That is what the NWS in Michigan is saying about the current bitter winterlike weather. Consider this:
* A low pressure area so intense that the central pressure was 28.80 inches. Repeat: 28.80 inches. Some tropical storms do not have pressure that low. The large and intense low was spinning over Ontario and will not move much through Sunday night..
* Westerly gales as high as 52 mph creating 13 to 17 foot waves on Lake Superior.
* 8 to 12 inches of snow has accumulated in Cheboygan County in Upper Michigan.
* An additional 8 to 12 inches may accumulate through Friday over parts of upper Michigan in extremely heavy snow showers. Visibility may drop to near zero very quickly in those snow showers creating whiteout conditions. Travel was highly discouraged.
* Power outages in some areas including Kalamazoo and Battle Creek. This is because the heavy wet snow came so early that leaves were still on trees. Breaking tree limbs brought down power lines.
Coldest temperature Thursday was 12 degrees at Oglala, South Dakota.
Many communities received measurable snow Thursday that was the earliest in history. Chicago included.
* A low pressure area so intense that the central pressure was 28.80 inches. Repeat: 28.80 inches. Some tropical storms do not have pressure that low. The large and intense low was spinning over Ontario and will not move much through Sunday night..
* Westerly gales as high as 52 mph creating 13 to 17 foot waves on Lake Superior.
* 8 to 12 inches of snow has accumulated in Cheboygan County in Upper Michigan.
* An additional 8 to 12 inches may accumulate through Friday over parts of upper Michigan in extremely heavy snow showers. Visibility may drop to near zero very quickly in those snow showers creating whiteout conditions. Travel was highly discouraged.
* Power outages in some areas including Kalamazoo and Battle Creek. This is because the heavy wet snow came so early that leaves were still on trees. Breaking tree limbs brought down power lines.
Coldest temperature Thursday was 12 degrees at Oglala, South Dakota.
Many communities received measurable snow Thursday that was the earliest in history. Chicago included.