1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
A single band of lake effect snow set up across much of Berrien county during the night of the 18th. Before the band shifted west into the extreme southwestern part of the county, 8 inches of snow was reported in Berrien Springs with Benton Harbor reporting 7.8 inches. Snow amounts quickly tapered either side of these areas.
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Every storm in Michigan in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, December 2004
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