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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this winter storm warning at Feb 19, 2021, 11:21 PM EST for 4 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 12 hr. 13 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
- Feb 19, 2021, 11:21 PM EST (04:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2021, 11:00 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Benzie County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 12:36 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 3 W Suttons Bay, MI | 12 HR TOTAL REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN LAKE LEELANAU. |
| Feb 20, 12:54 AM EST | SNOW 13.5 | 3 Sse Traverse City, MI | REPORT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. SNOW FELL BETWEEN 430PM AND MIDNIGHT. SNOW STILL FALLING AT OBS TIME. |
| Feb 20, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.2 | 2 Wsw Fife Lake, MI | 24 HOUR SNOW FALL TOTAL ENDING AT 700 AM. SNOW DEPTH 17 INCHES. |
| Feb 20, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7.3 | 4 Ene Arcadia, MI | 24 HOUR SNOW FALL TOTAL ENDING AT 700 AM. SNOW DEPTH 17 INCHES. |
| Feb 20, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 3 N Wellston, MI | 24 HR TOTAL ENDING 800AM. SNOW DEPTH 26 INCHES. |
| Feb 20, 8:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | 4 Sw Bates, MI | 17 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL ENDING AT 800 AM. |
| Feb 20, 9:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 3 Wnw Wellston, MI | 15 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL ENDING 900 AM. SNOW DEPTH 18 INCHES. |
| Feb 20, 9:30 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 17.5 | 3 W Suttons Bay, MI | 17 HOUR SNOW FALL TOTAL ENDING AT 930 AM. |
| Feb 20, 9:43 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 7 Ssw Bates, MI | 24 HOUR SNOW FALL TOTAL ENDING AT 930 AM. |
| Feb 20, 10:32 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 12.7 | 5 Sw Bates, MI | 24 HOUR SNOW FALL TOTAL ENDING AT 700 AM. SNOW DEPTH 22 INCHES. |
| Feb 20, 10:33 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 4 Wnw Wellston, MI | 24 HOUR SNOW FALL TOTAL ENDING AT 700 AM. |
| Feb 20, 10:34 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7.6 | 5 S Benzonia, MI | 24 HOUR SNOW FALL TOTAL ENDING AT 700 AM. SNOW DEPTH 21 INCHES. |
| Feb 20, 10:35 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7.8 | 3 Ene Kingsley, MI | 24 HOUR SNOW FALL TOTAL ENDING AT 700 AM. SNOW DEPTH 20 INCHES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 1130 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
348 WWUS43 KAPX 200421 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1121 PM EST Fri Feb 19 2021 MIZ020-025-026-031-201230- /O.UPG.KAPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-210220T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0002.210220T0421Z-210220T1600Z/ Leelanau-Benzie-Grand Traverse-Manistee- Including the cities of Northport, Frankfort, Traverse City, and Manistee 1121 PM EST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches. Total snow accumulations of up to a foot where snow showers are most persistent. Locally higher amounts expected. * WHERE...Leelanau, Benzie, Grand Traverse and Manistee Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions and periods of poor visibility. Travel will be hazardous in many areas. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. && $$ MIZ032-200900- /O.CON.KAPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-210220T0900Z/ Wexford- Including the city of Cadillac 1121 PM EST Fri Feb 19 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to two inches. * WHERE...Wexford County. * WHEN...Until 4 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/gaylord
2 follow-up statements
395 WWUS43 KAPX 200855 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 355 AM EST Sat Feb 20 2021 MIZ032-201000- /O.CAN.KAPX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-210220T0900Z/ Wexford- Including the city of Cadillac 355 AM EST Sat Feb 20 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The heavier snow has mostly ended. Therefore, the winter weather advisory has been cancelled. Expect additional scattered snow showers through this morning. $$ MIZ020-025-026-031-201600- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210220T1600Z/ Leelanau-Benzie-Grand Traverse-Manistee- Including the cities of Northport, Frankfort, Traverse City, and Manistee 355 AM EST Sat Feb 20 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Lake effect snow is currently impacting mainly immediate coastal communities, or is poised just offshore. This is creating a little bit of a lull in the action. There are additional snow showers that are still quite heavy, which are expected to move more inland through this morning. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches. Locally higher amounts possible. * WHERE...Leelanau, Grand Traverse, Benzie and Manistee Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EST this morning. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/gaylord
687 WWUS43 KAPX 201603 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1103 AM EST Sat Feb 20 2021 MIZ020-025-026-031-201715- /O.EXP.KAPX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210220T1600Z/ Leelanau-Benzie-Grand Traverse-Manistee- Including the cities of Northport, Frankfort, Traverse City, and Manistee 1103 AM EST Sat Feb 20 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... $$ http://www.weather.gov/gaylord
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.