Winter Storm, Berrien
- When
- January 29, 10:00 PM EST to January 30, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Berrien forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
A trained spotter reported just over 4 inches of snow in Berrien Springs, along with whiteout conditions.
Winter Storm in Michigan, January 29 to 30, 2008
Another strong cold front, accompanied by developing low pressure, resulted in snow across much of far southern Lower Michigan. While the highest amounts were only around 4 inches, strong winds caused widespread blowing and drifting with white-out conditions at times.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 IWX wrote it up.
Another strong cold front, accompanied by developing low pressure, resulted in snow across much of far southern Lower Michigan. While the highest amounts were only around 4 inches, strong winds caused widespread blowing and drifting with white-out conditions at times. In addition, wind chills dropped into the 15 to 25 below zero range.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 29, 9:45 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 9:45 PM EST, 15 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 12:18 PM EST, 9 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1218 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 INZ007>009-013-015>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-301730- STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN- WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD- JAY-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER... AUBURN...GARRETT...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE... MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR... BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...HILLSDALE... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING... ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 1218 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. NORTHWEST OHIO AND MUCH OF NORTHEAST INDIANA HAVE THE BEST CHANCE...THOUGH SLIGHT...FOR A THUNDERSTORM CONTAINING WIND GUSTS AT OR NEAR SEVERE LIMITS. WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER THIS EVENING WITH WET SURFACES FREEZING RAPIDLY AND WET ROADS BECOMING ICY. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER. GENERAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...BASEMENTS AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE DOWN TO 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW. RIVER FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS AND ICE BREAK UP IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEK. WIDESPREAD MINOR TO MODERATE RIVER FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO RUNOFF FROM SNOWMELT AND RAINFALL MID TO LATE WEEK. A WINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...OR HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED BY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MUCH UNCERTAINTY IS STILL PRESENT IN THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY ICE JAMS ON RIVERS AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX INZ003>006-012-014-MIZ077>080-301730- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STARKE-MARSHALL-BERRIEN- CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR... ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER 1218 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 /1118 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. NORTHWEST OHIO AND MUCH OF NORTHEAST INDIANA HAVE THE BEST CHANCE...THOUGH SLIGHT...FOR A THUNDERSTORM CONTAINING WIND GUSTS AT OR NEAR SEVERE LIMITS. WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER THIS EVENING WITH WET SURFACES FREEZING RAPIDLY AND WET ROADS BECOMING ICY. WIND CHILL VALUES LATE TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE DOWN TO -12 IN NORTHWESTERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LESSER SNOW AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES...IS IN EFFECT TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE WARNED AREA. MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER. GENERAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...BASEMENTS AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE DOWN TO 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW. UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY FOR NORTHERN BERRIEN COUNTY ON WEDNESDAY. RIVER FLOODING DUE TO ICE JAMS AND ICE BREAK UP IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEK. WIDESPREAD MINOR TO MODERATE RIVER FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO RUNOFF FROM SNOWMELT AND RAINFALL MID TO LATE WEEK. A WINTER STORM IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...OR HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED BY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MUCH UNCERTAINTY IS STILL PRESENT IN THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY ICE JAMS ON RIVERS AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-301730- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 1218 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SOUTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND WEST GALES TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WAVES WILL BE 3 TO 5 FEET TODAY INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 FEET THIS EVENING AND THEN TO 12 TO 16 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. A FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR HEAVY ICE ACCRETION ON VESSELS IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL EASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WAVES WILL BE 8 TO 12 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW 4 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/PROGRAMAREAS/MARINE/INDEX.PHP JC
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 29, 8:50 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
850 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 PM TSTM WND GST MARION 40.55N 85.67W
01/29/2008 E60 MPH GRANT IN STORM CHASER
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00718
LMKSpecial weather statement, Jan 29, 9:01 PM EST, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 901 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-300415- WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT- ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA... PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 901 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 A LINE OF SHOWERS ACCOMPANIED BY A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO BETWEEN 900 PM AND 1030 PM EST. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS LINE OF SHOWERS. THE SHOWERS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WHICH WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW FREEZING BY MIDNIGHT... CAUSING WET SPOTS ON ROADS TO QUICKLY FREEZE.
Local storm report, Jan 29, 9:32 PM EST, 28 minutes before
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</html>Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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 and Strong Wind in Arkansas, January 29, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, January 29, 2008
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 29 to 30, 2008
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, January 29, 2008
- Tornado and Hail in Indiana, January 29, 2008
- Tornado and Hail in Kentucky, January 29, 2008
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 29 to 30, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, January 29 to 30, 2008
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, January 29, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, January 29, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, January 29, 2008
- Wildfire and High Wind in Texas, January 29 to 30, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 73333.