5172725, 5172726, 5172990, 5172991, 5172992, 5172993, 5172994, 5172995, 5172996, 5172997, 5172998, 5172999.