Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this winter storm warning at Dec 28, 2015, 3:56 AM EST for 22 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Dec 28, 2015, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for 17 hr. 40 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
- Dec 28, 2015, 3:56 AM EST (08:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2015, 3:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2015, 7:35 AM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
All 22 counties
Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Antrim County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI, Roscommon County, MI, Wexford County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 7:25 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 2 Sw Lake Ann, MI | TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION SO FAR. |
| Dec 28, 7:39 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Kalkaska, MI | SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION SO FAR. REPORT RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Dec 28, 7:40 PM EST | SNOW 3.1 | 5 S Cadillac, MI | SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION SO FAR. |
| Dec 28, 7:45 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Roscommon, MI | TOTAL ACCUMULATION SO FAR. |
| Dec 28, 7:50 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Frederic, MI | SNOW ACCUMULATION SO FAR. REPORT RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Dec 28, 7:52 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Lake City, MI | SNOW ACCUMULATION SO FAR. SLEET MIXING IN AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Dec 28, 8:14 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | 6 Ssw Johannesburg, MI | |
| Dec 28, 9:04 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 2 Sw Skidway Lake, MI | |
| Dec 28, 9:25 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 2 Sw Greilickville, MI | |
| Dec 28, 9:56 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 3 W Bates, MI | |
| Dec 28, 10:11 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 1 Nw Waters, MI | |
| Dec 28, 10:15 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Waters, MI | |
| Dec 28, 10:29 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.2 | 5 Nw Twin Lakes Area, MI | |
| Dec 28, 11:07 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Maple City, MI | |
| Dec 28, 11:15 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 1 Wsw Ossineke, MI | |
| Dec 28, 11:31 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Lake Ann, MI | |
| Dec 28, 11:59 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8.3 | Alba, MI | |
| Dec 29, 12:09 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8.1 | 1 Nw Waters, MI | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL ENDING AT MIDNIGHT. SNOW DEPTH 7 INCHES. 12 HOUR SNOWFALL IS 8.1 INCHES AS WELL. |
| Dec 29, 12:14 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.3 | 1 Ene Roscommon County A, MI | 12 HOUR SNOW FALL. SNOW DEPTH IS 5 INCHES. |
| Dec 29, 5:00 AM EST | SNOW 7 | 2 Sw Fairview, MI | |
| Dec 29, 5:15 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Atlanta, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 515 AM. |
| Dec 29, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Suttons Bay, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 6 AM. |
| Dec 29, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Mullet Lake, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 6 AM. |
| Dec 29, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Alpena, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 6 AM. |
| Dec 29, 6:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Lovells, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 6 AM. |
| Dec 29, 6:53 AM EST | SNOW 4.6 | 1 Ese Roscommon County A, MI | ASOS STATION ROSCOMMON COUNTY AIRPORT /HTL/ |
| Dec 29, 6:53 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 1 Se Traverse City, MI | ASOS STATION CHERRY CAPITAL AIRPORT /TVC/ |
| Dec 29, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 2 Ne Luzerne, MI | COCORAHS STATION LUZERNE 2.4 NE /MI-OD-3/ |
| Dec 29, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.7 | 4 Nne Lucas, MI | COCORAHS STATION LAKE CITY 5.0 SSW /MI-MK-1/ |
| Dec 29, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 1 Sw Gladwin, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION GLADWIN /GLAM4/ |
| Dec 29, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.6 | 2 Ne Prudenville, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION @ E. SIDE OF HOUGHTON LAKE /HTLM4/ |
| Dec 29, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.2 | 1 Nne Fife Lake, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION 1 NNW FIFE LAKE /FLAM4/ |
| Dec 29, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.7 | 3 W Omena, MI | COCORAHS STATION NORTHPORT 5.0 SSW /MI-LL-1/ |
| Dec 29, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | 1 Ene Harbor Springs, MI | COCORAHS STATION HARBOR SPRINGS 0.7 ENE /MI-EM-5/ |
| Dec 29, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 8.5 | 4 Wsw Bliss, MI | COCORAHS STATION BLISS 3.8 SW /MI-EM-10/ |
| Dec 29, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 9.5 | 1 Nw Waters, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION 9 SSW GAYLORD /APXM4/ |
| Dec 29, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 9.5 | 1 Nw Waters, MI | OFFICIAL NWS OBSERVATION /APXM4/ |
| Dec 29, 7:30 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Fife Lake, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THRU 730 AM. |
| Dec 29, 7:30 AM EST | SNOW 6.2 | 2 Wnw Traverse City, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION TRAVERSE CITY MUNSON /TCMM4/ |
| Dec 29, 7:30 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 3 S Millersburg, MI | 12 HR TOTAL THROUGH 730 AM. |
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 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 569 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
563 WWUS43 KAPX 280856 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 356 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 MIZ016>024-282100- /O.UPG.KAPX.WS.A.0003.151228T1800Z-151229T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0003.151228T2200Z-151229T1200Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- MONTMORENCY-ALPENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY... CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA 356 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EXPECT A WINTRY MIX TO DEVELOP NEAR VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL FALL AS MOSTLY SLEET AND SNOW...THOUGH A TOUCH OF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 8 PM THIS EVENING AND 3 AM TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH AMOUNTS INCREASING AS YOU MOVE NORTH. * EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL BE SOMEWHAT STRONGER ALONG THE LAKE HURON COAST. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES NEAR LAKE HURON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ MIZ025>036-041-042-282100- /O.UPG.KAPX.WS.A.0003.151228T1800Z-151229T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0003.151228T2000Z-151229T1000Z/ BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE- WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA... GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY... HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 356 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EXPECT A WINTRY MIX TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. SLEET WILL BE THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF PRECIPITATION...THOUGH PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. * THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM THIS EVENING AND 1 AM TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ MIZ008-015-282100- /O.UPG.KAPX.WS.A.0003.151229T0000Z-151229T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0003.151229T0100Z-151229T1500Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE 356 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...AND DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING. SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN MACKINAC AND SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA COUNTIES. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 AM AND 8 AM TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL BE SOMEWHAT STRONGER IN PLACES WELL EXPOSED TO AN EAST WIND. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ JZ
