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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Marquette, MI

February 17, 20095 counties in Michigan

NWS Marquette, MI issued this winter storm warning at Feb 17, 2009, 4:55 AM EST for 5 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Feb 17, 2009, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 61 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
Feb 17, 2009, 4:55 AM EST (09:55 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2009, 10:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 20, 2009, 10:56 AM EST
In force
61 hr
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI

Counties Alger County, MI, Delta County, MI, Luce County, MI, Marquette County, MI, Schoolcraft County, MI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:00 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 storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 17, 12:28 AM EST, 4 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 12:28 AM EST, 4 hours 27 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 17, 4:00 AM ESTGale WarningMQT69 hr
Feb 17, 4:00 AM ESTHeavy Freezing Spray WatchMQT13 hr
Feb 17, 4:55 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchMQTDelta, Luce, Schoolcraft12 hr
Feb 17, 4:55 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryMQTBaraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw and 2 more53 hr
Feb 17, 5:05 PM ESTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningMQT68 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Michigan, 2009Every winter storm 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.