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Extreme Cold Warning 1, NWS Gaylord, MI

January 22, 202625 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this extreme cold warning at Jan 22, 2026, 3:39 PM EST for 25 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jan 22, 2026, 8:00 PM EST. It was in force for 41 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 22, 2026, 3:39 PM EST (20:39 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 22, 2026, 8:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 24, 2026, 1:00 PM EST
In force
41 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
All 25 counties

Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Antrim County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Charlevoix County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Chippewa County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Mackinac County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI, Roscommon County, MI, Wexford County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 22, 3:36 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningAPXAntrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Emmet and 6 more34 hr
Jan 22, 3:36 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryAPXCrawford, Missaukee, Montmorency, Oscoda, Roscommon17 hr

Nearby

Extreme Cold Warnings in Michigan, 2026Every extreme cold warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.