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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this winter storm warning at Jan 29, 2013, 4:25 PM EST for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jan 30, 2013, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 30 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
- Jan 29, 2013, 4:25 PM EST (21:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2013, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2013, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Marquette, MI
Counties Alger County, MI, Delta County, MI, Luce County, MI, Marquette County, MI, Menominee County, MI, Schoolcraft County, MI
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jan 29, 1:40 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 1:40 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 4:39 AM EST, 11 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 439 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 MIZ005>007-012>014-085-301200- MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 439 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 /339 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FURTHER DETAILS. IN THE SNOWBELTS FAVORED BY NORTHWEST WINDS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL GET UNDERWAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED...MAINLY ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS. MIZ001>004-009-084-301200- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-GOGEBIC- SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- 439 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 /339 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...ALONG WITH PATCHY BLOWING SNOW...PARTICULARLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR AND ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FAVORED BY NORTHERLY WINDS. IN THE SNOWBELTS FAVORED BY NORTHWEST WINDS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL GET UNDERWAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS. MIZ010-011-301200- IRON-DICKINSON- 339 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-301200- 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- 439 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 /339 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NORTH GALES TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NORTH GALES OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF LAKE SUPERIOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVER PORTIONS OF LAKE SUPERIOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LMZ221-248-250-301200- 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- 439 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A FEW NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. KF
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 29, 10:34 AM EST, 5 hours 51 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 4:56 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MQT | Alger, Delta, Luce, Marquette, Menominee, Schoolcraft | 11 hr |
| Jan 29, 10:07 AM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 42 hr | |
| Jan 29, 10:07 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 54 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:25 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | MQT | Alger, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Luce, Marquette and 2 more | 4 days |
| Jan 29, 4:25 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MQT | Dickinson, Iron, Marquette | 30 hr |
| Jan 29, 4:40 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MQT | 4 days |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Michigan, 2013Every winter storm 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.