Alert archive / Michigan / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this blizzard warning at Feb 2, 2011, 4:21 AM EST for Alcona County, Arenac County, Iosco County, Michigan. It was in force for 9 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 2, 2011, 4:21 AM EST (09:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2011, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Alcona County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Iosco County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 13 | 5 Sw Standish, MI | 24HR TOTAL THRU 8AM. SNOWDEPTH 12 IN. |
| Feb 2, 9:17 AM EST | SNOW 14 | 3 Se Omer, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 9 AM. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 120 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1393 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
930 WWUS43 KAPX 020921 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 421 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...LARGE WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL OHIO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MAJORITY OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THIS MORNING...BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HARRISVILLE TO MANISTEE...WITH SNOW AMOUNTS GRADUALLY TAPERING TO THE NORTH...WITH AREAS NORTH OF M-68 LIKELY RECEIVING ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. NO SNOW IS EXPECTED IN EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION TO THE FALLING SNOW...WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE NORTHEAST...CREATING BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. MIZ030-036-042-021730- /O.CAN.KAPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.BZ.W.0001.110202T0921Z-110203T0000Z/ ALCONA-IOSCO-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...TAWAS CITY...STANDISH 421 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IMPACTS... * SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LAKE HURON SHORE LINE. * WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS MINUS 10 DEGREES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING AND GUSTING TO 40 MPH CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MIZ024-021730- /O.UPG.KAPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KAPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ ALPENA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPENA 421 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. IMPACTS... * SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW LEADING TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE HURON SHORE LINE. * WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS MINUS 10 DEGREES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING AND GUSTING TO 30 MPH CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MIZ029-031>034-021730- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ OSCODA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIO...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY... HOUGHTON LAKE 421 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS MINUS 10 DEGREES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING AND GUSTING TO 25 MPH CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MIZ035-041-021730- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ OGEMAW-GLADWIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST BRANCH...GLADWIN 421 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS MINUS 10 DEGREES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 4 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH CREATING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MIZ020>023-025>028-021730- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA- CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD... ATLANTA...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING 421 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS MINUS 10 DEGREES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING AND GUSTING TO 25 MPH CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL RESULT IN SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
123 WWUS43 KAPX 021123 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 623 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...LARGE WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL OHIO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MAJORITY OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THIS MORNING...BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HARRISVILLE TO MANISTEE...WITH SNOW AMOUNTS GRADUALLY TAPERING TO THE NORTH...WITH AREAS NORTH OF M-68 LIKELY RECEIVING ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. NO SNOW IS EXPECTED IN EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION TO THE FALLING SNOW...WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM THE NORTHEAST...CREATING BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. MIZ028-021930- /O.UPG.KAPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KAPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRAYLING 623 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. IMPACTS... * SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS MINUS 10 DEGREES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 3 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING AND GUSTING TO 25 MPH CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MIZ030-036-042-021930- /O.CON.KAPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ ALCONA-IOSCO-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...TAWAS CITY...STANDISH 623 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LAKE HURON SHORE LINE. * WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS MINUS 10 DEGREES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING AND GUSTING TO 40 MPH CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MIZ029-031>034-021930- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ OSCODA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIO...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY... HOUGHTON LAKE 623 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS MINUS 10 DEGREES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING AND GUSTING TO 25 MPH CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MIZ035-041-021930- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ OGEMAW-GLADWIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST BRANCH...GLADWIN 623 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS MINUS 10 DEGREES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 4 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH CREATING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MIZ024-021930- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ ALPENA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPENA 623 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW LEADING TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE HURON SHORE LINE. * WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS MINUS 10 DEGREES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING AND GUSTING TO 30 MPH CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MIZ020>023-025>027-021930- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD... ATLANTA...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA 623 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LEADING TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS MINUS 10 DEGREES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING AND GUSTING TO 25 MPH CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL RESULT IN SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. && $$
604 WWUS43 KAPX 021602 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1102 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN... .LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL OHIO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO END FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...ENDING AT ALL LOCATIONS BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. MIZ020>023-025>027-021715- /O.CAN.KAPX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD... ATLANTA...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA 1102 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ MIZ030-036-042-021800- /O.EXT.KAPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ ALCONA-IOSCO-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...TAWAS CITY...STANDISH 1102 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. IMPACTS... * SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LAKE HURON SHORE LINE. * WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS MINUS 10 DEGREES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * SNOW ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH. WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MIZ028-029-031>034-021800- /O.EXT.KAPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ CRAWFORD-OSCODA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAYLING...MIO...MANISTEE...CADILLAC... LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE 1102 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. IMPACTS... * SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS MINUS 10 DEGREES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * SNOW ENDING BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS DIMINISHING BY LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MIZ035-041-021800- /O.EXT.KAPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ OGEMAW-GLADWIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST BRANCH...GLADWIN 1102 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. IMPACTS... * SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS MINUS 10 DEGREES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * SNOW ENDING BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS DIMINISHING BY LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MIZ024-021800- /O.EXT.KAPX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ ALPENA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPENA 1102 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. IMPACTS... * SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. * REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS MINUS 10 DEGREES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * SNOW ENDING BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS DIMINISHING BY LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 3:43 PM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 2, 3:43 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 67 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Michigan, 2011Every blizzard warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.