UPDATE: Chinese space station will fall to Earth on Easter, space agency predicts

Gov. Rick Snyder has activated the state's Emergency Operations Center to monitor the reentry of China's Tiangong-1 space station, which is expected to reenter the Earth's atmosphere between today and Monday, April 2.

The southern part of Michigan is in the path where debris could fall, experts say.

"While most of the space station is expected to burn up during reentry, there is concern that debris could make landfall," a press release from Snyder's office said.

The 8.5-ton space station could land along a strip of the United States from northern California to Pennsylvania, which includes the southern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, according to the Aerospace Corp.

"While the chances are slim that any of the debris will land in Michigan, we are monitoring the situation and are prepared to respond quickly if it does," said Capt. Chris A. Kelenske, deputy state director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. "The state will rely on its existing satellite reentry response and recovery plan for any necessary response protocols."

Debris could contain hydrazine, which is highly toxic and corrosive.

Anyone who suspects they have encountered space station debris should stay at least 150 away and call 911, the press release said.

Both the ESA and U.S.-funded Aerospace Corporation identify northern China, central Italy, northern Spain, the Middle East, New Zealand, Tasmania, South America, southern Africa and northern states in the U.S. as regions with higher chances of seeing debris.

Even with a higher chance than other regions, the likelihood of a piece of debris hitting someone or something is very unlikely. The interest surrounding the free-falling doomed space station is the fact that scientists and researchers truly can't nail down when and where it will enter.