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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this winter storm warning at Mar 1, 2021, 10:35 AM EST for Chippewa County, Michigan. It was in force for 12 hr. 2 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 1, 2021, 10:35 AM EST (15:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2021, 11:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
County Chippewa County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 159 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:38 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 was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 12:00 PM EST | SNOW 0.1 | 1 Sse Kinross, MI | NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OBSERVED AT CHIPPEWA COUNTY INTL AIRPORT (CIU) FROM 910 AM TO 400 PM. |
| Mar 1, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 0.1 | 3 Wnw Dafter, MI | M-28 WAS CLOSED FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN I-75 AND M-221, DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. APPROX 40 VEHICLES WERE IN DITCHES, STUCK, OR ABANDONED. ROAD HAS BEEN REOPENED. |
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, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 635 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
062 WWUS43 KAPX 011535 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1035 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021 MIZ086-087-012345- /O.UPG.KAPX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-210301T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KAPX.WS.W.0003.210301T1535Z-210302T0400Z/ Western Chippewa-Central Chippewa- Including the cities of Paradise, Trout Lake, Rudyard, Sault Ste. Marie, Brimley, Kinross, and Sugar Island 1035 AM EST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches with locally higher amounts. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Western Chippewa and Central Chippewa Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on snow covered and slippery road conditions. Blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility to near zero at times. The hazardous conditions will likely impact the evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/gaylord
2 follow-up statements
541 WWUS43 KAPX 012059 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 359 PM EST Mon Mar 1 2021 MIZ086-087-020400- /O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210302T0400Z/ Western Chippewa-Central Chippewa- Including the cities of Paradise, Trout Lake, Rudyard, Sault Ste. Marie, Brimley, Kinross, and Sugar Island 359 PM EST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow and blowing snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to two inches. * WHERE...Western Chippewa and Central Chippewa Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility to near zero at times. The hazardous conditions will likely impact the evening commute. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/gaylord
561 WWUS43 KAPX 020348 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1048 PM EST Mon Mar 1 2021 MIZ086-087-020500- /O.EXP.KAPX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210302T0400Z/ Western Chippewa-Central Chippewa- Including the cities of Paradise, Trout Lake, Rudyard, Sault Ste. Marie, Brimley, Kinross, and Sugar Island 1048 PM EST Mon Mar 1 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... Scattered, light lake effect snow showers will continue until late tonight. Local accumulations overnight in western and central Chippewa County will be up to an inch. Winds will also continue to weaken. $$ http://www.weather.gov/gaylord
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 9:40 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Chippewa | 13 hr |
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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.