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Wind Chill Warning 3, NWS Marquette, MI

February 14, 2021Gogebic County, Iron County, Michigan

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 14, 5:37 PM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -23Watersmeet, MIMESONET STATION WMTM4 WATERSMEET.
Feb 15, 3:56 AM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -414 Nw Bessemer, MIAWOS STATION KIWD IRONWOOD AIRPORT.
Feb 15, 7:01 AM CSTEXTR WIND CHILL -486 Ese Wakefield, MIMESONET 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2021-02-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2021-02-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -28 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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.