A winter storm expected to bring light snow accumulations in the Detroit metro area turned into a heavier snowfall on Wednesday, January 14, with many school districts declaring Thursday, January 15, a snow day.
Some areas of metro Detroit received more than 6 inches of snow, while some communities in southwest Michigan saw total snow accumulations of more than 16 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
Thursday, January 15, 2026, westbound M-14 at Gottfredson near the towns of Plymouth and Salem.
Ann Arbor reported the heaviest snowfall in southeastern Michigan, with 6.5 inches. White Lake was 6.3 inches, Wyandotte was 6.2 inches, and Novi, Romulus and Wixom totaled 6 inches.
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Here are the snowpack amounts in southeast Michigan and some impressive snow totals across the state.
Winter storm leads to Michigan snowfall totals
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Macomb Township: 3 inches
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Shelby Township: 3.5 inches
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Sterling Heights: 4.3 inches
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West Bloomfield: 5 inches
This article originally appeared in the Detroit Free Press: Metro Detroit snowfall totals show how much communities benefited from storms
