COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – It took until January 19, but the first big winter storm of the season hit Branch County late Friday night and Saturday.
Snowfall totals ranged from between six and eight inches late Saturday afternoon after the snow started to fall at about 7:30 p.m. Friday night. One National Weather Service observer in Three Rivers reported 10 inches of snow, while another at Constantine reported nine-and-a-half inches. Six inches of snow was reported at Litchfield. A pair of listeners both measured eight inches of snow in Coldwater.
Plows from the Branch County Road Commission and City of Coldwater Department of Municipal Services were out at 6:00 a.m. Saturday morning.
While several events were called off and driving was difficult due to the slick roads, Branch County Emergency Management Coordinator Tim Miner called the storm a nuisance.
Luckily, the storm hit at a time when schools and most businesses were closed. Strong winds and frigid temperatures moved in after the snow stopped. The lows on Monday morning are expected to be around eight degrees below zero and wind chills close to 18 below.
