Lake Effect Snow

Short answer yes, the snow levels we see in Southwest Michigan are very similar to Buffalo winters.

Believe it or not, there are actually some benefits to living in Michigan during the winter months.

Action in the Great Lakes and Canada hinting very heavy lake-effect snow this winter in MI

The National Weather Service forecast is calling for a few more inches of snow in Calhoun County on Thursday, even suggesting it would start Wednesday evening. So far, as of 4am, the snow hasn't amounted to more than scattered flurries in most areas...

Extra time will still be needed to reach your destination on Wednesday morning, but conditions on main roads in west Michigan have been improving. Crews were able to work into the night, while the pace of lake effect snow dissipated around Calhoun County...

Plow crews are out working to move snow as much as possible while the lake effect machine works hard to counter their efforts. Roads around Calhoun County are mostly snow covered and slippery, with main roads mostly glazed with a thin covering...

West Michigan may have dodged the big snow bullet, which has hit the UP, Wisconsin and Minnesota. But, once the lake effect winds kick up today and into early Thursday, Battle Creek won't escape an early, measurable snowfall. The National Weather Service (NWS) forecast suggests as much as 5 inches of snow could be on the ground by the Friday morning commute...

The Halloween forecast for us here in Battle Creek may seem a little raw, with wind gusts up to 45 mph and rain mixed with snow. While we deal with that, the hearty Yoopers are bracing for their first accumulating lake-effect snow event of the season...