Heavy Snow, Leelanau
- When
- January 17, 4:00 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Leelanau forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.152, -86.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 17, 2006
An area of low pressure moved northeast across southeast Lower Michigan on the 17th. This system spread wintry precipitation across all of northern Michigan.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS APX wrote it up.
An area of low pressure moved northeast across southeast Lower Michigan on the 17th. This system spread wintry precipitation across all of northern Michigan. Most places saw a transition from light freezing rain, to sleet, to snow, without heavy accumulations of either snow or ice. There was enough ice on area roads and power lines to contribute to some accidents and power outages. An indirect fatality occurred when a car slid off an Alpena County road, striking a tree and claiming the life of the driver.Along the northwest edge of the precipitation shield, the event produced mostly snow. Six to eight inches of snow fell from around Honor, northward across most of Leelanau County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Benzie
- When
- January 17, 6:00 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Benzie forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.617, -86.139 (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
- Strong Wind in Texas, January 17, 2006
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 17, 2006
- Flood in Washington, January 17 to 19, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 17, 2006
- Strong Wind in Georgia, January 17, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 17 to 18, 2006
- Flooding in Oregon, January 17 to 21, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 17 to 19, 2006
- Winter Storm in Colorado, January 17 to 20, 2006
- Winter Weather in Indiana, January 17, 2006
- Winter Weather in Indiana, January 17 to 18, 2006
- High Surf in Puerto Rico, January 17, 2006
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, January 2006
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: 5486945, 5486946.