Michigan and Mother Nature are full of surprises, aren’t they? One day you are enjoying a beautiful 80° with lots of sunshine and the next day you are wiping the snow from your windshield. We may not have sharks, but we do have tornadoes, hail, thunderstorms, heavy rain, flooding and excessive heat. Mother Nature loves to play with the mitt.
Severe weather in Michigan
There are many types of storms we encounter in Michigan and most fall into one of five categories:
1. Snowstorms: Shovel, dump, shovel, dump. A Michiganian’s winter mantra. We’re used to it, but for some reason half the state forgets how to drive after the first of the year.
Major blizzard roars through Chicago area
2. Hailstorms: chunks of ice falling from the sky? Check. Most states fear these types of systems simply because they fear their car will be dented.
Peter McFarlene from Australia
3. Ice storms: Buy bread, bottled water and batteries, as there is a higher than average chance of losing power and showering at a truck stop.
At least 28 dead after historic Buffalo blizzard paralyzed city
4. Thunderstorms: (lightning) Me: 1,2,3… Growing up in Michigan, thunderstorms were one of the first fears you had to overcome. If you don’t, we’ll put you in a comfy sweater and drag you and the dog around.
Spotlight on Southeast Wisconsin
5. Tornadoes: We call our severe weather horns “tornado sirens”. When those sirens go off, parents in Michigan will tell their kids to go to the basement and turn on the radio…while they’re going to stand in front of the lawn, hands on their hips, looking looking for a funnel cloud.
Tornadoes touched down around Dodge City, Kansas
Following one of these storms, Michigan could experience flooding, which can be costly. Having an arch for safety is not a bad idea. Here’s a look at Michigan’s record weather:
Michigan’s All-Time Highest Temperature
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Location: Stanwood
Date: July 13, 1936
Michigan’s All-Time Lowest Temperature
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Location: Mount Carroll
Date: January 31, 2019
Michigan 24-Hour All-Time Precipitation
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Location: Fountain
Date: July 20, 1996
Michigan’s all-time 24-hour snowfall
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Location: Hermann
Date: December 2, 1985
Most tornadoes spotted in a day
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Location: Statewide
Date: May 21, 2001
Before you do what we all do, which is open your mouth and outwardly challenge mother nature in Michigan to outdo herself, stop. Don’t say it, don’t think it, or Mitten State might just use its giant hand to crush us with a little time.
These weather memes are pure Michigan
These Michigan weather memes are the best of the best.
Michigan Home Remedies to Get Rid of Bedbugs
How to get rid of bedbugs once and for all
It must be said that the best way to get rid of any harmful is to call a professional. There are many reputable removal services available in Michigan that have years of experience dealing with bedbugs.
However, because Michigan native families like to do whatever they can to avoid paying a professional to do a job, we’ve compiled a list of 4 do-it-yourself home remedies that could make your bedbug problem worse. Lots of items you’ll need to put together those homemade traps and sprays you might already have in your house or garage. Just make sure that if you’re using a spray bottle you already have at home, you haven’t already, or if you haven’t recently filled it with anything that could be harmful to surfaces in your home. , your pets and your family.
Nothing works overnight
One thing all of these remedies have in common is patience. Bedbugs didn’t come to Michigan from Southeast Asia overnight, but you may be able to catch a few while you’re sleeping a bit.
So Michigan, let’s fight back. Enter your garages, search under your sinks, head to your hardware store or grocery store, and arm yourself as we prepare to face one of the most fearsome and rabidly breeding pest species in the Mitten States. : the brown marmorated stink bug.