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Lake Effect Snow Advisory 5, NWS Gaylord, MI

November 16, 2014Cheboygan County, Emmet County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this lake effect snow advisory at Nov 16, 2014, 12:16 PM EST for Cheboygan County, Emmet County, Michigan. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Nov 16, 2014, 12:16 PM EST (17:16 UTC)
Expired
Nov 17, 2014, 10:00 AM EST
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Cheboygan County, MI, Emmet County, MI

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this lake effect snow advisory 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 advisory went out at Nov 16, 9:23 AM EST, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 9:23 AM EST, 2 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 5:43 AM EST, 6 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
543 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2014

LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041-
042-171200-
STRAITS OF MACKINAC WITHIN 5NM OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING
MACKINAC ISLAND-ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL-
5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT MI INCLUDING
BOIS BLANC ISLAND-
PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON PT MI INCLUDING THUNDER BAY
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI-
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY SOUTH OF A LINE GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT TO
NORWOOD MI-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE-
NORWOOD MI TO 5NM WEST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE INCLUDING LITTLE
TRAVERSE BAY-SLEEPING BEAR POINT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LIGHT MI-
POINT BETSIE TO SLEEPING BEAR POINT MI-
MANISTEE TO POINT BETSIE MI-
WHITEFISH BAY (U.S. PORTION)/WHITEFISH POINT TO POINT IROQUOIS MI-
ST. MARYS RIVER POINT IROQUOIS TO E. POTAGANNISSING BAY-CHIPPEWA-
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-
OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
543 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...
EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...AND ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN...LAKE HURON AND LAKE SUPERIOR.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE STRAITS
REGION...FAR SOUTHEAST UPPER MICHIGAN AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN THIS MORNING. SEE THE ONGOING ADVISORIES AND
WARNINGS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

LAKE EFFECT SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN INTENSIFY TONIGHT
ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...ESPECIALLY WEST OF
INTERSTATE 75 OVER CENTRAL MACKINAC AND CHIPPEWA COUNTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY IN THE
CLASSIC SNOWBELTS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...INCLUDING BOYNE
FALLS...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...AND GAYLORD. GUSTY WINDS LATE MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SEE
THE ONGOING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR DETAILS.

GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE GREAT LAKES LATE MONDAY
INTO TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF SNOWFALL TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. REPORTS MAY BE MADE ONE OF THREE WAYS:

ONLINE: WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD
FACEBOOK: FACEBOOK.COM/NWSGAYLORD
TWITTER: TWITTER.COM/NWSGAYLORD

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GAYLORD.

JZ

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 16, 8:32 AM EST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
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Local storm report, Nov 16, 10:21 AM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1021 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2014

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 AM     SNOW             CHARLEVOIX              45.32N 85.26W
11/16/2014  M5.0 INCH        CHARLEVOIX         MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS.

&&

NWS GAYLORD MI
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Nov 16, 11:20 AM EST, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1120 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2014

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 AM     SNOW             1 N WELLSTON            44.24N 85.95W
11/16/2014  M3.4 INCH        MANISTEE           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            4.6 INCHES FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT
            11 AM. SNOW DEPTH 6 INCHES. SNOW DURATION 12
            HOURS.

&&

NWS GAYLORD MI
IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Nov 16, 12:04 PM EST, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1204 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2014

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1130 AM     HEAVY SNOW       1 WSW PESHAWBESTOWN     45.01N 85.64W
11/16/2014  M9.0 INCH        LEELANAU           MI   PUBLIC

            HEAVY SNOW DURATION 18 HOURS.

&&

NWS GAYLORD MI
IRIS SYSTEM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 16, 3:22 AM ESTLake Effect Snow WatchAPXAntrim, Crawford, Kalkaska, Otsego25 hr
Nov 16, 3:22 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAPX8 hr
Nov 16, 5:40 AM ESTLake Effect Snow WarningAPXEmmet6 hr
Nov 16, 3:48 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchAPXBenzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Manistee, Wexford12 hr
Nov 16, 3:57 PM ESTGale WarningAPX48 hr

Nearby

Lake Effect Snow Advisories in Michigan, 2014Every lake effect snow advisory in 2014

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.