Overview
A very dry and frigid air mass preceded a long-duration snowstorm that impacted Southeast Michigan on Sunday, January 25th. Because much of the region already had 2 to 6 inches of snow on the ground, obtaining accurate new snowfall reports from the public proved challenging.
Southeast Michigan sat on the northern fringe of a major winter system that impacted most of the eastern half of the United States. Due to the lingering cold air, snowflake size remained small as temperatures only rose into the mid-teens by Sunday evening. Consequently, the majority of Southeast Michigan saw 2 to 5 inches of dry, powdery snow by the time the system exited on Monday morning, January 26th.
Higher totals occurred in two specific areas:
The Southern Border: Better moisture near the Michigan-Ohio border allowed parts of Monroe County to see 7+ inches.
The Eastern Thumb: Northeast winds off Lake Huron added localized moisture, resulting in isolated totals of 7+ inches along the lakeshore.
Conversely, the dry air held strongest across Midland, Bay, and Saginaw counties, where totals remained largely under 2 inches.
Snow Totals
Public Information Statement...Summary
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
502 PM EST Mon Jan 26 2026
STORM TOTAL SNOW REPORTS
Location Snowfall Duration
(Inches) (Hours) Lat Lon
...Bay County...
2 NE Auburn M 1.8 24 43.62N 84.05W
...Genesee County...
Grand Blanc M 2.5 22 42.93N 83.62W
4 N Burton M 3.0 24 43.05N 83.62W
4 SE Birch Run M 3.5 36 43.21N 83.73W
Flint Bishop Airport M 4.5 36 42.97N 83.75W
...Huron County...
Bad Axe M 4.1 24 43.80N 83.00W
Harbor Beach M 5.0 30 43.85N 82.65W
...Lapeer County...
2 W Lapeer M 3.0 24 43.05N 83.36W
Lapeer M 3.0 24 43.05N 83.32W
Lapeer M 4.5 36 43.05N 83.32W
...Lenawee County...
Morenci M 5.5 30 41.72N 84.22W
...Livingston County...
Howell M 2.3 21 42.61N 83.94W
...Macomb County...
Shelby Township M 3.9 22 42.67N 83.03W
Macomb Township M 4.0 21 42.67N 82.92W
Richmond M 4.1 24 42.81N 82.75W
Eastpointe M 4.8 22 42.47N 82.96W
...Monroe County...
Dundee M 2.8 24 41.96N 83.66W
1 SE Carleton M 6.5 36 42.05N 83.37W
Monroe M 6.5 21 41.92N 83.39W
4 S Maybee M 7.0 36 41.95N 83.52W
5 E Dundee M 7.0 36 41.96N 83.56W
Temperance M 7.3 30 41.77N 83.57W
...Oakland County...
Bloomfield Hills M 2.1 21 42.58N 83.25W
2 NE Wixom M 2.4 21 42.55N 83.51W
2 SW Novi M 3.1 22 42.46N 83.52W
4 E White Lake M 3.2 36 42.65N 83.43W
Ortonville M 3.4 24 42.85N 83.44W
Troy M 3.9 22 42.58N 83.14W
Berkley M 4.0 36 42.50N 83.18W
...Saginaw County...
Saginaw M 1.8 30 43.42N 83.95W
...Sanilac County...
Lexington M 2.8 24 43.27N 82.53W
Croswell M 6.5 21 43.27N 82.62W
3 NW Croswell M 7.7 36 43.30N 82.66W
...Shiawassee County...
Owosso M 2.5 36 43.00N 84.18W
...St. Clair County...
Port Huron M 4.5 36 42.99N 82.43W
Columbus M 4.9 24 42.88N 82.66W
Algonac M 6.5 30 42.62N 82.53W
Marysville M 6.5 36 42.91N 82.48W
Jeddo M 8.0 36 43.15N 82.58W
...Tuscola County...
Cass City M 2.0 24 43.60N 83.18W
Caro M 3.0 30 43.49N 83.40W
Unionville M 4.0 24 43.65N 83.47W
...Washtenaw County...
Manchester M 3.5 22 42.15N 84.04W
Ypsilanti M 3.7 21 42.24N 83.62W
...Wayne County...
Grosse Pointe Farms M 3.0 24 42.41N 82.89W
2 NW Dearborn Heights M 4.3 24 42.36N 83.30W
2 SE Romulus M 4.9 36 42.20N 83.34W
Wyandotte M 5.2 36 42.21N 83.15W
M = Measured
E = Estimated
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Estimated snowfall totals across Southeast Michigan from January 25-26, 2026. |
Radar
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Radar: NEXRAD mosaic base reflectivity radar loop from January 25-26, 2026 |
Radar loop courtesy of Iowa Environmental Mesonet (IEM)
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