In a time of the year when green thumbs are supposed to be in vogue, a late-season snowstorm has paralyzed the “thumb” area of lower Michigan with up to a foot and a half of snow piled into 3 to 4 foot drifts. The slow-moving storm, accompanied by howling north and northwest winds gusting to 45 m.p.h., brought heavy, wet snow to portions of areas from Michigan and Indiana southeast to the western Carolinas with up to 6 to 12 inches of snow expected in portions of the Detroit and Cleveland metro areas.
The storm’s western fringe delivered an inch or two of snow to Lake and Porter counties in northwest Indiana early Sunday, though sun and temps in the 50s brought its quick demise.
Today’s highs in the lower 60s will likely mark Chicago’s temperature high point this week. Reversing a three-week trend of predominately sunny, warm weather, April’s final week is expected to close with a string of days in the 50s.
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
