{"id":71724,"date":"2026-01-19T17:11:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T22:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/?p=71724"},"modified":"2026-01-20T12:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:07:36","slug":"michigan-sees-heavy-snow-dangerous-roads-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/quality-life\/michigan-sees-heavy-snow-dangerous-roads-what-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan sees heavy snow, dangerous roads. What to know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Many Michigan communities have received above average snow fall totals so far this season<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>La Ni\u00f1a, lake-effect snow and jet stream shifts fuel heavier snow<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Snow and bitter wind chills create dangerous roads but ideal winter sports<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Michigan is digging out from a winter that\u2019s coming in heavy, with many northern towns receiving far more snow than usual and some southern parts of the state also getting more than normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignleft is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9649a0d9 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0px; padding: 187.29% 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; will-change: transform;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/6e2dded7-1514-44e3-87b6-292451e60fb2?src=embed&amp;embed_type=responsive_iframe\" title=\"Snowfall 01192026\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"fullscreen\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Through Sunday, Sault Ste. Marie in the Upper Peninsula had already recorded roughly 116 inches of snow this season, nearly double the 66 inches it usually has by this time and approaching the 120 inches it averages for a full winter, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/apx\/snow\">National Weather Service<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Marquette has recorded nearly 146 inches of snow, well above the 94 inches it typically has had by this time of year.&nbsp; Gaylord has seen about 100 inches, compared with a normal 80 inches. Traverse City has received nearly 70 inches, which is above its typical 50-inch snowfall for this point in the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s led to some serious snow depth, too. As of Sunday, the snow was more than two feet deep in Sault Ste. Marie, according to the NWS. Gaylord and Traverse City each had roughly a foot on the ground.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Southern Michigan cities have seen less snow than the north, but many are still at or nearly their normal rates. Both Detroit and Flint have recorded about 25 inches, and Grand Rapids 41 inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dangerous conditions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Heavy snow has been <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/outdoors-life\/a-wintry-winter-is-boosting-cold-weather-recreation-in-michigan\/\">welcome news<\/a> for Michigan ski resorts and other winter tourism businesses. But it&#8217;s also led to subzero wind chills and dangerous driving conditions in parts of the state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An ongoing cold front that led to winter storm warnings in west Michigan caused a multi-car pileup on I-196 near Hudsonville on Monday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Numerous injuries were reported but no fatalities, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OttawaEM\">Ottawa County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: Drone video shows a massive 100+ vehicle pileup in Michigan with injuries reported amid dangerous winter conditions. Stay with FOX Weather for the latest information: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zN8MeNWyVf\">pic.twitter.com\/zN8MeNWyVf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FOX Weather (@foxweather) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/foxweather\/status\/2013306132475806039?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As of midday Monday, the highway was closed in both directions between the Hudsonville exit (62) and the Zeeland exit (55). Authorities were using buses to transport stranded motorists to Hudsonville High School to coordinate pickups.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With snow and wind expected to continue overnight Monday, the NWS in Gaylord is urging drivers to remain extra cautious as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/wwamap\/wwatxtget.php?cwa=apx&amp;wwa=all\">winter weather advisory<\/a> remains in effect until 10 a.m. Tuesday morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe main concerns right now are the cold and that pretty nasty visibility on the road,\u201d said Faith Fredrickson, a meteorologist for the NWS office in Gaylord.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you do have to be out and about, and you\u2019re traveling, remember to take it slow \u2026 and leave some extra space just so you have a little extra braking space in case you do happen to run into those whiteout conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why so much snow?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A combination of factors is driving snowier conditions in northern Michigan. The return of La Ni\u00f1a, a climate pattern that shifts the jet stream northward, is bringing colder, stormier weather. In addition, low ice coverage on the Great Lakes is fueling heavier lake-effect snow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&#8217;s seasonal outlook shows at least a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/products\/predictions\/long_range\/lead01\/off01_prcp.gif\">50% chance of above-average precipitation<\/a> across the state from February through April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"595\" data-attachment-id=\"71726\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/quality-life\/michigan-sees-heavy-snow-dangerous-roads-what-to-know\/attachment\/snowangel_011826_jk\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snowangel_011826_JK.jpg?fit=2141%2C1244&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2141,1244\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"snowangel_011826_JK\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Snow totals in the Detroit area, including Upper Straits Lake in Oakland County seen here, are above average for this point in the season. (Joel Kurth\/Bridge Michigan)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snowangel_011826_JK.jpg?fit=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snowangel_011826_JK.jpg?fit=1024%2C595&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snowangel_011826_JK.jpg?resize=1024%2C595&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A snow angel\" class=\"wp-image-71726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snowangel_011826_JK.jpg?resize=1024%2C595&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snowangel_011826_JK.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snowangel_011826_JK.jpg?resize=768%2C446&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snowangel_011826_JK.jpg?resize=1536%2C892&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snowangel_011826_JK.jpg?resize=2048%2C1190&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snowangel_011826_JK.jpg?resize=1200%2C697&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snowangel_011826_JK.jpg?resize=2000%2C1162&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snowangel_011826_JK.jpg?resize=780%2C453&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snowangel_011826_JK.jpg?resize=400%2C232&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bridgemi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/snowangel_011826_JK-1024x595.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Snow totals in the Detroit area, including Upper Straits Lake in Oakland County seen here, are above average for this point in the season. (Joel Kurth\/Bridge Michigan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There is an equal chance of above-average or below-average temperatures, meaning precipitation there could fall as rain rather than snow. With more than a month of winter left, snow totals in northern Michigan may continue to climb well past seasonal averages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Northern Michigan will face heavy snow and dangerous wind chills through Tuesday, with snow falling at 1 to 2 inches per hour and winds of 30 to 45 mph creating whiteout conditions, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/apx\/messageoftheday\">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wind chills of&nbsp; minus 10 to minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit are expected, making roads hazardous and limiting the effectiveness of salt and sand. Additional snow is forecast throughout the week. An even colder air mass, potentially the coldest of the season, could bring subzero wind chills statewide by the weekend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La Ni\u00f1a also has implications for drivers. Past La Ni\u00f1a winters in 2021 and 2022 coincided with higher numbers of traffic crashes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parts of Michigan have seen almost twice as much snow as usual so far this winter. 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