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Lake Effect Snow Warning 5, NWS Gaylord, MI

December 6, 20097 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this lake effect snow warning at Dec 6, 2009, 4:00 AM EST for 7 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 6, 2009, 4:00 AM EST (09:00 UTC)
Expired: Dec 6, 2009, 10:34 AM EST
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Antrim County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Otsego County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this lake effect snow warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this lake effect snow warning went out at Dec 6, 3:58 AM EST, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 3:58 AM EST, 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 5, 10:29 PM EST, 5 hours 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1029 PM EST SAT DEC 5 2009

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-042-
061200-
STRAITS OF MACKINAC-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
MACKINAC BRDG TO PRESQUE ISLE LT-PRESQUE ISLE LT TO STURGEON PT-
STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER-GRAND TRAVERSE BAY-
SEUL CHOIX PT TO MACKINAC BRDG-NORWOOD TO MACKINAC BRDG-
SLEEPING BEAR PT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LT-PT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR PT-
MANISTEE TO PT BETSIE-WHITEFISH BAY-ST. MARYS RIVER-CHIPPEWA-
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-
OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
1029 PM EST SAT DEC 5 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SEVERAL BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW
ADVISORIES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL TARGET PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN ONCE AGAIN INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE SEE THE
LATEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORIES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN INTO
THE DAY ON MONDAY...WITH A MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM IMPACTING THE
REGION TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. DURING THIS LATTER
TIMEFRAME...A SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF BOTH SYSTEM AND LAKE
EFFECT SNOW APPEARS PROBABLE...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS ALSO DEVELOPING
OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO RELAY ALL SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT ANY TIME.

JZ

Nearby

Lake Effect Snow Warnings in Michigan, 2009 Every lake effect snow warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.