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Arctic blast quickly transformed Lake Michigan into icy wonderland
MUSKEGON, MI— Lake Michigan was blasted with sub-zero Arctic air last week, causing the Lakeshore to rapidly transform into an icy wonderland. Ice cover expanded rapidly last week, reaching a short-term peak of 21 percent ice cover last Wednesday.
Arctic Blast Brings Highest Ice Cover In The Great Lakes In Two Years
Ice coverage for all of the Great Lakes combined was 23.21% – the highest since February 26, 2022, when it was 56.1%. At the beginning of this month, ice coverage was less than 2% across all the lakes.
Lake ice thickens up courtesy of the Arctic blast
The mid-January Arctic blast brought frigid temperatures, helping to firm up a good quantity of ice on Lake Michigan. With the sunshine and more mild conditions over the past weekend, a lot of folks visited the lakeshore to take in the sights of the freshly formed ice with a lot of fantastic pictures: Among the phenomena we see this time of year are ice balls.
The impacts from last week's arctic blast on snowfall this season and ice coverage on the Great Lakes
Seasonal snowfall is now above average for most of West Michigan and ice coverage has increased on the Great Lakes due to last week's arctic blast.
Arctic blast has Lake Erie nearly 60% ice-covered
Now, after temperatures plummeted below zero, Lake Erie is about 60% frozen. That’s about 20% more ice than average for this time of year. Lake Erie is shallower and narrower than other Great Lakes, so it freezes faster.
Massive Ice Boulders Float in Lake Michigan
Massive chunks of ice were seen floating in Lake Michigan on Wednesday, January 29, after more than 20 percent of it was covered with ice last week. Footage from Nate’s Dronography shows “massive floating ice boulders,
Another Arctic blast is here, but how much colder than ‘normal’ is it really?
A large part of the U.S. is getting hit with another Arctic blast, adding to an already cold January 2025. Forecasters expect ...
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Heavy snow, dangerously low temperatures put more than 70M under winter storm warnings
− Winter was making its ugly presence felt across most of the nation Sunday as a potent arctic blast fueled some of ... of millions bracing for snow and ice along the East Coast.
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As temperatures stay above freezing, ice jam risk grows over the coming weeks
However, the arctic blast froze over many of the area's rivers, including the Grand River. Ice jams frequently occur in mid-winter after a blast of arctic air, followed by a warmup with ...
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Lake Michigan ice thickens up courtesy of the Arctic blast
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The mid-January Arctic blast brought frigid temperatures, helping to firm up a good quantity of ice on Lake Michigan. With the sunshine and more mild conditions over ...