Winter Storm in Michigan, January 28, 2019

Name: Winter Storm in Michigan, January 28, 2019
Start: 2019-01-28T06:00
End: 2019-01-28T20:00
Location: Michigan

January 28, 2019 · NWS DTX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

Where it happened

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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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS DTX wrote it up.

Strong low pressure tracked through southeast Michigan, leading to a wide range in snowfall amounts, with the least amounts south of I-94, and the highest amounts occurring north of I-69. Snowfall amounts ranged from around 2 inches in Monroe to 10 inches over Bay and Huron counties. In addition, strong northeast winds gusting between 25 to 35 mph coming of Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay lead to some blowing and drifting of the snow north of I-69 as well. Here are some of the higher snowfall reports received:

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 Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 28, 3:22 AM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 3:22 AM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

7 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Midland

When: January 28, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Midland forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.647, -84.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Bay

When: January 28, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Bay forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.721, -83.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Saginaw

When: January 28, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Saginaw forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.335, -84.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lapeer

When: January 28, 6:30 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Lapeer forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.090, -83.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Tuscola

When: January 28, 7:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Tuscola forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.491, -83.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Huron

When: January 28, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Huron forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.910, -82.855 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Sanilac

When: January 28, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Sanilac forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.443, -82.646 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

Every storm in Michigan in 2019 Every state in 2019 This day in weather history Warnings in Michigan, January 2019

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: 794476, 803748, 803750, 803751, 803749, 803752, 803753.