Winter Storm, Lapeer
- When
- January 20, 11:00 PM EST to January 21, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lapeer forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.090, -83.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Michigan, January 20 to 21, 2006
A fast moving storm system moved out of the Texas Panhandle on Friday and moved northeast across the Detroit metro area early on the 21st. This brought a wintry mix of precipitation including rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow to the area.
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 DTX wrote it up.
A fast moving storm system moved out of the Texas Panhandle on Friday and moved northeast across the Detroit metro area early on the 21st. This brought a wintry mix of precipitation including rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow to the area. At 2000 EST on the 20th, the temperature dropped to 32 degrees and the rain transitioned to sleet, freezing rain, and snow. By 2300 EST, up to a tenth of an inch of freezing rain and an inch of sleet had fallen across Genesee and Lapeer Counties. At 0230 EST on the 21st, the mix became all snow. A total of 3 to 5 inches of snow fell on top of the ice and sleet accumulations before ending at 0800 EST.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Genesee
- When
- January 20, 11:00 PM EST to January 21, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Genesee forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.022, -83.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Weather in North Dakota, January 20, 2006
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Illinois, January 20 to 21, 2006
- Winter Weather in Missouri, January 20, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 20 to 21, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 20 to 21, 2006
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 20 to 27, 2006
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 20 to 21, 2006
- Winter Weather in Kansas, January 20, 2006
- Dense Fog in California, January 20 to 21, 2006
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Iowa, January 20, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 20 to 21, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Montana, January 20 to 21, 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: 5482731, 5482732.