A low pressure system lifting northeast from the Central Plains brought moderate to heavy  snow to much of Upper Michigan from the 1st into 2nd.

Winter Weather in ONTONAGON, MICHIGAN
From 01-DEC-18 20:00:00 to 02-DEC-18 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The observer in Paulding measured 3.3 inches of wet snow in 12 hours.

Winter Weather in LUCE, MICHIGAN
From 01-DEC-18 19:00:00 to 02-DEC-18 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

There was a report of an estimated 6 inches of wet snow near Dollarville in approximately 14 hours.  The Newberry City observer measured 5.5 inches of snow over the same period.

Winter Weather in BARAGA, MICHIGAN
From 02-DEC-18 02:00:00 to 02-DEC-18 02:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

The spotter two miles south of Baraga measured four inches of wet snow in approximately 12 hours.

Winter Weather in MENOMINEE, MICHIGAN
From 01-DEC-18 16:00:00 to 02-DEC-18 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Observing sites near Bagley and Spalding measured nearly four inches of wet snow in approximately 19 hours.

Winter Weather in SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT, MICHIGAN
From 01-DEC-18 15:30:00 to 02-DEC-18 06:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

The spotter near Cooks measured 4.5 inches of wet snow over approximately 15 hours.

Lakeshore Flood in MENOMINEE, MICHIGAN
From 02-DEC-18 16:00:00 to 02-DEC-18 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A spotter near the lighthouse in Menominee reported flooding of Harbor Drive and minor flooding of a parking lot at Dunn Paper Company during the evening of the 2nd.

Winter Weather in SOUTHERN HOUGHTON, MICHIGAN
From 02-DEC-18 06:00:00 to 02-DEC-18 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

There was a report of three to four inches of snow in approximately seven hours at Alston.

Winter Weather in DELTA, MICHIGAN
From 01-DEC-18 18:00:00 to 02-DEC-18 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The observer near Bark River measured 6 inches of wet snow in approximately 14 hours while Gladstone measured 3.6 inches during the same period.

Winter Weather in ALGER, MICHIGAN
From 01-DEC-18 20:00:00 to 02-DEC-18 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The observer 11 miles south of Grand Marais measured five inches of wet snow in approximately 13 hours while the observer in Grand Marais measured four inches of snow. A social media report from Eben Junction also estimated five inches of snow during the event.

Winter Weather in DICKINSON, MICHIGAN
From 01-DEC-18 16:00:00 to 02-DEC-18 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 24.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The Kingsford observer and the observer three miles north of Iron Mountain measured 3 inches of wet snow during the two-day event. There was also a social media report of 8.5 inches of total snow accumulation in less than 24 hours just north of Iron Mountain. The wet snow contributed to a head-on crash on Highway M-95 near the Marquette County line which sent three people to the hospital on the evening of the 2nd.  The 21-year old Ishpeming driver of the northbound vehicle in the crash later died of his injuries.

Winter Weather in IRON, MICHIGAN
From 01-DEC-18 20:00:00 to 02-DEC-18 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

There was a report via social media of an estimated 7.5 inches of wet snow in 15 hours at Stambaugh and 6 inches at Iron River.

Winter Storm in MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN
From 02-DEC-18 00:00:00 to 03-DEC-18 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

The Marquette National Weather Service in Negaunee Township measured a daily record 1.62 inches of water equivalent precipitation and 14.2 inches of wet snow on the 2nd.   A NWS employee two miles west of Ishpeming and public reports in Negaunee and Little Lake measured storm total snowfall of 12 inches.  Negaunee, Ishpeming and NICE Public Schools were closed on the 3rd as communities were still digging out from the storm while also dealing with freezing drizzle in the morning over the higher terrain of western Marquette County.