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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Detroit, MI

March 11, 201411 counties in Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this winter storm warning at Mar 11, 2014, 3:44 PM EDT for 11 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Mar 12, 2014, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 60 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
Mar 11, 2014, 3:44 PM EDT (19:44 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 12, 2014, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 12, 2014, 2:54 PM EDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI

Counties Genesee County, MI, Lapeer County, MI, Lenawee County, MI, Livingston County, MI, Macomb County, MI, Monroe County, MI, Oakland County, MI, Saint Clair County, MI, Shiawassee County, MI, Washtenaw County, MI, Wayne County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 12, 5:21 AM EDTSNOW 2.8Howell, MI4 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL
Mar 12, 5:29 AM EDTSNOW 2Corunna, MI4 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL
Mar 12, 5:30 AM EDTSNOW 2Nw South Lyon, MI4 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 6:55 AM EDTSNOW 4.5Linden, MI5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 7:00 AM EDTSNOW 1.63 Se Newport, MI2 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 7:00 AM EDTSNOW 1.8Sse New Baltimore, MI2 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 7:00 AM EDTSNOW 2.12 Ne Ann Arbor, MI4 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 7:00 AM EDTSNOW 2.53 Sw Bloomfield Hills, MI4 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 7:00 AM EDTSNOW 2.56 Nw Southfield, MI4 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 7:00 AM EDTSNOW 2.72 Ssw Port Huron, MI4 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 7:00 AM EDTSNOW 3.52 Wnw Farmington Hills, MI4 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 7:25 AM EDTSNOW 3.56 Ne Metamora, MI4.5 HOUR TOTAL. SNOW STARTED AROUND 3AM.
Mar 12, 7:30 AM EDTSNOW 1.92 Nnw Livonia, MI2.5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 7:30 AM EDTSNOW 3.5Ene Dexter, MI2.5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 7:32 AM EDTSNOW 3.2Dexter, MI4 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 7:40 AM EDTSNOW 24 Ene Troy, MI4.5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 7:48 AM EDTSNOW 3.11 Nnw Utica, MI5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:00 AM EDTSNOW 12 S Carleton, MI3 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:00 AM EDTSNOW 1.54 Ne Dearborn, MI3 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:00 AM EDTSNOW 24 Ssw Saline, MI3 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:00 AM EDTSNOW 2Sw Romulus, MI3 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:00 AM EDTSNOW 2.82 Wnw Ann Arbor, MI3 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:00 AM EDTSNOW 36 Nw Southfield, MI5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:00 AM EDTSNOW 3.14 Sw Clarkston, MI6 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:00 AM EDTSNOW 3.5Se Flint, MI6 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:00 AM EDTSNOW 41 Ese Davisburg, MI5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:00 AM EDTSNOW 43 Sse Fenton, MI6 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:00 AM EDTSNOW 5.32 S Lakeville, MI5.5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:00 AM EDTSNOW 5.93 Nw Pinckney, MI5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:00 AM EDTSNOW 7.5Fowlerville, MI7 HOUR TOTAL. RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK
Mar 12, 8:11 AM EDTSNOW 4.62 W Port Huron, MI5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:15 AM EDTSNOW 1.63 N Ferndale, MI4 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:15 AM EDTSNOW 2.26 Ene Adrian, MI3 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:30 AM EDTSNOW 3.5Corunna, MI7 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:30 AM EDTSNOW 4.2Novi, MI5.5 HOUR TOTAL. RELAYED VIA TWITTER
Mar 12, 8:30 AM EDTSNOW 4.86 Wnw Durand, MI7 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:30 AM EDTSNOW 52 Nw Waterford, MI5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:30 AM EDTSNOW 5Brighton, MI7 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:30 AM EDTSNOW 5Pinckney, MI7 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 8:45 AM EDTSNOW 4Troy, MI5.5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 9:00 AM EDTSNOW 5Marysville, MI7 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 9:30 AM EDTSNOW 3.52 Ne Ann Arbor, MI6.5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 9:30 AM EDTSNOW 3.5St. Clair, MI7 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 9:30 AM EDTSNOW 7.3Howell, MI8 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 9:35 AM EDTSNOW 7.4Holly, MI7.5 HOUR TOTAL. REALYED VIA FACEBOOK
Mar 12, 9:45 AM EDTSNOW 3.5Brownstown Township, MI4.5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 10:15 AM EDTSNOW 5.5Columbus, MI8 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 10:23 AM EDTSNOW 3.5Allen Park, MI5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 10:30 AM EDTSNOW 5.3Temperance, MI5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 10:40 AM EDTSNOW 3.5Royal Oak, MI5.5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 11:00 AM EDTSNOW 5.5Novi, MI8 HOUR TOTAL RELAYED VIA TWITTER
Mar 12, 11:00 AM EDTSNOW 8.13 Sw Lake Orion, MI8 HOUR TOTAL RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK
Mar 12, 11:30 AM EDTSNOW 43 S Livonia, MI6.5 HOUR TOTAL. RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK
Mar 12, 11:30 AM EDTSNOW 4.22 Nne Livonia, MI6 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 11:30 AM EDTSNOW 5.5Troy, MI8 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 11:30 AM EDTSNOW 6.5Brighton, MI10 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 11:40 AM EDTSNOW 4.3Corunna, MI10 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 11:40 AM EDTSNOW 6Waterford, MI8.5 HOUR TOTAL
Mar 12, 12:00 PM EDTSNOW 6.5Burton, MI10 HOUR TOTAL RELAYED VIA TWITTER
Mar 12, 12:00 PM EDTSNOW 7Fort Gratiot, MI10 HOUR TOTAL

