Branch storm history

A brief burst of light to moderate snow, mixed at times with sleet during the evening hours switched over to freezing rain into the early morning hours of the 2nd. Ice accumulations of a tenth to quarted inch coated trees, power lines and roads. More than 2 dozen slide offs and a…

A brief period of system snow during the early morning of December 29th was followed by lake effect snow showers from mid morning through the evening hours. Storm total snow accumulations were estimated to be 2 to 4 inches acorss the far west and northwest portions of the county.…

A snow squall produced a brief period of heavier snow and wind gusts to 35 mph at times. Significant visibility reductions to less than one quarter of a mile due to snow and blowing snow were reported by trained spotters as the snow squall moved through.

Moderate to heavy snow developed during the morning hours of November 29th and continued through the early morning hours of November 30th. This was a wet snow with total snow accumulations generally ranging between 7 and 10 inches. Visibilities were reduced to a quarter of a mile…

A couple reports of large trees and branches down around Branch county.

Damage to a mobile home park. Healthy trees around 1 foot in diameter downed. Some trees fell onto cares and home causing structural damage.

Widespread tree damage to a mobile home park southwest of Coldwater.

The AWOS at the Coldwater Airport (KOEB) recorded a 59 mph wind gust.

Report from mping.

Picture on Twitter, X, of 4 inch diameter hail.

The combination of temperatures in the single digits below zero and gusty southwest winds of around 20 mph produced minimum wind chills to around 30 below zero during the morning hours. A wind chill of 31 below zero was reported by an AWOS station in Coldwater, MI at 9:03am Janua…

A few rounds of snowfall occurred across the area. The first period of snow was during the daytime of January 12th. After a lull during the evening hours of January 12th, lake enhanced and lake effect snow moved back in during the early morning hours of January 13th. Storm total …

Estimated 60 mph wind gust.

Trees and powerlines down in Union City. Highway M60 is impassable in spots, closed by state police.

A trained spotter estimated a wind gusts of 60 mph.

Heavy wet snow, wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph, and visibilities reduced to less than a quarter of a mile at times created difficult travel. There were a few reports of power outages and wind damage. Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged between 7 and 9 inches across the co…

Periods of freezing rain led to heavy ice accretion on elevated surfaces. The combination of this ice accretion and gusty winds to around 35 mph led to widespread tree and power line damage across the county. Ice accretions of two tenths to three tenths of an inch occurred on ele…

A wet, heavy, snow created difficult travel with reports of slide-offs, accidents and school closings on January 25th. The snow was heavy at times with inch per hour snowfall rates and visibilities less than a quarter of a mile observed. Snowfall generally ranged between 5 and 7 …

An arctic front brought sub-zero temperatures and strong wind gusts to 40 to 50 mph. This combination resulted in dangerous wind chills of 25 to 35 below zero from the early morning hours on December 23rd to the early morning hours on December 24th.

A major winter storm brought snow and blowing snow that led to blizzard conditions at times from early Friday morning through early afternoon Saturday. Storm total snowfall amounts ranged from 1 to 4 inches with the highest amounts across the northern portions of the county. Wide…

Lake effect snow showers, temperatures falling into the teens, and gusty winds to 40 mph developed behind an arctic cold front late on November 19th into the early morning hours of November 20th. Reduced visibilities and brief intense snowfall rates were observed with more intens…

Large branches up to a foot in diameter were downed. Boat lifts were twisted and a boat dock was flipped over.

A trained spotter reported five large trees down south of Coldwater.

Rain changed to a brief period of sleet and freezing rain, and then over to all snow during the afternoon hours of February 17th. The snow, moderate to heavy at times, continued into the evening hours. Heavy snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour reduced visibilities to less th…

Rain changed over to snow early on February 2nd, with periods of moderate to heavy snow continuing through the late evening hours of February 3rd. Winds also picked up on February 3rd which led to significant blowing and drifting. There was a report of 10.0 inches in Union City, …

Periods of freezing drizzle with temperatures in the upper 20s created icy roads on January 17th. There were numerous reports of rollovers and slide-offs, with a few roads briefly closed in the region due to accidents. A thin glaze of ice also developed on sidewalks, with some mi…

Nearby ASOS and AWOS sites reported wind gusts as great as 60 mph. Frequent gusts of 40 to 50 mph from west and northwest were observed in the area through the early afternoon. These wind gusts resulted in instances of tree damage and subsequent power outages.

Trees downed on Union City Road and State Road.

Trees uprooted or snapped. Roof blown off. Reported from MPing.

One to two foot diameter tree and several limbs down on a house causing gutter and siding damage.

The public reports a large tree was downed onto a home.

Numerous reports of trees and power lines down in the Marble Lake Area. Extensive damage at two campgrounds and a golf course. Trees onto the convenience store at the golf course.

A tree and large branches down with extensive damage to a fifth wheel trailer.

Tree limbs down along US-12.

Trees uprooted or snapped.

Large tree snapped and fell on house.

Power poles broken. Three inch tree limbs broken.