How much snow did we get in SE Michigan? Here’s a list of 21 totals by county 6 inches of snow reported in some areas
Tire tracks in the snow. (Pexels)
The snowfall in Southeast Michigan on Wednesday was much heavier than expected, leading to hundreds of school closures and a messy morning commute throughout the region.
Read: Metro Detroit got way more snow than expected. Here’s why and what happened
Wednesday’s winter storm was heavier than anticipated due to lake effect snow, which was significantly underestimated by all model data.
Here’s a list of snow totals reported throughout the region, as of noon on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, according to the National Weather Service:
Genesee County Linden -- 1 inch
Flint Bishop Airport -- 1.4 inches
Lenawee County Morenci -- 2.1 inches
Clinton -- 4.1 inches
Macomb County Shelby Township -- 3.5 inches
Sterling Heights -- 4.3 inches
Eastpointe -- 5.5 inches
Richmond -- 6.1 inches
Monroe County Oakland County Royal Oak -- 4 inches
Beverly Hills -- 4.5 inches
West Bloomfield -- 5 inches
Ortonville -- 5.1 inches
Novi -- 6 inches
White Lake -- 6.3 inches
St. Clair County Riley Center -- 3.7 inches
Washtenaw County Wayne County Grosse Pointe Farms -- 3 inches
Livonia -- 5.5 inches
Romulus -- 6.1 inches
Wyandotte -- 6.2 inches
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