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Winter in Baraga County, Michigan

330 winter storms and snow events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Winter Storm, Winter Weather, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Ice Storm, Lake-Effect Snow, Sleet.

330 events · 1 deaths recorded · peak month January · county share of state 3.0%

Winter event locations in and around Baraga County. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.

NCEI records 330 winter events in Baraga County, Michigan, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 30 years.

January is the busiest month, with 63 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 270 events against 60 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 3% of the 10,836 winter events recorded in Michigan; its 36.7 per 100 square miles compares with 19.1 statewide.

NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to winter storms and snow.

Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.

Compared with Michigan

Measure	Baraga County	Michigan	US
Winter events since 1950	330	10,836	287,339
Per 100 square miles	36.7	19.1	8.1
Per 10,000 residents	401.7	10.8	8.7
Deaths recorded	1	52	2,509
Busiest month	January	January	January

By year

195019882026

Winter events recorded in Baraga County per year, 1950 to 2026 (2026 is partial).

Seasonality

Jan
63Feb
53Mar
50Apr
38May
4Jun
0Jul
0Aug
0Sep
0Oct
10Nov
50Dec
62

Winter events in Baraga County by month of occurrence, all years.

Recorded events

The 193 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 330. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

Date	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
2 Apr 2026	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Mar 2026	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Mar 2026	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Feb 2026	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Feb 2026	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Jan 2026	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2026	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Jan 2026	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Dec 2025	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Dec 2025	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Dec 2025	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Nov 2025	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Nov 2025	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Mar 2025	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Mar 2025	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Mar 2025	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2025	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Feb 2025	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Feb 2025	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Jan 2025	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Jan 2025	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Dec 2024	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Dec 2024	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Dec 2024	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Dec 2024	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Nov 2024	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Nov 2024	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Apr 2024	Blizzard	—	$5K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Mar 2024	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Mar 2024	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Feb 2024	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Feb 2024	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Feb 2024	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2024	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Jan 2024	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Nov 2023	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Nov 2023	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 May 2023	Winter Storm	—	$500K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Apr 2023	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Apr 2023	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Apr 2023	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Apr 2023	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Apr 2023	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Mar 2023	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Mar 2023	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Mar 2023	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2023	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Feb 2023	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Feb 2023	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Feb 2023	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Jan 2023	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Jan 2023	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Dec 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Dec 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Dec 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Nov 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Nov 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Nov 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Nov 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Oct 2022	Winter Storm	—	$10K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Apr 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Apr 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Mar 2022	Winter Weather	—	$2K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Mar 2022	Ice Storm	—	$10K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Mar 2022	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Feb 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Feb 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Feb 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Feb 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Jan 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Dec 2021	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Dec 2021	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Dec 2021	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Nov 2021	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Nov 2021	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Nov 2021	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Nov 2021	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Mar 2021	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Feb 2021	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Feb 2021	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Dec 2020	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Dec 2020	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Dec 2020	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Dec 2020	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Nov 2020	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Nov 2020	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Oct 2020	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Oct 2020	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Apr 2020	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Mar 2020	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Mar 2020	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2020	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Feb 2020	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Jan 2020	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Jan 2020	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Dec 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Dec 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Dec 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Dec 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Dec 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Nov 2019	Winter Storm	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Nov 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Nov 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Apr 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Mar 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Feb 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Feb 2019	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Feb 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Feb 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Feb 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Feb 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Jan 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jan 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Jan 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2019	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Dec 2018	Winter Weather	—	$15K	—	1	1	Forecast zone
2 Dec 2018	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Nov 2018	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Mar 2017	Winter Weather	—	$60K	—	—	5	Forecast zone
3 Dec 2011	Winter Weather	—	$4K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Nov 2011	Winter Storm	—	$2K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Mar 2008	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Dec 2007	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Dec 2007	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Dec 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Nov 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Apr 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Jan 2007	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Jan 2007	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Oct 2006	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Oct 2006	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Mar 2006	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Feb 2006	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Jan 2006	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Nov 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Nov 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Feb 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Jan 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2005	Sleet	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Dec 2004	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Dec 2004	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Nov 2004	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Mar 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Jan 2004	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Jan 2004	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Dec 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Nov 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Mar 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Feb 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Dec 2002	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Nov 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Mar 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Mar 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Mar 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Feb 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Feb 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Dec 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Nov 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Oct 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Dec 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Dec 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Nov 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Mar 2000	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Mar 2000	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Jan 1999	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Dec 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Nov 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 May 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Mar 1997	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Jan 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jan 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Jan 1997	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Jan 1997	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Jan 1997	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Dec 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Dec 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Dec 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Dec 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Nov 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Apr 1996	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Apr 1996	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Feb 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Feb 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Jan 1996	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Jan 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 1996	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone

Questions and answers

How many winter events has Baraga County had?

330 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of winter storms and snow became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.

When was the last recorded winter event in Baraga County?

2 Apr 2026 (Winter Storm). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

What was the most damaging winter event recorded in Baraga County?

The winter storm of 1 May 2023, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $500K.

How does Baraga County compare with Michigan for winter?

36.7 events per 100 square miles against 19.1 statewide; the county holds 330 of the state's 10,836 recorded events.

Provenance

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Winter hub and the county page.