According to the National Weather Service (NWS) website, conditions on Aug. 2 were ripe for something big to happen. “Northern Michigan experienced a complex severe weather setup,” it reports, “which began with a warm front lifting northward from southern Michigan toward the Straits of Mackinac and into the eastern Upper Peninsula.”
The Glen Lake Association will sponsor a panel discussion and Q&A to help people throughout the region whose property was affected by the Aug. 2 storm. The free discussion is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Glen Arbor Township Hall.
Citizens Reminded Not to Place Private Property Debris in Right-of-Way From staff reports With cleanup efforts continuing in hard-hit Leelanau County, the Office of Emergency Management/9-1-1 is reminding citizens not to place fallen tree debris on road shoulders for pickup. Fallen tree debris on private property is the responsibility of homeowners and not the Leelanau […]
Gov. Rick Snyder today directed the Michigan State Police to amend a recent disaster declaration for Grand Traverse County to include Leelanau County after severe thunderstorms caused widespread damage in both counties on Aug. 2.
During one extraordinary week in August 2015, the sounds that dominated our town were the whirr of winds and the ugly crack of trees, followed by the buzz of chainsaws, the hum of generators, and the cheering and car honking as Consumers Power trucks and linemen rolled into town like a liberating army.