ServiceMaster Northern Michigan

Heading into snow/ice storm #3 for the week. Please be ready for any emergencies. Food, water, fuel, etc. Stay off the roads unless necessary.

Along with significant snowfall, comes the chance of significant ice accretion. We’ve seen a bit of a northward shift over the last 24 hours which has taken higher accretion amounts and shifted them. We still expect a corridor of 0.50” or more across Cheboygan, Boyne City, Ga***rd, and Rogers City regions. The further south you go, the less ice accretion becomes.

Within the 0.25” and 0.50” zones, we expect multiple power outages along with scattered tree damage as a result of the weight of the ice and gusty winds combining. These outages may be multi-day outages, and those in these two zones should take necessary precautionary actions to ensure you are ready.

Outside of the heaviest ice accretion, near impossible travel should be expected due to icing and heavy snow that may blow around.

Speaking of blowing around, winds will be gusting between 40-50mph across northern lower Michigan on both Sunday and Monday. This will aide in further worsening of tree damage and power outages.

The WORST of the freezing rain occurs Sunday evening and continues into Monday morning. We expect Monday to be the worst of the event for the icing area.

Please see our previous forecast for snowfall information, and please reference our wind map set to be posted around 7:30pm which focuses on Sunday.

Our thoughts and prayers for the businesses downtown affected by the fire. Your community is here to be your shoulder. Prayers for our fire department and everyone helping assist during this very sad day.

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Happy New Year 2026 🥳 Stay Warm & Safe - Drive Careful