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Lake Effect Snow Warning 4, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this lake effect snow warning at Nov 19, 2014, 3:55 PM EST for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Nov 19, 2014, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 33 hr. 11 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
- Nov 19, 2014, 3:55 PM EST (20:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 19, 2014, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 21, 2014, 3:49 AM EST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Antrim County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Otsego County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 1:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.9 | 9 Ssw Gaylord, MI | 6 HR TOTAL ENDING AT 1 AM. SNOWDEPTH 18 INCHES. |
| Nov 20, 6:39 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 3 Ese Elmira, MI | 12 HOUR SNOWFALL |
| Nov 20, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 Nw Waters, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION 9 SSW GAYLORD /APXM4/ SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS. |
| Nov 20, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 7.7 | 1 Nw Waters, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION 9 SSW GAYLORD /APXM4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 20, 7:52 AM EST | SNOW 10.5 | 2 W Gaylord, MI | COCORAHS STATION GAYLORD 1.7 WNW /MI-OT-4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 20, 7:53 AM EST | SNOW 16 | 2 N Otsego Lake State Pa, MI | COCORAHS STATION GAYLORD 4.3 SSW /MI-OT-12/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 20, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 10.5 | Gaylord, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION GAYLORD /GAYM4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 20, 8:18 AM EST | SNOW 4.8 | 1 Ese Mancelona, MI | COCORAHS STATION MANCELONA 0.5 ESE /MI-AT-6/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 20, 10:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Lovells, MI | HEAVY SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS. |
| Nov 20, 12:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Alba, MI | HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 20, 1:25 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | 1 Nw Waters, MI | HEAVY SNOW DURATION 6 HOURS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 548 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
715 WWUS43 KAPX 192055 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 355 PM EST WED NOV 19 2014 MIZ016-017-019-021-022-200500- /O.UPG.KAPX.LE.A.0002.141120T0300Z-141121T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.LE.W.0004.141120T0000Z-141121T1000Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD 355 PM EST WED NOV 19 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST FRIDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS: LAKE INDUCED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO GET ORGANIZED DURING THE EARLY TO MID EVENING HOURS...AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * EVENT OVERVIEW: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ESPECIALLY ALONG THE M-32 CORRIDOR. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS: SNOWFALL TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE GREATEST ALONG HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF THE M-32 CORRIDOR...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED BETWEEN 7 PM AND 7 AM. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM M-68 NORTHWARD TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE M-32 CORRIDOR THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH 4 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ008-200500- /O.UPG.KAPX.LE.A.0002.141120T0300Z-141121T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.LE.W.0004.141120T0500Z-141121T1000Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 355 PM EST WED NOV 19 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 AM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING...LAKE INDUCED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 10 PM...AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY AND INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THE M-28 CORRIDOR. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN CHIPPEWA COUNTY. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...CONTRIBUTING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ023-200500- /O.NEW.KAPX.LE.W.0004.141120T0000Z-141121T1000Z/ MONTMORENCY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATLANTA 355 PM EST WED NOV 19 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST FRIDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS: LAKE INDUCED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO GET ORGANIZED DURING THE EARLY TO MID EVENING HOURS...AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * EVENT OVERVIEW: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. GREATEST IMPACT IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF MONTMORENCY COUNTY INCLUDING ATLANTA AND LEWISTON. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS: SNOWFALL TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES...GREATEST AMOUNTS LIKELY AROUND THE LEWISTON AREA. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ026-027-032-200500- /O.EXB.KAPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141120T2200Z/ GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...CADILLAC 355 PM EST WED NOV 19 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THURSDAY. * SHORT TERM TRENDS: FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * EVENT OVERVIEW: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 7 PM AND 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING... WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY 7 PM THURSDAY OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MIZ020-025-031-200500- /O.EXT.KAPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141120T2200Z/ LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE 355 PM EST WED NOV 19 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THURSDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS: FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * EVENT OVERVIEW: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 7 PM AND 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING... WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY 7 PM THURSDAY OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MIZ015-200300- /O.EXT.KAPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141120T0300Z/ MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST. IGNACE 355 PM EST WED NOV 19 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * SHORT TERM TRENDS: HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS IN AREAS WEST OF BREVORT THROUGH 8 PM BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM...WITH SNOWFALL TAPERING OFF DURING THE EVENING. HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS LIKELY WEST OF BREVORT OVER WESTERN MACKINAC COUNTY. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS... ESPECIALLY US-2 WEST OF BREVORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JPB
9 follow-up statements
002 WWUS43 KAPX 200214 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 914 PM EST WED NOV 19 2014 MIZ015-200315- /O.CAN.KAPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141120T0300Z/ MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST. IGNACE 914 PM EST WED NOV 19 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...WITH AROUND 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ MIZ008-201015- /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0004.141120T0500Z-141121T1000Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 914 PM EST WED NOV 19 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * TIMING...LAKE INDUCED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THE M-28 CORRIDOR. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN CHIPPEWA COUNTY. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...CONTRIBUTING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ016-017-019-021>023-201015- /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T1000Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA 914 PM EST WED NOV 19 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * EVENT OVERVIEW: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ESPECIALLY ALONG THE M-32 CORRIDOR. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS: SNOWFALL TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE GREATEST ALONG HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF THE M-32 CORRIDOR...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH 7 AM. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM M-68 NORTHWARD TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE M-32 CORRIDOR THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH 4 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ020-025>027-031-032-201015- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141120T2200Z/ LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC 914 PM EST WED NOV 19 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THURSDAY... * EVENT OVERVIEW: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING... WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY 7 PM THURSDAY OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
