Karyn's Companion Care LLC

12/28/2025

Please respect our companions while they care for you or your loved ones. We will not do care if there is smoking in the home while we are there.

12/28/2025

Please respect our companions while they care for you or your loved ones. We will not do care if there is smoking in the home while we are there.

12/28/2025

Self care Sunday on our last Sunday of 2025

12/28/2025

Please be prepared

Travel impacts for Monday will be quite high across the state. We took some of your feedback and made the map based on how "isolated" or "widespread" travel disruptions may be.

🟨So, let's start with the east side. If you live in the YELLOW zone, this means isolated travel disruptions may exist. Snow squalls will drift into this zone off and on through the day, but it won't be snowing for everyone all at once. Disruptions are possible, but should be on a more isolated basis.

🟧Orange zones will see more lake effect snow banding which could lead to scattered disruptions. Plan on leaving early if you have places to be.

🟥Red zone will see widespread disruptions due to moderate to heavy snowfall and blowing winds. The combination leads to whiteouts, near blizzards conditions, and snow covered roadways. We expect more widespread impacts and disruptions in this zone.

🟪Purple zone................... don't. Snowfall will be piling up rapidly and winds will be cranking. Hunker down, and don't venture out unless you absolutely have to. Although we have no authority, we as meteorologists and as humans would not advise traveling in the northern half of the UP.

-- Trusted Partner of the Day --
Rainbow Restoration | Based out of west Michigan, call today at 616-583-1234.

12/28/2025

Please be prepared

Beginning around 11am, our chances for thunderstorms begins to increase. In fact, much of the lower peninsula has a shot today to hear thunder.

We are monitoring southern lower Michigan, really south of I-96 & I-69 for a limited risk for a strong/severe storm with strong gusty winds to 60mph as the main hazard.

Analyzing the model data last night, it brought enough instability far enough north to warrant a northward expansion of this risk. Also worth noting, atmospheric profiles are hinting at some rotation being possible as well. While our concern for anything tornadic is quite low, I certainly do not want to say it'll be impossible to see a surprise weak, brief spin up today.

With all that said, gusty winds is still the main concern, and the overall risk across the board is very low. Limited risk is just that - limited. Meaning the vast majority of storms will not be severe today.

We will be watching and ready to jump in for live coverage in the event we do end up getting a severe thunderstorm in the state.

Main timeframe for strongest storms is centered between 12pm and 6pm. Rain and storms may still occur outside this time slot.

-- Trusted Partner of the Day --
Rainbow Restoration | Based out of west Michigan, call today at 616-583-1234.

12/28/2025

Please be prepared

Strap in. This is a big one for portions of Michigan.

A strong, dynamic low pressure system will move into Michigan during Sunday, rapidly intensifying into Monday. This will bring rain, a chance of storms, a lot of wind, and both synoptic snowfall and lake effect snowfall. For other forecasts, please scroll back on our page to find all of the other forecast for this system as this post will focus solely on expected snow accumulations.

UPPER PENINSULA:
Snow begins for the UP, primarily central and western UP around 3-4pm Sunday afternoon. Eastern UP may see snow showers during this time, but most of their precip will be a mix of snow, freezing rain, and rain.
Through midnight Sunday, snow will accumulate on the order of around 4-8” with locally higher amounts.

Overnight Sunday into Monday is where this system really ramps up. Heavy snow and intensifying wind will wreak havoc on localized areas in the northern and western portions of the Upper Peninsula. By sunrise Monday, winds could gust as high as 60-65mph, combining with moderate to heavy snowfall rates for several hours. This combination will cause legitimate blizzard conditions through most of Monday. By the time Monday night rolls around, 1-2 FEET of snow is expected with localized pockets of 30+ inches, perhaps near 3 feet of snow possible. This is highlighted in yellow areas. Snow will likely continue into Monday night/Tuesday morning, but our forecast stops Monday night, as confidence in Tuesdays accumulations drops to low levels.

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Elsewhere for the lower peninsula, Sunday will be mainly rain for us, with exception to very far northern lower where some snow may show through at times. 95% of the snow in the LP happens from Monday around 2-4am and continues all day Monday.
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LOWER MICHIGAN:
Lake effect snow will lead to accumulations on the order of 4-8” for much of west Michigan, with areas further east on the east side highlighted in 1-3” due to lake effect snow squalls/bands drifting further east. Some areas on the east side may only see a dusting, while others may see a few inches. This is comes down to how lake effect bands behave in the windy environment and really can’t be predicted precisely. We opted for a blanket of 1-3” as a result.

Elsewhere, along I-69 in south Michigan up to Mount Pleasant towards Oscoda, a narrow band of 2-5” of snow is forecasted.

Further north, lake effect snow kicks into a little higher gear, leading to a widespread 6-10” (locally higher totals definitely on the table) from Cadillac to Ga***rd to Rogers City and points northward.

As mentioned, the bulk of snow for the LP occurs during ALL of Monday. It is important to note that winds will be strong during this exact timeframe. This will lead to localized whiteout conditions which will make travel difficult, mainly for western and northern lower Michigan (as they see the most consistent snow bands) but at times, this could translate to the east side as well. So it’s best to be aware if you’re on the roads Monday, really anywhere in the state. Rapidly changing conditions are expected alongside high winds.

A final forecast update will be made tomorrow morning if needed. For information on wind, rain, storms, etc, please scroll back on our page through today. We posted several forecasts for you to review.

-- Trusted partner of the Day --
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-Ryan

12/28/2025

Just a friendly reminder 😊

12/28/2025

Please stay in and stay safe.

12/28/2025

We have a Respite client requiring 24/7 care for 10 days. Available shifts are 7a-11p. Please contact me if you are interested.

12/25/2025

From your companions Karyn Cochrane Kaleb Cochrane Andrea Longstreet Karen Bennett Krista Ratcliffe Jill Barton Deb Herkner Natalie Fredell homes to yours 🫂🎄🎁🤶🎅

12/23/2025

We are sending out heartfelt condolences and warm wishes of comfort to the family of our clients who has passed, holding them in our thoughts and prayers with love and uplifting grace during this holiday season.

12/23/2025

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