A strong cold front produced a wind gust to 68 mph at Bark River in the early morning hours of the 22nd.
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A strong cold front produced a wind gust to 68 mph at Bark River in the early morning hours of the 22nd.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Feb 22, 6:00 AM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 600 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007 .UPDATE... MAIN FCST ISSUES IN SHORT TERM ARE STRONG WINDS...LES AND BLOWING SNOW ON BACKSIDE OF PACIFIC LOW WHICH HAS NOW DEPARTED E OF FCST AREA. LONGER TERM FOCUSES ON STORM PROJECTED TO LIFT OUT OF THE SRN PLAINS ON SAT AND HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON UPR MI/S WX OVER THE WEEKEND. LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND RUC ANALYSIS REVEALS THAT POTENT SHORTWAVE HAS MOVED E OVER NRN LAKE MI WITH ASSOC SFC LOW LOCATED E OF SAULT STE MARIE. SHORTWAVE HAD A 12HR 500MB HEIGHT FALL OF 70M AS IT PASSED OVER KDLH EARLIER LAST EVENING (00Z). ARCTIC COLD FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH ENTIRE FCST AREA PROPELLED BY IMPRESSIVE 7MB/3HR PRES RISE MAX NOW OVER WRN LAKE SUPERIOR WITH GOOD ISALLOBARIC COMPONENT TO PREVAILING WIND FROM KEWEENAW PENINSULA INTO NCNTRL UPR MI. TODAY...NORTH WINDS HAVE ALREADY GUSTED AT OR NEAR ADVISORY CRITERIA (45 MPH) OVER PORTIONS OF THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA THIS MORNING. WOULD EXPECT THESE STRONG NORTH WINDS TO OCCUR OVER THE REST OF CENTRAL AND ERN UPR MI WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS THE PRES RISE MAX MOVES SE ACROSS NRN AND ERN UPR MI. RADAR SHOWS DEFORMATION/COMMA HEAD PCPN WRAPPING INTO FCST AREA WITH STRONG N-NW WINDS BEHIND SYSTEM. CONVERGENT NNW FLOW AND UPSLOPE COMPONENT TO WIND WILL ENHANCE SNOW ACCUMS FOR HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG LAKE SUPERIOR. 850 MB TEMPS LOWERING TO -15C BY MIDDAY ALONG WITH CONTINUED CYCLONIC FLOW WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR LES BANDS TO DEVELOP AS SYNOPTIC SNOW LIFTS E. LES WILL TAPER OFF LATE AS FLOW BECOME MORE ANTICYCLONIC WITH RDGG FROM THE WEST. GIVEN STRONG WIND AND SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON I EXTENDED SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES FOR COUNTIES E OF MQT UNTIL 4 PM EST. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES FOR W AND NCNTRL COUNTIES SHOULD END BY LATE MORNING AS GRADIENT SUBSIDES FROM THE W. EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMS OF 1-3 INCHES FOR THE S/BS ADVISORIES. SSUED WIND ADVISORIES FOR SNCTRL COUNTIES UNTIL LATE MORNING AS WELL. WEAKENED N-NE FLOW WITH BUILDING SFC RDG ALONG WITH INVERSION HGTS LOWERING BLO 3KFT WILL TAPER ANY REMAINING LES TO FLURRIES ALONG NCNTRL AND WRN COUNTIES. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVERHEAD WILL RESULT IN DRY CONDITIONS FRI INTO FRI NIGHT OVER MOST OF FCST AREA. MODELS STILL UNCERTAIN ON TRACK OF DEVELOPING SRN PLAINS STORM BUT ALL MODELS SEEM TO BE TRENDING MUCH SLOWER AND MUCH FARTHER S WITH SYSTEM. LATEST GFS AND ECMWF INDICATE STORM WILL TRACK OVER FAR SRN LWR MI SUN NIGHT AND LATEST 00Z ENSEMBLE MEMBERS SEEM TO ALSO SUPPORT SIMILAR TRACK. A TRACK THIS FAR SOUTH WOULD NOT BODE WELL FOR HEAVY SNOW OVER UPR MI...AND WOULD LIKELY FAVOR CENTRAL LOWER MI FOR HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. 00Z UKMET LOOKS TO BE EVEN FARTHER SOUTH WITH SYSTEM THAN GFS/ECMWF SHOWING CLOSED 5H LOW OVER KS/OK BDR BY 00Z SUN. UKMET EVEN HAS LOOK THAT 5H LOW WILL CUT OFF AND SLIDE WELL SOUTH AS 5H RDG DOMINATES OVER THE WRN GREAT LAKES THROUGH WEEKEND. CANADIAN MODEL TRACK WITH SYSTEM LOOKS MORE LIKE GFS/ECMWF BUT PREFER ITS QPF FIELD OVER GFS AND NAM. NAM AND GFS LOOK TO BE TOO FAR NORTH WITH MOISTURE/PCPN BRINGING PCPN INTO SW COUNTIES LATE FRI NIGHT AND THEN SPREADING QPF INTO CENTRAL COUNTIES ON SAT. PREFER DRIER CANADIAN GIVEN STRENGTH OF RDGG FROM HUDSON BAY HIGH AND ASSOC ANTICYCLONIC FLOW. ECMWF MOISTURE FIELDS ALSO SUPPORT DRIER FCST FOR FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY PART OF NEX WEEK. THUS HAVE TRENDED BACK POPS FOR SNOW OVER SRN AND WRN FCST AREA SAT AND REMOVED MENTION OF SNOW FROM NCNTRL AND ERN FCST AREA. ALSO TRENDING BACK POPS FOR SNOW OVER NCNTRL AND WRN FCST AREAS SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. MODELS ALSO SEEM TO BE TRENDING THAT SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE WELL E OF FCST AREA MON NIGHT INTO TUE WITH RDGG MOVING IN FM W SO HAVE ALSO LOWERED OR REMOVED POPS FOR THE EARLY PART OF WEEK. FOR NOW...WILL ADJUST WORDING IN UPDATED HWO TO DOWNPLAY THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW. MODELS SHOULD COME INTO EVEN BETTER AGREEMENT ON EVOLUTION AND TRACK OF SYSTEM AS SHORTWAVE ENERGY MOVES ONSHORE FROM THE ERN PACIFIC. && .MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MIZ006-007-014-085. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING FOR MIZ001>005-009. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY FOR MIZ011>013. && VOSS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 602 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007 MIZ001>005-009-231300- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-GOGEBIC- 602 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007 /502 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY NOON TODAY. