Michigan, 2019Winter Weather in Michigan, January 8 to 9, 2019
January 8 to 9, 2019 · NWS MQT · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A strong cold front moving across the area generated moderate to locally heavy lake effect snow and blowing snow over the northwest wind snow belts of Upper Michigan from the 8th into the 9th.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 strong cold front moving across the area generated moderate to locally heavy lake effect snow and blowing snow over the northwest wind snow belts of Upper Michigan from the 8th into the 9th.
Winter Weather, Ontonagon
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM EST to January 9, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ontonagon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.778, -89.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A spotter four miles south of Mass City reported 14 inches of fluffy lake effect snow and blowing snow over a 24-hour period. The spotter also reported that the VFW and East Branch roads were drifted shut from the snow. Schools were delayed two hours across Ontonagon County on the 19th.
Winter Weather, Gogebic
- When
- January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gogebic forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 46.496, -89.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There were reports of seven inches of fluffy lake effect snow and blowing snow at Wakefield and Ironwood over an approximate 24-hour period.
Winter Weather, Alger
- When
- January 8, 4:00 PM EST to January 9, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Alger forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.451, -86.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The spotter at Eben Junction measured six inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours.
Winter Weather, Luce
- When
- January 8, 7:00 PM EST to January 9, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Luce forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.368, -85.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was a report of eight inches of lake effect snow in Newberry over a 24-hour period.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- High Surf in Oregon, January 8, 20193 deaths · 1 event
- Extreme Cold in South Dakota, January 8, 20191 death · 1 event
- Tornado and Hail in Ohio, January 8, 2019$255,000 · EF1 · 22 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, January 8 to 10, 2019$260,000 · 16 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, January 8 to 10, 2019$65,000 · 9 events
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, January 8, 2019$5,000 · EF1 · 1 event
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Washington, January 8 to 9, 201919 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, January 8 to 9, 2019$4,000 · 69 kt wind · 15 events
- High Wind in Virginia, January 8 to 10, 2019$16,000 · 54 kt wind · 5 events
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 8, 201911 events
- Heavy Snow in Maine, January 8 to 9, 20198 events
- Strong Wind in Kentucky, January 8, 2019$8,000 · 8 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: 803865, 803864, 803867, 803870.