968 WWUS43 KAPX 200624 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 124 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 MIZ008-201430- /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T1000Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 124 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...HEAVIEST WEST OF M-123 INCLUDING AREAS SUCH AS PARADISE AND WHITEFISH POINT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT OF 3 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF THE M-28 CORRIDOR. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE IN EXCESS OF 1 FOOT IN SOME AREAS. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...CONTRIBUTING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ016-017-019-021>023-201430- /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T1000Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA 124 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * EVENT OVERVIEW: INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ESPECIALLY OVER OTSEGO COUNTY. * SHORTER TERM SNOWFALL AMOUNTS: SNOWFALL TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE GREATEST FROM FAR NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY NORTHWARD TOWARD VANDERBILT IN OTSEGO COUNTY. IN THESE AREAS...EXPECT 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW BY SUNRISE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM M-68 NORTHWARD TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS: BY THURSDAY NIGHT...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME PARTS OF OTSEGO COUNTY...WITH GENERALLY 4 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ020-025>027-031-032-201430- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141120T2200Z/ LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC 124 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT OVERVIEW: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY 7 PM THURSDAY OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JK
216 WWUS43 KAPX 200638 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 138 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 MIZ028-201445- /O.EXA.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T1000Z/ CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRAYLING 138 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY. * TIMING...INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOWSHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY...NORTH OF GRAYLING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM FREDERIC NORTHWARD TO THE OTSEGO COUNTY LINE. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT MAY BE OVER 1 FOOT. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...CONTRIBUTING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL. TRAVEL ON I-75 AND US-27 NORTH OUT OF GRAYLING WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ008-201445- /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T1000Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 138 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...HEAVIEST WEST OF M-123 INCLUDING AREAS SUCH AS PARADISE AND WHITEFISH POINT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT OF 3 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF THE M-28 CORRIDOR. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE IN EXCESS OF 1 FOOT IN SOME AREAS. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...CONTRIBUTING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ016-017-019-021>023-201445- /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T1000Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA 138 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * EVENT OVERVIEW: INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ESPECIALLY OVER OTSEGO COUNTY. * SHORTER TERM SNOWFALL AMOUNTS: SNOWFALL TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE GREATEST FROM FAR NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY NORTHWARD TOWARD VANDERBILT IN OTSEGO COUNTY. IN THESE AREAS...EXPECT 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW BY SUNRISE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM M-68 NORTHWARD TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS: BY THURSDAY NIGHT...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME PARTS OF OTSEGO COUNTY...WITH GENERALLY 4 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ018-201445- /O.EXA.KAPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141120T2200Z/ PRESQUE ISLE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROGERS CITY 138 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT OVERVIEW: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...MOST PERSISTENT SOUTH OF M-68 AND WEST OF M-33 OVER SOUTHWEST PARTS OF THE COUNTY. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING OVER SOUTHWEST PARTS OF THE COUNTY...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY 7 PM THURSDAY OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.OVER SOUTHWEST PARTS OF THE COUNTY. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MIZ020-025>027-031-032-201445- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141120T2200Z/ LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC 138 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT OVERVIEW: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS AND NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH 7 AM THURSDAY MORNING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY 7 PM THURSDAY OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JK
991 WWUS43 KAPX 200907 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 407 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 MIZ008-201715- /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T1000Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 407 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * EVENT OVERVIEW: INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY WITHIN STRONGER SNOW BANDS. * SHORTER TERM SNOWFALL: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS MORNING OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE M-28 CORRIDOR. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL: TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 1 FOOT LIKELY IN SOME AREAS NORTH OF M-28 THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WEST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...CONTRIBUTING TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ016-017-019-021>023-028-201715- /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T1000Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...GRAYLING 407 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * EVENT OVERVIEW: INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY WITHIN THE STRONGER SNOW BANDS. * SHORTER TERM SNOWFALL: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN M-72 AND M-32 THIS MORNING. MUCH LESSER AMOUNTS FURTHER NORTH...WITH ONLY AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES THIS MORNING NORTH OF M-68. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS: BY THURSDAY NIGHT...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF OTSEGO AND NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES. THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNED AREA WILL GENERALLY SEE 4 TO 12 INCHES...WITH MUCH OF THAT FALLING ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE M-68 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ029-201715- /O.EXA.KAPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141120T2200Z/ OSCODA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MIO 407 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT OVERVIEW: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...PRIMARILY NORTH OF M-72. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW THIS MORNING NORTH OF M-72. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF OSCODA COUNTY. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MIZ018-020-025>027-031-032-201715- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141120T2200Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE- WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC 407 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT OVERVIEW: FREQUENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. IN PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY...MOST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE FAR SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE COUNTY SOUTH OF ONAWAY. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JK
