Sleet, Baraga
- When
- January 1, 8:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Baraga forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.700, -88.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm and Sleet in Michigan, January 1 to 2, 2005
Warm, moist air advancing northward ahead of a Plains storm system brought widespread significant accumulation of sleet or freezing rain to much of west and central Upper Michigan on the night of the 1st. S.
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 MQT wrote it up.
Warm, moist air advancing northward ahead of a Plains storm system brought widespread significant accumulation of sleet or freezing rain to much of west and central Upper Michigan on the night of the 1st. Significant ice accumulation of a quarter inch or more was reported over counties bordering Lake Michigan, while a half inch of ice coated U.S. Highway 2 from Ironwood to Wakefield in Gogebic County. Sleet accumulation of a half inch to an inch occurred across many other locations in west and central Upper Michigan. The ice and sleet accumulations created hazardous travel on area roadways as a few minor accidents were reported by law enforcement officials.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 sleet, 4 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Sleet, Southern Houghton
- When
- January 1, 8:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Houghton forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.992, -88.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Marquette
- When
- January 1, 8:00 PM EST to January 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Marquette forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.663, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Gogebic
- When
- January 1, 8:00 PM CST to January 2, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gogebic forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 46.496, -89.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Menominee
- When
- January 1, 8:00 PM CST to January 2, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Menominee forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.525, -87.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Ontonagon
- When
- January 1, 9:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ontonagon forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.778, -89.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Iron
- When
- January 1, 8:00 PM CST to January 2, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Iron forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 46.209, -88.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Dickinson
- When
- January 1, 11:00 PM CST to January 2, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dickinson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.009, -87.870 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Southern Schoolcraft
- When
- January 2, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Schoolcraft forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 46.043, -86.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Delta
- When
- January 2, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Delta forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.792, -86.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Alger
- When
- January 2, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Alger forecast zone
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 46.451, -86.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Luce
- When
- January 2, 1:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Luce forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.368, -85.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sleet, Northern Schoolcraft
- When
- January 2, 1:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Schoolcraft forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.043, -86.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Sleet
- Sleet accumulating half an inch or more.
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flood in Ohio, January 1 to 15, 2005
- Flood in Ohio, January 1 to 18, 2005
- Flood in Ohio, January 1 to 14, 2005
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- Flood in Ohio, January 1 to 15, 2005
- Ice Storm in Iowa, January 1, 2005
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 1, 2005
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5438597, 5438598, 5438599, 5438517, 5438518, 5438596, 5438601, 5438602, 5438516, 5438595, 5438600, 5438603, 5438604.