Michigan Avoids Much Of 'Historic' Snow That Blanketed Midwest

MICHIGAN — Michiganders in the southeast portion of the state can expect more snow and freezing drizzle throughout the morning and into the early afternoon, but avoided a "historic" snowstorm that has blanketed much of the midwest in snow, according to the National Weather Service in Detroit and The Associated Press.

Light to moderate snow can be expected north of a line from Lansing to Flint to Port Huron with additional accumulations of up to two inches, the weather service reported Tuesday morning.

Much of Metro Detroit and Ann Arbor will see conditions fluctuate between light snow and freezing drizzle with likely an inch or less of accumulation, according to the weather service.

Snow has generally ended around Adrian and Monroe, but the freezing drizzle will persist throughout the morning, according to the weather service.

The storm has prompted several school closures along the southern portion of Michigan.

Tuesday's snowstorm is part of a "historic" storm traveling across the Midwest that has disrupted traffic, according to reporting from The Associated Press.

The National Weather Service said at least 4 inches of snow was expected across most of an area stretching from central Kansas northeast to Chicago and southern Michigan. Parts of southeast Nebraska and western Iowa got more than three times that much by Tuesday morning.

There were early closures of several coronavirus testing sites on Monday in Nebraska and Iowa, and both states saw more than a foot of snow in places by Tuesday morning.

In northern Illinois, the snowfall began around sunset Monday and by early Tuesday more than 3 inches was reported in places.

The last comparable snowfall hit the area in November 2018, when 8.4 inches fell.

Information and reporting from The Associated Press contributed to this report.

This article originally appeared on the Detroit Patch