Winter Storm in Delta, Michigan

The CO-OP observer GDCM4 Garden Corners reported 2.1 inches of snow and in nearby Garden, 0.25 inches of flat ice was reported. Local media reported significant damage to power infrastructure in Fairbanks Township, and at least 1400 power outages resulted. Social media reports showed poor visibility and snow/ice covered roads on US-2 near Garden, impacting travel. Key impacts: school closures, municipality closures, hazardous travel, power outages.

A deep occluded low approaching the UP from the west on the 18th brought a warm front just south of the UP and eventually the occluded front moved over the UP as the low weakened by the 19th. This brought a mess of heavy wet snow and freezing rain as well as high winds. Impacts included a majority of school districts closed, municipal facilities closed, power outages, and near-impassible roads.