976 WWUS43 KAPX 201654 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1154 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 MIZ008-210100- /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T1000Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 1154 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * EVENT OVERVIEW: INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY WITHIN STRONGER SNOW BANDS. * SHORTER TERM SNOWFALL: WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THE M-28 CORRIDOR. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL: TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN SOME AREAS NORTH OF M-28 THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WEST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...CONTRIBUTING TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ016-017-019-021>023-028-210100- /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T1000Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...GRAYLING 1154 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * EVENT OVERVIEW: INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY WITHIN THE STRONGER SNOW BANDS. * SHORTER TERM SNOWFALL: WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA BETWEEN M-72 AND M-32 THIS AFTERNOON. MUCH LESSER AMOUNTS FURTHER NORTH...WITH ONLY AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES THIS MORNING NORTH OF M-68. * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS: BY TONIGHT...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET WILL BE FOUND OVER PARTS OF OTSEGO...ANTRIM AND NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES. THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNED AREA WILL GENERALLY SEE 4 TO 12 INCHES...WITH MUCH OF THAT FALLING ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE M-68 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ018-020-025>027-029-031-032-202200- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141120T2200Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-OSCODA- MANISTEE-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...MIO...MANISTEE...CADILLAC 1154 AM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT OVERVIEW: FREQUENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS: WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. IN PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY...MOST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE OVER THE FAR SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE COUNTY SOUTH OF ONAWAY. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
383 WWUS43 KAPX 202133 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 433 PM EST THU NOV 20 2014 MIZ023-202245- /O.CAN.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T1000Z/ MONTMORENCY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATLANTA 433 PM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. $$ MIZ029-202245- /O.CAN.KAPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141120T2200Z/ OSCODA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MIO 433 PM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ MIZ016-017-019-021-022-028-210500- /O.EXT.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T0500Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...GRAYLING 433 PM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * EVENT OVERVIEW: HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT DIMINISH SUBSTANTIALLY OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * SHORTER TERM SNOWFALL: WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH MUCH OF THAT FALLING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ008-210545- /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T1000Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 433 PM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * EVENT OVERVIEW: HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CHIPPEWA COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING BUT DIMINISH SUBSTANTIALLY OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * SHORTER TERM SNOWFALL: WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH MUCH OF THAT FALLING THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR NORTH OF THE M-28 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ018-020-025>027-031-032-210500- /O.EXT.KAPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141121T0500Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE- WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC 433 PM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * EVENT OVERVIEW: FREQUENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING SUBSTANTIALLY OVERNIGHT. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS: WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH MUCH OF THAT FALLING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
718 WWUS43 KAPX 210132 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 832 PM EST THU NOV 20 2014 MIZ016-017-210245- /O.CAN.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T0500Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN 832 PM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. ONLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED IN EMMET AND CHEBOYGAN COUNTIES FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 INCHES OR LESS. $$ MIZ019-021-022-028-210500- /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T0500Z/ CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA...GAYLORD... GRAYLING 832 PM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * EVENT OVERVIEW: HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH THIS EVENING... BUT DIMINISH SUBSTANTIALLY OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * SHORTER TERM SNOWFALL: WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH MUCH OF THAT FALLING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ008-211000- /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T1000Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 832 PM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * EVENT OVERVIEW: HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CHIPPEWA COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING BUT DIMINISH SUBSTANTIALLY OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * SHORTER TERM SNOWFALL: WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH MUCH OF THAT FALLING THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR NORTH OF THE M-28 CORRIDOR. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ018-020-025>027-031-032-210500- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141121T0500Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE- WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC 832 PM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * EVENT OVERVIEW: FREQUENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING SUBSTANTIALLY OVERNIGHT. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS: WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH MUCH OF THAT FALLING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JZ
330 WWUS43 KAPX 210449 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1149 PM EST THU NOV 20 2014 MIZ019-021-022-028-210600- /O.CAN.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T0500Z/ CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-CRAWFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA...GAYLORD... GRAYLING 1149 PM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. ONLY LIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH LIMITED ACCUMULATIONS. $$ MIZ018-020-025>027-031-032-210600- /O.CAN.KAPX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-141121T0500Z/ PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-MANISTEE- WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS CITY...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...MANISTEE...CADILLAC 1149 PM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ONLY LIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. $$ MIZ008-211000- /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T1000Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 1149 PM EST THU NOV 20 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * SHORTER TERM SNOWFALL: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL TEND TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM...MAINLY NEAR AND NORTH OF M-28. * IMPACTS: SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ JZ
962 WWUS43 KAPX 210849 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 349 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2014 MIZ008-211000- /O.CAN.KAPX.LE.W.0004.000000T0000Z-141121T1000Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 349 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2014 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. LIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE NORTH OF M-28 THIS MORNING...WITH ONLY MINIMAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. BECAUSE OF THIS...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ JK
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 19, 12:44 PM EST, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 12:44 PM EST, 3 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1244 PM EST WED NOV 19 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 340 AM EST WED NOV 19 2014
LOW PRESSURE PASSING ACROSS THE NORTHERN LAKES WILL BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...AT TIMES HEAVY...THROUGH THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL TURN MILDER DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...