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 18 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2014-03-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2014-03-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1803 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

899 
WWUS43 KDTX 111944
WSWDTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
344 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...A WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OHIO
VALLEY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. AS THIS SYSTEM STRENGTHENS...MUCH
COLDER AIR WILL BE DRAWN INTO SOUTHERN MICHIGAN UNDER INCREASING
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN BUT
TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM. THE SNOW WILL THEN
PERSIST INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY IN METRO
DETROIT RIGHT AT THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES BETWEEN M 46 AND M
59...AND BETWEEN 6 AND 9 INCHES SOUTH OF M 59. THOSE STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.

MIZ063-069-070-075-076-082-083-120345-
/O.UPG.KDTX.WS.A.0003.140312T0400Z-140313T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDTX.WS.W.0003.140312T0600Z-140312T1900Z/
ST. CLAIR-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT HURON...PONTIAC...WARREN...
ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE
344 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 3 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2
AM TO 3 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SCATTERED AREAS OF RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN
   MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY TOWARD DAYBREAK
   WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCE TO A HALF MILE OR LESS FROM FALLING
   AND BLOWING SNOW DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR AT THE PEAK OF
   THE EVENT.

 * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 6 TO 9 INCHES.
 
 * WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND INCREASE
   DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. NORTHEASTERLY WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH
   ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND
   DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

 * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS BY LATE WEDNESDAY
   AFTERNOON... WHILE WIND CHILL READINGS DROP TO AROUND ZERO. 

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VERY HAZARDOUS.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR DUE TO BOTH FALLING AND BLOWING 
   SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
   EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED.
   VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8

&&

$$

MIZ055-061-062-068-120345-
/O.UPG.KDTX.WS.A.0003.140312T0400Z-140313T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KDTX.WW.Y.0009.140312T0600Z-140312T1900Z/
SANILAC-GENESEE-LAPEER-LIVINGSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...FLINT...LAPEER...HOWELL
344 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 3 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 3 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * LIGHT RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 10 PM AND 1 AM
   TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON ON
   WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW MAY BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY
   MORNING... ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A OWES TO
   SANDUSKY LINE.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BETWEEN A HALF MILE AND ONE MILE
   IN THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE MORNING
   RUSH HOUR COMMUTE.

 * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 2 INCHES ALONG
   THE M 46 CORRIDOR TO 5 INCHES FOR HOWELL...GRAND BLANC...LAPEER
   AND BROWN CITY. 

 * WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND INCREASE
   DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. NORTHEASTERLY WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH
   ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND
   DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

 * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
   WHILE WIND CHILL READINGS DROP TO AROUND ZERO.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR DUE TO BOTH FALLING AND BLOWING 
   SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND
   BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
   SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
   DRIVING.

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED.
   VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8

&&

$$

MIZ053-054-060-120345-
/O.NEW.KDTX.WW.Y.0009.140312T0600Z-140312T1900Z/
SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SHIAWASSEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAGINAW...CARO...OWOSSO
344 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 3 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 3 PM EDT WEDNESDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * LIGHT RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 10 PM AND 1 AM
   TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON ON
   WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW MAY BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY
   MORNING... ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A OWOSSO TO
   SANDUSKY LINE.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BETWEEN A HALF MILE AND ONE MILE
   IN THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE MORNING
   RUSH HOUR.

 * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 2 INCHES ALONG
   THE M 46 CORRIDOR TO 5 INCHES FOR HOWELL...GRAND BLANC...LAPEER
   AND BROWN CITY. 

 * WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND INCREASE
   DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. NORTHEASTERLY WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH
   ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND
   DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

 * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
   WHILE WIND CHILL READINGS DROP TO AROUND ZERO.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR DUE TO BOTH FALLING AND BLOWING 
   SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND
   BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
   SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
   DRIVING.

