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Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this blizzard warning at Jan 12, 2024, 3:23 PM EST for Marquette County, Menominee County, Michigan. It was in force for 28 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
- Jan 12, 2024, 3:23 PM EST (20:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2024, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Marquette, MI
Counties Marquette County, MI, Menominee County, MI
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 708 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard 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 blizzard warning went out at Jan 12, 12:25 PM EST, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 12:25 PM EST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 12, 6:28 AM EST, 8 hours 55 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Marquette MI 628 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-131300- Keweenaw-Ontonagon-Northern Houghton-Baraga-Marquette-Alger-Luce- Gogebic-Iron-Dickinson-Menominee-Delta-Southern Schoolcraft- Southern Houghton-Northern Schoolcraft- 628 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 /528 AM CST Fri Jan 12 2024/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Upper Michigan and western Upper Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Snow will become heavy times from south to north this afternoon and tonight as a winter storm moves into the Great Lakes region. Strong winds will also accompany this system, leading to blowing snow. See the latest Winter Weather Message for further details. With the strong winds, waves will be high beginning late this afternoon and tonight. Some lakeshore beach erosion and lakeshore flooding along the Bay of Green Bay and the Lake Superior shoreline is possible, especially for the shoreline of Marquette and Alger counties. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Moderate to heavy snow will continue closer to Lake Superior on Saturday. Strong north winds are expected as well. See the latest Winter Weather Message for further details. With the strong winds, waves on Lake Superior will be high through Sunday morning. Some lakeshore beach erosion and lakeshore flooding is possible along the Lake Superior shoreline, especially for the shoreline of Marquette and Alger counties. A prolonged lake effect snow event in the northwest to west wind lake effect snow belts will occur early next week. Cold conditions with low wind chills are expected early next week. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts for further statements regarding wind chills. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to submit snowfall reports to the National Weather Service via phone, on our website, or through Facebook or Twitter using #906wx. LMZ221-248-250-131300- 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- 628 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Northern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Strong northeast gales to 45 knots are likely this afternoon into tonight. A few storm force gusts to 50 knots are possible. See the latest marine weather product for further details about the gale warning. Moderate to heavy freezing spray is possible tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday North gales to 35 knots are likely into Saturday afternoon. See the latest marine weather product for further details about the gale warning. Moderate to heavy freezing spray is possible through Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this time. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-131300- 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- 628 AM EST Fri Jan 12 2024 /528 AM CST Fri Jan 12 2024/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Central Lake Superior...Eastern Lake Superior and Western Lake Superior. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight High end northeast gales to 40 to 45 knots will develop today with storm force winds to 55 knots possible tonight. See the latest Lake Superior forecast and marine weather message for further details. Heavy freezing spray is also expected starting tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday North storm force winds to 55 knots will diminish to gales on Saturday. See the latest Lake Superior forecast and marine weather message for further details. Heavy freezing spray is also expected to continue through mid week. Additional gales are expected Sunday night into Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this time. Jablonski
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.