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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this winter storm warning at Feb 24, 2012, 9:03 AM EST for 6 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 7 hr. 21 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 24, 2012, 9:03 AM EST (14:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2012, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Alcona County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Roscommon County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:03 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 24, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Oscoda, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 10 AM. |
| Feb 24, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Se Omer, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 10 AM. SNOW DEPTH 4 IN. |
| Feb 24, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Black River, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 10 AM. SNOW DEPTH 4 IN. |
| Feb 24, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Rose City, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 10 AM. |
| Feb 24, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Gladwin, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 10 AM. |
| Feb 24, 10:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Lupton, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 10 AM. SNOWDEPTH 8 IN. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Feb 24, 10:30 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | South Branch, MI | STORM TOTAL THRU 1030 AM. |
| Feb 24, 11:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Nester Township, MI | SOUTHEAST ROSCOMMON COUNTY. |
| Feb 24, 11:30 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Black River, MI | STORM TOTAL THRU 1130 AM. SNOW DEPTH 5 IN. |
| Feb 24, 11:30 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 6 E Beaverton, MI | STORM TOTAL THRU 1130 AM. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Standish, MI | 8 HR TOTAL THRU NOON. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Rose City, MI | 8 HR TOTAL THRU NOON. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM EST | SNOW 6 | West Branch, MI | 8 HR TOTAL THRU NOON. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Lupton, MI | 8 HR TOTAL THRU NOON. |
| Feb 24, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.1 | Houghton Lake, MI | 9 HR TOTAL THRU 1 PM. SNOWDEPTH 17 IN. |
| Feb 24, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 3 Se Omer, MI | 9 HR TOTAL THRU 1PM. SNOWDEPTH 5 IN. |
| Feb 24, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 7.3 | Gladwin, MI | 9 HR TOTAL THRU 1PM. |
| Feb 24, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 10.5 | South Branch, MI | 10 HR TOTAL THRU 3PM. |
| Feb 24, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 11 | 4 W West Branch, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 1PM. SNOWDEPTH 17 IN. |
| Feb 24, 3:00 PM EST | SNOW 7 | Mikado, MI | 10 HR TOTAL THRU 3PM. |
| Feb 24, 3:00 PM EST | SNOW 8.5 | Rifle River State Park, MI | 10 HR TOTAL THRU 3PM. |
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 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
705 WWUS43 KAPX 241403 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 903 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...INTENSE BAND OF HEAVY SNOW NECESSITATES UPGRADE TO A WARNING... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WAS OVER LAKE ERIE AT MID-MORNING...AND SNOW WAS FALLING AS A RESULT...OVER MOST OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. RADAR HAS SHOWN THAT A PERSISTENT BAND OF HEAVY SNOW HAS DEVELOPED OVER CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN...ARCING ACROSS AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF HOUGHTON LAKE. SNOW WAS FALLING AT THE RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WITHIN THIS BAND. THIS WILL INCREASE STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SIGNIFICANTLY...REQUIRING AN UPGRADE TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. MIZ030-034>036-041-042-242100- /O.UPG.KAPX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120224T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0003.120224T1403Z-120224T2100Z/ ALCONA-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE... WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 903 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HAZARD TYPE: HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO AN IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES. * HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH A LINE FROM NESTER TOWNSHIP TO WEST BRANCH...TO ROSE CITY...TO OSCODA. * SNOWFALL RATES: ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WITHIN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND. * TIMING: THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS...AND ADD EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ MIZ029-242100- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120224T2100Z/ OSCODA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MIO 903 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 3 TO 6 INCHES. * SNOWFALL RATES: MAY BRIEFLY REACH ONE INCH PER HOUR FOR A TIME THIS MORNING. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THIS MORNING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS...AND ADD EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL RESULT IN SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ HALBLAUB
2 follow-up statements
845 WWUS43 KAPX 241546 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1046 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WAS OVER LAKE ST. CLAIR AT LATE MORNING. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW CONTINUES TO FALL OVER NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. THE PERSISTENT BAND OF HEAVY SNOW HAS COLLAPSED SOUTHEASTWARD CLOSER TO THE LAKE HURON AND SAGINAW BAY COASTS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WAS FALLING FROM STANDISH TO HALE TO GREENBUSH...WITH HOURLY RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. THIS BAND WILL REMAIN QUASI- STATIONARY OVER THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. HOWEVER...THIS BAND WAS NARROWING AND IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LIGHT SNOW REMAINING THEREAFTER. SNOW FALL ACCUMULATION RATES WILL DECREASE. MIZ030-034>036-041-042-242100- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120224T2100Z/ ALCONA-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE... WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 1046 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HAZARD TYPE: HEAVY SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO AND IN EXCESS OF 12 INCHES. * HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG A LINE FROM NESTER TOWNSHIP TO WEST BRANCH...TO ROSE CITY...TO HARRISVILLE...DOWN TO THE LAKE HURON COASTLINE. * SNOWFALL RATES: ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WITHIN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND. * TIMING: THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL END BY MID-AFTERNOON. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS...AND ADD EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ MIZ029-242100- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120224T2100Z/ OSCODA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MIO 1046 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 3 TO 6 INCHES. * SNOWFALL RATES: MAY BRIEFLY REACH ONE INCH PER HOUR FOR A TIME THIS MORNING. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THIS MORNING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. * THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS...AND ADD EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL RESULT IN SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ HALBLAUB
975 WWUS43 KAPX 242058 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 358 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ISSUED FOR NORTHWEST LOWER MI... .STRONG AND DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WAS EAST OF LAKE HURON AT MID- AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEPART THE REGION TONIGHT. HOWEVER...LEFTOVER MOISTURE AND WIND DIRECTIONS IN ITS WAKE WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT ONE OR TWO DOMINANT BANDS WILL DEVELOP OVER LAKE SUPERIOR AND EXTEND DOWN INTO THE REGION. VERY LONG BANDS LIKE THIS CAN DEPOSIT A NARROW SWATH OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...WITH VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES. MIZ030-034>036-041-042-242200- /O.EXP.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120224T2100Z/ ALCONA-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE... WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 358 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL...THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ...AND NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR. $$ MIZ029-242200- /O.EXP.KAPX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120224T2100Z/ OSCODA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MIO 358 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL...THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED...AND NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR. $$ MIZ019>022-025>028-031>033-250500- /O.EXB.KAPX.WW.Y.0007.120224T2100Z-120225T1600Z/ CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA- CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA... GAYLORD...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING... MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 358 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SATURDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TYPE: SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 3 TO 6 INCHES WHERE SNOW PERSISTS. THERE COULD BE A NARROW CORRIDOR THAT RECEIVES MORE THAN 8 INCHES. * SNOWFALL RATES: EXCEEDING ONE INCH PER HOUR WITHIN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS. * TIMING: TONIGHT. SNOW WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25. * SOME LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MANISTEE...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY ...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...KALKASKA...MANCELONA AND EAST JORDAN. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. WITHIN THE HEAVIEST BANDS...VISIBILITIES WILL BE ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS...AND ADD EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WE WELCOME YOUR SNOWFALL OR ICE REPORTS ANYTIME AT 1-800-647- 8676 OR ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK. && $$ HALBLAUB
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.