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED.
   VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8


&&

$$

RBP
4 follow-up statements
501 
WWUS43 KDTX 120335
WSWDTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1135 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...A WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. AS THIS SYSTEM STRENGTHENS...
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE DRAWN INTO SOUTHERN MICHIGAN UNDER
INCREASING NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN
BUT TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN THROUGH 2 AM. THE SNOW WILL
THEN PERSIST INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY IN
METRO DETROIT RIGHT AT THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES BETWEEN M
46 AND M 59...AND BETWEEN 6 AND 9 INCHES SOUTH OF M 59. THOSE
STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH
THE DAY.

MIZ063-069-070-075-076-082-083-121145-
/O.CON.KDTX.WS.W.0003.140312T0600Z-140312T1900Z/
ST. CLAIR-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT HURON...PONTIAC...WARREN...
ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE
1135 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SCATTERED AREAS OF RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 
   MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY TOWARD DAYBREAK 
   WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. 

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCE TO A HALF MILE OR LESS FROM 
   FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR AT THE 
   PEAK OF THE EVENT. 

 * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 6 TO 9 INCHES.

 * WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND 
   INCREASE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. NORTHEASTERLY WIND GUSTS 
   OVER 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME 
   BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. 

 * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS BY LATE WEDNESDAY 
   AFTERNOON... WHILE WIND CHILL READINGS DROP TO AROUND ZERO. 

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VERY HAZARDOUS.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR DUE TO BOTH FALLING AND BLOWING 
   SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE 
   EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. 

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT 
   HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 

&&

$$

MIZ053>055-060>062-068-121145-
/O.CON.KDTX.WW.Y.0009.140312T0600Z-140312T1900Z/
SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-LIVINGSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...
FLINT...LAPEER...HOWELL
1135 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * LIGHT RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BETWEEN 10 PM AND 1 AM 
   TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON ON 
   WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW MAY BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES 
   WEDNESDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF 
   A OWES TO SANDUSKY LINE. 

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BETWEEN A HALF MILE AND ONE MILE 
   IN THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE 
   MORNING RUSH HOUR COMMUTE. 

 * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 2 INCHES 
   ALONG THE M 46 CORRIDOR TO 5 INCHES FOR HOWELL...GRAND 
   BLANC... LAPEER AND BROWN CITY. 

 * WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND 
   INCREASE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. NORTHEASTERLY WIND GUSTS 
   OVER 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME 
   BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. 

 * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS BY WEDNESDAY 
   AFTERNOON... WHILE WIND CHILL READINGS DROP TO AROUND ZERO. 

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR DUE TO BOTH FALLING AND BLOWING 
   SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND 
   BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR 
   SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION 
   WHILE DRIVING. 

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT 
   HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 

&&

$$

KURIMSKI
946 
WWUS43 KDTX 120752
WSWDTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
352 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...A WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY...

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
OHIO VALLEY TODAY. AS THIS SYSTEM STRENGTHENS...MUCH COLDER AIR
WILL BE DRAWN INTO SOUTHERN MICHIGAN UNDER INCREASING
NORTHEAST WINDS. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE HEAVY
AND PERSISTENT ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 69 CORRIDOR AND
HAVE A SHARP EDGE GOING NORTH FROM THERE. THE PEAK OF THE EVENT
WILL ENCOMPASS ALL OF THE MORNING COMMUTE IN THE FLINT AREA AND
WILL INCREASE DURING THE BEGINNING IN METRO DETROIT. TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES
BETWEEN M 46 AND I 69...AND BETWEEN 6 AND 9 INCHES SOUTH OF I 69.
THE HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS TO
CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.

MIZ060>062-068-121630-
/O.UPG.KDTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140312T1900Z/
/O.EXA.KDTX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140312T1900Z/
SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-LIVINGSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...HOWELL
352 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3
PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH TOTAL
   ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE
   EARLY AFTERNOON. THE PEAK OF THE EVENT IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 6 AM
   AND 10 AM WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE
   POSSIBLE. 

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND
   BLOWING SNOW AS NORTHERLY WIND INCREASES TO GUSTS OVER 30 MPH.

 * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS BY DURING THE
   AFTERNOON...WHILE WIND CHILL READINGS DROP TO AROUND ZERO.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR DUE TO BOTH FALLING AND BLOWING 
   SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL
   OCCUR...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED.
   VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8

&&

$$

MIZ063-069-070-075-076-082-083-121630-
/O.CON.KDTX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140312T1900Z/
ST. CLAIR-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT HURON...PONTIAC...WARREN...
ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE
352 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * HEAVY SNOW WILL INCREASE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BETWEEN 4 AM
   AND 6AM...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH TOTAL
   ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 9 INCHES BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE
   EARLY AFTERNOON. THE PEAK OF THE EVENT IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 6 AM
   AND 10 AM WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE
   POSSIBLE.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND
   BLOWING SNOW AS NORTHERLY WIND INCREASES TO GUSTS OVER 30 MPH.

 * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS BY DURING THE
   AFTERNOON...WHILE WIND CHILL READINGS DROP TO AROUND ZERO.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR DUE TO BOTH FALLING AND BLOWING
   SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL
   OCCUR AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT 
   HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 

&&

$$

MIZ053>055-121630-
/O.CON.KDTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140312T1900Z/
SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY
352 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY
   BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING...ESPECIALLY
   FOR AREAS SOUTH OF M 46. 

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO BETWEEN A HALF MILE AND ONE
   MILE IN THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

 * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM UP TO 2 INCHES NORTH
   OF THE THE M 46 CORRIDOR TO 5 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS
   OF SAGINAW...TUSCOLA...AND SANILAC COUNTIES. 

 * NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WHICH WILL CAUSE
   SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW.

 * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS DURING THE AFTERNOON...
   WHILE WIND CHILL READINGS DROP TO AROUND ZERO.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BECOME POOR DUE TO BOTH FALLING AND BLOWING 
   SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND 
   BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR 
   SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION 
   WHILE DRIVING. 

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT 
   HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 

&&

$$

BT
446 
WWUS43 KDTX 121157
WSWDTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
757 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM UNFOLDING OVER THE REGION TODAY...

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
OHIO VALLEY TODAY AND SPREAD A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN ALONG AND SOUTH OF I 69. THE BAND WILL BE PERSISTENT ALONG
AND SOUTH OF THE I 69 CORRIDOR AND HAVE A SHARP EDGE GOING NORTH
FROM THERE. THE PEAK OF THE EVENT WILL ENCOMPASS THE REMAINDER OF
THE MORNING COMMUTE IN THE FLINT AREA AND THE ENTIRE DETROIT METRO
AREA. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 4 AND
8 INCHES BETWEEN M 46 AND I 69...AND BETWEEN 8 AND 10 INCHES SOUTH
OF I 69. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG NORTHEAST
WINDS TO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY.

MIZ063-069-070-075-076-082-083-121900-
/O.CON.KDTX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140312T1900Z/
ST. CLAIR-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT HURON...PONTIAC...WARREN...
ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE
757 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN 8 AM AND 11 AM AT RATES OF 1
   TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH INTO EARLY
   AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 10 INCHES IS MOST
   LIKELY WITH ISOLATED LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW 
   AND BLOWING SNOW AS NORTHERLY WIND INCREASES TO GUSTS OVER 30 
   MPH. 

 * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS BY DURING THE 
   AFTERNOON...WHILE WIND CHILL READINGS DROP TO AROUND ZERO. 

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR DUE TO BOTH FALLING AND BLOWING
   SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL 
   OCCUR AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. 

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT 
   HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 

&&

$$

MIZ060>062-068-121900-
/O.CON.KDTX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140312T1900Z/
SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-LIVINGSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...HOWELL
757 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...


HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN 8 AM AND 11 AM AT RATES OF
   NEAR 1 INCH PER HOUR...AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH INTO EARLY
   AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES IS
   EXPECTED WITH AMOUNTS AT THE HIGHER END OF THE RANGE OCCURRING
   ALONG AND SOUTH OF I 69. 

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW 
   AND BLOWING SNOW AS NORTHERLY WIND INCREASES TO GUSTS OVER 30 
   MPH. 

 * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS BY DURING THE
   AFTERNOON...WHILE WIND CHILL READINGS DROP TO AROUND ZERO.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR DUE TO BOTH FALLING AND BLOWING
   SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL 
   OCCUR...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. 

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT 
   HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 

&&

$$

MIZ053>055-121900-
/O.CON.KDTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140312T1900Z/
SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY
757 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY 
   BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING...ESPECIALLY 
   FOR AREAS SOUTH OF M 46. 

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO BETWEEN A HALF MILE AND ONE 
   MILE IN THE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

 * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM UP TO 2 INCHES NORTH 
   OF THE THE M 46 CORRIDOR TO 5 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS 
   OF SAGINAW...TUSCOLA...AND SANILAC COUNTIES. 

 * NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WHICH WILL 
   CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. 

 * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS DURING THE AFTERNOON... 
   WHILE WIND CHILL READINGS DROP TO AROUND ZERO. 

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE POOR DUE TO BOTH FALLING AND BLOWING
   SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND 
   BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR 
   SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION 
   WHILE DRIVING. 

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT 
   HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 

&&

$$

BT
315 
WWUS43 KDTX 121854
WSWDTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
254 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...BLOWING SNOW TO IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING...

.THE POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS EASTWARD THROUGH
PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON. IN RESPONSE TO THE DEEPENING OF THE
LOW PRESSURE CENTER..WINDS BEHIND THIS STORM OVER SOUTHEASTERN
MICHIGAN HAVE INCREASED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH.
THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS WITH THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW WILL
LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THROUGHOUT THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FOR MANY LOCATIONS...VISIBILITY
REDUCTIONS OF A QUARTER MILE WILL OCCUR.

