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I've grown up hearing all my life that I live in the "Midwest"... but when you hear or read Midwest in most weather media they're talking about the upper tier of states... what we called the "Northern" part.

Being in the exact center (more or less) of the U.S. should make us the Central Midwest, but I've never seen it written that way. It's either upper or lower midwest, and those of us in the actual midwest see our issues on their maps as fringe spots to either upper or lower midwest. It is a bit irritating. But my bones and joints are doing a pretty darned good job lately of letting me know when bad whether is going to hit...! (LOL)