A deepening low pressure system lifting north from the Central Plains produced east storm force winds at Stannard Rock on the morning of the 16th.
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The episode as NWS MQT wrote it up.
A deepening low pressure system lifting north from the Central Plains produced east storm force winds at Stannard Rock on the morning of the 16th.
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 Mar 16, 4:30 AM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 603 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016 MIZ001>005-009-010-084-171100- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-GOGEBIC- IRON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- 603 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016 /503 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT EASTERLY WINDS MAY GUST OVER 40 MPH ACROSS THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA TODAY. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS MORNING...AND THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF HEAVY...WET SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ADDITIONAL WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SNOWFALL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE. THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SUBMIT SNOW REPORTS TO OUR OFFICE ON OUR WEBSITE...FACEBOOK PAGE...OR ON TWITTER. MIZ006-007-011>014-085-171100- ALGER-LUCE-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 603 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016 /503 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT EAST WINDS MAY GUST OVER 45 MPH THIS MORNING NEAR THE BAY OF GREEN BAY AND LAKE MICHIGAN. SEE THE LATEST WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. MINOR WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MINOR WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF ANY WIND DAMAGE. HE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SUBMIT REPORTS TO OUR OFFICE ON OUR WEBSITE...FACEBOOK PAGE...OR ON TWITTER. LSZ162-240>251-263>267-171100- 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- 603 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016 /503 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT EASTERLY GALES OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH TONIGHT. SEE THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE AND LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EAST TO NORTHEAST GALES OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SEE THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. LMZ221-248-250-171100- 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- 603 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT EASTERLY GALES OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS ARE THIS MORNING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE TONIGHT. SEE THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. JLB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
442 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016
MIZ012-161045-
MENOMINEE MI-
442 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MENOMINEE COUNTY UNTIL
545 AM CDT...
AT 438 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS FROM 8 MILES EAST OF MOUNTAIN TO NEAR STURGEON
BAY...AND MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MENOMINEE...STEPHENSON...WELLS STATE PARK...ARTHUR BAY...CEDAR RIVER...
DAGGETT...CARBONDALE...SWANSON...INGALLS...WALLACE...BIRCH CREEK AND
BANAT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE UNTIL THESE STORMS
HAVE PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 4511 8766 4519 8774 4534 8765 4537 8766
4539 8770 4535 8776 4535 8789 4540 8785
4543 8786 4550 8779 4556 8783 4558 8778
4543 8733 4529 8744 4516 8759 4509 8760
TIME...MOT...LOC 0938Z 193DEG 33KT 4521 8832 4486 8733
JLASPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
642 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016
MIZ012>014-161145-
SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT MI-DELTA MI-MENOMINEE MI-
642 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MENOMINEE...SOUTHWESTERN
SCHOOLCRAFT AND DELTA COUNTIES UNTIL 745 AM EDT/645 AM CDT/...
AT 640 AM EDT/540 AM CDT/...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF HERMANSVILLE TO 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF SLEEPING BEAR POINT.
THIS LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS AS
THEY MOVE THROUGH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ESCANABA...GLADSTONE...RAPID RIVER...THOMPSON...POWERS...GARDEN...
STONINGTON...LA BRANCHE...GARDEN CORNERS...HERMANSVILLE...ROCK...ISABELLA...
BAGLEY...WILSON...SPALDING...BARK RIVER...NADEAU...BRAMPTON...WHITNEY AND
ENSIGN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE UNTIL THESE STORMS
HAVE PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 4556 8783 4572 8783 4573 8770 4589 8770
4598 8761 4598 8725 4615 8724 4594 8628
4571 8658 4557 8666 4587 8653 4589 8653
4587 8677 4572 8685 4568 8696 4570 8698
4583 8701 4592 8694 4590 8698 4540 8737
TIME...MOT...LOC 1040Z 184DEG 40KT 4558 8776 4532 8703 4510 8630
JLAThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 marine high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Stannard Rock Light C-MAN station measured a peak east wind gust of 59 mph.
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