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Snow Showers Mixing with Rain Today; Tapering Off in the Afternoon

Snow showers will continue through the morning hours, before mixing with, or even changing to rain this afternoon. Additional accumulations will be an inch or less, with the most away from Lake Michigan and west of US-131. Read More >

Overview

March 23-24, 2016, Winter Storm Summary

  • Snow, sleet, and freezing rain fell across Central Michigan and rain fell in Southern Michigan.
  • Significant icing was noted particularly around Greenville and Sidney in Montcalm County where up to a half inch of glaze accumulated on trees and power lines.
  • Thousands lost power between Newaygo, Greenville, Alma, Clare, and Reed City due to ice.
  • Temperatures rose into the 50s the afternoon of March 24 around Kalamazoo to just south of Lansing, then plummeted to the 30s as winds shifted with gusts 30-45 mph.

Ice near Sidney, MI (Montcalm Co)

Photo taken by Don McCracken

 

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