1-3-16 URGENT UPDATED STORM WARNINGS:
Hazardous Weather Conditions: National Weather Service Office Negaunee, MI
Lake Effect Snow Warning
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Special Weather Statement
Heavy Freezing Spray Warning
Lake Effect Snow Advisory Jan. 3, 2017 – 9 p.m. EST until Jan. 4, 2017 8 p.m. EST
Heavy Lake Effect Snow Will Make Driving Pointless Around the Snow Belt Areas – Tonight to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017
Snow: Up to a foot
Lake Superior: 13-foot waves
Winds: 25 MPH
Windchill: 25 below
Upper Peninsula Counties: Keweenaw, Ontonagon, Houghton, Baraga, Marquette, Alger, Luce, Gogebic, Iron, Dickinson, Menominee, Delta, Schoolcraft
Then it Will Slam Eastern U.P. on Thursday/Friday
Lake Effect Snow Warning Continues in Hurley, Wisconsin – Iron County, WI – Gogebic Range
By Greg Peterson
U.P. Breaking News
Owner, News Director / 1-906-273-2433
(Upper Peninsula of Michigan) – If you need to get something done today like groceries, you should probably do it before 8 p.m. as the lake-effect snow machine kicks into high gear in the usual snow belt areas.
Snow totals will likely widely vary – and strong winds will create double-digit wind-chills and harsh blowing snow. If you haven’t put that spare blanket, emergency kit, supplies in your car in case you go off the road.
U.P. Breaking News estimates there have been more than 300 rollovers across the U.P. this winter – and more than triple that have slid off the road and needed a wrecker. All never thought it could happened when they left for their destination.
Please check on the elderly and those with special needs and issues.
Remember to help anyone who needs it – even those with substance issues – everyone needs to be indoors tonight. This is a night to show humanity, compassion – and tomorrow.
We have now had two reports of people dying in the snow in the region – and you mix alcohol and its for sure deadly.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 348 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... MIZ001>003-040500- /O.CON.KMQT.LE.W.0001.170104T0000Z-170107T0500Z/ KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...ONTONAGON...HOUGHTON... HANCOCK 348 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 40 MPH...STRONGEST TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...GREATEST BETWEEN MASS CITY AND SOUTH RANGE. FARTHER INLAND...NEAR BRUCE CROSSING AND PAULDING...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. * PREPARE... PLAN... AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 348 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... MIZ006-007-085-040500- /O.CON.KMQT.LE.W.0001.170104T0600Z-170106T1200Z/ ALGER-LUCE-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY... SENEY 348 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TOWARD DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH...STRONGEST LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY IS EXPECTED TO REACH OR EXCEED A FOOT NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR FROM NEAR MUNISING THROUGH NORTHERN LUCE COUNTY. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FARTHER INLAND FROM NEWBERRY TO STEUBEN TO CHATHAM. NEAR TRENARY...EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. * PREPARE... PLAN... AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 348 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... MIZ009-040500- /O.CON.KMQT.LE.W.0001.170104T0000Z-170105T1800Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 248 PM CST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING OF 8 TO 15 INCHES IS EXPECTED NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...GREATEST NORTH OF WAKEFIELD AND BESSEMER. ONLY 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED INLAND FROM MARENISCO TO WATERSMEET. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. * PREPARE... PLAN... AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 351 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 LSZ162-240>251-263>267-042100- 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- 351 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 /251 PM CST TUE JAN 3 2017/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR...CENTRAL LAKE SUPERIOR AND WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. SEE THE GALE WARNING AND LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. SEE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NORTHWEST GALES TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR WEDNESDAY. SEE THE GALE WARNING AND LAKE SUPERIOR FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SEE THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR MORE INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE NEED FOR WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 351 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-042100- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE- GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 351 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 /251 PM CST TUE JAN 3 2017/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN NORTHWEST WIND FAVORED SNOWBELTS LATE TONIGHT. SEE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN NORTHWEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST WIND FAVORED SNOWBELTS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WEDNESDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SEE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR MORE INFORMATION. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FEET ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE EAST OF MARQUETTE AND ALONG THE NORTHERN SHORE OF THE KEEWEENAW PENINSULA MAY LEAD TO MINOR BEACH EROSION ON WEDNESDAY. WIND CHILL READINGS MAY DROP AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO OVER THE INLAND WEST EARLY EACH DAY THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE. THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SUBMIT REPORTS AT OUR WEBPAGE...FACEBOOK PAGE...OR ON TWITTER.
