Our gloomy wet pattern will slowly move out today though we probably won’t see a return of the sun until tomorrow. We still have a few showers moving in from the southeast as the persistent low continues to rotate out of the state. We added another .52 of an inch of rain in the past […]
Below is the list of the past, present and future tropical storm names for the Atlantic: 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Arlene Alberto Andrea Arthur Ana Alex Bret Beryl Barry Bertha Bill Bonnie Cindy Chris Chantal Cristobal Claudette Colin Don Debby Dorian Dolly Danny Danielle Emily Ernesto Erin Edouard Elsa Earl Franklin Florence Fernand […]
I am generally up before daybreak just when the birds burst into song greeting a new day. All the birds are back from their winter break down south. I have seen hummingbirds and Orioles at the feeders. I have also noticed a lot of bumblebees this spring. We have our first tropical storm of the […]
We have had two very cold periods in both April and May. Both seen near record cold maximum. During this time Mookie stated the following on May 9, 2020 8:06 pm “Definitely overhyped and the forecasts were way too cold! We’ve seen plenty of record highs the past year. Way more than record lows.” So, […]
We have had 1.72 inches of rain since yesterday early morning. We are up to 2.18 inches of rain for the month here in Otsego. At 5:30 am we have a warm 60° and light rain. We have turned the corner into a more springlike pattern, the grass is green, the trees are leafing, the […]
Much if Michigan remains in the marginal risk area for severe weather today with the exception of the southern counties which are at a slight risk. Warmer air pushing into the state will bring with it the chance for heavy rain and thunderstorms. The first round of rain and thunderstorms will arrive this morning. These […]
May 10 1902: A snowstorm drops from 1 to 6 inches of slushy snow across Lower Michigan. The four inches of snow at Muskegon is the latest measurable snow on record there 2006: A small weak tornado, determined to be a “landspout” moved through an open field near Schoolcraft in Kalamazoo County, doing no damage. […]
Some of you watch Bill broadcasting in his man cave during the week. He and his wife Gayle move stuff around, change pictures and his cats make appearances sometimes. You can download the backdrop of his room from WOODTV and make changes to it as I have done with my graphics software I use for […]
This is another article on weather extremes from NOAA Center for Environmental Information which gives us a peek into the future climate for the state. Figure 1 Michigan has a humid climate with large seasonal changes in temperature. Summers are warm and humid while winters are cold. The Great Lakes play an important role […]
First of all a happy Mothers day to all our mothers out there! MICHIGAN’S EXTREME AND SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENTS The Forgotten Summer – Summer of 1816 The summer of 1816 is well known throughout North America and Europe as the summer that Mother Nature forgot. Caused by the eruption of Mount Tambora in the […]