There's never been anything quite like it in April across sections of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The late season snowstorm/blizzard which began hammering the region late Tuesday morning has buried the area around Houghton, Michigan under as much as 28-38" of snow. That's the word from meteorologist John Dee who writes:
"Was a pretty mild winter, with the highlights being a big storm in early March (20"+) and now this April monster. Since it started Tuesday at 11 a.m. I have picked up 28" of snow with 22" on the ground. The Coop Observer in Painesdale (now the official reporting station for Houghton County) reporting 38" with 32" on the ground. Before this storm started the ground was bare, which in itself is a rarity for April up here. This is the largest single storm for Houghton for the month of April and we have also set a record for the month of April with these totals. It is still snowing and looks to do so through Saturday, so the record book will continue to be ammended. We have also received more snow from this storm than we did the entire month of December this year. I guess you could say this has been an "upside down" winter!"
Thanks, John, for the update!
-Tom Skilling, WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist
Photo Courtesy: John Dee
