NORTH MUSKEGON, Mich. — Little ghouls and goblins will have to hang tight for trick-or-treating a little while longer in North Muskegon.
The City sent an alert Tuesday afternoon that they were canceling trick-or-treating to "protect the health and safety of trick-or-treaters and their parents" as heavy snow is causing tree limbs to fall on power lines.
If you don't have to be out, the city is urging you to stay off the roads.
More than 15,000 residents of Muskegon County are without power after some Halloween snowfall, the Consumer's Energy outage map shows.
That number includes nearly 30% of Whitehall, 15% of Muskegon and 10% of Montague homes.
Consumers Energy told 13 ON YOUR SIDE the power outages are weather-related from heavy snowfall and strong winds.
Multiple wires are down, and Muskegon area firefighters and emergency crews are responding.
If you see any wires down, stay away.
You can see the latest updated outage updates on Consumers Energy's website.
Snow on Halloween isn’t unheard of, but there have only been a handful of years where it’s accumulated across West Michigan.
In Muskegon, 10 Halloweens have seen a trace amount of snow, but no accumulation since 1890.
In terms of the coldest Halloweens, this year will be towards the top. Only five Halloween’s have failed to reach 40° for a high temperature (1906, 1913, 1917, 1932, 1996) at Grand Rapids. In Muskegon, only seven Halloweens have failed to reach 40° for a high temperature.
The 13 ON YOUR SIDE Weather Team says Halloween will have a high of 38°, but it will feel like the upper 20s to low 30s all day long. This comes as the next low-pressure system works into the region, bringing gusty winds, lake-enhanced snow, and system snow. Lake effect has already begun, but the system snow will begin around noon and end around 8 p.m.
Snowfall totals will vary depending on your location. One to 3 inches is likely across the areas where power is most impacted. Totals will likely be closer to 6 inches in isolated locations in Muskegon and Oceana Co.
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