weather

Michigan among states testing new tornado warning system

Current State — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:52:23 +0000

Last year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration set up an experiment that changed the way tornado warning messages were communicated to the public. The experiment was conducted to better understand how social science plays a role in peoples understanding of severe weather warnings. The experiment was successful. The changes will expand to 12 states this April, including Michigan.

Spring weather forecast with WILX's Andy Provenzano

Current State — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:57:01 +0000

Meteorologist Andy Provenzano spoke with WKAR's Peter Whorf about the first days of spring 2013 and a look at the weeks to come. Their conversation began by looking back to last year's unusual and problematic March.

Snowstorm Dumps More Than 19 Inches On Michigan

The Associated Press — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:14:13 +0000

A snowstorm hitting the Midwest dumped more than 19 inches of snow in northern Michigan and knocked out power to at least 142,000 state electricity customers.

NWS: Lansing Sets Its All Time High Temperature Record

Mark Bashore — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:31:04 +0000

The National Weather Service says Lansing set a record Friday for its highest temperature ever officially recorded.

Latest Round of Cold Damages More West MI Fruit Crops

The Associated Press — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:53:33 +0000

The latest round of cold temperatures following an unseasonably warm stretch earlier in the year is being blamed for wiping out some fruit crops in West Michigan.

Where Are the Bees?

Gretchen Millich — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:30:00 +0000

Warm weather has promoted fruit trees in Michigan to bloom four or five weeks ahead of schedule. That means that bees need to be here early, too, but most of the bees that pollinate orchards in Michigan are still wintering in Florida or are busy pollinating crops in California.

Stretch of Warm Weather Puts Fruit Growers at Risk

Gretchen Millich — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:30:00 +0000

Many of us are enjoying this unseasonably warm weather. But for some farmers, it’s nerve-racking, especially for fruit growers. Fruit trees are starting to sprout two or more weeks ahead of time. It’s only March, so cold weather is very likely to come back and kill off those early-blooming crops.

Snow follows heavy rain in parts of southern Michigan

Mark Bashore — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:03:22 +0000

Storms brought heavy snow to parts of southern Michigan, with up to 10 inches reported in the Lansing
area.