Heavy Snow, Saginaw
- When
- December 28, 1:30 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Saginaw forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.335, -84.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 28, 2007
This storm affected the Saginaw Valley. A band of moderate to heavy snow moved quickly over Southeast Lower Michigan on December 28th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
This storm affected the Saginaw Valley. A band of moderate to heavy snow moved quickly over Southeast Lower Michigan on December 28th. Conditions deteriorated rapidly as the snow intensified during the afternoon. The snow fell at a rate of an inch per hour and persisted before diminishing during the evening.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Midland
- When
- December 28, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Midland forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.647, -84.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Bay
- When
- December 28, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Bay forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.721, -83.942 (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
- High Surf in California, December 28 to 29, 2007
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, December 28, 2007
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Mississippi, December 28, 2007
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 28, 2007
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Iowa, December 28, 2007
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, December 28, 2007
- Hail in Mississippi, December 28, 2007
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Illinois, December 28, 2007
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 28, 2007
- Hail in Alabama, December 28, 2007
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 28, 2007
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, December 28, 2007
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, December 2007
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 72763, 72753, 72755.