Sleet in Michigan
Every sleet event the National Weather Service has filed in Michigan, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Sleet accumulating half an inch or more.
The most significant on the map
The most significant sleet episodes in Michigan.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 35
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Sleet in Michigan, December 29, 2015Low pressure tracked north through the western Great Lakes, producing a significant winter storm for much of the region. Lower Michigan received a combination of snow, sleet, and freezing rain.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 14, 2006A low pressure system developing over the central Plains deepened rapidly as it moved across eastern Upper Michigan on the evening of the 13th.
- Ice Storm and Sleet in Michigan, January 1 to 2, 2005Warm, moist air advancing northward ahead of a Plains storm system brought widespread significant accumulation of sleet or freezing rain to much of west and central Upper Michigan on the night of the 1st.
- Ice Storm and Sleet in Michigan, December 1, 2006A period of freezing rain and sleet had a minimal to moderate impact on central and northern sections of Southeast Michigan. Parts of the Tri-Cities area received over an inch of sleet and up to 2 inches of snow, leading to multiple spin-outs.
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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 2026-09-24.