Grand Traverse Bay freezes over. First time since 2019

Grand Traverse Bay, from the western bay in Traverse Metropolis to Energy Island, is totally frozen Grand Traverse Bay Watershed Center says nonprofit.

The nonprofit group, which advocates for clear water, says stable ice formation on the decrease a part of the Western Bay solidified on Tuesday, February 3.

The final time the bay froze was in 2019, when it remained frozen for 49 days from mid-February to mid-April, the group mentioned.

“With greater than 175 years of information, this knowledge tells an essential story: the Bay freezes much less typically and stays frozen for fewer days,” the publish reads. “This development mirrors what’s being noticed throughout the Nice Lakes and highlights the impacts of our altering local weather.”

Grand Traverse Bay is a part of Lake Michigan, which solely existed as of February 2 33.33% frozen.

Due to a chilly wave in January that precipitated temperatures to drop minus 30 degrees, greater than half of the Nice Lakes are frozen.

How chilly has it been in Traverse Metropolis?

Traverse Metropolis reached a temperature of 53 levels on consecutive days, January 9 by way of 10, and reached a excessive of 38 levels on January 14. Since then, the temperature has not risen above 28 levels and dropped to a low of minus 6 levels on January 24.

Which Nice Lake will get probably the most ice in winter?

Traditionally, Lake Erie freezes and thaws the quickest as a consequence of its shallow depth, the shallowest of the Nice Lakes.

When do the Nice Lakes have probably the most ice?

In response to NOAA, peak ice cowl on the Nice Lakes sometimes coincides with the tip of February.

Within the decrease lakes, peak ice is seen from mid-February to late February; and for the higher lakes it’s from late February to early March based on the GLERL.

Jalen Williams is a trending reporter on the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at jawilliams1@freepress.com.