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Wind Chill Warning 3, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this wind chill warning at Feb 14, 2021, 12:48 PM CST for Gogebic County, Iron County, Michigan. It was in force for 21 hr. 3 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 14, 2021, 12:48 PM CST (18:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2021, 10:00 AM CST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Marquette, MI
Counties Gogebic County, MI, Iron County, MI
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:52 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 14, 5:37 PM CST | EXTR WIND CHILL -23 | Watersmeet, MI | MESONET STATION WMTM4 WATERSMEET. |
| Feb 15, 3:56 AM CST | EXTR WIND CHILL -41 | 4 Nw Bessemer, MI | AWOS STATION KIWD IRONWOOD AIRPORT. |
| Feb 15, 7:01 AM CST | EXTR WIND CHILL -48 | 6 Ese Wakefield, MI | MESONET STATION WKFM4 6 ESE WAKEFIELD. |
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 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 224 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
- 1145 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
136 WWUS43 KMQT 141848 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Marquette MI 148 PM EST Sun Feb 14 2021 MIZ009-010-151000- /O.UPG.KMQT.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210215T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KMQT.WC.W.0003.210214T1848Z-210215T1600Z/ Gogebic-Iron- Including the cities of Ironwood and Iron River 1248 PM CST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 40 below zero. Coldest conditions are expected after midnight through Monday morning. * WHERE...Gogebic and Iron Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ MIZ006-007-085-151000- /O.EXT.KMQT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210215T1500Z/ Alger-Luce-Northern Schoolcraft- Including the cities of Grand Marais, Munising, Newberry, and Seney 148 PM EST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Lake effect and blowing snow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to locally 4 inches. Greatest amounts expected north of M-28 from Melstrand to Pine Stump Junction. Combination of snow and blowing snow will lead to sharply reduced visibilities. * WHERE...Alger, Luce and Northern Schoolcraft Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The cold wind chills as low as 25 to 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. && $$ MIZ001>003-151000- /O.EXT.KMQT.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-210215T1500Z/ Keweenaw-Ontonagon-Northern Houghton- Including the cities of Copper Harbor, Ontonagon, Houghton, and Hancock 148 PM EST Sun Feb 14 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Lake effect and blowing snow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to locally 4 inches. Greatest amounts from the Porcupine Mountains to Painesdale. Wind chills as low as 35 below zero across southern Ontonagon County. * WHERE...Ontonagon, Northern Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. && $$ MIZ004-005-011>014-084-151000- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210215T1600Z/ Baraga-Marquette-Dickinson-Menominee-Delta-Southern Schoolcraft- Southern Houghton- Including the cities of L'Anse, Gwinn, Marquette, Iron Mountain, Menominee, Escanaba, Gladstone, Manistique, Kenton, and Sidnaw 148 PM EST Sun Feb 14 2021 /1248 PM CST Sun Feb 14 2021/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ MONDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 25 to 35 below zero. Coldest conditions are expected in the interior. * WHERE...Portions of central Upper and western Upper Michigan. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ Monday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ JAW
1 follow-up statement
461 WWUS43 KMQT 150759 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Marquette MI 259 AM EST Mon Feb 15 2021 MIZ009-010-151600- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210215T1600Z/ Gogebic-Iron- Including the cities of Ironwood and Iron River 159 AM CST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 40 below zero. * WHERE...Gogebic and Iron Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Avoid outside activities if possible. When outside, make sure you wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ MIZ006-007-085-151600- /O.EXT.KMQT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210215T1600Z/ Alger-Luce-Northern Schoolcraft- Including the cities of Grand Marais, Munising, Newberry, and Seney 259 AM EST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Lake effect and blowing snow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to locally 3 inches. Greatest amounts expected north of M-28 from Melstrand to Pine Stump Junction. Combination of snow and blowing snow will lead to sharply reduced visibilities. * WHERE...Alger, Luce and Northern Schoolcraft Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EST this morning. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The cold wind chills as low as 25 to 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. When outside, make sure you wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ MIZ001>003-151600- /O.EXT.KMQT.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-210215T1600Z/ Keweenaw-Ontonagon-Northern Houghton- Including the cities of Copper Harbor, Ontonagon, Houghton, and Hancock 259 AM EST Mon Feb 15 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Lake effect and blowing snow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches. Wind chills as low as 25 below to 35 below zero, coldest across southern Ontonagon County. * WHERE...Ontonagon, Northern Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EST this morning. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The dangerously cold wind chills of 25 below to 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. When outside, make sure you wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ MIZ004-005-011>014-084-151600- /O.CON.KMQT.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210215T1600Z/ Baraga-Marquette-Dickinson-Menominee-Delta-Southern Schoolcraft- Southern Houghton- Including the cities of L'Anse, Gwinn, Marquette, Iron Mountain, Menominee, Escanaba, Gladstone, Manistique, Kenton, and Sidnaw 259 AM EST Mon Feb 15 2021 /159 AM CST Mon Feb 15 2021/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 35 below zero. Coldest conditions are expected in the interior. * WHERE...Portions of central Upper and western Upper Michigan. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ Monday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ Voss
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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.