January 4 Lake Effect Snow

Overview

Cold northeasterly winds over the relatively waters of Lake Huron produced lake effect snow over Southeast Michigan on January 4.  Most areas saw little to no accumulation, but areas downwind of Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay saw significant accumulation.  The greatest totals occurred from Port Sanilac through Port Huron, where 6 to 10 inches was reported.  Another very narrow lake effect band remained nearly stationary over the Saginaw Bay shoreline of Huron County southwestward into the city of Saginaw.  Amounts within the band were as high as 9 inches in the city of Saginaw, while areas 5-10 miles away (such as MBS airport and Bay City) saw little to no accumulation. 

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Radar

Radar loop through 5 PM

Radar loop courtesy of Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM).

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Local Storm Reports

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...STORM TOTALS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1142 AM EST TUE JAN 5 2016


STORM TOTAL SNOW REPORTS

LOCATION                  SNOWFALL     DURATION
                          (INCHES)      (HOURS)        LAT       LON

...HURON COUNTY...
   BAD AXE                 M   1.9           11     43.80N    83.00W
   5 NNW FILION            M   2.7           11     43.96N    83.04W
   HARBOR BEACH            E   3.5           11     43.85N    82.65W
   BAY PORT                E   4.5           11     43.85N    83.37W

...OAKLAND COUNTY...
   2 NNE WIXOM             E   1.0          1.5     42.55N    83.52W

...SAGINAW COUNTY...
   CHESANING               M   1.4            5     43.18N    84.12W
   4 NE SAGINAW            M   7.0            4     43.45N    83.89W
   4 S SAGINAW             M   9.0            4     43.37N    83.96W

...SANILAC COUNTY...
   SANDUSKY                E   3.5           11     43.42N    82.83W
   PECK                    E   4.0            8     43.26N    82.82W
   5 NE CROSWELL           E   5.0           11     43.33N    82.55W
   PORT SANILAC            E   8.0           11     43.43N    82.55W
   APPLEGATE               E   9.0           11     43.35N    82.64W

...ST. CLAIR COUNTY...
   YALE                    M   1.3           16     43.13N    82.80W
   MARYSVILLE              M   5.5           10     42.91N    82.48W
   2 S BLAINE              M   6.0           12     43.09N    82.58W
   2 E GOODELLS            M   6.5            8     42.98N    82.64W
   2 W PORT HURON          M   7.9           11     42.99N    82.47W
   2 W PORT HURON          M   8.1           10     42.99N    82.47W


M = MEASURED
E = ESTIMATED

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