Michigan, 2011

Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 28 to 29, 2011

January 28 to 29, 2011 · NWS DTX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A weakening clipper system brought generally two to five inches of snow to most of southeast Michigan, with around six inches falling in a 12 hour period just north of Bay city.

Where it happened

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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 DTX wrote it up.

A weakening clipper system brought generally two to five inches of snow to most of southeast Michigan, with around six inches falling in a 12 hour period just north of Bay city.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Bay

When
January 28, 10:00 PM EST to January 29, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Bay forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.721, -83.942 (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

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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: 276833.