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Author: Cathie Ursu

I have lived in Michigan all of my life and became very interested in the weather after the 1953 Flint tornado. This was one of the few EF5 tornadoes in our state's history (since records have been kept). Although we are not strangers to severe storms in Michigan, EF5 tornadoes are very rare. I live in an area where we rarely get a good thunderstorm, in fact, we haven't had one all summer. When I lived down by Detroit, they were frequent during the spring and summer months. I love experiencing the four seasons here in Michigan and I wouldn't live anywhere else.
Cold And Nasty In Mid Michigan

Cold And Nasty In Mid Michigan

Today is one of those March days that makes you just want to stay in bed.  We had rain almost all night, leaving 0.53″ in my rain gauge.  Now it has stopped for a while, but it is damp, windy, and just plain cold.  There is a lot more coming according to the radar and we could even have or first thunderstorm today.  This is  the same system which brought many tornadoes to the south over the last few days,…

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Cloudy And Chilly In Mid Michigan

Cloudy And Chilly In Mid Michigan

What a difference a day makes.  Yesterday was beautiful with warm temps and plenty of sun.  We had to spend the day in Detroit and at least we had good weather for that.  Today is cold and no sun to be found.  To make things worse, the rest of the week is supposed to be like this with even the mention of snow for this weekend.  But it is still March and these few warm days that we’ve had really…

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A Lovely First Day Of Spring – Mid Michigan

A Lovely First Day Of Spring – Mid Michigan

After a gloomy, wet, foggy Saturday, today is sunny and temperatures should be very mild.  Total rain amount from yesterday was 0.17″.  The fog finally lifted around sunset and most of the rain was sprinkles to mist and drizzle.  Not a nice day at all.  This upcoming week isn’t looking too bad with highs reaching the upper 40s to low 50s all week.  Any precipitation should come as rain.  My weather guy, Ryan Hall, is predicting this week to be…

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Dense Fog For Our Saturday – Mid Michigan

Dense Fog For Our Saturday – Mid Michigan

We have had dense fog since I got up this morning, and it shows no signs of going away.  We did have rain overnight and there was 0.30″ in my gauge this morning.  There has been no more rain since then.  Today will be chilly with highs only in the 40s, but tomorrow is expected to be great.  So we’ll just deal with today and look forward to Sunday. Our 12 noon temperature is 40°F, the humidity is 100% with…

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Not As Nice As Yesterday, But Still Okay – Mid Michigan

Not As Nice As Yesterday, But Still Okay – Mid Michigan

We have had gorgeous weather for the past several days, and we sat outdoors for the first time this year.  There was plenty of sun and even with the wind, it was comfortable.  Our high yesterday was 72°F and today is much different.  We have clouds and an occasional sprinkles from time to time, but still not a bad day.  At least it isn’t snowing or bringing severe weather like the south has been having almost every day.  It seems…

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Almost A Summer Feel To This St. Paddy’s Day – Mid Michigan

Almost A Summer Feel To This St. Paddy’s Day – Mid Michigan

We were all sitting out in the yard for the first time this year, and even with the wind, it is warm enough to not wear a coat.  Yesterday was very warm also with some sun, but we have already hit 70°F today.  Unfortunately, these type of days are just teasers, and much colder weather is knocking on our door.  I see where our average high is only 43°F, so I guess we’re asking too much for it to last. …

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Cooler Weather For Mid Michigan

Cooler Weather For Mid Michigan

Once again, most of our snow is gone except where there were some snow piles or ice.  Our high yesterday got up to the mid 50s, and it really felt like spring.  There was a mix of sun and clouds, and it was really a nice day.  Today is cooler but still acceptable.  We are having a few sprinkles of rain but not much showing up on radar.  We can expect highs in the 50s most of this week although…

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A Pleasant But Chilly Saturday In Mid Michigan

A Pleasant But Chilly Saturday In Mid Michigan

Today began with plenty of sun, but has been mixed with periods of clouds.  Temps this morning were in the low teens when I got up and haven’t warmed up much since then.  We knew it would be cold today so we didn’t plan on going out much.  We had a quick snow shower yesterday evening which only dropped half an inch of new snow.  We have 4.5 inches of snow on the ground at this time.  There will be…

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Winter Has Returned to Mid Michigan

Winter Has Returned to Mid Michigan

After listening to our forecast for last night. we were supposed to originally get only a trace of snow to an inch.  Then they increased it to 2-3 inches.  We woke this morning to  4.5 inches.  Not what we expected at all. The sky has cleared somewhat over the past 2 hours, and it is already melting where it is plowed and shoveled.  Unfortunately, we have some extremely cold temperatures moving in for tomorrow, so what doesn’t melt today will…

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Chilly But Nice In Mid Michigan

Chilly But Nice In Mid Michigan

Today is quite nice although chilly.  We are all looking forward to our warmer temperatures next week, with highs in the 50s expected every day.  Unfortunately, Saturday will feel like the middle of winter once again with highs only in the 20s.  We could get a little snow tonight, but anywhere from a trace to an inch is all that is expected.  We can deal with that, especially since most should be gone on Sunday. Our 2:30 PM temperature is…

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