Winter Storm, Alcona
- When
- December 11, 8:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Alcona forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.712, -83.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Michigan, December 11 to 12, 2000
A strong low pressure system moved east across northern Indiana and northern Ohio during the late afternoon of the 11th and through the early morning hours of the 12th. This spread snowfall to portions of northern Lower Michigan.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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 APX wrote it up.
A strong low pressure system moved east across northern Indiana and northern Ohio during the late afternoon of the 11th and through the early morning hours of the 12th. This spread snowfall to portions of northern Lower Michigan. The heaviest snow occurred to the southeast of a line from Mio to Lake City, where storm total accumulations of 6 to 8 inches were reported by the morning of the 12th. The southern half of Gladwin county was the hardest hit, receiving 9 to 11 inches of snowfall.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Arenac
- When
- December 11, 8:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Arenac forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.043, -83.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Gladwin
- When
- December 11, 8:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gladwin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.991, -84.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Iosco
- When
- December 11, 8:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Iosco forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.301, -83.514 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ogemaw
- When
- December 11, 8:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ogemaw forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.335, -84.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Missaukee
- When
- December 12, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Missaukee forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.337, -85.095 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Oscoda
- When
- December 12, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Oscoda forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.682, -84.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Roscommon
- When
- December 12, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Roscommon forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.336, -84.612 (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
- High Wind in Ohio, December 11 to 12, 2000
- Winter Storm in Kansas, December 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Kansas, December 11, 2000
- High Wind in Ohio, December 11 to 12, 2000
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Michigan, December 11 to 12, 2000
- Ice Storm in Ohio, December 11, 2000
- High Wind in Indiana, December 11 to 12, 2000
- High Wind in Ohio, December 11 to 12, 2000
- High Wind in West Virginia, December 11 to 12, 2000
- High Wind in Kentucky, December 11 to 12, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Kansas, December 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, December 11, 2000
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, December 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: 5178122, 5178123, 5178124, 5178125, 5178127, 5178126, 5178128, 5178129.