Winter Storm — Ottawa, Michigan

2026-01-21 · Ottawa, Michigan

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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_id 1314814. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.