MIZ060>062-068>070-075-076-082-083-130000-
/O.CAN.KDTX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140312T1900Z/
/O.EXB.KDTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140313T0000Z/
SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-
WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...HOWELL...
PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE
254 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH
   WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW DURING THE
   AFTERNOON AND EARLY COMMUTE.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AND ONE MILE IN
   THE BLOWING SNOW.

 * WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
   MICHIGAN. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL EXIST FOR THE REMAINDER
   OF THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL REMAIN AT AN INCH OR
   LESS. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS WILL BE HAMPERED BY THE DRIFTING OF SNOW.
   ROADWAYS IN MANY LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND
   HAZARDOUS.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY DEGRADED DUE TO THE BLOWING OF
   SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND 
   BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR 
   SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION 
   WHILE DRIVING. 

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW
   WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
   AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED.
   VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8

&&

$$

MIZ063-130000-
/O.CAN.KDTX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140312T1900Z/
/O.EXB.KDTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140313T0000Z/
ST. CLAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PORT HURON
254 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH
   WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW DURING THE
   AFTERNOON AND EARLY COMMUTE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG
   THE IMMEDIATE LAKE HURON SHORELINE.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AND ONE MILE IN
   THE BLOWING SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE COUNTY. NEAR BLIZZARD TO
   OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE LAKE
   HURON SHORELINE.

 * WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
   MICHIGAN. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL EXIST FOR THE REMAINDER
   OF THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL REMAIN AT AN INCH OR
   LESS. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS WILL BE HAMPERED BY THE DRIFTING OF SNOW.
   ROADWAYS IN MANY LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND
   HAZARDOUS.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY DEGRADED DUE TO THE BLOWING OF
   SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND 
   BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR 
   SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION 
   WHILE DRIVING. 

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW
   WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
   AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED.
   VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8

&&

$$

MIZ053-054-122000-
/O.CAN.KDTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140312T1900Z/
SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAGINAW...CARO
254 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
   PERSIST IN THE SAGINAW BAY REGION.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN GREATER THAN 3 MILES THIS AFTERNOON
   AND EARLY EVENING.

 * WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
   MICHIGAN. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL EXIST FOR THE REMAINDER
   OF THE AFTERNOON.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADWAYS WITH OPEN EXPOSURE MAY REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND
   SLIPPERY DUE TO MINOR BLOWING OF SNOW.

 * VISIBILITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE CONSISTENTLY REDUCED DUE TO
   BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8. 

&&

$$

MIZ049-130000-
/O.EXB.KDTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140313T0000Z/
HURON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BAD AXE
254 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH
   WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW DURING THE
   AFTERNOON AND EARLY COMMUTE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG
   THE IMMEDIATE LAKE HURON SHORELINE.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AND ONE MILE IN
   THE BLOWING SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE COUNTY. NEAR BLIZZARD TO
   OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE LAKE
   HURON SHORELINE.

 * WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
   MICHIGAN. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL EXIST FOR THE REMAINDER
   OF THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL REMAIN AT AN INCH OR
   LESS.  

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS WILL BE HAMPERED BY THE DRIFTING OF SNOW.
   ROADWAYS IN MANY LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND
   HAZARDOUS.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY DEGRADED DUE TO THE BLOWING OF
   SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE
   TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
   VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT 
   HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 

&&

$$

MIZ055-130000-
/O.EXT.KDTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140313T0000Z/
SANILAC-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SANDUSKY
254 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH
   WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW DURING THE
   AFTERNOON AND EARLY COMMUTE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG
   THE IMMEDIATE LAKE HURON SHORELINE.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AND ONE MILE IN
   THE BLOWING SNOW FOR MUCH OF THE COUNTY. NEAR BLIZZARD TO
   OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE LAKE
   HURON SHORELINE.

 * WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
   MICHIGAN. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL EXIST FOR THE REMAINDER
   OF THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL REMAIN AT AN INCH OR
   LESS. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW REMOVAL EFFORTS WILL BE HAMPERED BY THE DRIFTING OF SNOW.
   ROADWAYS IN MANY LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND
   HAZARDOUS.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY DEGRADED DUE TO THE BLOWING OF
   SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE
   TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
   VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT 
   HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 

&&

$$

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 Detroit, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 11, 3:26 PM EDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 3:26 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
326 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

.SHORT TERM...THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDNIGHT

DEVELOPING UPSTREAM HEIGHT FALLS WILL FORCE THE ELONGATED BAROCLINIC
ZONE DRAPED ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER TO SAG SLOWLY SOUTHWARD THROUGH
THE EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED BAND OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL REMAIN
TIED TO THE ACTIVE SECTION OF THE FRONTAL SLOPE AROUND 700MB AS THE
RIGHT ENTRANCE OF THE UPPER JET PROGRESSES EAST. AS SUCH, A PERIOD
OF POORLY ORGANIZED LIGHT RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE
AREA AFTER ABOUT 21Z PERHAPS MIXING WITH SNOW AFTER SUNSET WITHIN
ANY HIGHER PRECIP RATES DUE TO WET BULBING EFFECTS, ESPECIALLY NORTH
OF THE M59 CORRIDOR. EXPECTING LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION PRIOR TO
MIDNIGHT.

