Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this winter storm warning at Mar 2, 2012, 1:29 PM EST for 5 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 8:35 PM EST. It was in force for 31 hr. 60 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 1:29 PM EST (18:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2012, 8:35 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 3:55 AM EST
- In force
- 31 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 18:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 10:14 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Escanaba, MI | VERY HEAVY AND WET SNOW. SLICK ROADS HAVE CAUSED ONE ROLL OVER ACCIDENT SO FAR TONIGHT. |
| Mar 3, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Munising, MI | TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE FRIDAY EVENING. |
| Mar 3, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Manistique, MI | 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW IS WET AND HEAVY. PLOWS ARE OUT ON ROADS. |
| Mar 3, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Escanaba, MI | TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW IS WET AND HEAVY. |
| Mar 3, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Newberry, MI | TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW IS WET AND HEAVY. |
| Mar 3, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 3 Ne Negaunee, MI | PRELIMINARY OBSERVATION. TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE 7 PM ET FRIDAY. |
| Mar 3, 6:15 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Marquette, MI | TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE FRIDAY EVENING. STILL SNOWING. |
| Mar 3, 6:15 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Chatham, MI | TOTAL SNOW SINCE 6 PM ET FRIDAY EVENING. |
| Mar 3, 6:30 AM EST | SNOW 7.6 | 1 Wsw Munising, MI | APPROXIMATE 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.1 | 9 W Ishpeming, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.7 | 3 Sw Gwinn, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.4 | 4 Wnw Gladstone, MI | APPROXIMATELY 14 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.9 | 1 Sw Gladstone, MI | APPROXIMATELY 15 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 1 S Manistique, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 7.2 | Newberry, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 7:15 AM EST | SNOW 6.2 | 15 S Wetmore, MI | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. MOST OF SNOW OCCURRED WITHIN LAST 12 HOURS. SNOW DEPTH IS 17 INCHES. |
| Mar 3, 7:15 AM EST | SNOW 6.6 | 3 Ne Negaunee, MI | TOTAL SNOWFALL IN LAST 12 HOURS. LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF 0.86 INCHES. SNOW DEPTH IS 35 INCHES. |
| Mar 3, 7:25 AM EST | SNOW 4.9 | 2 W Ishpeming, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 7:45 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Marquette, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. VISIBILITY 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE. 2 INCHES OVER THE PAST 4 HOURS. |
| Mar 3, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 4 N Pike Lake, MI | APPROX. 11 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 3 Sse Rapid River, MI | APPROXIMATE 15 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.6 | 1 Nw Garden Corners, MI | APPROX. 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.7 | 5 Ene Garden Corners, MI | APPROX. 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 8 | 2 Sw Newberry, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 8.2 | 7 Nnw Ishpeming, MI | 14 HOUR TOTAL. 7.5 IN THE PAST 12 HOURS. |
| Mar 3, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 8.7 | 10 S Grand Marais, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 8:25 AM EST | SNOW 6.9 | 5 Sse Marquette, MI | APPROX.13 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 2 W Ishpeming, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 3 S Round Lake, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 9 Sw Big Bay, MI | APPROX. 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 6.2 | 2 Wnw Chatham, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 10.5 | 7 Nnw Ishpeming, MI | UPDATED TOTAL SINCE 8 AM. SNOWING HEAVILY. |
| Mar 3, 9:42 AM EST | SNOW 8.5 | 3 Ese Germfask, MI | APPROX. 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 2 W Gwinn, MI | APPROXIMATE 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 4 Se Big Bay, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 2 Ese Grand Marais, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 7.5 | Trowbridge Park, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 10:15 AM EST | SNOW 13.6 | 7 Nne Ishpeming, MI | UPDATED STORM TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 10:30 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Seney, MI | APPROXIMATE 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 10:58 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 2 W Ishpeming, MI | UPDATED STORM TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 8 | 5 Sse Marquette, MI | UPDATED STORM TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 9 | Negaunee, MI | 17 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 10.1 | 3 Ne Negaunee, MI | TOTAL SINCE 7 PM EST 3/2/12 EST. |
| Mar 3, 12:00 PM EST | SNOW 12.5 | Negaunee, MI | TOTAL SINCE APPROXIMATELY 7 PM EST 3/2/2012 |
| Mar 3, 12:07 PM EST | SNOW 7 | Gwinn, MI | ESTIMATED 6 TO 8 INCHES. |
| Mar 3, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 3 W Point Aux Barques, MI | TOTAL SINCE APPROXIMATELY 7 PM EST 3/2/2012. |
| Mar 3, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 12.1 | 3 Ne Negaunee, MI | TOTAL SINCE 7 PM EST 3/2/2012. |
| Mar 3, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 13 | Gwinn, MI | 19 INCH DRIFTS AROUND BUILDINGS. STORM TOTALS AS OF APPROX. 7PM EST 3/2/2012. |
| Mar 3, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 19.4 | 7 Nne Ishpeming, MI | STORM TOTAL SINCE 7PM EST 3/2/2012. |
| Mar 3, 1:35 PM EST | SNOW 7 | 5 Sse Marquette, MI | TOTAL SINCE APPROX 7PM EST 3/2/2012. |
| Mar 3, 1:39 PM EST | SNOW 13 | Sands, MI | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 7 PM EST 3/2/2012. |
| Mar 3, 1:49 PM EST | SNOW 9 | 2 Wsw Ishpeming, MI | TOTAL SINCE 7 PM EST 3/2/2012. |
| Mar 3, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 15 | Shingleton, MI | APPROX. 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 3:36 PM EST | SNOW 12.4 | 5 Sse Marquette, MI | STORM TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 7 PM EST 3/2/2012. |
| Mar 3, 3:54 PM EST | SNOW 12.9 | 2 Wnw Chatham, MI | STORM TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 7 PM EST 3/2/2012. |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 14 | Trowbridge Park, MI | TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE 1030 PM 2 MAR. 6.0IN SNOWFALL SINCE 10 AM TODAY |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 22 | Carlshend, MI | 24HR SNOWFALL |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 22 | Carlshend, MI | 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL. |
| Mar 3, 4:30 PM EST | SNOW 14.8 | 8 Sw Munising, MI | TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE 1030PM 2 MAR. 5.8IN SINCE 10 AM TOADY. |
| Mar 3, 6:50 PM EST | SNOW 11.8 | 4 Se Harvey, MI | 24HR SNOWFALL 5.3IN PAST 6HRS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 233 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
