GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The mid-January Arctic blast introduced frigid temperatures, serving to to agency up an excellent amount of ice on Lake Michigan.
With the sunshine and extra gentle circumstances over the previous weekend, numerous of us visited the lakeshore to absorb the sights of the freshly shaped ice with numerous unbelievable footage:
An icy Lake Michigan Pere Marquette in Muskegon on Jan. 26, 2025. (Courtesy Jon Geer)
An icy Lake Michigan Pere Marquette in Muskegon on Jan. 26, 2025. (Courtesy Jon Geer)
An icy Lake Michigan at Muskegon State Park on Jan. 26, 2025. (Courtesy Natalie Waalkes)
An icy Lake Michigan at Muskegon State Park on Jan. 26, 2025. (Courtesy Natalie Waalkes)
An icy Lake Michigan at Muskegon State Park on Jan. 26, 2025. (Courtesy Natalie Waalkes)
Grand Haven State Park on Jan. 25, 2025. (Courtesy Helen VanEssendelft)
Grand Haven State Park on Jan. 25, 2025. (Courtesy Helen VanEssendelft)
An icy Lake Michigan at Pere Marquette in Muskegon on Jan. 26, 2025. (Courtesy Dan Barnum-Steggerda)
Lake Michigan close to Benton Harbor on Jan. 26, 2025. (Courtesy Brad Adams)
Holland State Park on Jan. 25, 2025. (Courtesy Helen VanEssendelft)
Holland State Park on Jan. 25, 2025. (Courtesy Helen VanEssendelft)
Holland State Park on Jan. 25, 2025. (Courtesy Helen VanEssendelft)
An icy Lake Michigan at Muskegon State Park on Jan. 26, 2025. (Courtesy Natalie Waalkes)
An icy Lake Michigan at Muskegon State Park on Jan. 26, 2025. (Courtesy Natalie Waalkes)
The Massive Pink lighthouse at Holland State Park in January 2025. (Courtesy David Kail)
West Michigan’s Arctic blast by the numbers
Among the many phenomena we see this time of yr are ice balls. This occurs when small chunks of ice break off from the sheets that collect on the shoreline. Waves repeatedly push into the ice chunk, shaping it right into a sphere. As layer upon layer of water freezes onto the ball, it grows in measurement.
In Grand Rapids, 20 of the primary 27 days of January introduced excessive temperatures at or under the freezing level. That has helped in growing ice. Ice protection is close to common for Lake Michigan, whereas the deficit is bigger for Lake Superior, Ontario and Huron. Lake Erie has a considerable surplus.
We should always keep the present ice cowl with no important beneficial properties or losses within the days forward as highs maintain close to the freezing level all through the eight-day forecast.
Stick with Storm Staff 8 for updates on extra snow probabilities all through this week.
