Michigan, 2003

Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 26, 2003

January 26, 2003 · NWS IWX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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.

The radar

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Berrien

When
January 26, 1:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Berrien forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Bands of lake effect snow dropped around 6 inches in both Berrien Springs and Buchanan.

Heavy Snow, Cass

When
January 26, 1:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Cass forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.915, -85.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Bands of lake effect snow dropped 6 inches in Cassopolis, with 5 inches in Sister Lake.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5339443, 5339444.