- 614 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
773 WWUS43 KMQT 021829 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 129 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AND WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN AS IT REACHES NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON AND LAKE HURON TONIGHT. HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE GREAT LAKES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...EXPECT SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO PERSIST NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE AS NORTHERLY WINDS GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. MIZ007-030230- /O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0005.120303T0300Z-120304T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0005.120303T0300Z-120304T0600Z/ LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWBERRY 129 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING...THEN TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES OR MORE...WITH THE MOST INTENSE SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH... CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-030230- /O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0005.120303T0300Z-120304T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0005.120303T0300Z-120304T1200Z/ ALGER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING 129 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING...THEN TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SATURDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES OR MORE WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ085-030230- /O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0005.120303T0000Z-120303T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0005.120303T0300Z-120304T1200Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 129 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING...THEN TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SATURDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES OR MORE WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ013-014-030230- /O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0005.120303T0000Z-120303T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WW.Y.0010.120303T0000Z-120304T0000Z/ DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE...MANISTIQUE 129 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS FROM EASTERN DELTA COUNTY AND THE GARDEN PENINSULA TO MANISTIQUE AND GERMFASK. * NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-030230- /O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0005.120303T0300Z-120304T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WW.Y.0010.120303T0300Z-120304T1200Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 129 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING...THEN TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SATURDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OR MORE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES FARTHER INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. * NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAINLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ012-030230- /O.NEW.KMQT.WW.Y.0010.120303T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE 1229 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING...AND WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. * EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...HIGHEST NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ TITUS
9 follow-up statements
861 WWUS43 KMQT 022050 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 350 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER INDIANA WILL MOVE QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST WHILE STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES TO LAKE HURON THIS EVENING. HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE GREAT LAKES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...EXPECT SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO PERSIST NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE AS NORTHERLY WINDS GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. MIZ007-030500- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.120303T0300Z-120304T0600Z/ LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWBERRY 350 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING... THEN TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES OR MORE...WITH THE MOST INTENSE SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH... CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-085-030500- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.120303T0300Z-120304T1200Z/ ALGER-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...SENEY 350 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING... THEN TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SATURDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES OR MORE WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ012-030500- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0010.120303T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE 250 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING...BEFORE MOVING OUT OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. * EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...HIGHEST NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ013-014-030500- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0010.120303T0000Z-120304T0000Z/ DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE...MANISTIQUE 350 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS FROM EASTERN DELTA COUNTY AND THE GARDEN PENINSULA TO MANISTIQUE AND GERMFASK. * NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-030500- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0010.120303T0300Z-120304T1200Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 350 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING... THEN TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SATURDAY MORNING...AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OR MORE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES FARTHER INLAND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. * NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAINLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ TITUS
