Winter Weather — Alger, Michigan

2025-01-19 · Alger, Michigan

Event narrative

The Michigan State Police closed Highway M-28 from Kawbawgam Road in Harvey to West Shore Drive in Munising due to whiteout conditions in lake effect snow and blowing snow. The road was closed for more than four hours and then reopened just before 6 pm.

Wider weather episode

An arctic air mass enveloping the Upper Great Lakes impacted Upper Michigan with several days of bitter cold temperatures and wind chills along with prolonged moderate snow over the west to northwest wind snow belts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1229280. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.