Alert archive / Michigan / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this blizzard warning at Apr 19, 2013, 11:12 AM EDT for Houghton County, Keweenaw County, Michigan. It was in force for 12 hr. 7 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
- Apr 19, 2013, 11:12 AM EDT (15:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 19, 2013, 10:58 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Marquette, MI
Counties Houghton County, MI, Keweenaw County, MI
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 12:00 PM EDT | SNOW 5.2 | 4 Ne Calumet, MI | 16 HOUR TOTAL. 4 HOUR TOTAL OF 2.7 INCHES. NOW SNOWING 3/4 INCH PER HOUR. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY WITH EXTENSIVE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. |
| Apr 19, 2:33 PM EDT | SNOW 7.3 | 4 Ne Calumet, MI | STORM TOTAL SINCE APPROX 1130 PM EDT. |
| Apr 19, 4:05 PM EDT | SNOW 5.3 | Jacobsville, MI | TOTAL SINCE APPROX 9 PM EDT 4/18. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. |
| Apr 19, 4:35 PM EDT | SNOW 10 | Mohawk, MI | SNOWFALL OF 7.5 INCHES SINCE 8 A.M. EDT. STORM TOTAL OF 10 INCHES SINCE LATE THURSDAY EVENING. |
| Apr 19, 5:05 PM EDT | SNOW 4.5 | Chassell, MI | NEW SNOWFALL SINCE 8 AM. SNOW IS BLOWING AND DRIFTING BUT WINDS ARE STARTING TO SUBSIDE A BIT. |
| Apr 19, 6:14 PM EDT | SNOW 8 | 2 Sw Twin Lakes, MI | TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE 8 AM THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS 12 INCHES SINCE 9 PM THURSDAY. SNOW IS STILL FALLING WITH ONE-QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY BUT WIND HAS SUBSIDED SOME. |
| Apr 19, 8:14 PM EDT | SNOW 9 | Mohawk, MI | 12-HOUR SNOWFALL SINCE 8 AM. SNOW DEPTH AT 22 INCHES. SNOWING LIGHTLY NOW. |
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, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 297 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 545 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 100 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
057 WWUS43 KMQT 191512 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1112 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA... .LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR WILL MOVE EAST TO ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IMPACTING WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THIS MORNING WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF NORTHERN UPPER MICHIGAN BY THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY OVER WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA WHERE SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER A FOOT ARE EXPECTED. THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. MIZ001-003-192315- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130420T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.130419T1512Z-130420T0000Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 1112 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY. SNOWFALL RATES OVER 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. THE MOST SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OVER KEWEENAW COUNTY...AND ALSO FROM ATLANTIC MINE TO TWIN LAKES. * STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE GUSTING TO 55 MPH...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL SUBSIDE SLOWLY FROM 2 PM THROUGH THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AVOID TRAVEL IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. * POWER OUTAGES AND FALLING TREE LIMBS ARE LIKELY DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF TREES ON POWER LINES LATE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ002-009-192315- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130420T0000Z/ ONTONAGON-GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...IRONWOOD 1112 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 /1012 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OVER 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. * EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OVER A FOOT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH MUCH OF THAT OCCURRING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FURTHER INLAND FROM BRUCE CROSSING TO WATERSMEET. * STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HIGHEST NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * STRONG WINDS WITH THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ084-192315- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130420T0000Z/ SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...SIDNAW 1112 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY. SNOWFALL RATES OVER 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE MOST SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OVER KEWEENAW COUNTY...AND ALSO FROM ATLANTIC MINE TO TWIN LAKES. * STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 55 MPH ARE RESULTING IN BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS...INCLUDING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY LOW VISIBILITY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS. * POWER OUTAGES AND FALLING TREE LIMBS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. 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 && $$ MIZ004-192315- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130420T0600Z/ BARAGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...L'ANSE 1112 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING. SNOW WILL FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 9 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER HIGHER TERRAIN FROM ALBERTA TO HERMAN. * NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSH AND SNOW COVERED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. * STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-007-085-192315- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0025.130419T2100Z-130420T1200Z/ ALGER-LUCE-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY... SENEY 1112 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY MIDDAY AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...HEAVIEST NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 55 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF M-28 NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. * POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. 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 && $$ MIZ005-192315- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-130420T0600Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 1112 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * DRIZZLE AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS MORNING AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE MOST SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEST OF MARQUETTE...ALONG AND NORTH OF US-41. * NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SLUSH AND SNOW COVERED TODAY. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. * POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$
2 follow-up statements
