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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Marquette, MI

March 5, 20207 counties in Michigan

NWS Marquette, MI issued this winter storm warning at Mar 5, 2020, 4:21 AM EST for 7 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Mar 5, 2020, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2020, 4:21 AM EST (09:21 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 5, 2020, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 6, 2020, 4:02 AM EST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI

Counties Alger County, MI, Baraga County, MI, Houghton County, MI, Keweenaw County, MI, Luce County, MI, Marquette County, MI, Schoolcraft County, MI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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 Marquette, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 5, 3:10 AM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 3:10 AM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 4:51 PM EST, 11 hours 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Marquette MI
451 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2020

MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-052200-
Keweenaw-Ontonagon-Northern Houghton-Baraga-Marquette-Alger-Luce-
Gogebic-Iron-Dickinson-Menominee-Delta-Southern Schoolcraft-
Southern Houghton-Northern Schoolcraft-
451 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2020 /351 PM CST Wed Mar 4 2020/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western Upper
Michigan and central Upper Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Moderate snow accumulations are possible Thursday morning and
then again late Thursday into Thursday night. Building waves from
north gale force winds over Lake Superior may also lead to minor
beach erosion, localized lakeshore flooding along the Lake
Superior shoreline from Big Bay to Munising Thursday night. See
the latest Winter Weather Message and Special Weather Statement
for further details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to submit snow reports or reports
of lakeshore flooding to the National Weather Service in
Marquette. The public may also submit reports on our webpage,
Facebook page, or on Twitter using #906wx.

LSZ162-240>251-263>267-052200-
Lake Superior west of a line from Saxon Harbor WI to Grand
Portage MN beyond 5NM-Saxon Harbor WI to Black River MI-
Black River to Ontonagon MI-
Ontonagon to Upper Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
Upper Entrance of Portage Canal to Eagle River MI-
Eagle River to Manitou Island MI-
Manitou Island to Point Isabelle MI-
Point Isabelle to Lower Entrance of Portage Canal MI-
Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI Including
Keweenaw and Huron Bays-Huron Islands to Marquette MI-
Marquette to Munising MI-Munising to Grand Marais MI-
Grand Marais to Whitefish Point MI-
Lake Superior from Saxon Harbor WI to Upper Entrance to Portage
Canal MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian border including Isle
Royale National Park-
Lake Superior from Upper Entrance to Portage Canal to Manitou
Island MI 5NM off shore to the US/Canadian Border-
Lake Superior West of Line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI
Beyond 5NM from shore-
Lake Superior East of a line from Manitou Island to Marquette MI
and West of a line from Grand Marais MI to the US/Canadian Border
Beyond 5NM from shore-
Lake Superior from Grand Marais MI to Whitefish Point MI 5NM off
shore to the US/Canadian border-
451 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2020 /351 PM CST Wed Mar 4 2020/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Eastern Lake
Superior...Central Lake Superior and Western Lake Superior.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

North gales to 40 knots are expected Thursday afternoon through
Thursday night. See the latest Open Lake Forecast and Marine
Weather Message for more details.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this
time.

LMZ221-248-250-052200-
Green Bay North of line from Cedar River MI to Rock Island
Passage-Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI-
5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage-
451 PM EST Wed Mar 4 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Northern Lake
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

A few north gale force gusts to 35 knots are possible late
Thursday night into Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this
time.

JLB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 5, 4:41 AM ESTLakeshore Flood AdvisoryMQTAlger, Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Marquette and 1 more26 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Michigan, 2020Every winter storm warning in 2020

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.