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Snow Season Starts Early in Michigan

May 7, 2017
By Marwa Eltagouri, Chicago Tribune
Oct. 18--Parts of northern Michigan received their first snowfall of the year Friday, with about 3 inches of snow blanketing areas around Gaylord and the Upper Peninsula.

"This is one of our cold shots to the beginning of the season that we sometimes get," said Jeff Lutz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gaylord.

The first snowfall often starts toward the end of October to early November in northern Michigan, and snow season usually lasts until April, according to the weather service.

The light snowfall began about 4 p.m. Friday and continued into the night in higher elevations, sometimes mixing with rain, Lutz said. Most areas had about 1 or 2 inches, he said, though there was a 4- to 5-inch report near Kalkaska, about 40 miles northeast of Gaylord.

Chicago`s first measurable snowfall, on average, happens around Nov. 17, according to the Illinois State Climatologist`s office. Warm weather should return on Monday, when temperatures could hit 70.