Watch: Powerful ice storm in Michigan freezes US flag, internet baffled

When a giant ice storm ravaged the upper states of the Midwestern United States, it froze an American flag flying outside a home in Michigan. User Cody (Baha) took to Twitter and shared a video of the cold conditions and his frozen American flag outside his home.

“Here’s a look at the ice storm right now at my home in Michigan. Went to get the flag down and it [had] frozen in the base,” the Twitter user wrote in the caption of his post.

Watch the video below:

Here’s a look at the ice storm right now at my home in Michigan. I went to take the flag down and it’s frozen in the base… pic.twitter.com/ya4sL9mWLp

— Cody (Baha) (@BahaCur_10) February 23, 2023

Cody (Baha) shared the video Thursday and has since racked up more than 13,000 views and hundreds of likes and comments. The short film left internet users stunned. While some called the scenes “spectacular”, others wrote “wow”.

“Okay, but it kinda looks cool lol,” said one user. “That sound recording is spectacular,” wrote another.

“It was dead quiet outside, nice that it was captured so well!” commented a third, while a fourth commented, “That’s impressive… whoa..”

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Meanwhile, according to The Independent on Thursday, hundreds of thousands in the region were without power due to the snowstorm. School districts in Ottawa, Kent and Kalamazoo counties closed for two days as the extreme weather created dangerous conditions across the region.

“This intense winter storm has had a major impact on our communities across the state,” said Captain Kevin Sweeney, deputy state director of emergency management and homeland security for the Michigan State Police, Thursday, according to the NewsMadura. The weather also led to the death of a volunteer firefighter and affected air travel. According to FlightAware, a flight tracking website, more than 1,100 flights into, into or out of the United States were canceled on Thursday.