Michigan, 2026

Winter Storm in Michigan, January 10 to 11, 2026

January 10 to 11, 2026 · NWS MQT · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A deepening low pressure tracking through Lower Michigan caused heavy snowfall to affect much of central Upper Michigan beginning on the 10th and lasting through the 11th.

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 deepening low pressure tracking through Lower Michigan caused heavy snowfall to affect much of central Upper Michigan beginning on the 10th and lasting through the 11th.

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 Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 9, 3:50 PM EST, 16 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 3:50 PM EST, 16 hours 10 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Baraga

When
January 10, 8:00 AM EST to January 11, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Baraga forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
46.700, -88.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Multiple reports of heavy snowfall in the county include the CO-OP observer HERM4 2 SE Herman reporting 10 inches of snow, a public report 5 miles southeast of Mount Arvon reporting 8 inches of snow, and a trained spotter report of 6.9 inches 2 miles south of Baraga, with that report noting most fell from 11 AM on the 10th to midnight the 10th into the 11th. Key impacts: difficult travel conditions.

Winter Storm, Marquette

When
January 10, 10:00 AM EST to January 11, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Marquette forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
46.663, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snowfall was recorded in many locations in Marquette County, including the official NWS Marquette observation in Negaunee Township reaching 8 inches by midnight on the 10th into the 11th and a storm total of 10.3 inches. The highest reports were a public report 2 miles west of Ishpeming of 12 inches and the 1 NNE Arnold CO-OP Observer also reporting 12 inches of snow. Key impacts: difficult travel conditions.

Winter Storm, Menominee

When
January 10, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Menominee forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
45.525, -87.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Multiple reports of heavy snowfall in the county include a CoCoRaHS report of 8.7 inches of snow in Spalding, a public report in Cedar River of 9 inches, and a trained spotter report 2 miles east of Daggett of 7.5 inches. Key impacts: Difficult travel conditions.

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

More

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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: 1313929, 1313927, 1313928.