Overview
- All 83 counties in Michigan are under active weather alerts for extreme cold and snow, with advisories and warnings stretching into Saturday.
- Keweenaw and Houghton counties were under a Blizzard Warning through early Friday, and Michigan State Police reported multiple crashes and road closures in whiteout conditions.
- The National Weather Service warned of visibility below a quarter mile and wind gusts up to 35 mph, advising travel only for emergencies in the hardest-hit areas.
- Forecasters say wind chills could fall to minus 45 degrees in parts of the Upper Peninsula, with Friday highs below zero and single-digit temperatures lingering.
- Snow totals are forecast at 2–6 inches in western Chippewa County and 2–8 inches in Alger, Luce, and northern Schoolcraft, with blowing snow worse near lakeshores and open terrain.