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Lake Effect Snow Warning 6, NWS Gaylord, MI

November 11, 20134 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this lake effect snow warning at Nov 11, 2013, 4:19 PM EST for 4 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Nov 11, 2013, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 11, 2013, 4:19 PM EST (21:19 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 11, 2013, 7:00 PM EST
Expired: Nov 11, 2013, 10:32 PM EST
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Benzie County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Wexford County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this lake effect snow warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this lake effect snow warning went out at Nov 11, 4:13 PM EST, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 4:13 PM EST, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 11, 3:09 AM EST, 13 hours 10 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 11, 12:22 PM EST, 3 hours 57 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 11, 1:14 AM EST	Lake Effect Snow Advisory	APX	Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee and 2 more	30 hr
Nov 11, 1:14 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	APX	Antrim, Crawford, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Otsego, Wexford	10 hr

Nearby

Lake Effect Snow Warnings in Michigan, 2013 Every lake effect snow warning in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.