Heavy Snow, Ottawa
- When
- December 8, 4:00 PM EST to December 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.003, -86.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 8 to 9, 2005
A synoptic snow event resulted in total snow accumulations of six to eight inches across much of southern lower Michigan. The heaviest snow axis set up from South Haven east northeast to Lansing where 8 to 10 inches of snow fell in less than 12 hours.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- 13
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.
A synoptic snow event resulted in total snow accumulations of six to eight inches across much of southern lower Michigan. The heaviest snow axis set up from South Haven east northeast to Lansing where 8 to 10 inches of snow fell in less than 12 hours.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Kent
- When
- December 8, 4:00 PM EST to December 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kent forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.032, -85.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Ionia
- When
- December 8, 4:00 PM EST to December 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ionia forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.945, -85.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Clinton
- When
- December 8, 4:00 PM EST to December 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.944, -84.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Gratiot
- When
- December 8, 4:00 PM EST to December 9, 4:00 AM 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, Allegan
- When
- December 8, 4:00 PM EST to December 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Allegan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.518, -85.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Barry
- When
- December 8, 4:00 PM EST to December 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Barry forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.595, -85.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eaton
- When
- December 8, 4:00 PM EST to December 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eaton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.596, -84.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Ingham
- When
- December 8, 4:00 PM EST to December 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.597, -84.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Van Buren
- When
- December 8, 4:00 PM EST to December 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Van Buren forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.285, -86.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Kalamazoo
- When
- December 8, 4:00 PM EST to December 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kalamazoo forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.245, -85.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Calhoun
- When
- December 8, 4:00 PM EST to December 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Calhoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.247, -85.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Jackson
- When
- December 8, 4:00 PM EST to December 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 42.249, -84.423 (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
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 8, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 8 to 9, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, December 8, 2005
- Winter Storm in Ohio, December 8 to 9, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, December 8 to 9, 2005
- Winter Weather in Iowa, December 8, 2005
- Marine High Wind in Gulf of Alaska, December 8, 2005
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 8, 2005
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 8, 2005
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 8 to 9, 2005
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 8, 2005
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 8, 2005
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, December 2005
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5488635, 5488636, 5488637, 5488638, 5488639, 5488640, 5488641, 5488642, 5488643, 5488644, 5488645, 5488646, 5488647.