Michigan, 2007

Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, January 29 to 30, 2007

January 29 to 30, 2007 · NWS MQT · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A low pressure system stalled over Upper Michigan and helped focus intense lake-enhanced snow bands into Delta and southern Schoolcraft counties during the overnight of the 29th-30th.

Where it happened

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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 MQT wrote it up.

A low pressure system stalled over Upper Michigan and helped focus intense lake-enhanced snow bands into Delta and southern Schoolcraft counties during the overnight of the 29th-30th.

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Event by event

2 lake-effect snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Lake-Effect Snow, Delta

When
January 29, 7:00 PM EST to January 30, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Delta forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.792, -86.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ten inches of snowfall was observed in 12 hours at Garden Corners.

Lake-Effect Snow, Southern Schoolcraft

When
January 29, 7:00 PM EST to January 30, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Schoolcraft forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
46.043, -86.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Fifteen inches of snowfall in 12 hours was reported at Cooks.

What these are

Lake-Effect Snow
Heavy snow in bands downwind of a large lake as cold air crosses warmer water.

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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: 11596, 11597.