746 WWUS43 KMQT 030135 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 835 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW FORECAST ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER LOWER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS LAKE HURON INTO ONTARIO BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WET... HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT MAINLY THE EAST HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE GREAT LAKES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...EXPECT SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO PERSIST NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE AS NORTH WINDS GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. MIZ014-031030- /O.UPG.KMQT.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMQT.WS.W.0005.120303T0135Z-120304T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANISTIQUE 835 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT WET...HEAVY SNOW TO PERSIST INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. * EXPECT 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL TONIGHT. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL FALL ON SATURDAY...PUSHING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO 6 TO 10 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW...ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ007-031030- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.120303T0300Z-120304T0600Z/ LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWBERRY 835 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT...THEN TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW...ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-085-031030- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.120303T0300Z-120304T1200Z/ ALGER-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...SENEY 835 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT...THEN TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN ALGER COUNTY. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ012-031030- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE 735 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...HIGHEST NEAR THE BAY OF GREEN BAY. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ013-031030- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/ DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 835 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT SNOW TONIGHT TO TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. * PLAN ON SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT...GREATEST OVER EASTERN DELTA COUNTY AND THE GARDEN PENINSULA. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL FALL ON SATURDAY...MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF RAPID RIVER AND PUSH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO 4 TO 8 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-031030- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0010.120303T0300Z-120304T1200Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 835 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT...THEN TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WELL INLAND FROM REPUBLIC TO WITCH LAKE. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ KC
955 WWUS43 KMQT 030424 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1124 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW FORECAST ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER LOWER MICHIGAN LATE THIS EVENING WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS LAKE HURON INTO ONTARIO BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WET...HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT MAINLY THE EAST HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE GREAT LAKES SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... EXPECT SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO PERSIST NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE AS NORTH WINDS GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. MIZ013-031230- /O.UPG.KMQT.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/ DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 1124 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT WET...HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT TO TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. * PLAN ON SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT...GREATEST OVER EASTERN DELTA COUNTY AND THE GARDEN PENINSULA. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL FALL ON SATURDAY...MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF RAPID RIVER...AND PUSH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO 4 TO 9 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY... CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW...ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ007-031230- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T0600Z/ LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWBERRY 1124 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT...THEN TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY... CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW...ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-085-031230- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/ ALGER-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...SENEY 1124 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT...THEN TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN ALGER COUNTY. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY... CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ014-031230- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANISTIQUE 1124 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT WET...HEAVY SNOW TO PERSIST INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. * EXPECT 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL TONIGHT. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL FALL ON SATURDAY...PUSHING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO 6 TO 10 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY... CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW...ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ012-031200- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120303T1200Z/ MENOMINEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE 1024 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...HIGHEST NEAR THE BAY OF GREEN BAY. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-031230- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 1124 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT...THEN TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WELL INLAND FROM REPUBLIC TO WITCH LAKE. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ KC
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WWUS43 KMQT 030911
WSWMQT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
411 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER LAKE HURON WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO
ONTARIO THIS MORNING AND TO QUEBEC BY THIS EVENING. WET...HEAVY SNOW
WILL IMPACT MAINLY THE EAST HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN EARLY THIS
MORNING. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE GREAT LAKES TODAY AND
TONIGHT...EXPECT SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO PERSIST NEAR LAKE
SUPERIOR. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE
SUPERIOR SHORELINE AS NORTH WINDS GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
MIZ005-031715-
/O.UPG.KMQT.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/
MARQUETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE
411 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW BY THIS
AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT.
* EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES NEAR LAKE
SUPERIOR AND 2 TO 4 INCHES WELL INLAND FROM REPUBLIC TO WITCH LAKE.
* NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH TODAY... CAUSING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR.
IMPACTS...
* DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BE VERY
SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING.
* THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
* PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT&&
$$
MIZ007-031715-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T0600Z/
LUCE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWBERRY
411 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON.
* EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES... WITH
THE HEAVIEST SNOW THIS MORNING.
* NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH TODAY...CAUSING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW...ROADS WILL BE VERY
SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING.
* THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
* PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT
&&
$$
MIZ006-085-031715-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/
ALGER-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...SENEY
411 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW BY THIS
AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT.
* EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES... WITH
THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING THIS MORNING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN
ALGER COUNTY.
* NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH TODAY...CAUSING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR.
IMPACTS...
* DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BE VERY
SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING.
* THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
* PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT
&&
$$
MIZ014-031715-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/
SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANISTIQUE
411 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* EXPECT WET...HEAVY SNOW TO PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING. FREQUENT
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* LOOK FOR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES BY THIS EVENING.
* NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH TODAY...CAUSING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW...ROADS WILL BE VERY
SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING.
* THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
* PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT
&&
$$
MIZ013-031715-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/
DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE
411 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* WET...HEAVY SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
TODAY.
* LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...MAINLY
TO THE NORTHEAST OF RAPID RIVER PUSHING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO 4
TO 8 INCHES.
* NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH TODAY...CAUSING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW...ROADS WILL BE VERY
SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING.
* THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
* PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT
&&
$$
MIZ012-031200-
/O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120303T1200Z/
MENOMINEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MENOMINEE
311 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* EXPECT THE SNOW TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING.
* LOOK FOR STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...HIGHEST
NEAR THE BAY OF GREEN BAY.
IMPACTS...
* DUE TO THE HEAVY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW ROADS WILL BE
VERY SLIPPERY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
* PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT
&&
$$
JLB324 WWUS43 KMQT 031613 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1113 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EAST OF LAKE HURON WILL MOVE EAST INTO QUEBEC BY THIS EVENING. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO PERSIST NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR THIS AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE AS NORTH WINDS GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. MIZ007-040015- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T0600Z/ LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWBERRY 1113 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH TODAY...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-085-040015- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/ ALGER-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...SENEY 1113 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN ALGER COUNTY. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH TODAY...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ014-040000- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/ SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANISTIQUE 1113 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. * LOOK FOR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES BY THIS EVENING. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH TODAY...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ013-040000- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/ DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE 1113 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. * LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF RAPID RIVER PUSHING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TO 4 TO 8 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH TODAY...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-040015- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 1113 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR AND 2 TO 4 INCHES WELL INLAND FROM REPUBLIC TO WITCH LAKE. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH TODAY... CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ 07
688
WWUS43 KMQT 031717
WSWMQT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1217 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EAST OF LAKE HURON WILL MOVE EAST INTO
QUEBEC BY THIS EVENING. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO
PERSIST NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR THIS AFTERNOON. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO
CONTINUE AS NORTH WINDS GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
MIZ007-040130-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T0600Z/
LUCE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWBERRY
1217 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON.
* EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.
* NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...CAUSING BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY.
* THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
* PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT
&&
$$
MIZ006-085-040130-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/
ALGER-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...SENEY
1217 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT.
* EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...
WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN
ALGER COUNTY.
* NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...CAUSING BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY.
* THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
* PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT
&&
$$
MIZ014-040000-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/
SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANISTIQUE
1217 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.
* LOOK FOR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES BY THIS
EVENING.
* NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...CAUSING BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY.
* THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
* PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT
&&
$$
MIZ013-040000-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/
DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE
1217 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.
* LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY...
MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF RAPID RIVER PUSHING STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL TO 4 TO 8 INCHES.
* NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...CAUSING BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY.
* THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
* PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT
&&
$$
MIZ005-040130-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/
MARQUETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE
1217 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* HEAVY...WET SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS
AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT.
* EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR AND 2 TO 4 INCHES WELL INLAND FROM
REPUBLIC TO WITCH LAKE.
* NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...CAUSING BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY.
* THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
* PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT
&&
$$
MIZ001-003-004-040130-
/O.NEW.KMQT.LE.Y.0007.120303T1717Z-120304T1200Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK...
L'ANSE
1217 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL BE
MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES.
* LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES THIS
AFTERNOON AND ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY.
* THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS
FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS.
* PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT
&&
$$
07144 WWUS43 KMQT 031959 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 259 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EAST OF LAKE HURON WILL MOVE EAST INTO QUEBEC BY THIS EVENING. MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH TONIGHT. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE AS NORTH WINDS GUST AS HIGH AS 30 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. MIZ013-014-032100- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/ DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...GLADSTONE...MANISTIQUE 259 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS MARQUETTE OR VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ007-040500- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T0600Z/ LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWBERRY 259 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE BECOMING SCATTERED AFTER MIDNIGHT. * EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-085-040500- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/ ALGER-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...SENEY 259 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT OF 3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN ALGER COUNTY. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-040500- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 259 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR AND WELL INLAND FROM REPUBLIC TO WITCH LAKE. * NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ001-003-004-040500- /O.CON.KMQT.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK... L'ANSE 259 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE VERY SLIPPERY. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ 07
472 WWUS43 KMQT 040207 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 907 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS LINGER OVER NORTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN... .AS LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHEAST CANADA CONTINUES TO THE EAST...EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS OVER NORTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. MIZ007-040315- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T0600Z/ LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWBERRY 907 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND END BY DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE UNDER AN INCH. IMPACTS... * UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS MARQUETTE OR VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ085-040315- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/ NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SENEY 907 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. IMPACTS... * UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS MARQUETTE OR VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ001-003-040315- /O.CAN.KMQT.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 907 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE NO MORE THAN ABOUT AN INCH. IMPACTS... * UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS MARQUETTE OR VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ006-041015- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/ ALGER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING 907 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...MAINLY OVER THE WEST HALF OF ALGER COUNTY...WHERE THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AFTER 9 PM TO RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH AT GRAND MARAIS TO 5 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF MUNISING. * NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR THIS EVENING WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-041015- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 907 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AFTER 9 PM TO RANGE FROM LESS THAN AN INCH WELL INLAND FROM REPUBLIC AND WITCH LAKE TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM ISHPEMING AND NEGAUNEE TO SKANDIA AND CARLSHEND. * NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR THIS EVENING WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY. * THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ004-041015- /O.CON.KMQT.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/ BARAGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...L'ANSE 907 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AFTER 9 PM TO RANGE FROM LESS THAN AN INCH WELL INLAND AT WATTON AND COVINGTON TO AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE HURON MOUNTAINS. IMPACTS... * UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ KC
321 WWUS43 KMQT 040855 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 355 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY... .LOW PRESSURE THAT BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW TO PORTIONS OF UPPER MICHIGAN ON SATURDAY HAS MOVED OFF INTO QUEBEC. LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS HAVE REMAINED IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW. THE ARRIVAL OF DRIER AIR AND LESS INFLUENCE FROM THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN A DIMINISHING TREND TO THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TODAY. EXPECT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW INCHES AT MOST IN NORTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. MIZ005-006-041000- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/ MARQUETTE-ALGER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE...GRAND MARAIS... MUNISING 355 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT A FEW FLUFFY INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. IMPACTS... * USE CAUTION IF TRAVELLING TODAY AS ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * PLEASE SEND SNOW REPORTS TO NWS MARQUETTE OR VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ004-041000- /O.CAN.KMQT.LE.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120304T1200Z/ BARAGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...L'ANSE 355 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT A COUPLE FLUFFY INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. IMPACTS... * USE CAUTION IF TRAVELLING TODAY AS ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * PLEASE SEND SNOW REPORTS TO NWS MARQUETTE OR VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ JLA
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 Mar 2, 6:03 AM EST, 7 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 6:03 AM EST, 7 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
603 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 536 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
WV IMAGERY AND RUC ANALYSIS INDICATED A TROUGH OVER THE WRN CONUS. A
MID/UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS LOCATED OVER ND WHILE SEVERAL PROMINENT
SHORTWAVES WERE EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW FROM UT/CO INTO THE CNTRL
PLAINS. AT THE SFC...A 1002 MB LOW WAS LOCATED OVER THE NW CORNER OF
WHILE A STRONGER AND DEEPENING 995 MB LOW WAS MOVING FROM OK INTO SW
MO. LIGHT WINDS PREVAILED OVER THE WRN GREAT LAKES AHEAD OF A WEAK
TROUGH OVER THE UPPER MS VALLEY. A WEAK SHRTWV FROM NE MN INTO NW WI
SUPPORTED NO MORE THAN PATCHY LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES. WITH ABUNDANT
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE AREA...PATCHY FOG HAD ALSO
DEVELOPED OVER PORTIONS OF THE N CNTRL AND WRN CWA.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 536 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
TODAY...