8 follow-up statements
222 WWUS43 KAPX 281730 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1230 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 MIZ025>036-041-042-290130- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.151228T2000Z-151229T1000Z/ BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE- WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA... GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY... HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 1230 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY. * EXPECT A WINTRY MIX TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 4PM AND 6PM AND THEN DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. SLEET WILL BE THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF PRECIPITATION...THOUGH PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM THIS EVENING AND 1 AM TUESDAY. * TOTAL WET SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * THE ICE WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ MIZ016>024-290130- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.151228T2200Z-151229T1200Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- MONTMORENCY-ALPENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY... CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA 1230 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THEN...A WINTRY MIX WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 7 AND 9PM. THIS WILL FALL AS MOSTLY SLEET AND SNOW...THOUGH A TOUCH OF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING AND 3 AM TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES...AMOUNTS INCREASING AS YOU MOVE NORTH. A GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES WITH FALLING...AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO EAST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 35 MPH. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ MIZ008-015-290130- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.151229T0100Z-151229T1500Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE 1230 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING. SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN MACKINAC AND SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA COUNTIES. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES TUESDAY MORNING. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING...AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO EAST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 35 MPH. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ SMD
191 WWUS43 KAPX 282046 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 346 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 MIZ025>036-041-042-290500- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151229T1000Z/ BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE- WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA... GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY... HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 346 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY. * EXPECT A 1-3 HOUR PERIOD OF SNOW TO CHANGE OVER TO A MIX SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THE EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT SNOW AROUND...OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS LIGHT SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN IN SPOTS. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM THIS EVENING AND 1 AM TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UNDER A TENTH OF AN INCH. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INCLUDING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ MIZ016>024-290500- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.151228T2200Z-151229T1200Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- MONTMORENCY-ALPENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY... CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA 346 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * A WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 5 AND 7 PM...AND PICK UP IN INTENSITY LATER IN THE EVENING THROUGH SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME SLEET CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. A LIGHTER SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT WHICH WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING AND 2 AM TUESDAY. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR IS POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES...AMOUNTS INCREASING AS YOU MOVE NORTH. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES WITH FALLING SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO EAST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ MIZ008-015-290500- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.151229T0100Z-151229T1500Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE 346 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. * EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM TONIGHT...AND TO PICK UP IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 AM AND 7 AM TUESDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN FALLING SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW DUE TO EAST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ SMD
874 WWUS43 KAPX 290103 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 803 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 MIZ016>024-290915- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151229T1200Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- MONTMORENCY-ALPENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY... CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA 803 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW AND SLEET COULD ALSO MIX BRIEFLY WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN. * SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * EAST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...HIGHEST ALONG AND NORTH OF M-32. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ MIZ025>036-041-042-290915- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151229T1000Z/ BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE- WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA... GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY... HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 803 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY. * EXPECT A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH FREEZING RAIN FOR A TIME. THE PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT. * SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE. * EAST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ MIZ008-015-290915- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151229T1500Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE 803 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 7 AM TUESDAY. * EAST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ JK
