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Lakeshore Flood Statement 1, NWS Marquette, MI

November 9, 2011Alger County, Marquette County, Michigan

NWS Marquette, MI issued this lakeshore flood statement at Nov 9, 2011, 5:21 AM EST for Alger County, Marquette County, Michigan. It took effect at Nov 9, 2011, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 9, 2011, 5:21 AM EST (10:21 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 9, 2011, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 10, 2011, 4:52 AM EST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI

Counties Alger County, MI, Marquette County, MI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:21 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 lakeshore flood statement 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 lakeshore flood statement went out at Nov 9, 4:41 AM EST, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 4:41 AM EST, 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 9, 5:11 AM EST, 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
511 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011

MIZ002-009-101200-
ONTONAGON-GOGEBIC-
511 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011 /411 AM CST WED NOV 9 2011/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TODAY. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW
EXPECTED FROM PAULDING TO WATERSMEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME.

MIZ001-003>006-010>013-084-101200-
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-IRON-DICKINSON-
MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
511 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011 /411 AM CST WED NOV 9 2011/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TODAY. THE SNOW
WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS INLAND CENTRAL UPPER
MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION....STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO
45 WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. THE
EVENING COMMUTE MAY BE VERY HAZARDOUS. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

MINOR BEACH EROSION AND LAKESHORE FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG
MARQUETTE AND ALGER COUNTY SHORELINE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

MIZ007-014-085-101200-
LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
511 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. AN INCH OR
TWO OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH
ARE ALSO EXPECTED TONIGHT CLOSE TO LAKE SUPERIOR. A RUMBLE OF THUNDER IS
ALSO POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME.

LSZ162-240>251-263>267-101200-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND
PORTAGE MN BEYOND 5NM-SAXON HARBOR WI TO BLACK RIVER MI-
BLACK RIVER TO ONTONAGON MI-
ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-
UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO EAGLE RIVER MI-
EAGLE RIVER TO MANITOU ISLAND MI-
MANITOU ISLAND TO POINT ISABELLE MI-
POINT ISABELLE TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI-
LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO HURON ISLANDS MI INCLUDING
KEWEENAW AND HURON BAYS-HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-
MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI-MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-
GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE
CANAL MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER INCLUDING ISLE
ROYALE NATIONAL PARK-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU
ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
LAKE SUPERIOR WEST OF LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
LAKE SUPERIOR EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU ISLAND TO MARQUETTE MI
AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER
BEYOND 5NM FROM SHORE-
LAKE SUPERIOR FROM GRAND MARAIS MI TO WHITEFISH POINT MI 5NM OFF
SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER-
511 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011 /411 AM CST WED NOV 9 2011/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE
SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NORTH TO NORTHWEST GALES OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR
THURSDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME.

LMZ221-248-250-101200-
GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND
PASSAGE-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI-
5NM EAST OF A LINE FROM FAIRPORT MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-
511 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME.

MRD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 9, 4:28 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryMQTDelta, Houghton, Keweenaw, Menominee20 hr
Nov 9, 12:12 PM ESTWind AdvisoryMQTLuce15 hr
Nov 9, 4:22 PM ESTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryMQTGogebic, Ontonagon27 hr

Nearby

Lakeshore Flood Statements in Michigan, 2011Every lakeshore flood statement 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.