A strong mid-level low pressure system moving from the Central Plains into the Lower Great Lakes dumped heavy snow over portions of west and central Upper Michigan on the 1st.

Winter Storm in IRON, MICHIGAN
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 01-APR-23 07:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Spotter and social media storm total snowfall reports from late on March 31st to late morning of April 1st included 14 inches at Caspian, 12 inches near Peavy Falls Dam
and 10 inches in Crystal Falls.

Winter Storm in LUCE, MICHIGAN
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 01-APR-23 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Social media snowfall reports from the morning of the 1st included 12 inches at Halfway Lake and Newberry.  The heavy snow combined with strong northeast winds gusting as high as 45 mph caused considerable drifting of snow and widespread power outages across portions of Luce County.

Winter Storm in ALGER, MICHIGAN
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 01-APR-23 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Observer and social media snowfall reports from the morning of the 1st included an estimated 12 inches at Chatham, 9 inches at Munising and 5-6 inches in the Au Train-Deerton area. The heavy snow combined with strong northeast winds gusting as high as 45 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow and sporadic power outages across portions of Alger County.

Winter Weather in GOGEBIC, MICHIGAN
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 01-APR-23 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Observer snowfall reports from late on March 31st into the morning of April 1st ranged from 3-4 inches in the Ironwood-Bessemer area to 8 inches eleven miles west-southwest of Watersmeet.

Winter Storm in SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT, MICHIGAN
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 01-APR-23 11:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Observer snowfall reports on the morning of the 1st included 5 to 7 inches from Manistique to Parent Bay.  There were estimated higher snowfall totals of 8-10 inches well inland from Lake Michigan across southern Schoolcraft County.  The heavy snow combined with strong northeast winds gusting as high as 45 mph caused power outages across portions of southern Schoolcraft County.

Winter Storm in NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT, MICHIGAN
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 01-APR-23 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

An estimated widespread snowfall of 8 to 10 inches occurred over northern Schoolcraft County on the morning of the 1st.  The heavy snow combined with strong northeast winds gusting as high as 45 mph caused sporadic power outages across portions of northern Schoolcraft County.

Winter Weather in BARAGA, MICHIGAN
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 01-APR-23 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

There was a social media report of 5 inches of snow five miles southeast of Mount Arvon during the early morning of the 1st.

Winter Storm in DICKINSON, MICHIGAN
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 01-APR-23 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Storm total observer and spotter snowfall reports from late on March 31st to late morning of April 1st included 17 inches at Sagola and 14 to 17 inches from Iron Mountain to Norway.  The heavy snow combined with strong northeast winds gusting as high as 40 mph caused power outages across portions of Dickinson County.

Winter Storm in DELTA, MICHIGAN
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 01-APR-23 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Storm total observer and spotter snowfall reports from late on March 31st to late morning of April 1st included 10 inches in Garden, 5-9 inches in the Escanaba-Gladstone area and 7-9 inches in the Rapid River area.  The heavy snow combined with northeast winds gusting to 45 mph at times caused power outages across portions of Delta County.  The precipitation started out as a mix of rain and freezing rain before changing over to all snow by around 4 am.

Winter Storm in MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 01-APR-23 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Storm total observer and spotter snowfall reports from late on March 31st to late morning of April 1st included 17 inches at Watson and Arnold, 14 inches at K.I. Sawyer and Little Lake, 10 inches at Gwinn and the National Weather Service in Negaunee Township and 5 to 8 inches from Clarksburg and Ishpeming through Marquette to Harvey.   The heavy snow combined with strong northeast winds gusting as high as 45 mph caused power outages across portions of southern Marquette County.