Arctic low pressure dropped southeast from Canada during the night of the fourth into the 5th.  This system combined with a southern Plains system that also moved in on the 5th to bring as much as 15 to 17 inches of snow to portions of southern lower Michigan, with numerous reports of over a foot of snow.  This resulted in numerous accidents and school closures.

Heavy Snow in INGHAM, MICHIGAN
From 04-JAN-14 20:00:00 to 05-JAN-14 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Fourteen inches of snow was reported in Okemos, with a foot reported in Holt.

Heavy Snow in GRATIOT, MICHIGAN
From 04-JAN-14 19:00:00 to 05-JAN-14 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Up to a foot of snow across the county.

Heavy Snow in MONTCALM, MICHIGAN
From 04-JAN-14 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Up to one foot of snow with dangerous wind chills of at least thirty below zero.

Heavy Snow in OCEANA, MICHIGAN
From 05-JAN-14 10:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Up to a foot of snow with many closed roads. Dangerous wind chills below thirty below zero.

Heavy Snow in JACKSON, MICHIGAN
From 04-JAN-14 19:00:00 to 05-JAN-14 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

More than one foot of snow with wind chills between thirty and forty below zero.

Heavy Snow in BARRY, MICHIGAN
From 06-JAN-14 08:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Up to a foot of snow fell across Barry County.

Heavy Snow in ALLEGAN, MICHIGAN
From 04-JAN-14 19:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Around a foot of snow fell across portions of Allegan county.  13 inches of snow was reported near Martin and 11 inches fell in Otsego and Hopkins.

Heavy Snow in KENT, MICHIGAN
From 04-JAN-14 20:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Seven to eight inches of snow fell in and near Grand Rapids, with lighter snowfall amounts reported across northern Kent county.

Heavy Snow in OTTAWA, MICHIGAN
From 04-JAN-14 20:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Nine inches of snow was measured at Jenison and Allendale.

Heavy Snow in KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
From 04-JAN-14 19:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Seventeen inches of snow was reported in Augusta, with around a foot in Kalamazoo and 16 inches reported in Vicksburg.

Heavy Snow in VAN BUREN, MICHIGAN
From 04-JAN-14 19:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

More than a foot of snow fell across Van Buren County. Also experienced wind chill values thirty to forty degrees below zero.

Heavy Snow in IONIA, MICHIGAN
From 04-JAN-14 19:00:00 to 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

More than one foot of snow across most of southern Ionia County plus wind chills thirty below zero.

Heavy Snow in MASON, MICHIGAN
From 05-JAN-14 10:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Up to a foot of snow with many closed roads. Dangerous wind chills below thirty below zero.

Heavy Snow in MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN
From 05-JAN-14 10:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Up to a foot of snow with many closed roads. Dangerous wind chills below thirty below zero.

Heavy Snow in CALHOUN, MICHIGAN
From 04-JAN-14 19:00:00 to 05-JAN-14 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Seventeen inches of snow fell in Marshall and fifteen was reported in Albion.  Eleven inches of snow fell in Battle Creek.

Heavy Snow in BARRY, MICHIGAN
From 04-JAN-14 19:00:00 to 05-JAN-14 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Fifteen inches of snow fell in Orangeville and a foot of snow fell in Hastings and Delton.

Heavy Snow in CLINTON, MICHIGAN
From 04-JAN-14 20:00:00 to 05-JAN-14 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An observer measured sixteen inches of snow in Dewitt and there were a couple of other reports of over 14 inches of snow near Bath.

Heavy Snow in EATON, MICHIGAN
From 04-JAN-14 19:00:00 to 05-JAN-14 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trained spotters measured fifteen inches of snow in Eaton Rapids and Bellevue.