Michigan, 2004

Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 19 to 20, 2004

January 19 to 20, 2004 · 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.

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Berrien

When
January 19, 3:05 PM EST to January 20, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Berrien forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

Heavy lake effect snow accumulated 8 to 9 inches across northern Berrien county into Cass county with 8 inches at Watervliet and 9 inches at Dowagiac.

Heavy Snow, Cass

When
January 19, 3:05 PM EST to January 20, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Cass forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.915, -85.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy lake effect snow accumulated 8 to 9 inches across northern Berrien county into Cass county with 8 inches at Watervliet and 9 inches at Dowagiac.

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.

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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: 5383999, 5384000.