metro Detroit averaged 2 inches in rare spring event

Michigan’s Monday snow was an unwelcome to shock to those that are prepared for spring in mid-April. 

Roughly 1-2 inches collected all through metro Detroit, stated Trent Frey, meteorologist on the Nationwide Climate Service in White Lake. 

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“We’re gonna see some lighter snow showers by way of the remainder of the night and the early components of tonight, however we’re not anticipating any accumulations with that,” Frey stated. “We’d even see some rain showers develop as we begin to heat up into the 30s.”

The overcast and cloudy day could proceed all through the week — the climate service predicts showers from Wednesday evening by way of Monday. 

However the temperature is kind of actually trying up with a sluggish and regular enhance, peaking on the excessive 70s this weekend. 

Though disappointing to some, an April snowfall is just not an anomaly in Michigan. There has been a late April accumulation for the previous two years. In 1883, there was an 8-inch accumulation on Could 21. 

Frey stated that is the final snow the NWS has on its radar for now. He stated a Could snowfall is feasible, however “definitely unlikely.” 

Here is a snowfall accumulation roundup in metro Detroit:

• West Bloomfield: 3 inches
• Highland: 2.5 inches
• Wyandotte: 2.4 inches
• Romulus: 2.3 inches
• Howell: 2.3 inches
• Pontiac: 2 inches
• Rochester Hills: 2 inches
• Shelby Township: 2 inches
• Backyard Metropolis: 2 inches
• Troy: 2 inches
• Canton: 1.6 inches
• Clarkston: 1.5 inches
• Monroe: 1.5 inches. 

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