National Weather Service

Lake effect snow could hit parts of northern Michigan starting Thursday night.

This week: Author Bonnie Garmus tells us about her wildly successful debut novel. Also, the Gaylord tornado in May 2022 was a wake-up call about storm warnings. We hear how a network of spotters is trying to improve the system. Plus, the legacy of a late Interlochen sculptor.

“I came back over, and I could see the tornado above the Dollar General across the street,” Schuett said. “I started screaming at my wife to get out we need to get to the basement now.”

Fire crews with the state’s Department of Natural Resources responded to over 50 fires in recent days, including assisting at a 600-acre blaze near the…

An unusual warm spell over several days in early November has brokenrecords across the region by as much as 10 degrees. “This is very unusual,” stresses…

The second extreme rain event in two weeks has led to yet another sewage spill in the Boardman River in Traverse City. A public health advisory has gone…

Cell phones throughout the region let out a siren noise mid-morning Tuesday.That’s because the National Weather Service added a new weather category to…

When driving even a short distance through northern Michigan in the winter, the weather can feel contradictory. Keith Berger, the Observing Programs…

It’s been nearly three months since a devastating storm hit northern Michigan. The storm knocked down hundreds of trees in Glen Arbor, Elk Rapids and…

Michigan firefighters are in the middle of a busy spring wildfire season. Thirty-five wildfires have popped up across the state in the last month. Fire…