117 WWUS43 KMQT 192001 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 401 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WITH HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA... .LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR WILL MOVE EAST TO ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IMPACTING WESTERN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN THIS MORNING WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF NORTHERN UPPER MICHIGAN BY THIS EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA WILL ALSO PERSIST THIS EVENING. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY OVER WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA WHERE SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER A FOOT HAVE BEEN OBSERVED SO FAR. THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. MIZ001-003-200500- /O.EXT.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130420T0500Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 401 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 8 TO 16 INCHES. IMPACTS... * EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AVOID TRAVEL IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. * POWER OUTAGES AND FALLING TREE LIMBS ARE LIKELY DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF TREES ON POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ002-009-200500- /O.EXT.KMQT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130420T0500Z/ ONTONAGON-GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...IRONWOOD 401 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 /301 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT /MIDNIGHT CDT/ SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. * AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 18 INCHES. IMPACTS... * VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * STRONG WINDS WITH THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ084-200500- /O.EXT.KMQT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130420T0500Z/ SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...SIDNAW 401 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. * AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 18 INCHES. IMPACTS... * VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * STRONG WINDS WITH THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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 && $$ MIZ004-200515- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130420T0600Z/ BARAGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...L'ANSE 401 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. * AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. IMPACTS... * VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * STRONG WINDS WITH THE HEAVY WET SNOW MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-007-085-200515- /O.EXT.KMQT.WW.Y.0025.130419T2001Z-130420T1200Z/ ALGER-LUCE-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY... SENEY 401 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. * NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 50 MPH AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO LAKE SUPERIOR. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. IMPACTS... * DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF M-28 NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. * POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE ALREADY OCCURRING. 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 && $$ MIZ005-200515- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-130420T0600Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 401 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. IMPACTS... * DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE ALREADY OCCURRING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MRD
439 WWUS43 KMQT 200258 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1058 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEAST OF LAKE SUPERIOR TONIGHT AS SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN. MIZ001-003-200600- /O.CAN.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130420T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KMQT.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-130420T0600Z/ KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 1058 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AROUND AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATER TONIGHT. * NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 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 && $$ MIZ002-009-200600- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130420T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KMQT.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-130420T0600Z/ ONTONAGON-GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...IRONWOOD 1058 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 /958 PM CDT FRI APR 19 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AROUND AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ084-200400- /O.CAN.KMQT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130420T0500Z/ SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...SIDNAW 1058 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY SO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS MARQUETTE OR VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ004-200600- /O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130420T0600Z/ BARAGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...L'ANSE 1058 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. * STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOWERED VISIBILITY. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. * AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. IMPACTS... * DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT DUE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-007-085-201200- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-130420T1200Z/ ALGER-LUCE-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY... SENEY 1058 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW TO DIMINISH TOWARD SUNRISE SATURDAY. * NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH AT TIMES TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO LAKE SUPERIOR. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. IMPACTS... * DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF M-28 NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. * POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. SOME POWER OUTAGES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED. 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 && $$ MIZ005-200600- /O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-130420T0600Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 1058 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. * NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. IMPACTS... * DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ VOSS
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard 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 blizzard warning went out at Apr 19, 7:56 AM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 7:56 AM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
756 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 547 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
OVERVIEW AND WEATHER...LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING BLO 990MB ON ITS WAY
TO NEAR MQT BY 12Z. TRACK IS MUCH FARTHER WEST THAN MODELS INDICATED
24 HR AGO. RESULT IS HEAVIEST DEFORMATION SNOW ON WEST SIDE OF H85
LOW HAS FOR MOST PART REMAINED JUST WEST OF IWD MOST OF THE NIGHT.
CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN/DRIZZLE TO SNOW HAS ALSO BEEN DELAYED. BASED ON
IR AND RADAR ECHOES AND SFC REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT...LOOKS
LIKE SNOW IS PUSHING EAST ACROSS BARAGA COUNTY. INITIAL SNOW IS
LIGHT WITH VSBY 1-3 MILES. HEAVIEST SNOW WITH VSBY DOWN TO 1/2SM IS
LURKING JUST WEST OF IWD THOUGH. EXPECT RAIN/DRIZZLE OVER EAST TO
SWITCH TO SNOW AROUND MIDDAY TODAY. MOST OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT WX
FOR THE EAST WAITS TIL VERY LATE TODAY.
DEFORMATION BAND OF SNOW EXPECTED FROM FAR WESTERN UPR MICHIGAN
ACROSS KEWEENAW PENINSULA THROUGH MAJORITY OF THE DAY. AREA OF
WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY INCREASING OVER-WATER
INSTABILITY AS TEMPS AT TOP OF INVERSION AT H7 DROP TO -20C WITH H85
TEMPS DOWN TO -15C. HARD TO BELIEVE THIS REALLY IS APRIL. LAKE
EHHANCEMENT RAMPS UP QUICKLY THIS MORNING AND WILL ONLY BE HELPED
ALONG BY STRONG CYCLONIC NORTHERLY LOW-LEVEL WINDS INTO FAR WESTERN
UPR MICHIGAN. SNOW RATES SHOULD PUSH PAST 1 INCH/HR FOR MULTIPLE
HOURS IN THE IWD AREA. HIGH RES MODELS INDICATING AT LEAST 6 INCHES
OF SNOW THIS MORNING AT IWD ARE PROBABLY NOT TOO FAR OFF THE MARK.
IF ANYTHING...MAY SEE EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS. HEAVY SNOW SPREADS TO
KEWEENAW BY MID MORNING AT THE LATEST. THUS FAR...NOT A WHOLE LOT
OF SNOW AT HOUGHTON/EAGLE RIVER...MAYBE AN INCH OR TWO. THIS CHANGES
THROUGH THE MORNING THOUGH. SIMILAR TO FAR WEST...SNOW RATES MAY
EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR INTO THE AFTN HOURS. SINCE INITIAL BATCH OF
PCPN TONIGHT WAS MAINLY RAIN VERSUS SNOW...ULTIMATELY SNOW TOTALS
WILL BE HELD DOWN SOME COMPARED TO WHAT WE WERE EXPECTED EARLIER.
EVEN SO...TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS TODAY OVER KEWEENAW PENINSULA MAY REACH
10 INCHES OVR HIGHER TERRAIN FAVORED BY NORTH WINDS.
HEAVIER SNOW SHIFTS INTO NCNTRL AND NORTHEAST UPR MICHIGAN...BUT NOT
UNTIL THIS AFTN AS SFC LOW SPINS ACROSS SCNTRL LK SUPERIOR THROUGH
18Z. ONCE LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST...EXPECT SWATH OF HEAVIER SNOW TO
ARRIVE...MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF US-41/M-28 IN BARAGA AND NORTHERN
MARQUETTE COUNTY...AND ALONG LK SUPERIOR TO THE EAST OF MARQUETTE BY
LATE AFTN. SIMILAR TO FAR WEST AND KEWEENAW...SNOW RATES MIGHT BE
INCH PER HOUR...BUT WILL NOT PERSIST AS LONG. SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY
EVENING AS CYCLONIC FLOW DECREASES AND DEEPER MOISTURE BEGINS TO
PULL OUT WITH EXITING H85-H5 TROUGH AND WEAKENING DEFORMATION
AXIS OF SNOW.
WINDS...TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ON WEST SIDE OF DEEPENING SFC LOW
AND PRESSURE RISES MOVING E DURING THE AFTERNOON...EXPECT VERY STRONG
WINDS GUSTING UP TO 55MPH OVER THE EXPOSED AREAS OF THE KEWEENAW
PENINSULA. ELSEWHERE NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...EXPECT GUSTS OF 40-50
MPH. STILL TRUE IF NOT MORE SO...THAT NCENTRAL AND ERN AREAS WILL
NOT SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTN.
WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING/DRIFTING OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY
AS SNOW TO LIQUID RATIOS INCREASE THROUGH DAY DUE TO COLDER AIR
MOVING IN AND GREATER LIFT BEING IN AND JUST BELOW THE DGZ. WIND
COMBINED WITH THE STICKY...WET NATURE OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY
INITIALLY MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. THINK GREATEST CHANCE OF THIS
WILL BE OVER THE FAR WEST SINCE THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST THERE.
HAZARDS...OVERALL KEPT WINTER STORM WARNING OVER THE WRN CWA AND
INTO BARAGA COUNTY. WRESTLED OVER MARQUETTE COUNTY...BUT OVERALL
SINCE GREATEST HAZARD WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL LATE TODAY AND NORTHWEST
WINDS ARE NOT AS FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS COMPARED TO NNW
OR NORTH...REPLACED THE WARNING WITH AN ADVY. EXPECT SIMILAR SNOW
AMOUNTS WITH MOST OF THE SNOW OCCURRING ALONG AND NORTH OF US-41 TO
THE WEST OF MARQUETTE. HIGHLIGHTED THE AFTN FOR SEEING THE WORST
CONDITIONS WHEN THE HEAVIEST SNOW/STRONGER WINDS ARRIVE. SOLID ADVY
SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED OVER EASTERN AREAS CLOSER TO LK SUPERIOR.
EXPECT MAIN ISSUE HERE TO BE WINDS/BLOWING SNOW VERY LATE THIS AFTN
THROUGH THE EVENING.
.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 547 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
LOOKS LIKE AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 7
DAYS. DEEP TROF PROGRESSING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION TODAY...
BRINGING WINTRY WEATHER TO UPPER MI...WILL LIFT OUT THRU ERN CANADA
OVER THE WEEKEND. IN ITS WAKE...A BROAD TROF WILL DOMINATE N
AMERICA...ANCHORED BY A DEEP POLAR VORTEX OVER FAR NRN CANADA. TROF
WILL THEN AGAIN AMPLIFY THRU THE CNTRL AND THEN ERN CONUS NEXT WEEK.
AS A RESULT...ANOTHER PERIOD OF WET WEATHER IS SHAPING UP FOR
ROUGHLY THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. SOME OF THE PCPN MAY END UP AS
SNOW...AND THERE IS AT LEAST A SMALL POTENTIAL THAT SNOW COULD BE
SIGNIFICANT. LATER IN THE WEEK...REINFORCING SHORTWAVE ENERGY
DROPPING SE INTO THE CNTRL/ERN CONUS TROF WILL LIKELY BRING SHSN. AS
WOULD BE EXPECTED WITH THIS PATTERN...TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO AVERAGE
BLO NORMAL THRU NEXT WEEK. WARMEST DAYS WILL OCCUR EARLY IN THE WEEK
JUST AHEAD OF THE AMPLIFYING CNTRL CONUS TROF.
BEGINNING SAT...WINTRY WEATHER AFFECTING THE AREA TODAY/TONIGHT WILL
END SAT UNDER 130-170M HEIGHT RISES AS TROF PULLS OUT AND RIDGE
APPROACHES. IN FACT...SFC HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL SETTLE OVER LAKE
SUPERIOR/UPPER MI BY SAT EVENING. AS A RESULT...EXPECT LINGERING
-SHSN...MAINLY OVER THE ERN FCST AREA...TO END NO LATER THAN EARLY
AFTN. MIGHT SEE AN INCH OF SNOW E. OTHERWISE...EXPECT AN INCREASE IN
SUNSHINE FROM W TO E DURING THE DAY. BY LATE AFTN...MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES SHOULD BE RULE. WITH MID AFTN 850MB TEMPS STILL AROUND
-10F...TEMPS WON'T REBOUND SIGNIFICANTLY DESPITE INCREASING
SUNSHINE. HIGHS MAY REACH 40F OVER PARTS OF THE SCNTRL/W.
OTHERWISE...MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE HIGHS IN THE LOW/MID 30S.
