With more than 2 feet already on the ground in some areas, snow continues to pummel northern Michigan
With more than 2 feet already on the ground in some areas, snow continues to pummel northern Michigan
Blizzard conditions will taper off into Tuesday, March 17, for Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula. Snowfall reports show 31 inches fell in the central U.P., with additional inches underway.

On Monday, March 16, a blizzard warning, ice storm warning, winter storm warning, lakeshore flooding, and a wind advisory are issued for Michigan — ice is forecast to accumulate in the northeast-central Lower Peninsula, and snowbelt areas are expected to see up to 20 inches by Tuesday morning, March 17, per the Probabilistic Precipitation Portal. Statewide, wind gusts will be strong from 45-60 mph.

On 6:30 a.m. Monday, March 16, 31 inches of snow was reported in Three Lakes (located in the central U.P) via the National Weather Service's online local snowfall reports — which was a 48-hour accumulation. A nearby city, National Mine, reported 30 inches of snow.



Overall, heavy accumulations range from 4-31 inches in the U.P. and the northern Lower Peninsula.

In addition, up to 0.28 of an inch of ice was reported in the central-northern region of the Lower Peninsula.

The cyclone producing such blizzard-like conditions is forecast to exit the state gradually on Monday, March 16, according to the National Weather Service.

"However, the huge circulation of this system will take time to exit the Great Lakes and the eastern U.S.," the NWS said on its March 16 short range public discussion. "Snow and blowing snow will be slow to diminish Monday night (March 16) across the upper Great Lakes region, as showers and thunderstorms change over to a period of snow across the lower Great Lakes. Some lake-effect snows will linger downwind from the Great Lakes before tapering off Tuesday night (March 17) together with sub-zero wind chill values."

Here's how much snow blanketed Michigan, according to local snowfall and ice reports from March 15-16:

What are the snow totals so far in Michigan?

To see local 24-hour, 48-hour and 72-hour snow accumulations in Michigan enter an address in the search bar on the map.

Here are the heaviest snow accumulations, according to March 15-16 snowfall reports managed by the NWS:

Three Lakes: 31 inches.
National Mine (5 miles SW): 30 inches.
Cusino Lake (4 miles NNE): 27.5 inches.
Spalding: 26 inches.
Iron Mountain: 21.6 inches.
Arnold: 21.5 inches.
Garden (7 miles ENE): 20.6 inches.
Trout Lake: 20 inches.
Pellston: 20 inches.
Manistique: 18.5 inches.
Saint Ignace: 18 inches.
Newberry: 18 inches.
Cedar: 16 inches.
East Jordan: 13.8 inches.
Boyne City: 13.8 inches.
Harbor Springs: 12 inches.
Levering: 12 inches.
Charlevoix: 12 inches.
Petosky: 11 inches.
Oden (3 miles ENE): 11 inches.
Topinabee: 10 inches.
Cheboygan: 9 inches.
Elk Rapids: 8 inches.
Twin Lakes: 6.5 inches.
Beulah: 6 inches.
Traverse City: 5 inches.
Allouez: 5 inches.
Thompsonville: 4 inches.
Grayling: 3.8 inches.
Mackinaw City: 3.5 inches.
Lewiston: 3.5 inches.
Hancock: 2.9 inches.

How much ice has accumulated in Michigan?

Here are the March 15-16 ice amounts in the northern Lower Peninsula, according to NWS reports:

Grayling: 0.28 of an inch.
Lewiston: 0.25 of an inch.
Buckley: 0.25 of an inch.
Wellston: 0.1 of an inch.