Verkkoa dangerous blizzard intensified into a bomb cyclone friday as it walloped the great lakes and northeast with snow, damaging winds and. Verkkow inter has finally woken up in west michigan as a powerful storm system dropped heavy snow followed by additional lake effect snow and an arctic blast. Verkkothere’s a snowstorm that’s reputation lies above the rest: The blizzard of 1978. Heavy snow began to fall in west michigan on jan. Over the next 48 hours, nearly 2. Verkkoon the heels of a winter storm that roared across west michigan late thursday, a blast of arctic air arrives on a gusty wind, delivering blowing snow.