Michigan, 2025

Winter Weather in Michigan, January 2 to 4, 2025

January 2 to 4, 2025 · NWS MQT · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A northwest flow of colder arctic air across the Upper Great Lakes generated moderate lake effect snows over the northwest wind snow belts of Lake Superior from the 2nd into the 4th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 MQT wrote it up.

A northwest flow of colder arctic air across the Upper Great Lakes generated moderate lake effect snows over the northwest wind snow belts of Lake Superior from the 2nd into the 4th.

The radar

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

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Event by event

3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Alger

When
January 2, 7:00 AM EST to January 4, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Alger forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
46.451, -86.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer in Munising measured a two-day lake effect snow total of 10.7 inches.

Winter Weather, Northern Houghton

When
January 2, 8:00 AM EST to January 3, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Houghton forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
46.992, -88.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The CocoRaHS site at Twin Lakes measured 6.9 inches of lake effect snow over 24 hours.

Winter Weather, Luce

When
January 3, 8:00 AM EST to January 4, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Luce forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
46.368, -85.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The CocoRaHS station seven miles north of McMillan measured 8 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours.

What these are

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.

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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: 1227445, 1227444, 1227446.