SETTING THE STAGE FOR SOME RAIN...ESPECIALLY BY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT.
&&
.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 1148 AM EST WED NOV 19 2014
14Z SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A WEAK 1006MB LOW OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN
WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT INTO ILLINOIS/CENTRAL MISSOURI.
COMBINATION OF WARM ADVECTION AND LOW/MID LEVEL TROUGHING PUSHING AN
AREA OF MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW ACROSS MICHIGAN...WITH ENHANCED RADAR
RETURNS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN WITH SOME DECENT LAKE INDUCED INSTABILITY
AND STRONG MID LEVEL CONVERGENCE HELPING FORCE A CONVECTIVE
COMPONENT.
UPSTREAM COLD FRONT MAKING STEADY PROGRESS EAST WITH A BROAD AREA OF
2-3MB/3H PRESSURE FALLS OUT AHEAD OF IT...EXPECTING FRONT TO PUSH IN
TO WESTERN LOWER IN THE 18Z-19Z TIME FRAME. AS IT DOES...EXPECT
HEAVIER SNOW SQUALL OVER LAKE MICHIGAN TO GET PUSHED INLAND ALONG
THE US-31 CORRIDOR. ALSO EXPECT TO SEE NARROWER LAKE CONVECTION
OVER THE FAR NORTHERN PART OF THE LAKE TO EXPAND AS LOW LEVEL
CONVERGENCE STRENGTHENS...FOCUSING SNOWFALL INTO WESTER MACKINAC
COUNTY. SO "TODAY" ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN AS IT. REMAINDER OF
THE AREA WILL SEE PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WITH MINIMAL
ACCUMULATIONS.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 340 AM EST WED NOV 19 2014
...MORE SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW ON THE WAY...
HIGH IMPACT WEATHER POTENTIAL: WIDESPREAD MOSTLY LIGHT SYNOPTIC SNOW
TODAY WITH LAKE ENHANCEMENT NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN...THEN ANOTHER ROUND
OF SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL DEVELOPING TONIGHT.
PATTERN SYNOPSIS/FORECAST: UPSTREAM SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DRIVING A BAND OF WARM AIR ADVECTION SNOW ACROSS
THE UPPER MIDWEST. THIS SHORTWAVE FEATURE WILL SERVE TO RE-INFORCE
LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN CONUS AND USHER IN ANOTHER SURGE OF
EARLY SEASON ARCTIC AIR WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW.
PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERNS: NUMEROUS. LAKE ENHANCED SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TODAY NEAR THE LAKE MICHIGAN COAST. THEN QUICK
TRANSITION TO WEST-NORTHWEST LAKE EFFECT TONIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOW
VISIBILITIES AND TRAVEL PROBLEMS WITHIN HEAVIER SNOWSHOWERS.