SOME PATCHY LIGHT SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING INTO
EARLY AFTERNOON BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE MEASURABLE. EVEN WITH
TEMPS LINGERING AROUND 30...CLOUDS WILL REMAIN THICK ENOUGH TO KEEP
MAX READINGS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE MID 30S. SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY
EXPAND INTO THE AREA LATE FROM S TO NORTH BUT ACCUMULATIONS DURING
BY 00Z SHOULD REMAIN GENERALLY LESS THAN A HALF INCH.
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...
MDLS HAVE COME INTO REASONABLY GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM AS THE SE COLORADO SHRTWV
LIFTS TO THE NORTHEAST AND PHASES WITH THE ND LOW. THE SW MO SFC LOW
IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES TO NW INDIANA THIS
AFTERNOON AND LAKE HURON TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST MID LEVEL FGEN
FORCING WITH THE STRENGTHENING DEFORMATION ZONE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH NW LOWER MI. EVEN THROUGH THE STRONGER DYNAMICS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN TO THE SE OF THE CWA...THE AREA 290K-295K ISENTROPIC LIFT
AND STRONG MOISTURE TRANSPORT IS EXPECTED TO BRING AND EXPANDING
BAND OF PCPN INTO UPPER MICHIGAN. THE MODELS HAVE ALSO TRENDED
TOWARD A SLIGHTLY LATER ARRIVAL OF THE HEAVIER PCPN...AFT 00Z INTO
THE S CNTRL AND AFT 03Z INTO THE NRN HALF OF THE CWA. IN ADDITION
DOWNSLOPE NE FLOW FROM ONTARIO MAY FURTHER DELAY THE PCPN TOWARD
NEWBERRY.
WITH THE STRONGEST UPWARD MOTION MAINLY ABOVE THE DGZ...SNOW/WATER
RATIOS SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVELY LOW...GENERALLY IN THE 10/1 TO 15/1
RANGE. MODELS CONSENSUS QPF VALUES AN SUGGEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL
APPROACH WARNING CRITERIA (6 INCHES/12 HOURS) FROM SE DELTA INTO
LUCE COUNTY. STRONGER NE UPSLOPE FLOW BACKING NRLY INTO N CNTRL
UPPER MI WITH 850 MB TEMPS FROM -8C DROPPING TO NEAR -12C TO -14C BY
MIDDAY SATURDAY SHOULD BRING SUBSTANTIAL LAKE/TERRAIN ENHANCEMENT.
HOWEVER...KEPT THE WINTER STORM WATCH GOING SINCE CONFIDENCE IN
REACHING WARNING AMOUNTS REMAINS LIMITED GIVEN REMAINING DIFFERENCES
IN THE STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM AND RESULTING QPF FIELDS
(ECMWF/GEM/UKMET WERE WEAKER THAN THE GFS/NAM). ADVISORIES MAY ALSO
BE NEEDED OVER THE WEST BY TONIGHT AS LAKE EFFECT/ENHANCED SNOW
AMOUNTS NEAR IWD/CMX INTO THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE.
.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 536 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
NNW WINDS AT 850MB TO NNE WINDS NEAR THE SFC WILL ALLOW FOR SOME
BREAKDOWN IN THE PERFECT LES STRUCTURE...BUT 850MB TEMPS OF -14 TO
-18C /COOLEST OFF THE 02/00Z GFS/ SHOULD KEEP THE BEST CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS GOING FROM ONTONAGON EASTWARD NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR.
EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR /HIGHEST NORTH
CENTRAL/ SATURDAY NIGHT...AS ANOTHER 500MB TROUGH DIPS IN FROM THE
NW. THE BEST DYNAMICS LOOK TO SLIDE ACROSS CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN WI.
BRIEF ENHANCEMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...MAINLY IN
THE FORM OF ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER AS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE NEARS FROM
THE WEST. SIMILAR TO SATURDAY NIGHT...MUCH OF THE ENERGY WILL FALL
OVER WI. NEW SNOW ON SUNDAY WILL LIKELY ADD UP TO ANOTHER INCH NEAR
LAKE SUPERIOR. LOOK FOR LES TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...AS SFC WINDS BECOME MORE WESTERLY PUSHING LES OFFSHORE.
THE SFC RIDGE SHOULD BE OVERHEAD DURING THE DAY SUNDAY HELPING TO
DRY US OUT.
