Michigan, 2004

Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 27 to 28, 2004

January 27 to 28, 2004 · NWS IWX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

4 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
4

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

4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Hillsdale

When
January 27, 9:00 PM EST to January 28, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Hillsdale forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.888, -84.593 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A combination of snow from an area of low pressure moving across Ohio and lake enhancement from northwest flow behind this storm caused heavy snow across the area with general accumulations of 8 to 10 inches and over 12 inches in some locations.

Heavy Snow, Cass

When
January 27, 9:00 PM EST to January 28, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Cass forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.915, -85.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A combination of snow from an area of low pressure moving across Ohio and lake enhancement from northwest flow behind this storm caused heavy snow across the area with general accumulations of 8 to 10 inches and over 12 inches in some locations.

Heavy Snow, St. Joseph

When
January 27, 9:00 PM EST to January 28, 4:00 AM EST
Where
St. Joseph forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.914, -85.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A combination of snow from an area of low pressure moving across Ohio and lake enhancement from northwest flow behind this storm caused heavy snow across the area with general accumulations of 8 to 10 inches and over 12 inches in some locations.

Heavy Snow, Branch

When
January 27, 9:00 PM EST to January 28, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Branch forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.916, -85.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A combination of snow from an area of low pressure moving across Ohio and lake enhancement from northwest flow behind this storm caused heavy snow across the area with general accumulations of 8 to 10 inches and over 12 inches in some locations.

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: 5382381, 5384379, 5384380, 5384381.