The lack of preparedness for such an event highlighted the vulnerability of these communities to extreme weather conditions. Emergency services faced significant challenges during the ice storm.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer requested an extension from FEMA on Monday to submit a request for a Major Disaster Declaration in ...

In Michigan, maple producers are facing partial or total tree crown loss in their sugar bushes. That crown is the engine of a ...

State and federal crews will begin damage assessments this week across Northern Michigan following a historic ice storm last ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has formally requested a presidential emergency declaration on the March 28-30 ice storm.

Heavy and long-lasting freezing rain and a line of severe storms wreaked havoc with extreme and severe ice accumulation that resulted in widespread power outages, impassable roads, loss of phone ...

Under state rules, the small northern Michigan power company could owe customers as much as $1.5 million in bill credits ...

In an email to reporters on Tuesday, Whitmer’s office said she would remain in Michigan to coordinate the state’s emergency response efforts to the ice storms. More extreme weather is expected ...

There’s a recipe for extreme storms, with two key ingredients ... When that vapor starts to condense into water or ice as it cools, it releases large amount of energy, known as latent heat.