Heavy Snow, Saginaw
- When
- January 14, 4:00 PM EST to January 15, 8:00 AM 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, January 14 to 15, 2008
A surface trough sinking south into the area produced widespread snowfall amounts of 2 to 6 inches, along and north of M59. A few locations received 6 inches within a 12 hour period.
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.
A surface trough sinking south into the area produced widespread snowfall amounts of 2 to 6 inches, along and north of M59. A few locations received 6 inches within a 12 hour period.
Here are some of the higher snowfall totals:|Merrill (Saginaw) 6.0 inches. |Linden (Genesee) 6.0 inches.|Burton (Genesee) 6.0 inches.|Oil City (Midland) 6.0 inches. |Lapeer (Lapeer) 5.8 inches.
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, Lapeer
- When
- January 14, 4:00 PM EST to January 15, 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)
Heavy Snow, Genesee
- When
- January 14, 4:00 PM EST to January 15, 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
- 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 Washington, January 14, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 14, 2008
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 14, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, January 14, 2008
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 14, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, January 14, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Maine, January 14, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Maine, January 14 to 15, 2008
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 14, 2008
- Dense Fog in California, January 14 to 15, 2008
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 14 to 15, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 14 to 15, 2008
More
Every storm in Michigan in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, January 2008
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: 75502, 75503, 75504.