Winter Storm in Northern Schoolcraft, Michigan

Winter Storm February 18, 2026 · Northern Schoolcraft, Michigan

What the National Weather Service wrote

Utility companies reported power outages affecting at least 10 percent of the county. MRMS ice estimates for this zone were in excess of a quarter of an inch, with surrounding zones reporting around 2 inches of snowfall. Key impacts: hazardous travel, power outages.

The wider storm

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1321258. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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