Hillsdale storm history

Man went outside to check possible lightning damage to barn. While standing outside of barn was hitby lightning and died shortly after at Hillsdale Community Health Center.

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 as the snow squall moved through. A trained spotter reported visibility reducti…

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 6 and 9 inches. There was a report of 7.0 inches 3 miles east-nor…

Emergency manager reported trees and limbs down near the town of Moscow on Milnes Road.

Report of powerlines down on Mosherville Rd.

The public reports that trees are down.

Trees and power lines down throughout the county.

Partial barn collapse. Barn looks old and in poor condition.

Dispatch reports a few trees and powerlines down across the county.

Large tree down near Territorial road and Hillsdale Road.

The combination of temperatures in the single digits below zero and gusty southwest winds of around 20 mph produced minimum wind chills to 25 to 30 below zero during the morning hours. A wind chill of 28 below zero was reported by an AWOS station in Hillsdale, MI at 8:35am Januar…

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 …

Several trees down or uprooted around McCourite park. Photos on Twitter.

Several large tree branches and a few trees down.

Numerous large trees uprooted or down at the mobile home park in Somerset Center. Photos on Twitter.

Several trees snapped on Jerome road.

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 8 and 10 inches across the c…

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 estimated around one half of an inch were reported in th…

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 Saturday morning. Storm total snowfall amounts ranged from 1 to 4 inches with the highest amounts across the northern portions of the county. Widesp…

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…

Several reports of trees and wires down within the county.

A trained spotter reported a 60 mph near Moscow Michigan.

A trained spotter reported a large tree limb was blown down.

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 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 12.0 inches 1 mile northeast of M…

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…

Camden CWOP reported a 60 mph wind gust during the 9 AM hour. 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.

Several power lines and trees down in Allen Township.

Trees down on power lines west of Hillsdale.

Several power lines and trees down in Jefferson Township.

Several large trees down across the road.

Power poles and lines down. Trees down.

Trees down blocking the road.

Trees down, some onto buildings. Power lines and poles down.

Numerous branches down, damaging a car. Estimated 12-14 inches in diameter. Tree uprooted.

Tree tops snapped and trees uprooted. Wires down.

Three foot diameter tree snapped. Large 1-2 ft diameter limb down. Power pole snapped and leaning on a house. Damage along Mosherville Rd at 2 separate residences.

Three inch tree limbs broken. Power poles broken. Report from MPing.

Multiple trees down in Hillsdale.

A few trees down.