Heavy Snow, Huron
- When
- January 25, 4:00 PM EST to January 27, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Huron forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.910, -82.855 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 25 to 27, 2000
A major winter storm along the East Coast brought arctic air south from Canada. Snow showers and squalls developed as this cold air crossed the Great Lakes.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 DTX wrote it up.
A major winter storm along the East Coast brought arctic air south from Canada. Snow showers and squalls developed as this cold air crossed the Great Lakes. The lake effect snow from Lake Huron came onshore into the Thumb area, and a north wind kept these snow showers going for two days. The majority of the snow fell in the first 24 hours. Snowfall amounts were highest in Huron County, with 10 inches in Bad Axe, Filion, and Port Austin, and 8 inches in Port Hope. The cold north wind produced snow drifts as high as two feet. Eight inches of snow fell in Port Sanilac in Sanilac County, with 6 inches in Brown City.On the 27th, a pick-up truck was unable to stop at a train crossing near Tyre due to slippery road conditions. The truck was struck broadside by an oncoming train, killing a female passenger. Several other accidents occurred during the snow event, producing at least three injuries.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Sanilac
- When
- January 25, 4:00 PM EST to January 27, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sanilac forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.443, -82.646 (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
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 25 to 28, 2000
- Cold in South Carolina, January 25, 2000
- Winter Storm and Flooding in Delaware, January 25 to 26, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 25, 2000
- Winter Storm in Maryland, January 25, 2000
- Avalanche in Colorado, January 25, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, January 25 to 26, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 25 to 26, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, January 25 to 26, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 25, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 25 to 26, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 25 to 26, 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: 5128206, 5128207.