AFOREMENTIONED WARM ADVECTION LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
NORTHERN MICHIGAN TODAY WITH BROAD AREA OF ISENTROPIC ASCENT. THIS
IS THE EASIEST PORTION OF THE FORECAST...AS ALL AREAS SHOULD SEE AT
LEAST SOME SNOW TODAY. H7 MIXING RATIO/S ONLY AROUND 1 G/KG...SO
ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ON THE ORDER OF 1-2 INCHES. THE EXCEPTION
TO THE LIGHTER SNOWS WILL BE CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN...WHERE
INCREASING SYNOPTIC FORCING COMBINED WITH PLENTY OF OVER-LAKE
INSTABILITY /DELTA T/S IN THE MID-UPPER TEENS/ WILL RESULT IN
ENHANCED SNOWFALL. SOME QUESTION MARKS AS TO HOW THE LOW LEVEL FLOW
WILL EVOLVE WITH SURFACE LOW OVER NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. WILL LEAN
TOWARD HIGH RESOLUTION HRRR FOR LOW LEVEL PATTERN EVOLUTION INTO
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. IMPRESSIVE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE SIGNATURE
WITH 0-2KM CAPE OF 100 J/KG UP THE SPINE OF LAKE MICHIGAN THIS
MORNING WILL BE DRIVEN INLAND TOWARD MANISTEE/BENZIE/LEELANAU
COUNTIES AS COLD FRONT SLIDES EAST AND LOW LEVEL FLOW TURNS MORE
WESTERLY. OVER WESTERN MACKINAC COUNTY...INITIALLY LOW LEVEL
SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BACK SOUTHEASTERLY THIS MORNING AS WEAK SURFACE
LOW MOVES INTO NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. THIS WILL SET UP AN ENHANCED
LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE BAND OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL JUST OFFSHORE OF
MACKINAC COUNTY THIS MORNING WHICH WILL BE DRIVEN TOWARD US-2 THIS
AFTERNOON WITH NORTHEAST PROGRESSION OF SURFACE LOW.
EXPECT LAKE ENHANCED BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW WEST OF THE US-131
CORRIDOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING TO PUSH INLAND THIS
EVENING WITH THE FRONT...GRADUALLY WEAKENING AS IT LOSES THE LAKE
INFLUENCE. LOW LEVEL FLOW TRANSITIONS RAPIDLY TO WESTERLY BY LATER
THIS EVENING AND BUFKIT SOUNDINGS SHOW A QUICK RAMP UP TO THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW MACHINE. THE LAKE EFFECT PARAMETERS REALLY LOOK QUITE
SIMILAR TO THE BIG LAKE EFFECT EVENT MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY OVER PARTS
OF THE AREA AND EXPECT MANY OF THE SAME AREAS TO BE HIT AGAIN WITH
SOME SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT ACCUMULATIONS. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW
DEEP MOISTURE UP THROUGH H7 AND NO REAL INVERSION...WITH EXCELLENT
OMEGA PEGGED SQUARELY IN THE DGZ WITH DELTA T/S OF 20+ DEGC. SNOW
WILL BE OF THE DRY/POWDERY VARIETY AND WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS...WILL
ONCE AGAIN BE DEALING WITH BLOWING/DRIFTING AND AREAS OF VERY LOW
VISIBILITIES.
HEADLINES...CHALLENGING TO SAY THE LEAST. LAKE ENHANCED EVENT TODAY
WILL BE HANDLED WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES. WILL ONLY CARRY THE
ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR MACKINAC COUNTY...WHERE TRANSITION
TO WEST FLOW LAKE EFFECT SHOULD DIMINISH THEIR SNOWFALL. WILL RUN
THE ADVISORY FOR MANISTEE/BENZIE/LEELANAU COUNTIES THROUGH 12Z
THURSDAY...WILL FULL EXPECTATION THAT THESE HEADLINES WILL BE
EXTENDED IN TIME/AREA FOR THURSDAY-THURSDAY NIGHT TO ACCOUNT FOR
ONGOING LAKE EFFECT. WITH REGARD TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW LAKE
EFFECT EVENT LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...WILL HOIST A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH.
.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 340 AM EST WED NOV 19 2014
...ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT EXPECTED THURSDAY...
HIGH IMPACT WEATHER POTENTIAL: ANOTHER ROUND OF POTENTIALLY HEAVY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW THURSDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
PATTERN SYNOPSIS/CURRENT CONDITIONS: EXTREMELY AMPLIFIED PATTERN
CONTINUES FOR JUST A TOUCH LONGER...WITH ONE LAST ARCTIC SHORTWAVE
SET TO VISIT OUR AREA LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PATTERN CHANGE
THEREAFTER IS RATHER AN ABRUPT ONE. AN EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG AND
EXTENDED PACIFIC JET EXPECTED TO PUNCH INTO THE WESTERN CONUS LATER
THIS WEEK WILL DO THE TRICK. THIS FEATURE ESSENTIALLY REVERSES THE
CURRENT PATTERN BY ESTABLISHING WESTERN TROUGHING AND FLOODING MUCH
OF THE CONUS WITH MODIFIED PACIFIC ORIGINATED AIR BY THE WEEKEND
INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK.
PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERNS/CHALLENGES: NEARLY ALL FOCUS CENTERED ON
ANOTHER POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT/BLOWING SNOW EVENT
THURSDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS...LOCATION OF STEADIEST AND HEAVIEST LAKE
BANDING...AND HEADLINE CONSIDERATION ALL NEED ADDRESSING.
