Winter Storm, Shiawassee
- When
- January 21, 5:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Shiawassee forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.954, -84.147 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Michigan, January 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. The wintry mix began at 2000 EST on the 20th, and changed to all snow by Midnight. At 0500 EST on the 21st, 6 inches of snow had fallen across the northern portions of Shiawassee and Sanilac Counties. The southern portions of these counties received more sleet and freezing rain, holding total snow accumulations to 3 to 6 inches. Here are some of the higher snowfall reports received from each county:New Lothrop (Shiawassee) 6.0 inchesDeckerville (Sanilac) 6.0 inches
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, Sanilac
- When
- January 21, 5:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sanilac forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.443, -82.646 (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
- High Wind in Rhode Island, January 21, 2006
- High Wind in Massachusetts, January 21, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 21 to 22, 2006
- Wildfire in Hawaii, January 21 to 25, 2006
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 21, 2006
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 21, 2006
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, January 21 to 23, 2006
- High Wind in New York, January 21, 2006
- Winter Weather in Montana, January 21, 2006
- Frost and Freeze in California, January 21, 2006
- High Wind in New York, January 21, 2006
- High Wind in New York, January 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: 5482733, 5482734.