Trick-or-treaters slogged through snow and freezing temperatures as Halloween brought more than just candy to West Michigan

Citizen Journalism, Holidays, Weather, West Michigan
(Courtesy, Deborah Reed WKTV)
(Courtesy, Deborah Reed WKTV)
(Courtesy, Deborah Reed WKTV)
(Courtesy, Deborah Reed WKTV)
(Courtesy, Deborah Reed WKTV)



By Deborah Reed

WKTV Managing Editor

deborah@wktv.org

WKTV sported white foliage after Oct. 31 snowfall (Courtesy, Deborah Reed WKTV)

A favorite fall holiday added snow to local fall foliage on Oct. 31. Trick-or-treaters found themselves slogging through snow and freezing temperatures as Halloween night brought more than just candy to West Michigan.

While white snowflakes dusted the ground in many local areas, cities along the shoreline saw as much as 10″ of snowfall accumulation. North Muskegon saw 11″ of snow and – as of 8:30 p.m. Tuesday – over 36,000 Consumers Energy customers were without power.

According to National Weather Service, Grand Rapids, heavy snow also fell on Halloween in 1954 and 1917.

The first snowfall on record in Michigan was Oct. 12, 2006 with the latest recorded snowfall landing on Dec. 29, 1998.

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