The arctic weather that has been hitting Michigan and much of the Midwest has also led to a massive increase in Great Lakes ice coverage.
The record-setting Arctic cold over the past week has caused ice to rapidly form on all of the Great Lakes. Each Great Lake now has more ice cover than the long-term average amount of ice.
Lake Erie leads at 95% frozen while Lake Huron surges 21% in one week as Arctic air drives rapid ice expansion across the region.
Thick ice grew on Michigan's Great Lakes over the weekend, Feb. 1, and more may develop from this week's Arctic air. See the current coverage.
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