Widespread snow arrived in Southeast Michigan on the afternoon of January 11 and lasted into the morning hours of January 12, 2011 as a low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley. Snowfall totals across Metro Detroit totaled 3 to 5 inches, tapering off to 1 to 3 inches across Saginaw Valley and the northern Thumb. Lake effect snow provided a boost in snowfall totals across St. Clair county this morning where some locations received 6 to 8 inches. A graphic showing the reported snowfall totals and summary statement with reported snowfall amounts are below.
Snowfall Totals:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...STORM TOTALS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 1137 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 STORM TOTAL SNOW REPORTS LOCATION SNOWFALL DURATION (INCHES) (HOURS) LAT LON ...BAY COUNTY... AUBURN M 2.8 18 43.60N 84.08W ...GENESEE COUNTY... BURTON M 1.2 18 43.00N 83.62W GOODRICH M 1.8 18 42.92N 83.51W FLINT M 3.1 18 43.02N 83.69W ...HURON COUNTY... HARBOR BEACH M 1.4 18 43.85N 82.65W PORT HOPE M 1.5 18 43.94N 82.72W CASEVILLE M 2.0 18 43.94N 83.27W ...LAPEER COUNTY... LUM M 3.3 18 43.10N 83.15W ...LENAWEE COUNTY... TIPTON M 3.6 18 42.02N 84.06W HUDSON M 3.9 18 41.86N 84.35W MORENCI M 4.0 18 41.72N 84.22W ...LIVINGSTON COUNTY... HELL M 3.0 18 42.43N 83.99W HOWELL M 3.3 18 42.61N 83.94W ...MACOMB COUNTY... RICHMOND M 2.7 18 42.81N 82.75W 2 S ARMADA M 3.1 10 42.81N 82.88W 2 SE WARREN M 4.0 9 42.47N 83.00W 5 NE UTICA M 4.0 18 42.68N 82.95W CLINTON TOWNSHIP M 4.3 18 42.59N 82.92W STERLING HEIGHTS M 4.3 8 42.58N 83.03W UTICA M 4.5 18 42.63N 83.02W WARREN M 5.0 10 42.49N 83.03W NEW BALTIMORE M 6.3 18 42.68N 82.74W ...MIDLAND COUNTY... MIDLAND M 1.5 18 43.62N 84.23W ...MONROE COUNTY... MILAN M 4.0 18 42.09N 83.68W 3 SE NEWPORT M 4.8 18 41.97N 83.27W 3 SW MONROE M 4.8 18 41.89N 83.43W LA SALLE M 4.9 9 41.87N 83.45W SAMARIA M 5.0 18 41.81N 83.58W ...OAKLAND COUNTY... PONTIAC M 2.8 18 42.65N 83.29W WEST BLOOMFIELD M 2.8 18 42.57N 83.38W 4 SW MILFORD M 3.0 18 42.54N 83.66W FARMINGTON HILLS M 3.0 18 42.49N 83.38W FARMINGTON M 3.1 18 42.46N 83.38W BLOOMFIELD HILLS M 3.5 18 42.58N 83.25W COMMERCE M 3.7 18 42.59N 83.49W MILFORD M 4.0 10 42.59N 83.60W CLARKSTON M 4.1 18 42.74N 83.42W ROCHESTER HILLS M 4.3 18 42.67N 83.16W FERNDALE M 4.5 10 42.46N 83.13W LAKE ORION M 5.0 18 42.78N 83.24W ...SAGINAW COUNTY... FRANKENMUTH M 1.9 18 43.33N 83.74W CHESANING M 2.0 18 43.18N 84.12W FREELAND M 2.3 18 43.52N 84.12W SAGINAW M 2.5 18 43.42N 83.95W ...SANILAC COUNTY... MARLETTE M 1.0 18 43.33N 83.08W BROWN CITY M 2.8 18 43.21N 82.99W ...SHIAWASSEE COUNTY... 6 W DURAND M 2.5 18 42.91N 84.11W CORUNNA M 2.7 10 42.98N 84.12W ...ST. CLAIR COUNTY... CAPAC M 4.0 18 43.01N 82.93W EMMETT M 4.0 18 42.99N 82.77W FAIR HAVEN M 5.5 18 42.68N 82.65W PORT HURON M 5.6 18 42.99N 82.43W ALGONAC M 5.7 18 42.62N 82.53W YALE M 6.0 18 43.13N 82.80W WADHAMS M 6.3 18 42.99N 82.54W ST. CLAIR M 8.0 18 42.82N 82.49W ...WASHTENAW COUNTY... WHITMORE LAKE M 3.0 18 42.43N 83.75W ANN ARBOR M 4.0 18 42.28N 83.73W DEXTER M 4.0 18 42.33N 83.88W SALINE M 4.0 18 42.18N 83.78W ...WAYNE COUNTY... LIVONIA M 3.5 18 42.40N 83.37W DEARBORN M 4.1 18 42.31N 83.21W WYANDOTTE M 4.3 18 42.21N 83.16W CANTON M 4.6 18 42.31N 83.48W GROSSE POINTE FARMS M 5.0 18 42.40N 82.89W ROMULUS M 5.0 18 42.22N 83.37W RIVERVIEW M 5.2 10 42.17N 83.19W 2 NNE DOWNTOWN DETROIT M 5.3 18 42.36N 83.03W M = MEASURED E = ESTIMATED