Governor Gretchen Whitmer deployed the Michigan National Guard to Northern Michigan on Tuesday to assist with recovery from Sunday's ice storm. In addition to the deployment, the governor also signed two executive orders adding Alcona and Antrim counties to the state of emergency.

Members of the Ohio National Guard are set to deploy this week. The Ohio Army National Guard reported Tuesday that “about 10 members” of the OANG’s 5th Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Regiment will head to support the U.

Following a string of ice storms which tore through the northern Lower Peninsula over the weekend, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expanding her initial state of emergency and deploying the Michigan National Guard to help clear roadways and areas overcome by debris.