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Winter in Chippewa County, Michigan

120 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.

120 events · 0 deaths recorded · peak month January · county share of state 1.1%

Winter event locations in and around Chippewa 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.

Chippewa County, Michigan, has 120 winter events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 24 different years.

January is the busiest month, with 35 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 55 events against 65 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 1.1% of the 10,836 winter events recorded in Michigan; its 7.7 per 100 square miles compares with 19.1 statewide.

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	Chippewa County	Michigan	US
Winter events since 1950	120	10,836	287,339
Per 100 square miles	7.7	19.1	8.1
Per 10,000 residents	32.6	10.8	8.7
Deaths recorded	0	52	2,509
Busiest month	January	January	January

By year

195019882026

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

Seasonality

Jan
35Feb
21Mar
12Apr
8May
0Jun
0Jul
0Aug
0Sep
0Oct
1Nov
13Dec
30

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

Recorded events

All 120 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

Date	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
24 Feb 2019	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Feb 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Feb 2019	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Jan 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Nov 2018	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Apr 2018	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Apr 2018	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Mar 2018	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2017	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Nov 2016	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Mar 2016	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Dec 2015	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Nov 2014	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Nov 2014	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Apr 2014	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Jan 2014	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Dec 2013	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Apr 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Feb 2013	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Jan 2013	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Jan 2013	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2013	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Dec 2012	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Mar 2012	Heavy Snow	—	$50K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Jan 2012	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2012	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2012	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Nov 2011	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Feb 2011	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Feb 2011	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Dec 2010	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Dec 2010	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Dec 2010	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Apr 2010	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Jan 2010	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Dec 2009	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Dec 2009	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Feb 2009	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Feb 2009	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Dec 2008	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Dec 2008	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Dec 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Nov 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Nov 2008	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Feb 2008	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2008	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2008	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Jan 2008	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Dec 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Apr 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Jan 2007	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2007	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Jan 2007	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Nov 2006	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Oct 2006	Heavy Snow	—	$5K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2006	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Feb 2006	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Feb 2006	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Dec 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Dec 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Nov 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Jan 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Dec 2004	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Dec 2004	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Dec 2004	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Dec 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Mar 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Mar 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Feb 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Jan 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Jan 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Jan 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2004	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Dec 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Dec 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Nov 2003	Blizzard	—	$35K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Nov 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Apr 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Feb 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Feb 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Jan 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Jan 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Mar 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Mar 2002	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Mar 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Mar 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Feb 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Dec 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Apr 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2001	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Feb 2001	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Dec 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Dec 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Nov 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Jan 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Jan 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Jan 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Dec 1999	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Dec 1999	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jan 1999	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Jan 1999	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Jan 1999	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Jan 1999	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Dec 1998	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Dec 1998	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Dec 1998	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Jan 1998	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Jan 1998	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Mar 1997	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Jan 1997	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Jan 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Jan 1997	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Dec 1996	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Dec 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Nov 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone

Questions and answers

How many winter events has Chippewa County had?

120 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 Chippewa County?

24 Feb 2019 (Blizzard). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

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

The heavy snow of 2 Mar 2012, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $50K.

How does Chippewa County compare with Michigan for winter?

7.7 events per 100 square miles against 19.1 statewide; the county holds 120 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.