Extreme Cold Watch

Locations Affected

Sugar Mountain, MI ∙ Laurium, MI ∙ Kingsford, MI ∙ Carney, MI ∙ Gwinn K I Sawyer AFB, MI ∙ Sidnaw, MI ∙ Copper City, MI ∙ Copper Harbor, MI ∙ Government Peak, MI ∙ Gaastra, MI

Full Alert Message

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Marquette MI 922 AM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 ...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 36 below possible. * WHERE...Baraga, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette, Menominee, Gogebic, Keweenaw, Northern Houghton, Ontonagon, and Southern Houghton Counties. * WHEN...From Thursday evening through Saturday afternoon. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must go outside. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly. Drain in-ground sprinkler systems and cover above ground pipes.

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