Michigan, 2000Heavy Snow and High Wind in Michigan, December 4 to 5, 2000
December 4 to 5, 2000 · NWS DTX · 14 events in 14 counties and zones
A clipper low pressure system passed north of the Great Lakes, bringing light snow and windy conditions to much of southeast Michigan. Snowfall amounts were only around an inch or less.
Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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.
A clipper low pressure system passed north of the Great Lakes, bringing light snow and windy conditions to much of southeast Michigan. Snowfall amounts were only around an inch or less. However, the snow and blowing snow quickly melted and then refroze on area roads, producing unusually dangerous driving conditions. The morning commute became a serious mess, with dozens of accidents. An Ypsilanti man was killed, and another injured, when their car slid off a road and overturned. Two serious injuries resulted from a rear-end collision near Kinde in Huron County. Interstate 75 and US 23 in Monroe County both suffered long backups, as tractor-trailers were unable to gain enough traction to move. Several school districts in Monroe County were forced to cancel classes.This would prove to be just the opening act in a month-long onslaught of winter weather.
High Wind, Midland
- When
- December 4, 6:00 PM EST to December 5, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Midland forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.647, -84.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A bus barn and pavilion, both under construction, were reduced to lumber by strong wind gusts sometime during the night. Wind gusts around 35 mph were enough to topple the structures, being built in the city of Midland for the Calvary Baptist Academy.
Heavy Snow, Huron
- When
- December 5, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Huron forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.910, -82.855 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Tuscola
- When
- December 5, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tuscola forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.491, -83.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Sanilac
- When
- December 5, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sanilac forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.443, -82.646 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Genesee
- When
- December 5, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Genesee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.022, -83.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lapeer
- When
- December 5, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lapeer forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.090, -83.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, St. Clair
- When
- December 5, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- St. Clair forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.931, -82.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Livingston
- When
- December 5, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.603, -83.911 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Oakland
- When
- December 5, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Oakland forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.660, -83.386 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Macomb
- When
- December 5, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Macomb forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.673, -82.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Washtenaw
- When
- December 5, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Washtenaw forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.253, -83.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wayne
- When
- December 5, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 42.285, -83.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lenawee
- When
- December 5, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lenawee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.895, -84.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Monroe
- When
- December 5, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.921, -83.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- 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.
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: 5177509, 5177449, 5177497, 5177498, 5177499, 5177500, 5177501, 5177502, 5177503, 5177504, 5177505, 5177506, 5177507, 5177508.