AS SFC HIGH PRES MOVES E OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT...WAA REGIME WILL
DEVELOP...FURTHER AIDED BY A SHORTWAVE MOVING INTO NRN MN IN ADVANCE
OF TROF AXIS REORGANIZING SOUTHWARD INTO THE ROCKIES. MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES/LIGHT WINDS EARLY SHOULD ALLOW INTERIOR TEMPS TO FALL WELL
DOWN INTO THE TEENS. TEMPS SHOULD THEN BECOME STEADY OR EVEN RISE
LATE AS WAA CLOUDS INCREASE AND RETURN FLOW BEGINS. ONLY THE NAM
SUGGESTS THE POTENTIAL FOR PCPN TO ARRIVE BEFORE 12Z SUN OVER THE
W. GIVEN THE ANTECEDENT DRY AIR MASS AND SOUTHEASTERLY LOW-LEVEL
TRAJECTORIES...WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR HOLDING PCPN OFF TO THE W OF
KIWD THRU 12Z SUN AS SUGGESTED BY THE GFS/GEM/UKMET/ECMWF.
DURING SUN...ADDITIONAL SHORTWAVE ENERGY WILL SHIFT INTO THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH ASSOCIATED LOW-LEVEL JET AND STRONGER WAA
GRADUALLY TRANSLATING INTO UPPER MI. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN PCPN
SPREADING INTO ROUGHLY THE W HALF OF UPPER MI SUN. SINCE BETTER
WAA/DEEP LAYER FORCING REMAINS OVER THE W AND SINCE TRAJECTORIES
SUGGEST THERE WILL BE MAINTENANCE OF THE LOW-LEVEL DRY AIR OVER THE
E...WILL KEEP THE E DRY SUN AND THEN BRING PCPN CHC INTO THE FCST
SUN NIGHT. FCST TEMP PROFILES SUGGEST PCPN WILL AT LEAST START AS SN
BEFORE SLOW/STEADY WARMING CHANGES PTYPE TO RA SW-NE SUN/SUN NIGHT.
ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD TO BE LIGHT.
MON-WED...AMPLIFYING TROF AXIS TO THE W WILL BE SLOW TO SHIFT E AS
ADDITIONAL ENERGY DROPS INTO THE BASE OF THE DEEPENING TROF. MODELS
HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH PROGRESSION OF SHORTWAVES IN THE TROF AND
IN PARTICULAR WHETHER ONE OF THEM WILL SPIN UP A COMPACT HIGH IMPACT
STORM FOR THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. THE ECMWF AND GFS HAVE BOTH HAD
SOME RUNS INDICATING THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH A SYSTEM. THE 00Z GFS
IS THE LATEST MODEL RUN TO DEPICT A COMPACT WINTER STORM FOR THE
UPPER LAKES. THE GEM HAS IT ALSO...BUT FARTHER S AND E AND ONLY
BRUSHING THE SE FCST AREA WITH PCPN. GIVEN THE VARIOUS SHORTWAVES
PROGRESSING THRU THE LARGER SCALE TROF AND THE COMPLEX INTERACTION
OF THE WAVES...WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO WAIT A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE
MODELS LOCK ONTO THE DETAILS. AT THIS POINT...THE LATE MON NIGHT TO
WED TIME FRAME WILL BE A PERIOD TO WATCH GIVEN THE HINTS THAT AT
LEAST A PORTION OF UPPER MI COULD BE IMPACTED BY YET ANOTHER
SIGNIFICANT LATE SEASON SNOWSTORM. THE FCST FOR NOW WILL TAKE A
GENERAL CONSENSUS APPROACH GIVEN THE HIGHLY UNCERTAIN DETAILS
EXHIBITED BY MEDIUM RANGE MODELS IN RECENT RUNS. END RESULT IS
MOSTLY CHC POPS MON THRU TUE NIGHT WITH AXIS OF HIGHEST POPS AND
TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW SHIFTING E WITH TIME. PCPN CHC WILL
DIMINISH W TO E TUE NIGHT/WED. CHC FOR SHSN WILL RETURN WED
NIGHT/THU AS ADDITIONAL SHORTWAVE ENERGY DROPS SE INTO THE UPPER
LAKES.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 755 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NOW OVER CNTRL UPR MICHIGAN. LOW WILL TRACK
SLOWLY ACROSS EASTERN LK SUPERIOR THROUGH THIS AFTN. EXPECT HEAVIER
SNOW AND LIFR/VLIFR CONDITIONS AT IWD TO SPREAD TO CMX THROUGH THE
DAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS OVR 30 KTS AND BLSN WILL BE ISSUE AT BOTH
SITES. IFR CIGS WITH HIGHER VSBY AT SAW IN GENERALLY LGT SNOW
THROUGH MIDDAY THOUGH EXPECT PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW/GUSTY NORTH WIND
AND LOWER VSBY TO DEVELOP THIS AFTN IN WAKE OF THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. SLOW IMPROVEMENT AT ALL TAF SITES TONIGHT AS THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM DRIFTS AWAY FROM THE REGION.
