NWS Marquette MIFZ.W 0003October 2, 2026
Freeze Warning: Ontonagon, Houghton, Baraga and 11 more, MI
The National Weather Service office in Marquette issued a freeze warning for Ontonagon, Houghton, Baraga and 11 more in Michigan, which was in force until 10:00 a.m. local time on October 3. It was the 3rd freeze warning the NWS office in Marquette issued in 2026. Michigan had 1 freeze warning in October 2026, against 4 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Michigan's freeze warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 12 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Marquette MI
- Area
- Ontonagon, Houghton, Baraga and 11 more
- State
- Michigan
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:35 a.m. EDT, October 2, 2026
- In force from
- 10:00 p.m. EDT, October 2, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 a.m. EDT, October 3, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMQT FZ.W 0003
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Freeze Warnings in Michigan since 2008Every warning type in Michigan
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 23 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central Upper and western Upper Michigan. * WHEN...From 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ this evening to 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ Saturday. * 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.