A clipper low pressure system tracking across Lake Superior and stalling out over southeast Ontario brought moderate snow and locally heavy lake effect snow to portions of west and central Upper Michigan from the 17th into the 20th.

Winter Weather in BARAGA, MICHIGAN
From 19-JAN-09 03:00:00 to 20-JAN-09 07:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The observer four miles northwest of Herman measured 10.5 inches of snow in 27 hours.

Winter Weather in KEWEENAW, MICHIGAN
From 18-JAN-09 20:00:00 to 19-JAN-09 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The observer in Mohawk measured five inches of snow in 12 hours.

Winter Weather in NORTHERN HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN
From 18-JAN-09 10:00:00 to 18-JAN-09 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Six inches of lake effect snow fell at Calumet over a 13-hour period.

Winter Weather in ALGER, MICHIGAN
From 18-JAN-09 17:00:00 to 18-JAN-09 22:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Chatham received 4.5 inches of lake effect snow in less than six hours.

Winter Weather in GOGEBIC, MICHIGAN
From 18-JAN-09 07:00:00 to 19-JAN-09 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Observers near Ironwood reported storm total snowfall amounts exceeding a foot.

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT, MICHIGAN
From 17-JAN-09 06:00:00 to 17-JAN-09 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A spotter ten miles east of Manistique measured 14 inches of snow in 10 hours. The observer reported that highways were snow-packed and slippery, including Highway US-2.

Winter Weather in IRON, MICHIGAN
From 18-JAN-09 02:00:00 to 18-JAN-09 08:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The observer in Amasa measured four inches of snow in six hours.

Winter Weather in DICKINSON, MICHIGAN
From 18-JAN-09 03:00:00 to 18-JAN-09 17:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

The spotter just east of Foster City measured a storm total snowfall of 7.2 inches.

Winter Weather in DELTA, MICHIGAN
From 18-JAN-09 06:00:00 to 18-JAN-09 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Observers over eastern Delta County measured anywhere from 4 to 5 inches of snow in 12 hours.

Lake-Effect Snow in ONTONAGON, MICHIGAN
From 19-JAN-09 07:00:00 to 20-JAN-09 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The observer eight miles southwest of Ontonagon measured 13 inches of snow in 24 hours.

Winter Weather in MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN
From 18-JAN-09 07:00:00 to 19-JAN-09 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

The National Weather Service in Negaunee Township meassured 9.3 inches of lake effect snow in 24 hours and 6.6 inches in 12 hours.

Winter Weather in DELTA, MICHIGAN
From 19-JAN-09 09:00:00 to 20-JAN-09 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Spotters reported six to seven inches of snow between Rock and Gladstone.

Lake-Effect Snow in ONTONAGON, MICHIGAN
From 17-JAN-09 09:00:00 to 19-JAN-09 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The observer in Rockland measured 14 inches of snow in the 24-hour period ending on the morning of the 18th. The observer in Ontonagon measured 9 inches of snow in the 24-hour period ending on the morning of the 19th.

Lake-Effect Snow in MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN
From 19-JAN-09 10:00:00 to 20-JAN-09 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The observer four miles southeast of Harvey measured 12 inches of lake effect snow in eight hours. Six inches of snow fell between 5 and 630 pm on the 19th. The observer near Carlshend measured 18 inches of snow in less than 24 hours.
The National Weather Service in Negaunee Township measured 7.2 inches of snow in the 12-hour period ending on the morning of the 20th.