STORM TERM...

AS MANY STORMS AS WE HAVE HAD THIS WINTER...TOMORROW MORNINGS
COMMUTE FOR METRO DETROIT MAY BE AS BAD AS ANY OF THE STORMS THIS
YEAR. WHILE THE AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE AS HIGH AS JANUARY 4-5...THE
IMPACTS WITH THE INTENSITY OF SNOWFALL...VISIBILITIES 1/4 TO 1/2
MILE...WIND AND TIMING ON A WEEKDAY RUSH HOUR WILL BE MORE
SIGNIFICANT.

MAIN STORM SPINS UP AS AN ELONGATED PV ANOMALY DIVES OUT OF THE NW
TERRITORIES AS ANOTHER PV ANOMALY/SHORTWAVE MOVES FROM CO TO THE
OHIO VALLEY.  THEY ARE BOTH OF NEAR EQUAL STRENGTH...SO HARD TO SAY
ONE WILL INFLUENCE THE OTHER WHICH IS STILL A BIT PROBLEMATIC FOR
THE EVALUATION OF THE SURFACE WAVE. 12Z MODEL SUITE HAS FLIPPED A BIT
WITH THE ECMWF JUST COMING IN STRONGER AND FARTHER NW WITH THE
DEVELOPING SYSTEM. NAM IS NOW THE THE WEAKER AND FARTHEST SOUTHEAST.
WILL LEAN TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AT THIS TIME WHICH IS IN
LINE WITH THE GFS.

DYNAMICS AND MOISTURE ARE IMPRESSIVE WITH THIS SYSTEM. IT APPEARS
THAT THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BE QUITE ACTIVE FROM ABOUT 925 ALL THE
WAY UP TO 500 MBS WITH EXCELLENT FGEN AND DECENT DEFORMATION...
ESPECIALLY FROM ABOUT 09Z TO 15Z. THE FRONT AT ABOUT 800/750 MBS UP
TO 500 MBS WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN. THERE IS ABOUT 3
TO 4 G/KG OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE IN THE FRONTAL FEATURE. THERE IS
SOME CONDITIONAL INSTABILITY ABOVE THE FRONTAL FEATURE AS WELL. ALSO
WORKING WITH ALL OF THAT IS A NICE COUPLED JET WITH MAXIMUM UPPER
DIVERGENCE AT 12Z. AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP...THERE IS A
BIT OF SYSTEM RELATIVE ISENTROPIC LIFT WORKING AROUND THE STORM THAT
GETS INTO SE MI BETWEEN 12Z AND 18Z. ALL OF THESE FEATURES ARE
MAXIMIZED OVER METRO DETROIT AND POINTS SOUTH INTO NRN IN AND NRN
OH. THEY ALL TRAIL OFF AS WE WORK NORTH INTO THE FLINT...TRI CITIES
AND THUMB REGIONS. IF THE STRONGER 12Z ECMWF TREND IS MORE
CORRECT...THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE DEFORMATION AXIS AND TROWAL
COULD GET BACK INTO SOUTHEAST MI FROM 15Z TO 20Z. FOR NOW...WILL
KEEP THAT FEATURE TO THE SOUTH AND EAST.

EXPECT QPF TOTALS AROUND .75 INCHES FROM I-94 SOUTH...THE HALF INCH
QPF WILL BE FROM HOWELL TO PORT HURON...ABOUT A THIRD OF AN INCH FOR
FLINT AND THEN A SHARP GRADIENT ACROSS THE TRI CITIES AND NORTHERN
THUMB. MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE THE DGZ IS FAIRLY HIGH WITH A DEEP
ISOTHERMAL LAYER BELOW 700-600 MBS AROUND -5C TO -7C. THIS COULD
LEAD TO LESS THAN IDEAL SNOW RATIOS. TO COUNTER THAT...IS THE STRONG
DYNAMICS. EXPECT SNOW RATIOS TO BE IN THE 10-11 TO 1 RANGE. MAY
APPROACH 12 TO 1 TOWARD THE END OF THE EVENT AS THE COLD AIR CHANGES
THE PROFILE. ALL OF THIS LEADS TO AN ADVISORY OF 1 TO 4 INCHES FOR
THE M-46 COUNTIES AND 3 TO 5 INCHES FOR OZW TO LAPEER. WILL ISSUE A
WARNING FOR THE COUNTIES FROM WASHTENAW-OAKLAND- MACOMB-ST. CLAIR ON
SOUTH WITH 6 TO 9 INCHES.

