Heavy Snow, Mason
- When
- January 14, 4:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.956, -86.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 14, 2004
An Alberta clipper moved across the area, producing heavy snow across central lower Michigan. Snowfall amounts of ten to twelve inches were common primarily north of a line from Big Rapids to Alma.
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.
An Alberta clipper moved across the area, producing heavy snow across central lower Michigan. Snowfall amounts of ten to twelve inches were common primarily north of a line from Big Rapids to Alma. The heaviest snowfall report came from Winn, in Isabella county, where twelve inches of snow was reported. Lighter snow accumulations were reported across the remainder of the area, and wind speeds were rather low (5 to 15 m.p.h.), so blowing and drifting of snow was not a problem.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Lake
- When
- January 14, 4:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.990, -85.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Osceola
- When
- January 14, 4:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Osceola forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.990, -85.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Clare
- When
- January 14, 4:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clare forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.988, -84.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Oceana
- When
- January 14, 4:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Oceana forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.682, -86.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Newaygo
- When
- January 14, 4:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Newaygo forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.554, -85.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Mecosta
- When
- January 14, 4:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mecosta forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.641, -85.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Isabella
- When
- January 14, 4:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Isabella forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.641, -84.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Montcalm
- When
- January 14, 4:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montcalm forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.311, -85.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Gratiot
- When
- January 14, 4:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gratiot forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.293, -84.605 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Clinton
- When
- January 14, 4:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.944, -84.601 (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
- High Wind in Hawaii, January 14, 2004
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 14 to 15, 2004
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 14 to 15, 2004
- Flood in New York, January 14 to 16, 2004
- Cold in Maine, January 14 to 16, 2004
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 14 to 15, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 14 to 15, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 14, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 14, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 14 to 15, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 14 to 15, 2004
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 14 to 15, 2004
More
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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: 5381908, 5381909, 5381910, 5381911, 5381912, 5381913, 5381914, 5381915, 5381916, 5381917, 5381918.