Winter Storm in Delta, Michigan

Facebook snowfall reports over an approximate 24-hour period included 8.5 inches at Rapid River and 6.5 inches at Escanaba. North to northeast winds gusting from 25 to 30 mph also caused blowing and drifting of snow and reduced visibility at times.

A powerful winter storm lifting up from the Southern Plains and tracking through Lower Michigan dumped heavy snow over portions of west and central Upper Michigan from the 12th into the 14th. As much as two to three feet of heavy snow fell over portions of Baraga and Marquette counties, greatest from the Huron Mountains through the higher terrain of western Marquette County. North to northeast winds gusting as high as 50 mph also caused blizzard conditions in snow and blowing snow over portions of Marquette County on the 13th.