KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Three family members died after a tree struck their vehicle in Michigan as powerful storms swept across the region, authorities said, and more potentially dangerous weather was forecast Monday across parts of the Southeast.

The Gaylord NWS office, located 9 miles south of the city, broke its record at 149.5 inches of snowfall during the December 2024-February 2025 winter. The previous record was 149 inches during the 2016-17 winter, the weather agency said.

I&M said the hardest hit areas were South Bend and Elkhart in Indiana as well as Buchanan and Three Rivers in Michigan. NIPSCO said its hardest hit areas were Chesterton, Elkhart, Hebron, La Porte, Michigan City, Plymouth and Valparaiso.

As the storm moves out, cooperative observers for the NWS in the Upper Peninsula reported snow totals. What the NWS said before the storm: Where they could see 16 inches in Michigan Here where the snow fell this week: How much snow did the Upper Peninsula get?

The Upper Peninsula is going to have a snowstorm. Some of the newest data shows cold air slipping into northwest Lower Michigan a few hours faster. This shift could bring more meaningful snow rates into the northwest corner of Lower Michigan.

Many across Northern Michigan woke up on Thursday morning to a fresh blanket of snow. The first day of spring saw several inches of snow coating the region, although the accumulation varied county by county.

Rain is expected to move into southern Lower Michigan by Saturday night, with thunderstorms possible from late Sunday morning into the afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service. More severe weather is expected in an area extending from Indiana's northern counties down to northern Louisiana.