Ice Storm in Michigan

Events

430

Deaths

2

Injuries

5

Damage

$317 million

• Ice Storm in Michigan, April 3 to 5, 20031 death · 2 injured · $161 million · 13 eventsAn arctic frontal boundary moved south of the state by the morning of April 3, 2003. This front dropped temperatures to the freezing mark generally along and north of a Brighton to St Clair Shores line. Then, a series of low pressure systems moved across the front.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Michigan, February 22 to 23, 20231 death · $3.1 million · 18 eventsA major ice storm impacted much of southern Lower Michigan while areas of moderate to heavy snow impacted central Lower Michigan on February 22, 2023.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 22 to 23, 2023$46 million · 12 eventsA major winter storm impacted Southeast Michigan during the daytime and evening hours of February 22, 2023.
• Ice Storm in Michigan, December 21 to 22, 2013$29 million · 10 eventsA winter storm impacted a large swath of the country from the southern Plains through the Midwest and into the Northeast on the last weekend before Christmas.
• Ice Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 14, 1997$19 million · 17 eventsLow pressure tracked from the central Plains northeast across southeast lower Michigan late on the 13th through the 14th. The storm brought widespread precipitation to southeast Michigan from late on the 13th through midday on the 14th.
• Ice Storm in Michigan, February 5 to 7, 2019$24 million · 10 eventsTwo periods of freezing rain from February 5th through February 7th resulted in significant ice accumulation on the order of a half to three quarters of an inch across portions of central lower Michigan. This resulted in thousands of downed trees, limbs and power lines.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Michigan, December 21 to 22, 2013$18 million · 9 eventsAn Ice Storm affected portions of Southern Lower Michigan from December 21-22. Ice accumulations of one half to three quarters of an inch occurred across much of Barry, Eaton, Clinton, Ingham, and northern Calhoun and Jackson counties.
• Ice Storm in Michigan, April 3 to 5, 2003$4.9 million · 17 eventsA major ice storm affected much of southern lower Michigan, causing hundreds of thousands of people to lose power. The weight of the ice brought down thousands of trees and limbs and hundreds of power lines.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 20 to 21, 2011$5.0 million · 14 eventsA big winter storm impacted southeast Michigan, with 5 to 10 inches of snow falling across the majority of the area. Snow turned to ice near the Ohio border, where a major ice storm occured.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Michigan, January 30 to 31, 20022 injured · $820,000 · 19 eventsThe prolonged period of winter weather across southeast Michigan from January 30th to February 1st was the result of a series of low pressure systems that developed in Texas and moved northeastward along an arctic frontal boundary.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 14 to 15, 2007$2.0 million · 14 eventsA strong and developing low pressure system lifted northeast out of the Plains and tracked across northwest Ohio and eventually into upstate New York.
• Ice Storm and Flooding in Michigan, January 11 to 12, 2020$900,000 · 22 eventsA winter storm tracking through southeast Michigan brought heavy rain and freezing rain, with about a quarter of an inch ice from US-10 south to about M-57. Many accidents and spin outs occurred across the Tri-Cities region and Flint vicinity due to the icy roads.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 16, 2006$1.0 million · 13 eventsA major ice storm developed across much of central lower Michigan producing around a quarter to half inch of ice accumulation between Route 10 and I-96.
• Ice Storm in Michigan, February 16, 2006$1.0 million · 3 eventsA significant ice storm hit the Tri Cities as warm air aloft surged north ahead of a warm front. The front made it as far north as Flint before stalling out. North of the front, surface temperatures remained below freezing.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 1, 2006$310,000 · 23 eventsA strong early winter season low pressure system brought snow and freezing rain to southwestern and west central lower Michigan.
• Ice Storm in Michigan, December 17 to 18, 2002$500,000 · 4 eventsA period of freezing rain began across the I-94 and I-96 corridors of central and southern lower Michigan during the late evening hours of the 17th and lifted north overnight.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Michigan, April 26 to 27, 2017$350,000 · 9 eventsA pair of low pressure systems moving along a stalled out frontal boundary produced moderate to heavy freezing rain over portions of Upper Michigan from the 26th into the 27th.
• Ice Storm in Michigan, February 13 to 14, 2005$275,000 · 5 eventsSnow changed to freezing rain during the late evening hours of February 13th, resulting in a minor ice storm which resulted in approximately three tenths to four tenths of an inch of ice accumulation which brought down some trees and power lines.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Michigan, April 11 to 12, 2013$155,000 · 14 eventsA large and complex low pressure system lifted toward the southern and western Great Lakes region, bumping into high pressure over northern Ontario and Quebec. The high helped anchor cold air in place at low levels, while warm and moist air surged in aloft ahead of the low.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Michigan, March 22 to 23, 2022$105,000 · 14 eventsWarmer, moist air moving across a shallow layer of cold air at the surface produced fairly widespread freezing rain for portions of west and central Upper Michigan from the 22nd into the 23rd.
• Ice Storm in Michigan, December 1, 2019$110,000 · 3 eventsA quarter inch of ice accumulated in the Tri-Cities region, followed by 1 to 2 inches of snow. The ice and strong easterly winds of 30 mph or greater lead to tree damage and downed trees, with power outages occurring over Midland and Bay Counties.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Michigan, February 4, 2019$52,000 · 16 eventsA strong winter storm tracking through the Upper Great Lakes dropped significant ice accumulation across much of Upper Michigan on the 4th. As a result, schools were closed throughout Upper Michigan on the 4th.
• Ice Storm in Michigan, February 24 to 25, 2007$90,000 · 3 eventsA late February storm system brought widespread precipitation in the form of mainly freezing rain. Several locations did see periods of sleet during the event, however the ice accumulations posed the greatest threat.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Michigan, April 4 to 5, 2023$50,000 · 13 eventsA warm front lifting north from the Central Plains and Lower Great Lakes brought showers and thunderstorms across the area which turned to widespread freezing rain late from the 4th into the early morning of the 5th across west and central Upper Michigan.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Michigan, March 1 to 2, 2007$43,000 · 13 eventsA strong low pressure system approached the region from the southwest. Associated precipitation spread northward into the region on the 1st.

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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 2026-09-24.