Heavy Snow, Berrien
- When
- November 20, 9:00 PM EST to November 21, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Berrien forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 20 to 21, 2000
The first blast of arctic air across Lake Michigan herald the start of first lake effect snow event of the season across southwest Michigan by late afternoon on the 20th. most locations from Benton Harbor to Sturgis reported heavy snow which continued into Tuesday morning.
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
- 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 IWX wrote it up.
...Synoptic and mesoscale conditions for November 20th and 21st...The first blast of arctic air across Lake Michigan herald the start of first lake effect snow event of the season across southwest Michigan by late afternoon on the 20th. By late evening...most locations from Benton Harbor to Sturgis reported heavy snow which continued into Tuesday morning. Some notable storm total snowfall reports included 11 inches in Dowagiac... 10 inches in Niles... 9 in Benton Harbor and Union... and 8.5 inches in Three Rivers.
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, Cass
- When
- November 20, 9:00 PM EST to November 21, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.915, -85.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, St. Joseph
- When
- November 20, 9:00 PM EST to November 21, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- St. Joseph forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.914, -85.528 (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
- Heavy Snow in New York, November 20 to 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, November 20 to 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 20 to 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 20 to 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, November 20 to 21, 2000
- Winter Weather in New York, November 20 to 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 20 to 21, 2000
- Flooding in American Samoa, November 20 to 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, November 20 to 21, 2000
- Winter Weather in Maryland, November 20 to 21, 2000
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, November 20 to 21, 2000
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, November 20, 2000
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, November 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5161451, 5161452, 5161453.