Winter Storm in Ottawa, Michigan

Winter Storm January 21, 2026 · Ottawa, Michigan

What the National Weather Service wrote

Snow of 3 to 8 inches with some reports of over 10 inches of snow occurred near the lakeshore.

The wider storm

Heavy lake effect snow fell beginning in the early morning hours on January 21. This was additional snowfall on top of what was received in a snow and blowing snow winter storm on January 19-20.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1314814. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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