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From hundreds of miles above Earth, the brutal polar vortex that gripped the Great Lakes turned into something strangely ...

Winter weather slammed Syracuse, New York, with more than 24 inches of snow falling on Tuesday - its second highest one-day total on record. Meanwhile, blustery winds created near-blizzard conditions ...

Tuesday before tapering off. That means waves in some parts of Lake Superior could reach more than 20 feet, and may occasionally pop over 30 feet. There are several reasons the Great ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The term "bomb cyclone" has become a staple of winter weather headlines, but for meteorologists, it describes a specific and powerful atmospheric process rather than just a heavy ...

According to NOAA ice analysis updated this week, average ice cover across all five Great Lakes remains below 10%. This is tracking near average for mid-December. That’s not unusual. Historically, ...

One of the most significant invasive species threats to Great Lakes sportfish, sea lamprey, is on the decline after experiencing a surge during the COVID-19 pandemic, when efforts to control the ...

It looks like the Great Lakes region might get another relatively normal ice year − a relief given recent trends. The U.S. National Ice Center released its 2025-2026 seasonal outlook this week, ...

The Great Lakes have the potential to generate three times more electricity than all eight surrounding states currently use. Unlike oceans, Great Lakes states, not the federal government, have ...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (ABC 4) — Shoppers at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets near Detroit can enjoy extraordinary Black Friday deals and family-friendly holiday attractions at the state of Michigan’s ...

Thanksgiving travel could be snarled across the Great Lakes snowbelts, as the FOX Forecast Center tracks what it expects to be the most significant lake-effect snow event of the season thus far, ...