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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Marquette, MI
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.
- 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
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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</html>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.
&&
JSSLocal 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.
&&
JSSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 1:24 AM EST | High Wind Watch | MQT | Houghton, Keweenaw | 12 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:32 AM EST | Storm Watch | MQT | 7 hr | |
| Feb 26, 11:25 AM EST | Gale Warning | MQT | 44 hr | |
| Feb 26, 11:25 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 56 hr | |
| Feb 26, 11:25 AM EST | Storm Warning | MQT | 39 hr | |
| Feb 26, 11:25 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | MQT | 59 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.