Heavy Snow, Mason
- When
- January 4, 7:00 PM EST to January 5, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.956, -86.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 4 to 5, 2005
An initial burst of snow occurred during the late evening hours of the 4th into the early morning hours of the 5th. The main low pressure system moved northeast from Texas and brought the most substantial snow during the daytime hours of the 5th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- 10
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.
An initial burst of snow occurred during the late evening hours of the 4th into the early morning hours of the 5th. The main low pressure system moved northeast from Texas and brought the most substantial snow during the daytime hours of the 5th. Most locations across Osceola, Lake and Mason counties received at least eight inches of snow, and ten to eleven inches of snow was reported across much of Mason county where some lake enhancement occurred. Six to nine inches of snow fell in less than 24 hours across much of the rest of the area. The maximum snowfall reported was eleven inches in Ludington (Mason county).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Lake
- When
- January 4, 7:00 PM EST to January 5, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.990, -85.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Osceola
- When
- January 4, 7:00 PM EST to January 5, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Osceola forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 43.990, -85.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Ottawa
- When
- January 4, 7:00 PM EST to January 5, 5:00 PM 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, Kent
- When
- January 4, 7:00 PM EST to January 5, 5:00 PM 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, Allegan
- When
- January 4, 7:00 PM EST to January 5, 5:00 PM 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, Van Buren
- When
- January 4, 7:00 PM EST to January 5, 5:00 PM 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
- January 4, 7:00 PM EST to January 5, 5:00 PM 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
- January 4, 7:00 PM EST to January 5, 5:00 PM 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
- January 4, 7:00 PM EST to January 5, 5:00 PM 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 Kansas, January 4 to 5, 2005
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 4 to 6, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Missouri, January 4 to 6, 2005
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kansas, January 4 to 5, 2005
- Rip Current in Florida, January 4, 2005
- Winter Storm in Kansas, January 4 to 5, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 4 to 6, 2005
- Flooding in Ohio, January 4 to 17, 2005
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 4 to 6, 2005
- Winter Storm in Oklahoma, January 4 to 5, 2005
- Debris Flow in California, January 4, 2005
- Flood and Lightning Strikes in Oklahoma, January 4 to 8, 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: 5438355, 5438356, 5438357, 5438358, 5438359, 5438360, 5438361, 5438362, 5438363, 5438364.