Extreme cold warning, winter weather advisory for Michigan. See radar, map

Michigan is getting ready to expertise the coldest climate of the 12 months beginning Thursday, Jan. 22, prompting officers to problem warnings and advisories for the acute chilly and chronic lake-effect snow within the state’s snow belt.

“Dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills arrive tonight (Jan. 22) and final no less than by way of Saturday (Jan. 24). That is most likely the coldest air of the season to date,” the Gaylord Nationwide Climate Service stated on X on January 22.

Most of Michigan is below winter and chilly climate advisories for wind chills as little as minus 27 and as much as 8 inches of accumulating snow, primarily alongside the Lake Michigan shoreline.

An excessive chilly warning is in impact for western UP for wind chills of as much as minus 40 levels. The Nice Lakes additionally expertise stormy winds.

Listed here are the warnings and advisories in impact for January 22 in Michigan, together with the Nice Lakes:

Which counties in Michigan are below an excessive chilly warning?

A warning of extreme cold has been issued for western UP, together with Alger, Delta, Schoolcraft, Baraga, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette, Menominee, Gogebic, Keweenaw, North Houghton, Ontonagon and South Houghton counties. The sensation temperature is anticipated to drop to as a lot as 40 levels under zero from Thursday morning, January 22 to Friday, January 23.

“The dangerously chilly wind chills of as much as 40 levels under zero could cause frostbite to uncovered pores and skin inside ten minutes,” the NWS stated. “Frostbite and hypothermia will happen if unprotected pores and skin is uncovered to those temperatures. An prolonged interval of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.”

Is Michigan below a winter climate advisory?

Sure. Counties alongside the M-22 hall, together with elements of the UP, fall below one winter weather advice Thursday, Jan. 22, for 2-3 inches of lake impact snow and blowing snow with winds of 35 mph.

The place is a chilly climate advisory in impact in Michigan?

Officers have a advice in cold weather for many of Decrease Michigan and the jap UP for wind chills as little as 27 under zero on Thursday, January twenty second. The extraordinarily chilly air is anticipated to final by way of the weekend.

“Use warning when outside. Put on applicable clothes, a hat and gloves. Maintain pets indoors as a lot as potential and contemplate checking on aged household, associates and neighbors. Guarantee moveable heaters are used correctly. Don’t use mills or grills indoors,” the NWS stated.

Have warnings been issued for the Nice Lakes?

Sure. A Heavy Freeze Spray Warning has been issued for Lakes Michigan, Superior and Huron attributable to quickly accumulating ice on ships and different buildings that would trigger injury.

As well as, a storm warning is in impact for decrease Lake Michigan, Lake Superior and the southern half of Lake Huron, together with the Saginaw Bay space attributable to waves as much as 13 ft and wind gusts of 46 mph.

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