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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this winter storm warning at Jan 13, 2016, 3:49 PM EST for Cheboygan County, Emmet County, Michigan. It was in force for 8 hr. 4 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
- Jan 13, 2016, 3:49 PM EST (20:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2016, 11:46 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Cheboygan County, MI, Emmet County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 4:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8.3 | 4 Wsw Bliss, MI | 8 HR TOTAL THRU 4 PM. |
| Jan 13, 6:21 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 1 Ese Pleasant View, MI | 8 TO 9 INCHES BETWEEN NUBS NOB AND ROBINSON ROAD. |
| Jan 13, 6:48 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 3 Ene Pellston, MI | |
| Jan 13, 10:25 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Topinabee, MI |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 190 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 577 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 95 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 320 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
638 WWUS43 KAPX 132049 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 349 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 MIZ016-019-140500- /O.UPG.KAPX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160114T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0003.160113T2049Z-160114T0500Z/ EMMET-CHARLEVOIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX 349 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST. THIS WILL RESULT IN TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * PLAN ON POOR ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. 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. $$ MIZ017-020-021-140500- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160114T0500Z/ CHEBOYGAN-LEELANAU-ANTRIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEBOYGAN...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA 349 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. * PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WHERE LAKE BANDS PERSIST...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * PERIODIC POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$
3 follow-up statements
455 WWUS43 KAPX 132355 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 655 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 MIZ017-140500- /O.UPG.KAPX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160114T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160114T0500Z/ CHEBOYGAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHEBOYGAN 655 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWESTERN CHEBOYGAN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE I-75 CORRIDOR BETWEEN TOPINABEE AND MACKINAW CITY. * VERY POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ016-019-140500- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160114T0500Z/ EMMET-CHARLEVOIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX 655 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL BE IN CENTRAL EMMET COUNTY...BETWEEN HARBOR SPRINGS AND PELLSTON. * SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * PLAN ON POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ MIZ020-021-140500- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160114T0500Z/ LEELANAU-ANTRIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA 655 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WHERE LAKE BANDS PERSIST...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * PERIODIC POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ JZ
670 WWUS43 KAPX 140312 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1012 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 MIZ016-017-019-140500- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160114T0500Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX 1012 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * LATE THIS EVENING...HEAVIEST WILL BE NEAR AND SOUTH OF M-68...INCLUDING SOUTHERN EMMET...SOUTHERN CHEBOYGAN...AND ALL OF CHARLEVOIX COUNTY. LOCALIZED ACCUMULATION RATES OF AN INCH PER HOURS CAN BE EXPECTED. * VERY POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ020-021-140500- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160114T0500Z/ LEELANAU-ANTRIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...MANCELONA 1012 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WHERE LAKE BANDS PERSIST...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * PERIODIC POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ JZ
869 WWUS43 KAPX 140446 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1146 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 MIZ016-017-019-140900- /O.CAN.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160114T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KAPX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160114T0900Z/ EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...CHARLEVOIX 1146 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS IN EASTERN CHARLEVOIX...SOUTHERN EMMET...AND SOUTHERN CHEBOYGAN COUNTIES. * HIGHLY LOCALIZED SNOW FALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE SEEN AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT OF 1 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * PERIODIC POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. && $$ MIZ020-140600- /O.CAN.KAPX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160114T0500Z/ LEELANAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NORTHPORT 1146 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ MIZ021-140900- /O.EXT.KAPX.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160114T0900Z/ ANTRIM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MANCELONA 1146 PM EST WED JAN 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY... * BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS IN EASTERN ANTRIM COUNTY. * HIGHLY LOCALIZED SNOW FALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE SEEN AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. * PERIODIC POOR VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV. $$ JZ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 10:38 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Antrim, Cheboygan, Emmet, Leelanau | 17 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Michigan, 2016Every winter storm warning in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.