Michigan, 2009Lake-Effect Snow and Winter Weather in Michigan, January 7 to 10, 2009
January 7 to 10, 2009 · NWS MQT · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
Moderate to heavy lake effect snow showers occurred over portions of west and north central Upper Michigan from the 7th into the morning of the 10th.
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.
Moderate to heavy lake effect snow showers occurred over portions of west and north central Upper Michigan from the 7th into the morning of the 10th.
Winter Weather, Keweenaw
- When
- January 7, 7:00 AM EST to January 8, 1:00 PM 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 12 inches of snowfall in 30 hours.
Lake-Effect Snow, Gogebic
- When
- January 7, 6:00 PM CST to January 8, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gogebic forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 46.496, -89.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The observer in Ironwood measured six to ten inches of lake effect snow in 12 hours.
Lake-Effect Snow, Ontonagon
- When
- January 7, 7:00 PM EST to January 8, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ontonagon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.778, -89.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
White Pine received 11 inches of snow in 11 hours, while the observer just south of Ontonagon measured nearly nine inches of snow during the event.
Lake-Effect Snow, Northern Houghton
- When
- January 7, 10:00 PM EST to January 8, 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 near Calumet measured 12 inches of snow in 12 hours while the observer in Twin Lakes measured 12 inches in 24 hours.
Winter Weather, Marquette
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marquette forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.663, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several spotters east of Marquette measured four to six inches of lake effect snow on the morning of the 8th.
Lake-Effect Snow, Alger
- When
- January 8, 8:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Alger forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.451, -86.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An intense lake effect snow band dropped 8 to 10 inches of snow in two hours along the Alger-Marquette County line. The spotter in Eben Junction measured eight inches of snow in four hours.
Winter Weather, Luce
- When
- January 9, 6:30 PM EST to January 10, 6:30 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 at Two Heart measured six inches of snow in 12 hours.
- 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 Washington, January 7 to 10, 2009$72 million · 15 events
- Debris Flow and Avalanche in Washington, January 7 to 11, 2009$13 million · 7 events
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in North Carolina, January 7 to 8, 2009$464,000 · 55 kt wind · 50 events
- High Wind in Colorado, January 7, 20093 injured · $1.0 million · 93 kt wind · 5 events
- Strong Wind in Georgia, January 7, 20092 injured · $284,000 · 12 events
- Strong Wind in South Carolina, January 7, 2009$320,000 · 18 events
- Debris Flow in North Carolina, January 7, 20092 injured · $200,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, January 7, 2009$80,000 · 68 kt wind · 21 events
- High Wind in South Carolina, January 7, 2009$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 events
- High Wind in North Carolina, January 7, 2009$100,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 7 to 8, 2009$65,000 · 7 events
- Strong Wind in Georgia, January 7, 2009$70,000 · 5 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: 150876, 150872, 150873, 150875, 150878, 150874, 150879.