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Quiet period ahead after rounds of snow, ice

PAUL MALONE RUNS the snowblower through the latest round of snowfall outside his home on Cedar Avenue in Iron Mountain. The Iron Mountain area got about 9 inches of snow from Tuesday’s storm, officials said. (Theresa Proudfit/Daily News photo)

IRON MOUNTAIN — A small amount of snow could fall Thursday and temperatures may climb into the 30s as cleanup continues from a storm that delivered more than 10 inches of snow Tuesday and early today in the Dickinson County area.

Most schools were under a two-hour delay this morning as winds gusting to 25 mph drifted snow that prompted widespread cancellations Tuesday. Schools were closed for a second day in the Forest Park, West Iron and North Central districts.

The 24-hour snow total this morning at the Iron Mountain-Kingsford Wastewater Treatment Plant was 9 inches, while 1 1/2 inches was observed early Tuesday.

Winds were expected to ease tonight, with a low of about 8. Thursday has a 50 percent chance of snow, but accumulations should be less than a half-inch, according to the National Weather Service office in Marquette.

Friday’s forecast is partly sunny with a high near 19 and northwest winds gusting to 25 mph. The weekend forecast is calm, with highs in the low 20s, and that trend may continue into next week.

Tuesday’s storm made travel difficult across the Upper Midwest, resulting in hundreds of school closings and some grounded flights. In the wake of frigid weather at the end of January and then an ice storm, most local districts are now pushed to the limit of the six days the state allots for weather cancellations, officials reported.

Wind gusts of up to 40 mph and blowing snow was expected to create hazardous travel conditions today in Grand Rapids and other parts of western Michigan.

DTE Energy said that service has been restored to 50,000 of the utility’s 60,000 downstate customers who lost power Monday and Tuesday.

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