Winter storms pose multiple dangers at once, and people often underestimate how quickly conditions can become ...

The arctic air mass entrenched over the Great Lakes has resulted in ice expansion across the lakes over the last several days. As of January 26, total ice coverage on the Great Lakes is about 43.2%.

Ice-covered lakes have benefits— less shoreline erosion, less lake-effect snow — and even provide a winter food for fish.

A late January weather setup brought near-freezing surface temperatures. As precipitation moved in, a warmer layer of air ...