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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

Overview


Radar imagery showing the heavy system precipitation lifting northeast across the Upper Peninsula 

Significant winter storm impacted all of Upper Michigan late Saturday night through Sunday, bringing with it heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Several roof collapses were reported across the area due to the weight of the snow on top of what has already been a very snowy last 5 weeks. On top of the wintry precipitation, strong northwest winds on the backside of the system, with gusts upwards of 50 to 65 mph, resulted in blizzard conditions at times. Numerous roads were closed, including M-117, M-28 between Harvey and Munising, M-26 between Eagle River and Copper Harbor, and US-2 in Mackinaw County east of Worth Rd. 

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