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03-04-2025
- Climate
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'A generational storm': Northern Michigan ice storm was worst in over 100 years
NORTHERN MICHIGAN — Northern Michigan's devastating ice storm, which crippled power grids, snapped trees like matchsticks and left entire communities in the dark, is being called one of the most severe weather events in the region in over a century. 'This is easily the worst ice storm in modern times — in the last 50 years — and you have to go back all the way to 1922 to find something even remotely close,' said Harold Dippman, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Gaylord. 'It's a generational storm, one people will talk about for the rest of their lives.' Though specific statewide icing records are still being assessed, the event's prolonged duration, relentless rainfall and catastrophic damage clearly set it apart. Between Friday evening and Monday morning, some areas saw 2-5 inches of precipitation — much of which froze to trees and power lines, leading to widespread outages and road closures. 'It was catastrophic,' Dippman said. 'Roads were impassable for almost 48 hours. There are still places off the beaten path that you can't access. In terms of infrastructure, the power grid will likely need to be rebuilt from the substations out to neighborhoods.' More: PHOTOS: Ice storm aftermath in Northern Michigan More: Live: Power slowly returning across Northern Michigan following ice storm The meteorological setup was a "textbook" scenario for prolonged icing: a stalled front lingered over Northern Michigan while cold air remained locked in place due to an Arctic high-pressure system to the northeast. Temperatures hovered in the dangerous 31–32 degree range for days, allowing round after round of freezing rain to coat the region. Looking ahead, the forecast offers some short-term relief — but not without risks. Warmer temperatures are expected to reach the 40s and even 50s by Friday, which will help melt lingering ice. However, strong winds with gusts over 40 mph are expected late Wednesday into Thursday, potentially hampering recovery efforts. 'There's also a real danger from falling ice,' Dippman warned. 'Some of that ice is heavy, and it's coming down from tree branches. Be aware of your surroundings.' He also stressed generator safety for households still without power: 'Make sure your generator is properly ventilated. Carbon monoxide buildup can be deadly.' Dippman thanked line workers and emergency crews who are working nonstop to restore essential services. 'Given the historic and catastrophic nature of this event, their efforts cannot be overstated,' he said. — Contact reporter Annie Doyle at 231-675-0099 and adoyle@ This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: National Weather Service: Northern Michigan ice storm worst in over 100 years
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21-03-2025
- Business
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Spring construction in Petoskey: City's project list includes Howard Street work, more
PETOSKEY — It's officially spring and the City of Petoskey isn't wasting any time getting construction projects underway. City manager Shane Horn reviewed some of the work that will soon be coming to city streets and parks during the Petoskey City Council meeting on March 17. 'Howard Street, as you know, is our big street reconstruction project this year,' Horn said. The Howard Street project will take place in two phases. The first part, with work taking place from State Street to Grove Street, will begin on April 2. 'This will be a slight disruption to the schools there,' Horn said. 'We're going to complete that section completely — underground work, new pavement from State to Grove — from April 2 to late May,' Horn added. 'Then we'll pick up the rest of the project from Grove all the way to Sheridan. That will start right in late May through the end of August. The hope is that we can have this wrapped up before school in the fall begins.' Horn noted that this is an aggressive schedule for this sort of work, but that it is subject to change if weather conditions force them to stop or delay progress. More: Petoskey council sets public hearing for 2025 budget Subscribe: Check out our offers and read the local news that matters to you Other projects set to start this spring include: Improvements to the Saville parking lot off Bay Street, which will start the week of April 7 and continue until Memorial Day The Park Avenue project in Pennsylvania Park will begin the week of March 31 and be mostly complete by Memorial Day Work on the east section of the Little Traverse Wheelway in Bayfront Park, from the turnaround bathrooms to the area behind Boyne Country Sports, will include removing the existing asphalt and putting in new concrete. This project is scheduled to start the week of March 31 and be wrapped up before Memorial Day. According to the proposed 2025 city budget, upgrades in Pennsylvania Park were estimated at $350,000, improvements on the east side of Bayfront Park were estimated at $650,000 and a full reconstruction of Howard Street is budgeted at $2.1 million. 'We have a lot of significant work to get accomplished before our visitors start to arrive for the summer season,' Horn said. — Contact Jillian Fellows at jfellows@ This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Petoskey city officials prepare for 2025 spring construction projects
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19-03-2025
- Business
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Emmet County home listings asked for more money in February - see the current median price here
EMMET COUNTY — The median home in Emmet County listed for $897,000 in February, up 7.5% from the previous month's $834,500, an analysis of data from shows. Compared to February 2024, the median home list price increased 54.7% from $580,000. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in Emmet County, not houses that were sold. Information on your local housing market, along with other useful community data, is available at Emmet County's median home was 2,420 square feet, listed at $390 per square foot. The price per square foot of homes for sale is up 30.1% from February 2024. Listings in Emmet County moved steadily, at a median 104 days listed compared to the February national median of 66 days on the market. In the previous month, homes had a median of 106 days on the market. Around 46 homes were newly listed on the market in February, a 9.5% increase from 42 new listings in February 2024. The median home prices issued by may exclude many, or even most, of a market's homes. The price and volume represent only single-family homes, condominiums or townhomes. They include existing homes, but exclude most new construction as well as pending and contingent sales. In Michigan, median home prices were $265,350, a slight increase from January. The median Michigan home listed for sale had 1,552 square feet, with a price of $170 per square foot. Throughout the United States, the median home price was $412,000, a slight increase from the month prior. The median American home for sale was listed at 1,791 square feet, with a price of $227 per square foot. The median home list price used in this report represents the midway point of all the houses or units listed over the given period of time. Experts say the median offers a more accurate view of what's happening in a market than the average list price, which would mean taking the sum of all listing prices then dividing by the number of homes sold. The average can be skewed by one particularly low or high price. The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Please leave any feedback or corrections for this story here. This story was written by Ozge Terzioglu. This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Emmet County home listings asked for more money in February - see the current median price here
