Snowstorm Blasts MI Upper Peninsula With Heavy Snow, Powerful Winds

MICHIGAN — An early season winter storm has dumped more than a foot of snow in some portions of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, according to the National Weather Service.

The snowstorm was still hammering the central region of the peninsula on Tuesday, particularly around Marquette, which has seen more than a foot of snow, according to the National Weather Service.

In addition, winds were expected to pick up with gusts between 45 and 55 miles per hour, prompting concern for falling trees, power outages and lakeshore flooding, according to the National Weather Service.

The strong winds could also push waves on Lake Superior to heights between 20 and 25 feet, and possibly even as high as 31 feet, according to the National Weather Service.

"Wet snow accumulation continues for portions of the U.P. today and tonight," the National Weather Service said. "Strong north winds will cause some tree damage and sporadic power outages. Also, large waves on Lake Superior will result in lakeshore flooding and beach erosion."

The winter storm was expected to weaken and begin moving south into the north-central portions of Michigan's lower peninsula, according to the National Weather Service.