Michigan, 2000

Winter Storm in Michigan, January 19 to 21, 2000

January 19 to 21, 2000 · NWS GRR · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Moderate to heavy snow fell across southwest lower Michigan as a result of a trough of low pressure that remained nearly stationary across lower Michigan from the 19th through the 21st. North to northwest winds helped to enhance lake effect snow.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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.

Moderate to heavy snow fell across southwest lower Michigan as a result of a trough of low pressure that remained nearly stationary across lower Michigan from the 19th through the 21st. North to northwest winds helped to enhance lake effect snow. The following is a list of snowfall totals by county:County: Storm Total Snowfall (inches):Van Buren 12Allegan 11Mason 10Oceana 10Muskegon 9Ottawa 8Lighter snowfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches were observed across Lake, Osceola, Clare, Newaygo, Mecosta, Isabella, Montcalm, Gratiot, Kent, Ionia, Clinton, Barry, Eaton, Ingham, Kalamazoo, Calhoun and Jackson counties.

The radar

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Event by event

6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Mason

When
January 19, 4:00 PM EST to January 21, 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, Oceana

When
January 19, 4:00 PM EST to January 21, 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, Muskegon

When
January 19, 4:00 PM EST to January 21, 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, Ottawa

When
January 19, 4:00 PM EST to January 21, 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)

Winter Storm, Allegan

When
January 19, 4:00 PM EST to January 21, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Allegan forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
42.518, -85.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Van Buren

When
January 19, 4:00 PM EST to January 21, 8:00 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)

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

More

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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: 5128970, 5129036, 5129037, 5129038, 5129039, 5129040.