THEN THERE IS THE WIND AND COLD. THERE IS A GOOD POP OF SYSTEM
RELATIVE ISENTROPIC DECENT ON THE 265K AND 270K SURFACE BEFORE THOSE
SURFACES REBOUND TO GIVE US THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED SYSTEM RELATIVE
LIFT. AFTER THAT THERE IS A WELL MIXED LAYER TO 500 M. WITH LOW
LEVEL WINDS UP TO 40 KNOTS...EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP
DURING THE MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 35 MPH FOR THE REGION...WITH UP TO 45 MPH WIND GUSTS ALONG
LAKE HURON SHORELINE NECESSITATING A WIND ADVISORY FOR HURON AND
SANILAC COUNTIES. IT APPEARS THE STRONGEST OF THE WINDS ARE AT THE
BACK HALF OF THE SNOW. CERTAINLY WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THE AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF M-46.
THOSE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO BE USHERING MUCH COLDER AIR AS
TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE TEENS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WIND
CHILLS FALL BELOW ZERO.

&&

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

LONGWAVE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO EXIT OFF TO THE EAST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.  CONCERN WILL BE ON HOW LONG THE WINDS HOLD UP BEFORE
DIMINISHING BUT EXPECTING WINDS TO EASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.  UPPER
LEVEL RIDGING WITH ASSOCIATED HIGH PRESSURE QUICKLY MOVES IN BEHIND
THE DEPARTING LOW AND WILL ASSIST IN KEEPING THE AREA DRY THURSDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.  WINDS START TO BACK FROM THE NORTHWEST TO
THE SOUTHWEST AS THE RIDGE MOVES IN FROM THE WEST.  TEMPS WILL STILL
HAVE A CHANCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO DIP TO AROUND ZERO DEGREES WITH CAA
BEFORE WINDS DO TURN...ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE FRESH SNOW COVER.
SOUTHERLY FLOW PERSISTS INTO FRIDAY ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO SLOWLY
WARM DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ON THURSDAY.  WINDS ON FRIDAY ONCE
AGAIN INCREASE AS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN WILL BE LOCATED BETWEEN A
CLIPPER SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
MID ATLANTIC.  AS SOUTHERLY FLOW DOES INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY THIS
WILL LEAD TO A REBOUND IN TEMPERATURES FROM THE DAYS PRIOR...AS THE
TEMPERATURE ROLLER COASTER CONTINUES.  TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY LOOK
LIKELY TO REACH INTO THE LOWER 40S AS WARMER AIR ADVECTS INTO
SOUTHERN MICHIGAN.  THERE STILL REMAINS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LIGHT
PRECIPITATION LATER IN THE DAY ON FRIDAY FOR NORTHERN PARTS OF THE
CWA AS THE CLIPPER SYSTEM SCOOTS EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT
LAKES.  GIVEN THAT THIS IS STILL A FEW DAYS OUT...THINGS DO CHANGE
AND WE FIRST NEED TO GET THROUGH THE WINTER STORM SET TO IMPACT THE
AREA TONIGHT.

WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND INTO
MONDAY AS AN EXTENSION OF THE HUDSON BAY UPPER LOW MIGRATES OVER THE
GREAT LAKES. SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT ALONG THE
ARCTIC FRONT CONNECTED TO A SURFACE LOW MOVING NORTHEASTWARD JUST
NORTH OF THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY...THOUGH ANY ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR
TO BE MINOR. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE THEN TAKES RESIDENCE OVER THE
NORTHERN GREAT LAKES WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE 20S SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

&&

.MARINE...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP THROUGH THE OHIO RIVER
VALLEY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.  A GALE WARNING GOES INTO
EFFECT AT 09Z TONIGHT FOR LAKE HURON WITH THE ADDITION OF LAKE ERIE
AND LAKE ST CLAIR AT 12Z AND LASTING THROUGH 0Z WEDNESDAY.  SEE
CURRENT MARINE HEADLINES FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.  THIS SYSTEM
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY POLAR HIGH PRESSURE AND LIGHTER WINDS BY EARLY
THURSDAY...BUT THE NEXT CANADIAN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSE
BY AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR BY
FRIDAY MORNING PRECEDED BY MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW AND MILDER AIR.

&&

.AVIATION...ISSUED 1247 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

//DISCUSSION...

