St. Joseph storm history

Dense fog was widespread across the county through the period. Local law enforcement said a 60 year old man was killed in a two vehicle crash. The man was driving west on Pleasant Road around 5 p.m. Sunday. A vehicle driven by a 27 year old male, was northbound on Summit Road, an…

A 45 year old man leaning against a tree was seriously injured when the tree was struck by lightning. He later died of his injuries.

Emergency management reported a 36 year old female was driving in Sturgis when a large tree fell on her vehicle and crushed it. The driver was killed instantly.

A 71 year old male was killed when a large tree fell on his vehicle and crushed it as he was driving north of Colon. The driver was killed instantly.

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 ranged from 3 to 6 inches. A report from emergency management of around 6 inches of snow was…

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…

The AWOS in Sturgis (KIRS) recorded a 61 mph wind gust.

Several trees down in Burr Oak.

The AWOS at the Three Rivers airport (KHAI) recorded a 59 mph wind gust.

Emergency management officials reported tree limbs and power lines down from Three Rivers to Mendon.

Numerous trees or limbs down in the areas of US 131 and SR 216.

Several reports of trees and branches down in and around Sturgis.

Photos received of numerous, large glass panes blown out of a tire shop. Semi trailer blown over in the parking lot. Roof damage possible.

No power at the Three River Airport. Multiple trees down in the area.

Huge tree down on power lines.

An arctic front plunged through during the evening hours on December 4th with bouts of moderate snow and wind gusts in excess of 45 mph. Near zero visibility and a flash freeze were reported. A transition to pure lake effect snow then took place on December 5th. The worst of the …

Multiple trees down at Meyer Broadway County Park.

Large tree down on south Lincoln Ave.

A few trees down near South Main Street.

Picture on Facebook of damage to an oak tree along the St. Joseph River.

St. Joseph County dispatch reported numerous trees and powerlines down in Three Rivers. Power is out. Two injuries reported as a car collided with a downed tree in the road.

Pictures of tennis ball size hail.

Photo on Twitter, X, of 4 inch hail.

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 30 below zero was reported by an AWOS station in Sturgis, MI at 8:35am January …

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 …

Large tree down in Sturgis.

Tree limbs down, a fence was damaged, and a house sustained siding damage.

Multiple trees down along Highway 66.

Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted in Burr Oak. Photos on Twitter.

Spotter estimated 70 mph wind gusts. Trees are down and crops have been blown over.

A trained spotter reported 1 inch diameter hail.

Ping pong ball size hail was reported by a trained spotter.

A trained spotter reported one-inch diameter hail.

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 5 and 8 inches across the co…

Periods of freezing rain led to light to moderate ice accretion on elevated surfaces. The combination of this ice accretion and gusty winds to around 35 mph led to some tree and power line damage across the county.

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 evening. Storm total snowfall amounts ranged from 4 to 6 inches across the western portions of the county to 2 to 4 inches across the easte…

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…

Another round of lake effect snow accumulated to between 2 and 5 inches, heaviest during the morning hours of November 18th when snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour were briefly reported. Temperatures falling into the 20s, snow already on the ground, and gusty winds also all…