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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Marquette, MI

February 26, 2026Houghton County, Keweenaw County, Michigan

NWS Marquette, MI issued this wind advisory at Feb 26, 2026, 1:46 PM EST for Houghton County, Keweenaw County, Michigan. It took effect at Feb 27, 2026, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 26, 2026, 1:46 PM EST (18:46 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 27, 2026, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 27, 2026, 1:31 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI

Counties Houghton County, MI, Keweenaw County, MI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:44 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

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 397 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, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2026-02-26Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 12:00Z on 2026-02-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 232 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
645 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
232 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
365 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Feb 26, 1:00 PM EST, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 1:00 PM EST, 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 26, 3:27 AM EST, 10 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Marquette MI
327 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-270830-
Keweenaw-Ontonagon-Northern Houghton-Baraga-Marquette-Alger-Luce-
Gogebic-Iron-Dickinson-Menominee-Delta-Southern Schoolcraft-
Southern Houghton-Northern Schoolcraft-
327 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026 /227 AM CST Thu Feb 26 2026/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Upper
Michigan and western Upper Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

A strong cold front on Friday night will bring much colder air
back into the area along with a period of strong winds,
particularly over the Keweenaw and near Lake Superior, where there
is a 50-80% probability of wind gusts exceeding 45 miles per hour
Friday afternoon into Friday night. There is a 50% chance of wind
gusts exceeding 60 mph in the Keweenaw, where a High Wind Watch
has been issued. Areas of blowing snow may restrict visibility in
open areas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to submit snowfall and ice reports to the
National Weather Service via phone, on our website, or through
social media.

LSZ162-240>251-263>267-270830-
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-
327 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026 /227 AM CST Thu Feb 26 2026/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Central Lake
Superior...Eastern Lake Superior and Western Lake Superior.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Southerly winds increase during the day Friday as a strong
clipper crosses Ontario with 40% gale probabilities, increasing to
90% Friday night into early Saturday behind a strong cold front.
There is a 50% chance of storms to 50 kt during this time as
well, with heavy freezing spray likely once again.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this
time.

LMZ221-248-250-270830-
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-
327 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Northern Lake
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

The need for weather spotter reports is not anticipated at this
time.

Thompson

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 26, 10:10 AM EST, 3 hours 36 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Marquette MI
1010 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 AM     Snow             2 SE Herman             46.65N 88.33W
02/26/2026  M2.0 Inch        Baraga             MI   CO-OP Observer

            CO-OP Observer station HERM4 2.0 SE Herman.

&&

JSS
Local storm report, Feb 26, 11:05 AM EST, 2 hours 41 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Marquette MI
1105 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     Snow             2 SW Twin Lakes         46.88N 88.86W
02/26/2026  M3.3 Inch        Houghton           MI   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station MI-HG-28 Toivola 9.0 SSW.

&&

JSS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 26, 1:24 AM ESTHigh Wind WatchMQTHoughton, Keweenaw12 hr
Feb 26, 4:32 AM ESTStorm WatchMQT7 hr
Feb 26, 11:25 AM ESTGale WarningMQT44 hr
Feb 26, 11:25 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMQT56 hr
Feb 26, 11:25 AM ESTStorm WarningMQT39 hr
Feb 26, 11:25 AM ESTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningMQT59 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.