The blizzard brought thunder to Menominee and Delta counties on Sunday and widespread heavy snow to much of the central and eastern U.P, with rates of 2"+ per hour. Another round of heavy snow moved through late Sunday night into Monday to the same areas (2/5)
— NWS Marquette (@NWSMarquette) March 17, 2026
MARQUETTE, MICH. ~ In a record setting blizzard, snowfall in Round Lake, southwest of Munising in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, reached 52 inches Tuesday morning. According to an X post by the Marquette National Weather Service, the total tallied up at the Negaunee Township office broke the former two-day snowfall record held since March 1997. The previous high was just below 32 inches, while the new highest amount from March 15-16, 2026 stands at just over 36 inches.