Heavy Snow, Van Buren
- When
- December 13, 2:00 PM EST to December 14, 2:00 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)
An area of low pressure moved northeast through the Ohio Valley region and produced a swath of moderate to heavy snow across southern lower Michigan. m.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS GRR wrote it up.
An area of low pressure moved northeast through the Ohio Valley region and produced a swath of moderate to heavy snow across southern lower Michigan. The following is a list of storm total snowfalls by county from 2 p.m. on the 13th through 2 a.m. the 14th:Van Buren, 5-6; Kalamazoo, 5-6; Calhoun, 5-6; Jackson, 5-6; Allegan, 4-6; Barry, 4-6; Kent, 4-6; Ionia, 4-6; Montcalm, 4-6. Lighter snowfall accumulations of 4-5 inches were observed across Eaton, Ottawa, Muskegon and Newaygo counties. 3 to 5 inches of snow fell across Oceana, Osceola, Ingham, Clinton, Gratiot, Isabella, and Mecosta counties. 3 to 4 inches of snow fell across Clare, Lake and Mason counties.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, December 2000
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: 5168674, 5168675, 5168676, 5168677, 5168678, 5168679, 5168680, 5168681, 5168682.