&&
.MARINE...(FOR THE 4 AM LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST ISSUANCE)
ISSUED AT 547 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
FREQUENT LOW-END STORM FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTN
OVER NCENTRAL AND E LK SUPERIOR WITH WINDS THEN DIMINISHING TO SOLID
GALES BY LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS DIMINISH FURTHER LATER TONIGHT AS
DEEP LOW PRESSURE LIFTS FARTHER AWAY WHICH ALLOWS PRESSURE GRADIENT
TO DIMINISH. WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH W TO E SAT AS SFC HIGH
PRES REACHES THE UPPER GREAT LAKES LATE IN THE AFTN. AS THE HIGH
SHIFTS E SAT NIGHT...S WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE...REACHING UP
TO 15-30 KTS SUN/SUN NIGHT...STRONGEST OVER THE E HALF OF LAKE
SUPERIOR. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH MON/MON NIGHT AS SFC TROF MOVES
ACROSS THE UPPER LAKES. WITH THE TROF PASSAGE...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE N/NW AND INCREASE TO 15-25 KT LATE MON NIGHT AND TUE. THERE IS
THE POTENTIAL FOR A SFC LOW TO DEEPEN ALONG THE TROF. IF THIS
OCCURS...A PERIOD OF N/NW GALES WILL BE LIKELY TUE.
&&
.MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UPPER MICHIGAN...
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
MIZ001>003-009-084.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY FOR MIZ006-007-085.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR MIZ004.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR MIZ005.
LAKE SUPERIOR...
GALE WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR
LSZ251-267.
STORM WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR
LSZ248>250-265-266.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR LSZ265-266.
STORM WARNING UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR LSZ242>245-263-264.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LSZ246-247.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LSZ240-
241.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LSZ162.
LAKE MICHIGAN...
GALE WARNING UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LMZ248-250.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LMZ221.
&&
SHORT TERM...JLA
LONG TERM...ROLFSON
AVIATION...JLA
MARINE...JLA/ROLFSONHazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 6:29 AM EDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 629 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-201200- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE- GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 629 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 /529 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN THIS MORNING INTO NORTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE. THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SUBMIT REPORTS AT OUR WEBPAGE...FACEBOOK PAGE OR ON TWITTER. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-201200- 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- 629 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 /529 AM CDT FRI APR 19 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NORTHEAST TO NORTH GALES OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS WILL SPREAD FROM WEST AND CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR THIS MORNING TO EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR LATE IN THE DAY AS LOW PRESSURE LIFTS ACROSS EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. A PERIOD OF STORM FORCE WINDS IS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR WEST AND FAR EAST PORTIONS OF THE LAKE TODAY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. SEE THE LATEST LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST AND MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .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. LMZ221-248-250-201200- 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- 629 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST GALE FORCE GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. SEE THE LATEST LAKE MICHIGAN NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST AND MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .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. ROLFSON
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 19, 10:38 AM EDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1038 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0538 AM SNOW BESSEMER 46.48N 90.05W
04/19/2013 E4.0 INCH GOGEBIC MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 4 INCHES SINCE LAST EVENING.
SLEET AND SOME FREEZING RAIN LAST EVENING BEFORE SWITCH
TO ALL SNOW.