782 WWUS43 KAPX 290309 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1009 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 MIZ016>024-291115- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151229T1200Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- MONTMORENCY-ALPENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY... CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA 1009 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY LATER TONIGHT. * SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE...BEFORE THE INTENSITY DECREASES LATE. * EAST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ MIZ025>036-041-042-291000- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151229T1000Z/ BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE- WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA... GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY... HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 1009 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY... * EXPECT SLEET AND SNOW TO CONTINUE...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH FREEZING RAIN FOR A TIME. THE PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATER TONIGHT. * SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE...BEFORE THE INTENSITY DIMINISHES LATE. * EAST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF M-72. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ MIZ008-015-291115- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151229T1500Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE 1009 PM EST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 7 AM TUESDAY. * EAST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ JK
143 WWUS43 KAPX 290818 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 318 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 MIZ025>036-041-042-290930- /O.CAN.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151229T1000Z/ BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE- WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA... GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY... HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 318 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ MIZ016>024-291200- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151229T1200Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO- MONTMORENCY-ALPENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY... CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA 318 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY EARLY THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY BE REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW BEFORE DAWN. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM WILL BE AROUND AN INCH. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE OCCURRING...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ MIZ008-015-291500- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151229T1500Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE 318 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING AFTER DAWN. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR THROUGH 7 AM. * EAST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ JZ
426 WWUS43 KAPX 290951 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 451 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 MIZ020-291100- /O.CAN.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151229T1200Z/ LEELANAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NORTHPORT 451 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ MIZ008-015-291500- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151229T1500Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE 451 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING AFTER DAWN. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR THROUGH 7 AM. * EAST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ MIZ016>019-021>024-291200- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151229T1200Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY- ALPENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY... CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA 451 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY EARLY THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITY WILL OCCASIONALLY BE REDUCED BELOW 1 MILE IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW BEFORE DAWN. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM 3 AM TO 7 AM WILL BE AROUND AN INCH. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE OCCURRING...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ JZ
646 WWUS43 KAPX 291204 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 704 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 MIZ016>019-021>024-291315- /O.EXP.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151229T1200Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY- ALPENA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY... CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA 704 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...WITH MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. LINGERING GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH...RESULTING IN LESS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ MIZ008-015-291500- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151229T1500Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE 704 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING. * EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ JZ
817 WWUS43 KAPX 291235 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 735 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 MIZ008-015-291345- /O.CAN.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-151229T1500Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE 735 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$
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 Gaylord, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 28, 3:44 AM EST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 3:44 AM EST, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
344 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015
.NEAR TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 344 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015
HAZARDOUS WEATHER POTENTIAL...WINTER STORM ARRIVES LATE TODAY.
1040MB HIGH PRESSURE WAS PASSING JUST NORTH OF SUPERIOR...PUSHING
COOL/DRY AIR INTO THE NORTHERN LAKES. LOW LEVEL WINDS WERE VEERING
TO THE NE...ALLOWING LAKE HURON TO GENERATE A FEW FLURRIES IN AN
AIRMASS THAT IS PLENTY UNSTABLE BUT QUITE SHALLOW. MUCH OF THE
DAYLIGHT HOURS WILL BE RELATIVELY QUIET. BUT A DEEP...STACKED LOW
WILL LIFT NNE FROM TX...REACHING CENTRAL LAKE MI BY LATE TONIGHT.
STRONG WARM/MOIST ADVECTION ALOFT AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL OVERRUN
THE SHALLOW COLD AIR...LEADING TO WINTRY PRECIP OF VARIOUS TYPES
LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECIP TRENDS ARE THE OBVIOUS MAIN CONCERN.
THRU EARLY AFTERNOON...INCREASING ISENTROPIC ASCENT WILL EVENTUALLY
SATURATE OUR AIRMASS AND GENERATE PRECIP...FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AND
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. THIS WILL TAKE TIME THOUGH...GIVEN THE VERY DRY
AIR IN PLACE ABOVE 850MB RIGHT NOW (SEE 00Z APX SOUNDING)...AND THE
INCREASING EASTERLY SUB-800MB WINDS TODAY FEEDING IN COOL/DRY
AIR. DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY SYNOPTIC PRECIP BEFORE 2/3 PM. UNTIL
THEN...A STRAY FLURRY OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER NE LOWER
MI...WITH INCREASING/THICKENING MID/HIGH CLOUDS. HIGH TEMPS WILL
RANGE FROM NEAR 20F NORTH TO NEAR 30F SOUTH...WITH A STIFFENING
EAST WIND.
