National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

A strong low pressure system tracked through the Ohio Valley bringing heavy snow to southeast Michigan on the evening of February 1, 2011. Heavy snow and strong winds gusting to 40 to 50 mph created Blizzard-like conditions across much of the area during the overnight hours...mainly through the Saginaw Valley.  After a break in the snowfall during the early morning hours, another round of snow made its way into the area during the day on February 2, 2011 as the low pressure system tracked through the eastern Great Lakes. Snowfall totals ranged from 6 to 10 inches south of M-59, with 10 to 14 inches of snow across the Saginaw Valley and the Thumb region.  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
638 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011


STORM TOTAL SNOW REPORTS

LOCATION                  SNOWFALL     DURATION
                          (INCHES)      (HOURS)        LAT       LON

...LENAWEE COUNTY...
   TIPTON                  M   5.8           12     42.02N    84.06W
   TECUMSEH                M   7.0           10     42.01N    83.94W

...BAY COUNTY...
   8 NNE MIDLAND           M  10.0           18     43.73N    84.17W
   ESSEXVILLE              M  10.5           18     43.61N    83.84W
   4 N BAY CITY            E  12.0           18     43.65N    83.89W
   PINCONNING              M  12.0           18     43.86N    83.96W

...GENESEE COUNTY...
   FLINT                   M   9.9           18     43.02N    83.69W
   FLUSHING                M  11.0           18     43.06N    83.84W

...HURON COUNTY...
   KINDE                   M  12.0           18     43.94N    82.99W
   BAD AXE                 M  13.5           18     43.80N    83.00W
   PIGEON                  M  14.0           18     43.83N    83.27W

...LAPEER COUNTY...
   LAPEER                  M  13.6           18     43.05N    83.32W

...LENAWEE COUNTY...
   1 SW BLISSFIELD         M   5.2           12     41.82N    83.88W
   MORENCI                 M   5.8           12     41.72N    84.22W
   TECUMSEH                M   7.0           12     42.01N    83.94W
   6 ENE ADRIAN            M   8.0           12     41.93N    83.94W

...LIVINGSTON COUNTY...
   2 W SOUTH LYON          M   6.0           18     42.46N    83.69W
   HOWELL                  M   6.2           18     42.61N    83.94W

...MACOMB COUNTY...
   EASTPOINTE              M   8.0           18     42.47N    82.96W
   RAY CENTER              M   8.2           18     42.76N    82.90W

...MIDLAND COUNTY...
   2 SE BOMBAY             E  11.0           15     43.72N    84.25W
   MIDLAND                 M  11.0           18     43.62N    84.23W
   4 W MIDLAND             M  12.5           18     43.62N    84.31W

...MONROE COUNTY...
   3 SW MONROE             M   5.8           12     41.89N    83.43W
   MILAN                   M   6.0           13     42.09N    83.68W
   MONROE                  M   6.0            5     41.92N    83.39W

...OAKLAND COUNTY...
   FERNDALE                M   5.0           18     42.46N    83.13W
   ROCHESTER HILLS         M   6.5           18     42.67N    83.16W
   HIGHLAND                M   7.0           18     42.64N    83.62W
   WHITE LAKE              M   7.6           18     42.65N    83.50W
   CLARKSTON               M   9.5           18     42.74N    83.42W
   LAKE ORION              M  10.0           18     42.78N    83.24W

...SAGINAW COUNTY...
   5 N CLIO                M   9.8           15     43.25N    83.74W
   5 S MERRILL             M  10.5           18     43.34N    84.34W
   HEMLOCK                 M  11.0           14     43.42N    84.23W
   SAGINAW                 M  11.0           18     43.42N    83.95W
   FREELAND                M  11.5           15     43.52N    84.12W
   BRIDGEPORT              M  13.0           18     43.38N    83.88W

...SANILAC COUNTY...
   MARLETTE                M  10.0           18     43.33N    83.08W
   SANDUSKY                M  12.0           18     43.42N    82.83W
   LEXINGTON               M  13.5           18     43.27N    82.53W

...SHIAWASSEE COUNTY...
   NEW LOTHROP             M   7.0           18     43.12N    83.97W
   CORUNNA                 M   8.0           18     42.98N    84.12W

...ST. CLAIR COUNTY...
   CAPAC                   M  14.0           18     43.01N    82.93W
   PORT HURON              M  14.0           18     42.99N    82.43W

...TUSCOLA COUNTY...
   FAIRGROVE               M  11.0           18     43.52N    83.54W
   MAYVILLE                M  13.0           18     43.34N    83.35W

...WASHTENAW COUNTY...
   ANN ARBOR               M   7.0           18     42.28N    83.73W
   CHELSEA                 M   7.6           18     42.31N    84.02W
   DEXTER                  M   8.5           18     42.33N    83.88W

...WAYNE COUNTY...
   LIVONIA                 M   6.6           18     42.40N    83.37W
   BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP     M   8.0           15     42.15N    83.26W
   GARDEN CITY             M   8.8           18     42.33N    83.33W
   WYANDOTTE               M   8.8           18     42.21N    83.16W
   RIVERVIEW               M   9.0           18     42.17N    83.19W
   ROMULUS                 M   9.0           18     42.22N    83.37W


M = MEASURED
E = ESTIMATED