NWS Marquette MIFZ.W 0002September 21, 2026
Freeze Warning: Baraga, Iron and Southern Houghton, MI
The National Weather Service office in Marquette issued a freeze warning for Baraga, Iron and Southern Houghton in Michigan, which was in force until 9:00 a.m. local time on September 22. It was the 2nd freeze warning the NWS office in Marquette issued in 2026. Michigan had 1 freeze warning in September 2026, against 2 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Michigan's freeze warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 7 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Marquette MI
- Area
- Baraga, Iron and Southern Houghton
- State
- Michigan
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:36 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- In force from
- 2:00 a.m. EDT, September 22, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 a.m. EDT, September 22, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMQT FZ.W 0002
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Baraga, Iron, and Southern Houghton Counties. * WHEN...From 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ to 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
What the agency told people to do
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.