Heavy Snow, Allegan
- When
- December 7, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Allegan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.518, -85.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 7, 2000
An Alberta Clipper passed south of Michigan on the 7th. m.
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 GRR wrote it up.
An Alberta Clipper passed south of Michigan on the 7th. Snow developed out ahead of the system between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on the 7th. The heaviest snow fell across southern Ottawa, Allegan and Van Buren counties, where 6 to 7 inches of snow fell. Specific snowfall totals within this band include 7" in Bloomingdale (Van Buren county); 6" in South Haven (Van Buren county); and 6" in Saugatuck (Allegan county). 3 to 5 inches of snow fell across southern Muskegon, northern Ottawa, extreme southwestern Kent, Barry, northern Kalamazoo, southern Eaton and northern Jackson counties. Only 1.3" of snow was measured at the NWS in Grand Rapids.
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, Van Buren
- When
- December 7, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM 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)
Heavy Snow, Ottawa
- When
- December 7, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.003, -86.179 (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
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: 5168184, 5168185, 5168186.