DETAILS: MORE LAKE EFFECT FUN! WELL ESTABLISHED PRIMARILY WNW FLOW
LAKE EFFECT EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING THURSDAY MORNING...WITH FLOW
EXPECTED TO VEER MORE NW TO NNW NORTH OF THE BIG BRIDGE WITH PASSAGE
OF SURFACE TROUGH DURING THE MORNING. THERMODYNAMIC AND KINEMATIC
PROFILES LOOK GOOD TO EXCELLENT ONCE AGAIN...WITH LAKE INDUCED EQL
EXCEEDING 10KFT...OMEGA MAX WELL WITHIN THE DGZ...AND GOOD CYCLONIC
FLOW/MOISTURE VIA EXITING LOW PRESSURE.
OFF LAKE MICHIGAN: WHILE PARAMETERS LOOK TO FALL JUST SHORT OF THIS
PAST EVENT...CONDITIONS LOOK PRIME TO PRODUCE ANOTHER 3 TO 6
INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER...THURSDAY (THIS WILL BE ON TOP OFF WHAT
OCCURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT). TARGET AREAS WILL LOOK FAMILIAR...WITH
NORTHWEST LOWER LOCATIONS BETWEEN M-32 AND M-68 EXPECTED TO TAKE THE
BRUNT OF THE ACTIVITY...WITH LIGHTER SNOW ELSEWHERE. FLOW DOES NOT
LOOK QUITE AS STRONG AS THIS PAST SYSTEM...SUGGESTING THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS IN THE MORE TRADITIONAL AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE
75. OF COURSE...PREDICTING PLACEMENT OF PARTICULAR BANDS NEXT TO
IMPOSSIBLE...ALTHOUGH STREAM-LINE WIND ANALYSIS SUGGEST POTENTIAL
FOR DOMINATE BANDS ALONG/JUST NORTH OF THE M-32 CORRIDOR AND JUST
SOUTHEAST OF LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY. WINDS DO BEGIN TO VEER DURING THE
AFTERNOON WITH APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF LAKE REINFORCED TROUGHING.
WHILE WINDS WILL NOT BE EXTREME...GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH WILL FURTHER CONTRIBUTE TO
VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. DEVELOPMENT OF MORE
NEUTRAL TO SLIGHTLY ANTICYCLONIC FLOW AND LOWERING
INVERSION/DEPLETING MOISTURE SHOULD BRING SNOW INTENSITY DOWN RATHER
RAPIDLY HEADING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...PERHAPS BRINGING JUST A COUPLE
MORE INCHES TO NW FLOW AREAS.
LAKE SUPERIOR...PARAMETERS LOOK AS GOOD AS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN...JUST
WITH A MUCH QUICKER VEERING OF THE WINDS WITH PASSAGE OF TROUGHING
THURSDAY MORNING. WOULD EXPECT A BAND OF ENHANCED SNOW ALONG THIS
FEATURE...PERHAPS TARGETING THE SOO BEFORE PUSHING WELL WEST INTO
FAR NORTHWEST CHIPPEWA AND MACKINAC COUNTIES FOR LATER IN THE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SAME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS APPLY...3 TO 6 WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE TRADITIONAL SNOWBELTS. AS
MENTIONED...LOOKS LIKE THE BEST SNOWS WILL EXIT SAULT STE MARIE BY
MIDDAY. SNOW LOOKS TO POTENTIALLY PUSH BACK INTO THE SOO THURSDAY
NIGHT AS WINDS BACK MORE NORTHWESTERLY...WITH A COUPLE MORE INCHES
POSSIBLE.
WHILE THE MAJORITY OF TIME WAS SPENT ON THE EARLIER
PERIODS...PERUSAL OF LATEST MODEL TRENDS CONTINUES TO ADD INCREASING
CONFIDENCE TO A MUCH DESERVED REPRIEVE FROM THE WINTER WEATHER OF
LATE...ESPECIALLY BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND INTO THE START OF NEXT
WEEK. STILL LOOKING COLD FRIDAY...WITH A FEW LINGERING LIGHT LAKE
INDUCED SNOW SHOWERS. MODIFICATION RAMPS UP SATURDAY AS LONG WAVE
PATTERN FLATTENS SUBSTANTIALLY AND CURRENT COLD DOME EJECTS WELL TO
OUR NORTHEAST. NEARLY ALL HIGH RES DETERMINISTIC AND THEIR ENSEMBLE
SUITES AGREE...A RATHER REMARKABLE QUICK EXIT TO SUCH AN ENTRENCHED
COLD PATTERN. WAA MAY BE ABLE TO KICK OFF A LITTLE RAIN AND SNOW
SATURDAY WHEN HIGHS...READY FOR THIS...ACTUALLY REACH ABOVE FREEZING.
