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Why do Michiganders raid their nearest grocery store before each incoming winter storm?

On Friday morning West Michigan go to see the newest member of the Fox 17 weather team.

More than 40 people were injured and at least two people killed after a tornado ripped through Gaylord Friday afternoon.

Check out video of this late-season snowfall from Lakeshore Drive in Marquette in late April 2022.

I do know there's a natural curiosity about when the first freeze and the first snowfall will occur in this part of Michigan. Skiing enthusiasts, of course, want to know, and plenty of people love this month leading into Thanksgiving and then to the Christmas holidays. But predicting an exact date is a bit folly. In some ways, I'm surprised the betting apps are taking wagers on this stuff.

Some severe thunderstorms are headed to Michigan this weekend. With the bulk of the storm hitting the upper Peninsula of Michigan, but this storm could spread a little bit everywhere this weekend.  The first area to get severe storms will be the Upper Peninsula and far northern Lower Michigan. The ...

It's not a retirement. It's more a passing of the torch, as WOOD-TV8 announced Portage native Ellen Bacca has been appointed Chief Meteorologist at the station, and long-time weather forecaster Bill Steffen is assuming a new title as Chief Meteorologist Emeritus, while cutting back his workload.

A rare derecho storm raced across Lake Michigan in July 2011 causing extensive damage in West Michigan. Take a look back at the 10 year anniversary of the storm.

A well-defined waterspout was captured on video yesterday (June 22) over the waters of Lake Michigan offshore of Leland, Michigan near the Leelenau Peninsula and the Manitou Islands.