Michigan, 2009Lake-Effect Snow and Winter Weather in Michigan, January 1 to 2, 2009
January 1 to 2, 2009 · NWS MQT · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
A clipper low pressure system tracking across Lake Superior brought moderate to heavy snow into portions of Upper Michigan on the 1st and 2nd.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
A clipper low pressure system tracking across Lake Superior brought moderate to heavy snow into portions of Upper Michigan on the 1st and 2nd.
Winter Weather, Luce
- When
- January 1, 7:00 AM EST to January 2, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Luce forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.368, -85.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The observer in Newberry measured 5.2 inches in 12 hours and 7 inches in 24 hours. The observer near McMillan also reported 5.5 inches of snow in 12 hours.
Lake-Effect Snow, Northern Houghton
- When
- January 1, 8:00 AM EST to January 2, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Houghton forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.992, -88.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The observer in Twin Lakes measured 17 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours and 26 inches for the entire event ending on the evening of the 2nd. Heavy snow began falling at 1 am on the 2nd.
Winter Weather, Alger
- When
- January 1, 2:00 PM EST to January 2, 4:30 PM EST
- Where
- Alger forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.451, -86.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A spotter five miles north of Shingleton measured 8.8 inches of snow in 24 hours.
Winter Weather, Delta
- When
- January 1, 2:00 PM EST to January 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Delta forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.792, -86.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A spotter northeast of Garden Corners, along the Delta-Schoolcraft County line, measured 5 inches of snow in just over 12 hours.
Winter Weather, Southern Schoolcraft
- When
- January 1, 2:00 PM EST to January 2, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Schoolcraft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.043, -86.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A spotter near Cooks, along the Delta-Schoolcraft County line, measured 5 inches of snow in just over 12 hours.
Winter Weather, Keweenaw
- When
- January 1, 8:00 PM EST to January 2, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Keweenaw forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 47.283, -88.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The observer in Mohawk measured 5.1 inches of lake effect snow in 12 hours.
Winter Weather, Ontonagon
- When
- January 1, 10:30 PM EST to January 2, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ontonagon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.778, -89.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Spotters reported 6 to 7 inches of snow in 12 hours between Mass City and Ontonagon.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- Lake-Effect Snow
- Heavy snow in bands downwind of a large lake as cold air crosses warmer water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Debris Flows and Flooding in Oregon, January 1 to 5, 20091 death · 5 injured · $1.3 million · 26 events
- Extreme Cold in New Mexico, January 1, 20091 death · 1 event
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 2009$500,000 · 2 events
- High Wind in Oregon, January 1, 2009$80,000 · 71 kt wind · 5 events
- Flooding in Indiana, January 1 to 8, 2009$28,000 · 13 events
- High Wind in Colorado, January 1, 2009$25,000 · 77 kt wind · 2 events
- Cold in New York, January 1, 200916 events
- Drought in Wisconsin, January 1 to 31, 200916 events
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 200915 events
- Drought in California, January 1 to 31, 200911 events
- Extreme Cold in Alaska, January 1 to 12, 200911 events
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 20099 events
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: 149128, 149133, 149124, 149125, 149126, 149134, 149135.