0700 AM SNOW 2 WNW IRONWOOD 46.47N 90.19W
04/19/2013 M7.0 INCH GOGEBIC MI TRAINED SPOTTER
APPROX. 12 HOUR TOTAL. 24 HOUR LIQUID PRECIPITATION TOTAL
IS 1.30 INCHES.
0730 AM SNOW HERMAN 46.67N 88.37W
04/19/2013 M2.3 INCH BARAGA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 10 PM EDT. ALSO HAD 0.63 INCHES
OF RAIN OVER 24 HOURS.
0750 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 WNW CALUMET 47.28N 88.53W
04/19/2013 M41.00 MPH HOUGHTON MI MESONET
WIND GUST REPORTED AT THE PORTAGE CANAL GLOS SITE.
0800 AM SNOW 2 ENE PELKIE 46.82N 88.61W
04/19/2013 M3.4 INCH BARAGA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
APPROX. 12 HOUR TOTAL.
0800 AM SNOW 4 NE CALUMET 47.29N 88.38W
04/19/2013 M2.5 INCH KEWEENAW MI TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SNOW SINCE APPROX 1130 PM EDT. 1.02 INCHES OF
LIQUID OVER 24 HOURS. SNOWING HEAVILY WITH VISIBILITY
LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO EXTENSIVE BLOWING
SNOW.
0800 AM SNOW 1 S ONTONAGON 46.86N 89.31W
04/19/2013 M2.0 INCH ONTONAGON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
APPROX. 12 HOUR TOTAL.
0800 AM SNOW 2 SW TWIN LAKES 46.88N 88.86W
04/19/2013 M4.0 INCH HOUGHTON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SINCE APPROXIMATELY 9 PM EDT.
0830 AM SNOW 1 NNE WATERSMEET 46.28N 89.17W
04/19/2013 M2.3 INCH GOGEBIC MI TRAINED SPOTTER
APPROX 12 HOUR TOTAL.
0931 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 NNW HOUGHTON 47.19N 88.61W
04/19/2013 M45.00 MPH HOUGHTON MI ASOS
HOUGHON AIRPORT OBSERVATION.
0945 AM SNOW ROCKLAND 46.74N 89.18W
04/19/2013 M4.5 INCH ONTONAGON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WITH HEAVY SNOW/BLOWING SNOW.
&&
DODSONLocal storm report, Apr 19, 10:43 AM EDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1043 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1043 AM SNOW EAGLE HARBOR 47.46N 88.16W
04/19/2013 E6.0 INCH KEWEENAW MI AMATEUR RADIO
ESTIMATED 45 MPH WINDS WITH EXTENSIVE BLOWING SNOW. STILL
SNOWING HEAVILY. ADDITIONAL AMATEUR RADIO REPORTS FROM
THE CALUMET AREA ALSO INDICATE HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITY. SNOW TOTAL IS SINCE 1130 PM EDT
LAST NIGHT.
&&
DODSONLocal storm report, Apr 19, 11:02 AM EDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1102 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1029 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SSW CALUMET 47.18N 88.51W
04/19/2013 M55 MPH HOUGHTON MI ASOS
FROM HOUGHTON COUNTY AIRPORT.
&&
DODSONLocal storm report, Apr 19, 11:06 AM EDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1106 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1049 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SW COPPER HARBOR 47.46N 87.91W
04/19/2013 M52 MPH KEWEENAW MI ASOS
&&
DODSONLocal storm report, Apr 19, 11:08 AM EDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1108 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM SNOW TOIVOLA 47.00N 88.77W
04/19/2013 M4.5 INCH HOUGHTON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
12 HOUR TOTAL. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND
WITH VISIBILITY 100 YARDS OR LESS.
&&
DODSONLocal storm report, Apr 19, 11:10 AM EDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1110 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM SNOW 5 NE IRONWOOD 46.50N 90.08W
04/19/2013 E12.0 INCH GOGEBIC MI TRAINED SPOTTER
15 HOUR TOTAL. STILL SNOWING HEAVILY WITH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
&&
DODSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 11:03 PM EDT | Storm Warning | MQT | 24 hr |
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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.