From Tornadoes to 4+ Feet of Snow, March Weather Has Been Wild in Michigan
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If you’ve lived in Michigan for any length of time, you know the weather in March is often unpredictable. Still, this year has brought even more extreme weather than usual.
Earlier this month, severe storms and tornadoes caused deaths and major damage in Southwest Michigan. Now, Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula have been absolutely buried by a storm that delivered some truly jaw-dropping snowfall totals.
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is really living up to its title as the #1 Destination for Snow in the United States.
Record-Breaking Snowfall Totals in the Upper Peninsula
According to the National Weather Service, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was hit hardest over a 48-hour period, with a station near Round Lake in Luce County reporting 52 inches of snow between March 15 and March 17, 2026. Cusino Lake also recorded 48.5 inches within the same timeframe.
Both of these totals appear to beat the long-standing two-day Michigan snowfall record of 46 inches set on December 10, 1995, in Sault Ste. Marie.
More mind-blowing two-day snowfall totals:
- 45 inches in Herman, Michigan
- 42.5 inches at Forest Lake, Michigan
- 40 inches in Three Lakes, Michigan
- 39 inches near Mount Arvon, Michigan
- 38.6 inches at National Mine, Michigan
- 37.6 inches in Negaunee, Michigan
- 36 inches at Sundell, Michigan
- 36 inches in Gwinn, Michigan
- 35 inches in Spalding, Michigan
- 34 inches at Menominee, Michigan
- 33.5 inches in Escanaba, Michigan
Wild Photos from Michigan’s Latest Snow Storm
We asked our Awesome Mitten Facebook community and our Day Trips in Michigan Facebook group to share photos from this wild winter storm, and you delivered. These photos captured just how intense this storm has been across the state.
They’re a reminder of how beautiful and dramatic winter can be in Michigan, while also recognizing that it comes with a dangerous side, including ongoing travel restrictions, power outages, and blizzard conditions.
We’re grateful to everyone who shared a glimpse of what they’re seeing, and we hope everyone in the hardest-hit areas is staying safe and warm.