Michigan, 2010Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, January 1 to 2, 2010
January 1 to 2, 2010 · NWS IWX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
An intense lake effect snow band set up across far southwest Lower Michigan during the afternoon hours of January 1st. This band continued into the early morning hours of January 2nd, with a few locations receiving more than a foot of fluffy snow accumulation.
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- 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.
An intense lake effect snow band set up across far southwest Lower Michigan during the afternoon hours of January 1st. This band continued into the early morning hours of January 2nd, with a few locations receiving more than a foot of fluffy snow accumulation.
Lake-Effect Snow, Cass
- When
- January 1, 1:00 PM EST to January 2, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 41.915, -85.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy lake effect snow fell during the afternoon and evening hours of January 1st, before tapering off to lighter snow showers and flurries by early January 2nd. Snowfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour were common, with snowfall accumulations in excess of ten inches across western Cass county. A CoCoRaHs spotter reported 11.3 inches of snow in Dowagiac, while a trained spotter reported 11.4 inches of snow accumulation 2 miles north of Granger, IN in Cass County. Gusty winds accompanied the heavy snow, which resulted in numerous reports of visibilities near zero and drifting snow.
Lake-Effect Snow, Berrien
- When
- January 1, 2:00 PM EST to January 2, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Berrien forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
Heavy lake effect snow fell during the afternoon and evening hours of January 1st, before tapering off to lighter snow showers and flurries by early January 2nd. Snowfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour were common, with snowfall accumulations in excess of a foot reported across much of Berrien county. A trained spotter reported a foot of snow accumulation in Buchanon, with 16.0 inches reported in Berrien Springs. Gusty winds accompanied the heavy snow, which resulted in numerous reports of visibilities near zero and drifting snow.
- 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.
- Cold in Mississippi, January 1 to 14, 20103 deaths · $15 million · 47 events
- Cold in Illinois, January 1 to 5, 20104 deaths · 2 events
- Lake-Effect Snow in Ohio, January 1 to 5, 2010$3.3 million · 8 events
- Cold in Louisiana, January 1 to 14, 2010$1.8 million · 9 events
- Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, January 1 to 5, 2010$1.0 million · 2 events
- Cold in Arkansas, January 1 to 14, 2010$900,000 · 2 events
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 1 to 4, 2010$245,000 · 10 events
- Flooding in Arkansas, January 1 to 31, 2010$40,000 · 6 events
- Cold in Missouri, January 1 to 12, 201029 events
- Drought in Colorado, January 1 to 31, 201021 events
- Cold in Illinois, January 1 to 12, 201017 events
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 1 to 6, 201013 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 201564, 201563.