Detroit, Michigan
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Winter Storm Watch |
| Area(s): | Emmet; Cheboygan; Presque Isle; Otsego; Montmorency; Alpena; Beaver Island and surrounding islands; Charlevoix |
| Effective: | 2026-04-01 @ 9:18 am -> 2026-04-02 @ 4:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-02 @ 1:00 am -> 2026-04-01 @ 9:30 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Gaylord MI on 2026-04-01 @ 9:18 am |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Watch issued April 1 at 10:18AM EDT until April 2 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations between one tenth and one quarter inch. Winds could gust 25 to 35 mph from the east. * WHERE...A portion of Northern Lower Michigan. * WHEN...From late tonight through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A mix of snow/sleet/freezing rain is expected to change to all freezing rain early Thursday morning. Temperatures are expected to warm above freezing during the afternoon. |
| Alert: | Winter Storm Watch |
| Area(s): | Western Chippewa; Central Chippewa; Southeast Chippewa; Western Mackinac; Eastern Mackinac; Mackinac Island/Bois Blanc Island |
| Effective: | 2026-04-01 @ 9:18 am -> 2026-04-02 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-02 @ 4:00 am -> 2026-04-01 @ 9:30 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Gaylord MI on 2026-04-01 @ 9:18 am |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Watch issued April 1 at 10:18AM EDT until April 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to two inches and ice accumulations between one tenth and one quarter of an inch possible. Winds could gust 25 to 35 mph from the east. * WHERE...A portion of Eastern Upper Michigan. * WHEN...From late tonight through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Precipitation is expected to start as snow early Thursday morning and continue through midday before transitioning to more sleet and freezing rain during the afternoon. Temperatures are expected to warm above freezing by Thursday evening. |
| Alert: | Winter Storm Watch |
| Area(s): | Dickinson; Menominee |
| Effective: | 2026-04-01 @ 5:30 am -> 2026-04-02 @ 4:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-02 @ 2:00 am -> 2026-04-01 @ 1:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Marquette MI on 2026-04-01 @ 5:30 am |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Watch issued April 1 at 6:30AM EDT until April 2 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to two inches and ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Dickinson and Menominee Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes. |
| Alert: | Winter Storm Watch |
| Area(s): | Alger; Luce; Delta; Southern Schoolcraft; Northern Schoolcraft |
| Effective: | 2026-04-01 @ 5:30 am -> 2026-04-02 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-02 @ 4:00 am -> 2026-04-01 @ 1:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Marquette MI on 2026-04-01 @ 5:30 am |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Watch issued April 1 at 6:30AM EDT until April 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to two inches and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Alger, Delta, Luce, Northern Schoolcraft, and Southern Schoolcraft Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes. |
| Alert: | Winter Storm Watch |
| Area(s): | Keweenaw; Ontonagon; Houghton; Gogebic; Iron; Southern Houghton |
| Effective: | 2026-04-01 @ 5:30 am -> 2026-04-03 @ 1:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-04-02 @ 2:00 am -> 2026-04-01 @ 1:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Marquette MI on 2026-04-01 @ 5:30 am |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Watch issued April 1 at 6:30AM EDT until April 3 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Marquette MI |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 3 and 5 inches and ice accumulations around two tenths of an inch possible. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central Upper and western Upper Michigan. * WHEN...From late tonight through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions will impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes. |
| Alert: | Winter Storm Watch |
| Area(s): | Baraga; Marquette |
| Effective: | 2026-04-01 @ 5:30 am -> 2026-04-03 @ 1:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-04-02 @ 4:00 am -> 2026-04-01 @ 1:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Marquette MI on 2026-04-01 @ 5:30 am |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Watch issued April 1 at 6:30AM EDT until April 3 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Marquette MI |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 2 and 4 inches and ice accumulations up to three tenths of an inch possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Baraga and Marquette Counties. * WHEN...From late tonight through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions will impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes. |
| Alert: | Winter Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Osceola; Clare |
| Effective: | 2026-04-01 @ 2:08 am -> 2026-04-02 @ 11:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-04-02 @ 1:00 am -> 2026-04-01 @ 10:15 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Grand Rapids MI on 2026-04-01 @ 2:08 am |
| Headline: | Winter Weather Advisory issued April 1 at 3:08AM EDT until April 2 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch. Winds gusting to 20 to 30 mph. * WHERE...Clare and Osceola Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM to noon EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Difficult travel conditions are possible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Precipitation will spread in overnight and continue into Thursday. Freezing rain is likely late tonight and Thursday morning. Icing to around a tenth of an inch is possible before warmer air moves in and switches precipitation over to rain midday on Thursday. |
| Alert: | Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Arenac, MI |
| Effective: | 2026-03-31 @ 8:07 pm -> 2026-04-02 @ 3:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-03-31 @ 9:53 pm -> 2026-04-01 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Gaylord MI on 2026-03-31 @ 8:07 pm |
| Headline: | Flood Warning issued March 31 at 9:07PM EDT until April 2 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI |
| Description: |
...The National Weather Service in Gaylord MI has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Michigan... Rifle River near Sterling affecting Arenac County. For the Rifle River...including Sterling...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Rifle River near Sterling. * WHEN...Until early Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 6.0 feet, High water begins to impact canoe livery at River View Campground. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:30 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 5.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 4.5 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage late this evening to 6.5 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening to 4.7 feet early Friday morning. It will rise to 5.0 feet Friday evening. It will then fall again and remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 6.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 6.5 feet on 05/18/2000. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |