Washtenaw County Records an Inch of Snowfall in Overnight Storm

Just when residents thought it was safe to pack up the ice scraper and heavy winter jacket, Mother Nature threw much of Southeast Michigan a curve ball on Monday.

The National Weather Service is reporting roughly an inch of snow has accumulated in Ann Arbor and parts of Washtenaw County, with snow expected to continue for the next three hours.

Meteorologist Mike Richter said though rare, snow storms are known to take place in Michigan as late as mid-April.

“It’s not unheard of, but it doesn’t happen every year,” he said. “Once you get past the first week of April, chances of snow diminish greatly.”

The weather service reports that the most notable late season storm was recorded on May 9, 1923. Six inches of snow was recorded at Detroit, while areas west and north of the metro area saw 6 to 12 inches, with the heaviest falling from Lansing through the Saginaw Valley. Another storm brought five inches of snow to Detroit during the overnight hours of May 21-22, 1883.

“I can’t believe it’s snowing in April,” Becky Roberts of Pinckney said. “We’re ready for winter to be over.”

Mike Grissom with the said as of 10 a.m. Monday, the department has not received any calls for emergency service due to weather-related accidents.