ONLY GETS MORE MILD AND WETTER BY SUNDAY INT MONDAY AS LOW PRESSURE
MOVES NORTH INTO OR JUST WEST OF OUR AREA. REALLY NO COLD AIR IN
SIGHT BY THIS TIME (HIGHS PUSHING THE LOWER 40S SUNDAY AND
MONDAY)...SUGGESTING ALL PRECIPITATION FALLING AS RAIN. DEPTH OF
THIS SYSTEM STILL IN QUESTION...WITH SOME PROGS SUPPORTING A SUB
980MB LOW...POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SOME RATHER WINDY CONDITIONS.
TIMING DEPENDENT OF COURSE...BUT POST-SYSTEM COOL DOWN BEGINS
SOMETIME LATER MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT...BRINGING A RETURN TO BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND PERHAPS SOME MORE SNOW.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1240 PM EST WED NOV 19 2014
SYNOPTIC SNOW TRANSITIONING TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
RESULT IN PERIODS OF IFR CONDITIONS AT PLN/TVC/MBL THROUGH
TONIGHT. IFR CONDITIONS AT APN THIS AFTERNOON WILL PROBABLY
TRANSITION TO PREVAILING MVFR CONDITIONS THIS EVENING.
&&
.MARINE...
ISSUED AT 340 AM EST WED NOV 19 2014
A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE UPPER MIDWEST AND INTO
THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT...PUSHING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
AREA. THE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN WITH FROPA...WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO
THE WEST. GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON PORTIONS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN INTO EARLY THURSDAY...WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES
ELSEWHERE. ADDITIONAL SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED
FOR LAKES HURON AND SUPERIOR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.
WEST/NORTHWEST FLOW LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES
ALONG THE COASTLINE.
QUIETER WEATHER AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GREAT LAKES TO
END THE WEEK.
&&
.APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY FOR MIZ015.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY FOR MIZ020-025-
031.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM 10 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR MIZ008-016-017-019-021-022.
LH...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR LHZ345>349.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR LMZ323-341.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
LMZ342-344>346.
LS...NONE.
&&
UPDATE...JPB
SYNOPSIS...MSB
SHORT TERM...KEYSOR
LONG TERM...MSB
MARINE...KEYSORHazardous weather outlook, Nov 19, 5:17 AM EST, 10 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 517 AM EST WED NOV 19 2014 LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041- 042-201030- 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- 517 AM EST WED NOV 19 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. WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS FOR COUNTIES BORDERING LAKE MICHIGAN. SEE ONGOING ADVISORIES FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT IN WEST FLOW FAVORED LAKE EFFECT AREAS. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL EXPECTED. SEE ONGOING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT IN WEST FLOW FAVORED LAKE EFFECT AREAS. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL EXPECTED. SEE ONGOING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. .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. JK
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 19, 10:03 AM EST, 5 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1003 AM EST WED NOV 19 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW 1 NW WATERS 44.91N 84.72W
11/19/2014 M7.4 INCH OTSEGO MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION 9 SSW GAYLORD /APXM4/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0755 AM SNOW 1 ESE MANCELONA 44.90N 85.05W
11/19/2014 M6.6 INCH ANTRIM MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION MANCELONA 0.5 ESE /MI-AT-6/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0839 AM SNOW 2 N OTSEGO LAKE STATE PA44.96N 84.71W
11/19/2014 M6.1 INCH OTSEGO MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION GAYLORD 4.3 SSW /MI-OT-12/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0825 AM SNOW 2 W GAYLORD 45.03N 84.71W
11/19/2014 M5.3 INCH OTSEGO MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION GAYLORD 1.7 WNW /MI-OT-4/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0800 AM SNOW GAYLORD 45.03N 84.68W
11/19/2014 M5.3 INCH OTSEGO MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION GAYLORD /GAYM4/ SNOW
DURATION 24 HOURS.
0800 AM SNOW 1 E CHARLEVOIX 45.32N 85.24W
11/19/2014 M3.0 INCH CHARLEVOIX MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CHARLEVOIX 0.7 NE /MI-CX-5/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0800 AM SNOW 1 NNW CHEBOYGAN 45.65N 84.47W
11/19/2014 M3.0 INCH CHEBOYGAN MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION CHEBOYGAN /CHBM4/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0700 AM SNOW 1 NNE FIFE LAKE 44.58N 85.35W
11/19/2014 M3.0 INCH GRAND TRAVERSE MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION 1 NNW FIFE LAKE
/FLAM4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0721 AM SNOW 3 W OMENA 45.06N 85.65W
11/19/2014 M2.6 INCH LEELANAU MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION NORTHPORT 5.0 SSW /MI-LL-1/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0743 AM SNOW 1 SSE SAINT IGNACE 45.86N 84.72W
11/19/2014 M2.5 INCH MACKINAC MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION ST. IGNACE 0.5SE /MI-MC-4/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0800 AM SNOW 1 WNW ALLENVILLE 45.99N 84.84W
11/19/2014 M2.4 INCH MACKINAC MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MORAN /MRAM4/ SNOW
DURATION 24 HOURS.
