Colton Cichoracki

Lansing

Meteorologist at WILX-TV (Lansing, MI)

Meteorologist at WILX in Lansing - @CMUniversity Meteorology Grad - Mitten Raised. Lifelong Lions fan. He/him/his 🏳️‍🌈

Featured in: Favicon

wilx.com

abc12.com

13abc.com

uppermichiganssource.com Favicon

kq2.com

wnem.com

Articles

Crews work to remove shoal located near Holland Harbor

1 week ago | wilx.com | Colton Cichoracki

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun work to remove a shoal that was discovered at the entrance to Holland Harbor. A shoal is created when waves carry and deposit sediment that collects on the bottom of the lake. Shoals then impact the depth of the water where ships can sail. “There’s 19,000 cubic yards that need to be dredged out of the outer harbor of Holland so that commercial traffic can enter,” said Brandon Hubbard with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Charlotte Forest Garden taking shape

3 weeks ago | wilx.com | Colton Cichoracki

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (WILX) - Community members are hard at work to expand and grow a forest garden in Charlotte that will help produce food for those in need. The Charlotte Forest Garden is located on the north side of town and work began to create the garden in 2024. “The idea is to both provide free food to the community as well as creating wildlife habitat,” said Valerie Reisen, the environmental outreach coordinator or Eaton Conservation District.
Eliminating weather balloon launches may impact weather forecasts

1 month ago | wilx.com | Colton Cichoracki

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Due to recent cuts by the federal government, the National Weather Service has had to scale down weather balloon launches at several offices around the country. Weather balloons carry an instrument called a radiosonde and these are launched twice a day at dozens of National Weather Service offices across the United States.
National Weather Service confirms two tornadoes in Michigan Wednesday

Jun 6, 2024 | uppermichiganssource.com | Colton Cichoracki

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The National Weather Service (NWS) has confirmed that two tornadoes touched down in the state of Michigan on Wednesday. The first tornado happened in rural Crawford County. The NWS office in Gaylord rated that tornado an EF-0 with maximum winds of 80 mph. It was on the ground for one minute and did cause some tree damage at Forest Dunes Golf Club near Grayling. The second tornado was stronger and touched down in the city of Livonia.
Michigan DNR battling wildfire near Grayling

Jun 3, 2023 | uppermichiganssource.com | Colton Cichoracki