Winter Storm, Mason
- When
- January 12, 12:00 PM EST to January 13, 8:00 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, January 12 to 13, 2000
A large band of moderate to heavy snow developed across central lower Michigan as a result of moisture overrunning a stationary front draped across southern Michigan. The heaviest snow fell during the late afternoon and overnight hours of the 12th into the 13th.
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 large band of moderate to heavy snow developed across central lower Michigan as a result of moisture overrunning a stationary front draped across southern Michigan. The heaviest snow fell during the late afternoon and overnight hours of the 12th into the 13th. The following is a list of snowfall accumulations by county:County: Storm Total Snowfall (inches):Lake 10Mecosta 10Mason 8Osceola 8Oceana 8Newaygo 8Montcalm 8Clare 7Isabella 6Gratiot 5Muskegon 4
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
- January 12, 12:00 PM EST to January 13, 8:00 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
- January 12, 12:00 PM EST to January 13, 8:00 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
- January 12, 12:00 PM EST to January 13, 8:00 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
- January 12, 12:00 PM EST to January 13, 8:00 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
- January 12, 12:00 PM EST to January 13, 8:00 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
- January 12, 12:00 PM EST to January 13, 8:00 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
- January 12, 12:00 PM EST to January 13, 8:00 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
- January 12, 12:00 PM EST to January 13, 8:00 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, Montcalm
- When
- January 12, 12:00 PM EST to January 13, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Montcalm forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.311, -85.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Gratiot
- When
- January 12, 12:00 PM EST to January 13, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gratiot forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.293, -84.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ottawa
- When
- January 12, 12:00 PM EST to January 13, 8:00 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)
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
- Dense Fog in California, January 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 12 to 13, 2000
- Blizzard and Extreme Cold in Alaska, January 12 to 15, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in Colorado, January 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 12 to 13, 2000
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, January 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in California, January 12 to 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 12 to 13, 2000
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, January 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: 5128957, 5128958, 5128959, 5128960, 5128961, 5128962, 5128963, 5128964, 5128965, 5128966, 5128967, 5128968.