Heavy Snow, Ottawa
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.003, -86.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 22, 2003
Heavy lake effect snow developed across the lakeshore counties of Ottawa, Allegan and Van Buren. Since winds were primarily out of the north, the heaviest snow was confined to the immediate lake shore areas, generally west of US 31.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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 GRR wrote it up.
Heavy lake effect snow developed across the lakeshore counties of Ottawa, Allegan and Van Buren. Since winds were primarily out of the north, the heaviest snow was confined to the immediate lake shore areas, generally west of US 31. 12 to 16 inches of snow fell from just south of Grand Haven, to the west side of the city of Holland, to near South Haven. The heaviest snowfall report was received from the west side of the city of Holland, where 16 inches of snow fell.
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, Allegan
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Allegan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.518, -85.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Van Buren
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM 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
- 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
- Extreme Cold in Nebraska, January 22 to 23, 2003
- High Wind in Alaska, January 22 to 24, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 22, 2003
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 22 to 23, 2003
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 22, 2003
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 22, 2003
- Winter Weather in Missouri, January 22, 2003
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 22 to 23, 2003
- Winter Storm in Montana, January 22, 2003
- Winter Storm in Montana, January 22, 2003
- Winter Weather in Indiana, January 22, 2003
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 22 to 23, 2003
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, January 2003
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: 5339507, 5339508, 5339865.