Winter Storm, Mason
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM EST to January 4, 7:00 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 3 to 4, 2000
A low pressure system developed over Oklahoma during the morning hours of the 3rd and moved quickly northeast to western Indiana by the evening hours of the 3rd. Due to the track of the system, the warm front got far enough north to produce mostly freezing rain along it across south central lower Michigan.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 low pressure system developed over Oklahoma during the morning hours of the 3rd and moved quickly northeast to western Indiana by the evening hours of the 3rd. Due to the track of the system, the warm front got far enough north to produce mostly freezing rain along it across south central lower Michigan. The storm continued on a northeast track across lower Michigan and Lake Huron, and as the storm pulled away, freezing rain changed over to snow before coming to an end during the early morning hours of the 4th. The following is a list of storm total snowfall and ice accumulation for the 3rd through the 4th:County: Storm Total Snowfall (inches): Ice Accumulation (inches):Mason 6 0.3Oceana 6 0.3Lake 5 0.3Newaygo 4 0.3Osceola 3 0.5Clare 3 0.5Mecosta 2 0.5 Isabella 1 0.5Muskegon 1 0.3Montcalm 1 0.3Gratiot 1 0.3
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Lake
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM EST to January 4, 7:00 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 3, 3:00 PM EST to January 4, 7:00 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 3, 3:00 PM EST to January 4, 7:00 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 3, 3:00 PM EST to January 4, 7:00 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 3, 3:00 PM EST to January 4, 7:00 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 3, 3:00 PM EST to January 4, 7:00 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 3, 3:00 PM EST to January 4, 7:00 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 3, 3:00 PM EST to January 4, 7:00 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 3, 3:00 PM EST to January 4, 7:00 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 3, 3:00 PM EST to January 4, 7:00 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)
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
- Tornado in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Tornadoes in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, January 3, 2000
- Tornado in Mississippi, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, January 3, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Indiana, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, January 3 to 4, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Indiana, January 3 to 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, January 3, 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: 5128942, 5128943, 5128944, 5128945, 5128946, 5128947, 5128948, 5128949, 5128950, 5128951, 5128952.