MUSKEGON, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – While kids dressed up like ghosts and goblins on Halloween night, Michigan’s fall masqueraded as winter as it dumped nine inches of snow in West Michigan and blanketed other parts of the state.
More than 30,000 Consumers Energy customers in Muskegon County woke up without power on Wednesday morning after some areas received nine inches of snow. The heavy snowfall caused downed powerlines, car crashes and two injuries from falling tree branches.
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Meteorologists reported up to 9 inches of snow in Whitehall, Spring Lake and North Muskegon, while rough estimates show 7 inches in Grand Haven. The Halloween snow also triggered some school closings for Wednesday. Some West Michigan communities canceled or postponed trick or treating, while others braved it with snow pants and winter coats over their costumes.
In Mid-Michigan, the National Weather Service reported 1.1 inches of snowfall in the Flint area on Tuesday. The previous record of .7 inches was set in 2014. The Saginaw area received 0.5 inches of snow Tuesday.
In the southeast part of the state, Lake Orion received the most Halloween snowfall with 1.8 inches; Lapeer saw 1.4 inches.
