Executive Order 2025-3: Amended Declaration of State of Emergency

Beginning on March 28, 2025, and, in some areas, lasting through March 30, 2025, northern Michigan experienced impactful winter weather that resulted in extreme and severe ice accumulation that had significant impacts to critical services throughout the region. In response, on March 31, 2025, I issued Executive Order 2025-2 declaring a state of emergency for the counties of Otsego, Oscoda, Montmorency, Presque Isle, Emmet, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Mackinac, and Alpena. This same storm front has similarly impacted the counties of Alcona and Antrim resulting in power outages; damage to homes and businesses; and impassable roads due to downed trees and other debris.  

Local officials in the impacted counties have taken several actions to respond to the situation, including but not limited to declaring local emergencies, activating the emergency response and recovery aspects of their emergency operations plans, issuing emergency public information, and/or otherwise utilizing local resources to address these conditions. Despite these efforts, local resources have proven insufficient to address the situation. State assistance and other outside resources are necessary to effectively respond to and recover from the impacts of this emergency, protect public health, safety, and property, and lessen or avert the threat of more severe and lasting harm. 

Section 1 of article 5 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 vests the executive power of the State of Michigan in the governor. Under the Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390, as amended, MCL 30.403(4), “[t]he governor shall, by executive order or proclamation, declare a state of emergency if he or she finds that an emergency has occurred or that the threat of an emergency exists.” 

Therefore, acting under the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and Michigan law, including the Emergency Management Act, 1976 PA 390, as amended, MCL 30.401 to 30.421, I find it reasonable and necessary to order the following:

1. In addition to the counties of Otsego, Oscoda, Montmorency, Presque Isle, Emmet, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Mackinac, and Alpena, a state of emergency is also declared for Alcona and Antrim counties.
2. The Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division of the Michigan Department of State Police must coordinate and maximize all state efforts and may call upon all state departments to use available resources to assist in the designated areas pursuant to the Michigan Emergency Management Plan. 
3. The state of emergency in Alcona and Antrim counties is terminated at such time as the threats to public health, safety, and property caused by the emergency no longer exist, and appropriate programs have been implemented to recover from the effects of this emergency, but in no case later than April 29, 2025, unless extended as provided by the Emergency Management Act. 

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