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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Marquette, MI

March 18, 20138 counties in Michigan

NWS Marquette, MI issued this winter storm warning at Mar 18, 2013, 5:15 AM EDT for 8 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Mar 18, 2013, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 65 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: Mar 18, 2013, 5:15 AM EDT (09:15 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 18, 2013, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired: Mar 21, 2013, 3:26 AM EDT
In force: 65 hr
Issued by: NWS Marquette, MI

Counties Alger County, MI, Baraga County, MI, Gogebic County, MI, Houghton County, MI, Keweenaw County, MI, Luce County, MI, Ontonagon County, MI, Schoolcraft County, MI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:17 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 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 17, 4:14 PM EDT, 13 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 4:14 PM EDT, 13 hours 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 3:49 PM EDT, 13 hours 26 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 18, 5:15 AM EDT	Winter Storm Watch	MQT	Alger, Luce, Schoolcraft	11 hr
Mar 18, 5:25 AM EDT	Gale Warning	MQT		66 hr
Mar 18, 10:29 AM EDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	MQT		55 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Michigan, 2013 Every 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.