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST. THE FORECAST TRACK OF THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TREND FARTHER SOUTH...AND IS NOW EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE DETROIT AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS TREND MEANS THAT LESS SNOWFALL...WITH ONLY MODERATE WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... WOULD OCCUR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. IF THE SYSTEM LOOKS TO TRACK EVEN FARTHER SOUTH...VERY LITTLE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR. HOWEVER...A FARTHER NORTH TRACK THROUGH NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN WOULD RESULT IN MUCH MORE SNOWFALL. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AS THE TRACK AND RESULTING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BECOME CLEARER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. MIZ010-084-231300- IRON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- 602 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007 /502 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST. THE FORECAST TRACK OF THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TREND FARTHER SOUTH...AND IS NOW EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE DETROIT AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS TREND MEANS THAT LESS SNOWFALL...WITH ONLY MODERATE WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... WOULD OCCUR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. IF THE SYSTEM LOOKS TO TRACK EVEN FARTHER SOUTH...VERY LITTLE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR. HOWEVER...A FARTHER NORTH TRACK THROUGH NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN WOULD RESULT IN MUCH MORE SNOWFALL. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AS THE TRACK AND RESULTING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BECOME CLEARER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. MIZ006-007-014-085-231300- ALGER-LUCE-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 602 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST. THE FORECAST TRACK OF THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TREND FARTHER SOUTH...AND IS NOW EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE DETROIT AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS TREND MEANS THAT LESS SNOWFALL...WITH ONLY MODERATE WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... WOULD OCCUR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. IF THE SYSTEM LOOKS TO TRACK EVEN FARTHER SOUTH...VERY LITTLE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR. HOWEVER...A FARTHER NORTH TRACK THROUGH NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN WOULD RESULT IN MUCH MORE SNOWFALL. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AS THE TRACK AND RESULTING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BECOME CLEARER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. MIZ011>013-231300- DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA- 602 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007 /502 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. SEE THE LATEST NON PRECIPITATION WEATHER STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST. THE FORECAST TRACK OF THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TREND FARTHER SOUTH...AND IS NOW EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE DETROIT AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS TREND MEANS THAT LESS SNOWFALL...WITH ONLY MODERATE WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... WOULD OCCUR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. IF THE SYSTEM LOOKS TO TRACK EVEN FARTHER SOUTH...VERY LITTLE SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR. HOWEVER...A FARTHER NORTH TRACK THROUGH NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN WOULD RESULT IN MUCH MORE SNOWFALL. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AS THE TRACK AND RESULTING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BECOME CLEARER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LSZ221-241>248-263-264-231300- KEWEENAW BAY AND HURON BAY FROM LOWER ENTRANCE LIGHT TO PORTAGE LAKE TO HURON ISLANDS MI-SAXON HARBOR WI TO ONTONAGON MI- ONTONAGON TO UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- UPPER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI- MANITOU ISLAND TO LOWER ENTRANCE OF PORTAGE CANAL MI- HURON ISLANDS TO MARQUETTE MI-MARQUETTE TO MUNISING MI- MUNISING TO GRAND MARAIS MI-GRAND MARAIS TO WHITEFISH POINT MI- LAKE SUPERIOR, EAST OF A LINE FROM SAXON HARBOR WI TO GRAND PORTAGE, MN, TO A LINE NORTHWARD FROM MANITOU IS. MI, BEYOND 5 NM AND SOUTH OF THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- LAKE SUPERIOR, EAST OF A LINE FROM MANITOU IS. MI NORTHWARD BEYOND 5 NM AND SOUTH OF THE US/CANADIAN BORDER, EXCLUDING WHITEFISH BAY- 602 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007 /502 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT GALE FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ARE EXPECTED ON THE WEST HALF OF LAKE SUPERIOR THIS MORNING AND ON THE EAST HALF OF LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LMZ221-248-262-231300- BAY OF GREEN BAY NORTH OF LINE FROM CEDAR RIVER MI TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE-SEUL CHOIX POINT TO POINT DETOUR MI- LAKE MICHIGAN...FROM SEUL CHOIX POINT TO ROCK ISLAND PASSAGE...SOUTHEASTWARD BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORE TO THE MID- LINE OF THE LAKE- 602 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. AJ
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A wind gust to 68 mph reported by an observer at Bark River.
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