It came, it went, and now we are left to deal with the aftermath. The first winter storm to move across the state arrived yesterday with a whimper in some areas but eventually picked up steam and dumped a heavy blanket of white on a good portion of Michigan.

A picnic table and chairs are covered with snow after a snowstorm on February 12 and 13, 2025 in Lansing, Michigan
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While it didn't deliver some of the extreme depths that early forecasts had predicted, the snowstorm that rolled through most of Mid-Michigan on February 12th and into the 13th delivered fairly impressive totals for some.

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Here's a look at the National Weather Service's (NWS) 24-hour snowfall totals between 5:00 am on February 12, 2025, and 5:00 am February 13, 2025:

Date/TimeLocationAmount
10:19 pm EST - 2/12/2025Bellevue, MI3.5
02:00 am EST - 2/13/2025Birch Run, MI5.2
01:23 am EST - 2/13/2025Canton, MI3
10:15 pm EST - 2/12/2025East Lansing, MI6
08:39 pm EST - 2/12/2025Eaton Rapids, MI2.5
07:00 pm EST - 2/12/2025Flint, MI1.4
08:36 pm EST - 2/12/2025Gladwin, MI5
03:00 am EST - 2/13/2025Grand Blanc, MI6
11:51 pm EST - 2/12/2025Grand Ledge, MI5.8
11:00 pm EST - 2/12/2025Haslett, MI5
10:22 pm EST - 2/12/2025Howell, MI2.1
11:49 pm EST - 2/12/2025Kentwood, MI2
10:15 pm EST - 2/12/2025Lansing, MI4
11:35 pm EST - 2/12/2025Lapeer, MI3.5
09:05 pm EST - 2/12/2025Macomb, MI1.5
04:34 am EST - 2/13/2025Midland, MI4
04:35 am EST - 2/13/2025Oil City, MI4
08:31 pm EST - 2/12/2025Peck, MI2
08:37 pm EST - 2/12/2025Prescott, MI6
10:26 pm EST - 2/12/2025Roseville, MI1.5
10:00 pm EST - 2/12/2025Saginaw, MI2.5
09:30 pm EST - 2/12/2025Scottville, MI4.8
01:15 am EST - 2/13/2025Shields, MI4
10:00 pm EST - 2/12/2025Southfield, MI1.9
10:14 pm EST - 2/12/2025Sterling Heights, MI2.3
10:45 pm EST - 2/12/2025West Bloomfield, MI1.5
03:00 am EST - 2/13/2025White Lake, MI4.4
09:25 pm EST - 2/12/2025Wolverine Lake, MI1.5
02:15 am EST - 2/13/2025Ypsilanti, MI3

Of course, these totals may change and aren't set in stone. One thing we can all agree on? We'll all need to do some shoveling and clearing to get where we're going for the next couple of days. Enjoy the snow, Michigan.

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