LATE AFTERNOON THRU TONIGHT...PRECIP ONSET IS EXPECTED AT MBL/CAD/
GLADWIN IN THE 3-5 PM WINDOW. PRECIP WILL ROUGHLY REACH A PETOSKEY-
HARRISVILLE LINE BY 00Z/7PM...AND THE SAULT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. PERIOD
OF STRONG ASCENT/HEALTHY PRECIP RATES WILL BE ABOUT 9 HOURS
LONG...THOUGH DEEPER MOISTURE/CYCLONIC FLOW/COLD AIR ALOFT WILL
SUPPORT SHOWERY PRECIP AFTER THAT.
P-TYPE...THE INITIAL ROUND OF EVAP COOLING LOOKS TO PRODUCE SNOW CWA-
WIDE AT THE VERY LEADING EDGE OF THE PRECIP SHIELD. HOWEVER...THE
INTRUSION OF A WARM NOSE ALOFT WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE THAT AFTER AM
HOUR OR SO. THE INTENSE WARM ADVECTION IS PARTIALLY OFFSET BY
UPWARD MOTION AND LATENT HEAT RELEASE FROM MELTING PRECIP
ALOFT...SO THE WARM NOSE DOES NOT BLAST IN HERE. PER NAM BUFKIT
DATA...WE WILL HAVE A FEW HOURS OF A SLEETY MIX IN SOUTHERN
SECTIONS BEFORE THE WARM NOSE ALOFT WINS OUT MORE EMPHATICALLY
(TOWARD 7-9 PM). AND EVEN THEN...THE SUB-850MB LAYER IS STILL
PROGGED TO BE QUITE COLD (900MB TEMPS AS COLD AS -9C). THIS IS
ARGUABLY ENOUGH TO ALLOW EVEN FULLY-MELTED RAINDROPS TO REFREEZE
BEFORE THEY GET TO THE SURFACE. THERE MIGHT BE A SHORT WINDOW FOR
FZRA BEFORE THE WARM NOSE GETS WIPED OUT AND WE GO BACK TO SNOW
CIRCA 2-3AM. SO IN THE SOUTH...A WIDE MIX OF P-TYPES IS
EXPECTED...BUT SLEET APPEARS TO BE THE MOST COMMON ONE (AND LINES
UP WITH THE PERIOD OF BEST LIFT/MOST INTENSE PRECIP). 1 TO 3 INCHES
OF SLEET/SNOW ACCUMS...WITH FZRA AMOUNTS A TENTH OF AN INCH OR
LESS.
IN THE CENTRAL (GLR-APN)...THE PERIOD OF SNOW AS THE LEADING EDGE
WILL BE LONGER...AND A MORE PROMINENT WARM NOSE ALOFT IS ONLY
PRESENT FOR A FEW HOURS (10PM-1AM). AGAIN...THE SUB-850MB LAYER
APPEARS MOSTLY COLD ENOUGH TO REFREEZE ENTIRELY MELTED RAINDROPS.
WOULD NOT WANT TO PRECLUDE FZRA EVEN THIS FAR NORTH...BUT A SNOWY-
SLEETY MIX IS THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO. SNOW-SLEET ACCUMS WILL BE 3-
4 INCHES INCHES FROM LEELANAU TO APN...INCREASING TO 5-7 UP BY PLN.
PRECIP BECOMES LESS SLEETY AND MORE SNOWY AS ONE HEADS FURTHER
NORTH. WOULD STILL NOT PRECLUDE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET IN MACKINAC
AND SE CHIPPEWA...BUT OTHERWISE WE WILL BE MOSTLY TO ALL SNOW IN
EASTERN UPPER MI. ACCUMS WILL BE HIGHEST HERE...PUSHING 8 INCHES
BY DAYBREAK.
THE PERIOD OF BETTER PRECIP WILL COINCIDE WITH STRONG EAST
WINDS...SUSTAINED 15-25MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS...HIGHER ALONG THE
LAKE HURON COAST. THIS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW (WHERE SNOW IS THE MORE COMMON P-TYPE OF
COURSE). SLEET IS OF COURSE CONSIDERABLY LESS PRONE TO BLOWING
AROUND (AT LEAST TO THE POINT OF CAUSING VSBY ISSUES). OCCASIONAL
NEAR-WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE CONCEIVABLE ALONG THE LAKE HURON COAST
FROM APN NORTHWARD.
WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS A RELATIVELY EASY
DECISION FOR LEELANAU TO APN AND NORTH...GIVEN THE SNOW/WIND (AND
SLEET) COMBINATION. SOUTH OF THERE...ONE COULD MAKE A CASE THAT
(IN A VACUUM) AN ADVISORY WOULD BE THE BEST FIT. HOWEVER...IF
THINGS GO JUST A LITTLE BIT WRONG (SAY THE LOW-LEVELS ARE NOT
QUITE AS COLD AS THE NAM THINKS)...A LOT OF OUR SLEET COULD TURN
TO FZRA...WHICH WOULD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. IN ADDITION...WE WILL BE
LOOKING A QUITE SIGNIFICANT PRECIP RATES THIS EVENING (WHEN PEOPLE
MIGHT BE PRONE TO BE OUT AND ABOUT)...AND IN SOME PLACES BEFORE
THE END-OF-DAY COMMUTE IS DONE. AND ULTIMATELY...THE DOWNSTATE
OFFICES ARE GOING WITH (OR ALREADY HAVE) WARNING HEADLINES.
THUS...WILL (GRUDGINGLY) ISSUE A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.
VERY LATE TONIGHT...SUBTLE MID-LEVEL DRYING ARRIVES IN SW SECTIONS
AS BETTER FORCING LIFTS NORTH. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE DRASTIC
ENOUGH TO SWITCH US OVER TO A DRIZZLE SCENARIO...MOISTURE STILL
APPEARS DEEP ENOUGH TO GENERATE MOSTLY -SN AS A P-TYPE THRU
12Z/7AM. OF PERHAPS MORE NOTE IS THE ARRIVAL OF AN OCCLUDED
FRONT...AND A MUCH WARMER BL. EXPECT SURFACE TEMPS IN SOUTHERN
AREAS TO RISE LATE IN THE OVERNIGHT INTO THE LOWER AND PERHAPS
EVEN MID 30S.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 344 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015
FORECAST CHALLENGE: DETERMINING THE LIKELIHOOD OF LES/SNOW IN THE
CHANGING POST STORM.
(12/29)TUESDAY...THINGS CHANGE QUICKLY AS WE GET PAST 12Z, WITH THE
COLD AIR BEGINNING TO PUSH INTO THE FORECAST AREA WITH THE SFC LOW
MOVING FROM MID-MICHIGAN AS 12Z TO SOUTHERN ONTARIO BY 18Z. BY 00Z,
THE 850 MB TEMPERATURES FALL TO AROUND -7C ON THE MODELS OVER N LAKE
MICHIGAN AND WITH THE WATER TEMPERATURES AROUND +7C IN N LAKE
MICHIGAN, THE LAKES WILL DEFINITELY HELP WITH THE INSTABILITY. THE
QUESTION WILL BE IF THERE WILL BE ANY ORGANIZED BANDS? UNSURE, BUT
EVEN IF THERE AREN'T, WITH A SECONDARY SFC LOW MOVING THROUGH
OVERNIGHT, AND WITH THE SYNOPTIC MOISTURE (850-700 MB LAYER
RH>60%)HELPING, WILL EXPECT THAT THERE WILL BE CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS
FOR SNOW (MAYBE A LITTLE MIXED WITH RAIN ALONG M-55 INITIALLY IN THE
MORNING)DIMINISHING TO CHANCE POPS IN THE AFTERNOON, AND THEN LES
OVERNIGHT WITH WEST TO WSW FLOW.
(12/30)WEDNESDAY...WITH THE SECONDARY SFC LOW MOVING ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA, THE WINDS ARE SW OR WSW DEPENDING ON THE MODEL, SO
HAVE CHANCE POPS UP THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE AND INTO E UPPER, WITH
LOWER CHANCE POPS WITH THE WEAK SFC LOW LEAVING THE REGION. 850 MB
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE AROUND -9C OR SO COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AND
INSTABILITY OFF OF THE LAKES IN THE MORNING, THEN TURN WNW ON ALL
THE MODELS BETWEEN 18Z AND 00Z. AMOUNTS THROUGH THE DAY LOOK LIGHT
(1-3"). WILL SEE HOW THE NIGHT TURNS OUT, WITH THE WIND DIRECTIONS
BEING ALMOST A WEST TO WNW, AND MOVING. WHILE THERE IS OKAY FETCH
OFF OF LAKE MICHIGAN, WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE CONNECTION
WITH LAKE SUPERIOR TO GET SOME GOOD BANDS GOING. AT THIS POINT IT
LOOKS LIKE LIGHT AMOUNTS AGAIN WITH THOSE IDEAS, HOWEVER, A LITTLE
LEERY THAT MODERATE AMOUNTS COULD CROP UP IF THE WINDS MAINTAIN
ONE DIRECTION, AND THAT THE DELTA T WOULD BE CLOSE TO 17C WITH THE
-10C 850 MB TEMPERATURES.