0800 AM SNOW 2 W SAULT STE. MARIE 46.49N 84.40W
11/19/2014 M2.3 INCH CHIPPEWA MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION SAULT STE MARIE
/SSMM4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0827 AM SNOW 2 NNW EAST JORDAN 45.19N 85.15W
11/19/2014 M2.3 INCH CHARLEVOIX MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION EAST JORDAN 2.1 NNW
/MI-CX-7/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0830 AM SNOW 2 NNW EAST JORDAN 45.19N 85.15W
11/19/2014 M2.3 INCH CHARLEVOIX MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION 2 NNW EAST JORDAN
/EJNM4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0800 AM SNOW 1 SSE LAKE CITY 44.32N 85.20W
11/19/2014 M2.1 INCH MISSAUKEE MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION EXP FARM /LKCM4/ SNOW
DURATION 24 HOURS.
0910 AM SNOW 4 WNW WELLSTON 44.23N 86.04W
11/19/2014 M2.0 INCH MANISTEE MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION WELLSTON 3.9 WNW /MI-MN-6/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0702 AM SNOW 1 WSW IRONTON 45.26N 85.22W
11/19/2014 M1.5 INCH CHARLEVOIX MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION CHARLEVOIX 4.3 SSE
/MI-CX-4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0730 AM SNOW 2 WNW TRAVERSE CITY 44.76N 85.64W
11/19/2014 M1.2 INCH GRAND TRAVERSE MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION TRAVERSE CITY MUNSON
/TCMM4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0936 AM SNOW 10 S GRAYLING 44.52N 84.71W
11/19/2014 M1.0 INCH CRAWFORD MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION ROSCOMMON 6.2 WNW /MI-CF-7/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0800 AM SNOW 3 N WELLSTON 44.26N 85.95W
11/19/2014 M1.0 INCH MANISTEE MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION TIPPY DAM /WELM4/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0715 AM SNOW 2 NE LUZERNE 44.64N 84.24W
11/19/2014 M1.0 INCH OSCODA MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION LUZERNE 2.4 NE /MI-OD-3/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0903 AM SNOW ROGERS CITY 45.42N 83.81W
11/19/2014 M1.0 INCH PRESQUE ISLE MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION ROGERS CITY 0.2 WSW
/MI-PI-1/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0800 AM SNOW 6 SSW BENZONIA 44.53N 86.13W
11/19/2014 M1.0 INCH BENZIE MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION BEULAH 7SSW /BEUM4/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0800 AM SNOW 1 NE BINGHAM 44.88N 85.68W
11/19/2014 M0.8 INCH LEELANAU MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION NW MICHIGAN RES FARM
/NWFM4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0737 AM SNOW 4 SE WINEGARS 43.88N 84.32W
11/19/2014 M0.5 INCH GLADWIN MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION BEAVERTON 8.4 E /MI-GL-3/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0750 AM SNOW 2 SSW ALPENA 45.05N 83.45W
11/19/2014 M0.5 INCH ALPENA MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION ALPENA 1.6 SSW /MI-AP-1/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0830 AM SNOW 1 SSE MIO 44.65N 84.12W
11/19/2014 M0.5 INCH OSCODA MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MIO WWTP /MYOM4/ SNOW
DURATION 24 HOURS.
0700 AM SNOW 2 NE PRUDENVILLE 44.33N 84.64W
11/19/2014 M0.3 INCH ROSCOMMON MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION @ E. SIDE OF HOUGHTON
LAKE /HTLM4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0700 AM SNOW 1 SW GLADWIN 43.98N 84.50W
11/19/2014 M0.2 INCH GLADWIN MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION GLADWIN /GLAM4/ SNOW
DURATION 24 HOURS.
0800 AM SNOW 2 SE WEST BRANCH 44.25N 84.20W
11/19/2014 M0.2 INCH OGEMAW MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION 3 SE WEST BRANCH
/WBRM4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
&&
NWS GAYLORD MI
IRIS SYSTEMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 3:47 AM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 3:47 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:23 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | APX | Antrim, Cheboygan, Emmet, Otsego | 12 hr |
| Nov 19, 4:23 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Oscoda and 2 more | 43 hr |
| Nov 19, 4:02 PM EST | Gale Warning | APX | 30 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:02 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 37 hr |
Nearby
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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.