VFR WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING WITH CEILINGS GRADUALLY
LOWERING BELOW 5KFT AFTER SUNSET. ONGOING LIGHT PRECIP EXTENDING
FROM SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH WISCONSIN WILL GRADUALLY WORK INTO
THE AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BRINGING A CHANCE FOR RAIN
AFTER 21Z AND POTENTIALLY A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW WITHIN ANY HEAVIER
PRECIP RATES. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO DETERIORATE WITH THE ONSET OF
STEADIER SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES LIKELY TO
BRING IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS TO KPTK AND POINTS SOUTH BETWEEN
ROUGHLY 09Z AND 15Z. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 KNOTS OR HIGHER
DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL ADD THE COMPLICATING FACTOR
OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY CONTINUE TO IMPEDE VISIBILITY EVEN AS SNOW
WINDS DOWN MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

FOR DTW...NOTHING MORE THAN LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OR A BRIEF SNOW
SHOWER ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 06Z. RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS
CAN THEN BE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITIES FALLING TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS
BETWEEN 09Z AND 15Z. ONCE STEADY SNOW BEGINS AFTER MIDNIGHT, PTYPE
WILL REMAIN ALL SNOW THROUGH THE EVENT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED, THE BULK OF WHICH WILL ACCUMULATE DURING THE
AFOREMENTIONED PEAK PERIOD. THE PREDOMINANTLY NORTHERLY WIND
DIRECTION IS EXPECTED TO LIMIT CROSSWIND CONCERNS.

//DTW THRESHOLD THREATS...

* HIGH CONFIDENCE ON CEILING BELOW 5000 FEET TONIGHT.

* HIGH CONFIDENCE IN PTYPE OF SNOW AFTER 06Z

&&

.DTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...WINTER STORM WARNING...MIZ063-MIZ069-MIZ070-MIZ075-MIZ076-MIZ082-
     MIZ083...FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM WEDNESDAY.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...MIZ053-MIZ054-MIZ055-MIZ060-MIZ061-MIZ062-
     MIZ068...FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 3 PM WEDNESDAY.

     WIND ADVISORY...MIZ049-MIZ055...FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM
     WEDNESDAY.

LAKE HURON...
     GALE WARNING...LHZ363-LHZ421-LHZ422-LHZ441-LHZ442-LHZ443-LHZ462-
     LHZ463-LHZ464...FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY.

LAKE ST CLAIR...
     GALE WARNING...FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY.

MI WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...
     GALE WARNING...FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM WEDNESDAY.

&&

SHORT TERM...JVC
STORM TERM...RBP
LONG TERM....SS/DT
MARINE.......SS
AVIATION.....JVC

YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 11, 3:44 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
344 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

MIZ047-048-053>055-060>062-068-121945-
MIDLAND-BAY-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-
LIVINGSTON-
344 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE DETAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGE FOR MORE DETAIL.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SANILAC COUNTY. SEE THE LATEST WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR MORE DETAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER SPOTTER REPORTS OF
SNOW ACCUMULATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

MIZ063-069-070-075-076-082-083-121945-
ST. CLAIR-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
344 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR MORE DETAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR MORE DETAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER SPOTTER REPORTS OF
SNOW ACCUMULATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

LCZ422-423-460-LEZ444-LHZ361>363-421-422-441>443-462>464-121945-
ST. CLAIR RIVER-DETROIT RIVER-LAKE ST. CLAIR-
MICHIGAN WATERS OF LAKE ERIE FROM DETROIT RIVER TO NORTH CAPE MI-
LAKE HURON FROM 5NM EAST OF MACKINAC BRIDGE TO PRESQUE ISLE LT
BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PRESQUE ISLE LIGHT TO STURGEON POINT MI BEYOND 5NM
OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM STURGEON POINT TO ALABASTER MI BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
OUTER SAGINAW BAY SW OF ALABASTER TO PORT AUSTIN MI TO INNER SAGINAW
BAY-INNER SAGINAW BAY SW OF POINT AU GRES TO BAY PORT MI-
PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH MI-HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC MI-
PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON MI-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT AUSTIN TO HARBOR BEACH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM HARBOR BEACH TO PORT SANILAC BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
LAKE HURON FROM PORT SANILAC TO PORT HURON BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORE-
344 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE
HURON AND LAKE ST CLAIR.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECAST FOR
MORE DETAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECAST FOR
MORE DETAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MIZ049-121945-
HURON-
344 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. SEE THE LATEST WEATHER MESSAGE FOR
MORE DETAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER SPOTTER REPORTS OF
SNOW ACCUMULATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

YOU CAN OBTAIN YOUR LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS ONLINE
AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT (ALL LOWER CASE).

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 4:18 AM EDTGale WarningDTX40 hr
Mar 11, 3:30 PM EDTWind AdvisoryDTXHuron, Saint Clair, Sanilac28 hr
Mar 11, 3:44 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryDTXGenesee, Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb and 9 more28 hr

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