THE FCST WARMUP FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK STILL LOOKS ON TRACK WITH THE
HIGH AMPLITUDE 500MB RIDGE SWINGING IN FROM THE WEST. EXPECT LOW TO
MID 40S TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY /WITH HIGHER VALUES NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION/. THE WARMEST READINGS WITH THE STRONG SSW WINDS SHOULD BE
SOUTH CENTRAL AND ACROSS THE FAVORED DOWNSLOPE AREAS NEAR LAKE
SUPERIOR. HIGH TEMPS ON WEDNESDAY ARE TRICKY WITH QUICK SW FLOW AS
THE 500MB RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS TO OUR EAST. TEMPS COULD BE SUPPRESSED
SLIGHTLY DUE TO ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER AND THE CHANCE OF RAIN
SLIDING FROM CENTRAL MANITOBA TUESDAY TO JAMES BAY BY DAYBREAK
WEDNESDAY. TIMING ON THE COLD FRONT LOOKS TO BE CLOSER TO 12Z
WEDNESDAY OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL UPPER MI...WHICH COULD RESULT IN
FALLING TEMPS DURING THE DAY. HAVE GONE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR MUCH
OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD...TRYING TO ADD UNCERTAINTY TO THE WX TYPE
AND TIMING WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 557 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
A TRICKY AVIATION FCST IS IN STORE FOR THE SHORT TERM. EXPECT
IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS AT KCMX/KSAW THROUGH THE MORNING WITH LOW LEVEL
MSTR TRAPPED BLO SUBSIDENCE INVRN IN THE WAKE OF DISTURBANCE MOVING
NEWD INTO ONTARIO. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE TO VFR WITH SOME
DAYTIME HEATING...BUT IFR CONDITIONS WL REDEVELOP TONIGHT UNDER
INCREASING CYCLONIC FLOW ARND DEEP LOW PRES MOVING NEWD THRU LWR MI.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL INCREASE BY LATE EVENING AND PERSIST
OVERNIGHT WITH VSBY FREQUENTLY BLO 2SM.
&&
.MARINE...(FOR THE 4 AM LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST ISSUANCE)
ISSUED AT 536 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
LOW PRESSURE OVER MISSOURI WILL DEEPEN OVER SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
BY LATE AFTERNOON...BEFORE CROSSING CENTRAL LAKE HURON DURING THE
LATE EVENING HOURS...AND PUSHING INTO QUEBEC SATURDAY. NNE GALES OF
35 TO 40KTS WILL BE LIKELY FROM LATE THIS EVENING...AND TURN MORE
NORTHERLY THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. EXPECT A WEAKENING TROUGH TO
LINGER ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A RIDGE
WILL THEN BUILD ACROSS LS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...BEFORE SHIFTING TO
THE LOWER GREAT LAKES MONDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER STRONG LOW...OVER
CENTRAL MANITOBA TUESDAY MORNING...WILL DRIFT TO CENTRAL ONTARIO
THROUGH THE DAY. ANOTHER PERIOD OF STRONGER WINDS...MAYBE UP TO
GALES AS THE TIME NEARS...WILL BE POSSIBLE TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE
WORK WEEK.
&&
.MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UPPER MICHIGAN...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR MIZ013-014-085.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
FOR MIZ005>007.
LAKE SUPERIOR...
GALE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR LSZ264>267.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY FOR LSZ263.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR LSZ244-245-
248>251.
LAKE MICHIGAN...
NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JLB
SHORT TERM...JLB
LONG TERM...KF
AVIATION...JLB
MARINE...KFHazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 5:43 AM EST, 7 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 543 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 MIZ005>007-013-014-085-031200- MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 543 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE EVENING ON...AS A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN AND LAKE HURON. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITS...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS TO 35 MPH ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR WILL BRING MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW TO AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. MIZ001>004-009>012-084-031200- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-GOGEBIC-IRON- DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- 543 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 /443 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN AND LAKE HURON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-031200- 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- 543 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 /443 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NORTHERLY GALES TO 35 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF LAKE SUPERIOR AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEE THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NORTHERLY GALES TO 40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY ACROSS MAINLY NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. SEE THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LMZ221-248-250-031200- 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- 543 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. KF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 9:24 PM EST | Gale Watch | MQT | 7 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:08 AM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 39 hr | |
| Mar 2, 10:43 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 32 hr | |
| Mar 2, 1:29 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Delta, Marquette, Menominee, Schoolcraft | 18 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:44 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MQT | 34 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in Michigan, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
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.