&&
.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 344 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015
EXTENDED (THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...AS STATED THE LAST FEW NIGHTS,
THE PATTERN CHANGE COMING UP AFTER THE STORM TODAY WILL HAVE US IN
THE LONG WAVE TROUGH THROUGH THE NEXT WEEKEND. THE REASON, LOOKS TO
BE A HIGH OVER LOW BLOCK ALONG THE WEST COAST, BEFORE THE LOW GETS
PICKED UP AGAIN LATE IN THE WEEK TO RETURN US TO THE CURRENT PATTERN
OF PACIFIC SYSTEMS. SO THE MAIN IDEA WILL BE WITH THE 500 MB LONG
WAVE TROUGH OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WITH SHORTWAVES IN THE FLOW
THAT DIVE INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES EVERY DAY OR TWO. THIS EITHER
KEEPS US WITH LIGHT SYSTEM SNOW OR LAKE EFFECT SNOW ON THE BACK SIDE
OF EACH WAVE FOR THE NEXT WEEK. CIPS ANALOGS FOR THE COMING WEEK
SHOW BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES, THEN AS WE GET PAST THE 7-DAY
FORECAST BACK TO NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1207 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015
LOW LEVEL WINDS VEER NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT...WHICH WILL HELP TO BRING
SOME BREAKS IN THE MVFR CIGS AT PLN/TVC/MBL. APN WILL LIKELY REMAIN
MVFR WITH A FEW FLURRIES.
MIXED VFR TO MVFR CIGS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON MONDAY. CIGS/VSBYS
WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY TOWARD LOW END MVFR/IFR LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES AND PUSHES A
SURGE OF MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE
AREA. ALL TERMINALS WILL LIKELY BEGIN WITH SOME LIGHT
SNOW/SLEET...WITH KMBL/KTVC POSSIBLY TRANSITIONING TOWARD FREEZING
RAIN DURING THE EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE QUITE WET...WITH SNOW
RATIOS AVERAGING 8:1.
A TIGHTENING GRADIENT WILL INCREASE EAST WINDS UP TO 30KTS BY LATER
IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER MONDAY NIGHT.
&&
.MARINE...
ISSUED AT 344 AM EST MON DEC 28 2015
EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY...AS STRONG LOW
PRESSURE ADVANCES NNE FROM TX...AND HIGH PRESSURE PASSES NORTH OF
SUPERIOR. GALES WILL DEVELOP ON ALL WATERS LATER TODAY. THESE WILL
DIMINISH SOMEWHAT LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
&&
.APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST
TUESDAY FOR MIZ025>036-041-042.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
TUESDAY FOR MIZ016>024.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY
FOR MIZ008-015.
LH...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
LHZ345>349.
GALE WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY FOR
LHZ345>349.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LMZ323-
341-342-344>346.
GALE WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR
LMZ323-341-342-344>346.
LS...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR LSZ321-322.
GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY FOR
LSZ321-322.
&&
NEAR TERM...JZ
SHORT TERM...JSL
LONG TERM...JSL
AVIATION...KEYSOR
MARINE...JZHazardous weather outlook, Dec 27, 9:56 PM EST, 6 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 956 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 LHZ345>349-LMZ323-341-342-344>346-LSZ321-322-MIZ008-015>036-041- 042-290300- 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- 956 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2015 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...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN MICHIGAN MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE POSSIBLE...BEGINNING AS EARLY AS LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN IMPACT FROM THIS STORMS HOWEVER WILL BE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SEE THE ONGOING WINTER STORM WATCH FOR FURTHER DETAILS. GALES ARE EXPECTED ON MOST NORTHERN MICHIGAN NEARSHORE WATERS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE FAVORED SNOWBELTS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PASS ON REPORTS 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
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