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Winter Weather Advisory 13, NWS Gaylord, MI

February 20, 200914 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this winter weather advisory at Feb 20, 2009, 4:12 PM EST for 14 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Feb 21, 2009, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 55 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 20, 2009, 4:12 PM EST (21:12 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 21, 2009, 7:00 AM EST
Expired: Feb 21, 2009, 7:55 AM EST
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Antrim County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI, Wexford County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory 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 winter weather advisory went out at Feb 20, 3:50 PM EST, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 3:50 PM EST, 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 11:04 AM EST, 5 hours 8 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1104 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

MIZ008-015>036-041-042-211300-
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-
1104 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL TAKE SHAPE IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TONIGHT...THEN LIFT INTO LOWER MICHIGAN SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL
OVERSPREAD NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN SATURDAY AND CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT. LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING.

ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

ADAM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 20, 6:14 AM EST	Lake Effect Snow Advisory	APX	Antrim, Crawford, Kalkaska, Otsego	5 hr
Feb 20, 4:12 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	APX	Alcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Cheboygan and 16 more	60 hr

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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.