Michigan, 2004

Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 14, 2004

January 14, 2004 · NWS APX · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

An Alberta Clipper low pressure system passed across southern Michigan. Snow spread north of the low on the 14th, with a band of enhanced snowfall producing 6 to 12 inches of accumulation south of a line from Frankfort to Tawas City.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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 APX wrote it up.

An Alberta Clipper low pressure system passed across southern Michigan. Snow spread north of the low on the 14th, with a band of enhanced snowfall producing 6 to 12 inches of accumulation south of a line from Frankfort to Tawas City. The heaviest snowfall was in Wexford and Missaukee Counties, where 10 to 12 inches fell.

The radar

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Event by event

8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Manistee

When
January 14, 1:00 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where
Manistee forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.238, -86.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wexford

When
January 14, 1:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Wexford forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.338, -85.578 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Gladwin

When
January 14, 2:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Gladwin forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.991, -84.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Missaukee

When
January 14, 2:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Missaukee forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.337, -85.095 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Arenac

When
January 14, 3:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Arenac forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.043, -83.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Roscommon

When
January 14, 3:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Roscommon forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.336, -84.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Ogemaw

When
January 14, 3:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Ogemaw forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.335, -84.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Iosco

When
January 14, 4:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Iosco forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.301, -83.514 (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.

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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: 5382584, 5382587, 5382583, 5382585, 5382582, 5382586, 5382589, 5382588.