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 353 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 LSZ264-040500- /O.EXT.KMQT.UP.W.0001.170104T0600Z-170105T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0001.170104T0600Z-170104T1800Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 353 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 33 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 18 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 353 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 LSZ266-267-040500- /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0001.170104T0900Z-170104T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.UP.W.0001.170104T0900Z-170105T1500Z/ 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- 353 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 34 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 14 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 21 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1117 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... MIZ001>003-040030- /O.CON.KMQT.LE.W.0001.170104T0000Z-170107T0500Z/ KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COPPER HARBOR...ONTONAGON...HOUGHTON... HANCOCK 1117 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 40 MPH...STRONGEST TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH FRIDAY OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS EXPECTED NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...GREATEST BETWEEN MASS CITY AND SOUTH RANGE. FARTHER INLAND...NEAR BRUCE CROSSING AND PAULDING...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. * PREPARE... PLAN... AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1117 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... MIZ006-007-085-040030- /O.CON.KMQT.LE.W.0001.170104T0600Z-170106T1200Z/ ALGER-LUCE-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY... SENEY 1117 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH...STRONGEST LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH INTO EARLY FRIDAY IS EXPECTED TO REACH OR EXCEED A FOOT NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR FROM NEAR MUNISING THROUGH NORTHERN LUCE COUNTY. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FARTHER INLAND FROM NEWBERRY TO STEUBEN TO CHATHAM. NEAR TRENARY...EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. * PREPARE... PLAN... AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1117 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... MIZ009-040030- /O.CON.KMQT.LE.W.0001.170104T0000Z-170105T1800Z/ GOGEBIC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IRONWOOD 1017 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS GUSTING 25 TO 35 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING OF 8 TO 15 INCHES IS EXPECTED NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...GREATEST NORTH OF WAKEFIELD AND BESSEMER. ONLY 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED INLAND FROM MARENISCO TO WATERSMEET. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. * PREPARE... PLAN... AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1031 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 MIZ008-032345- /O.CON.KAPX.LE.W.0001.170104T0900Z-170105T1700Z/ CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE 1031 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO NOON EST THURSDAY... * HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 4 AM WEDNESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND NOON THURSDAY. * THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...PRIMARILY NORTH OF M-28. LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. * GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW. LOOK FOR SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 532 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-041045- KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE- GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT- 532 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 /432 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2017/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN NORTHWEST WIND FAVORED SNOWBELTS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SEE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN NORTHWEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST WIND FAVORED SNOWBELTS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WEDNESDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SEE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES FOR MORE INFORMATION. WAVES BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FEET ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE EAST OF MARQUETTE MAY LEAD TO MINOR BEACH EROSION ON WEDNESDAY. WIND CHILL READINGS MAY DROP AS LOW AS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO OVER THE INLAND WEST EARLY EACH DAY THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE. THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SUBMIT REPORTS AT OUR WEBPAGE...FACEBOOK PAGE...OR ON TWITTER.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1117 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... MIZ004-084-040030- /O.CON.KMQT.LE.Y.0001.170104T0200Z-170105T0000Z/ BARAGA-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...L`ANSE...KENTON...SIDNAW 1117 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. * WINDS GUSTING UP TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR HERMAN AND ALSO NEAR NISULA. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. * PREPARE... PLAN... AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT JLB
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 959 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 LSZ264-032300- /O.NEW.KMQT.UP.W.0001.170104T0600Z-170105T0900Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0001.170104T0600Z-170104T1800Z/ LAKE SUPERIOR FROM UPPER ENTRANCE TO PORTAGE CANAL TO MANITOU ISLAND MI 5NM OFF SHORE TO THE US/CANADIAN BORDER- 959 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 30 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 39 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 11 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 16 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 2 AM EST WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 959 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 LSZ266-267-032300- /O.NEW.KMQT.UP.W.0001.170104T0900Z-170105T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMQT.GL.W.0001.170104T0900Z-170104T2100Z/ 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- 959 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING: EXPECT HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TO OCCUR FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES DURING THE GALE WARNING: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF UP TO 32 KNOTS FROM THE NORTH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 38 KNOTS. THE LARGEST EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT WAVES WILL BE 13 FEET WITH A MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHT OF UP TO 19 FEET POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY WITH THE LARGEST WAVES EXPECTED AROUND 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST MARINE FORECASTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARNING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1205 PM CST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW RAMPS UP ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE TONIGHT... .THERE WILL ONLY BE LINGERING LIGHT SNOW ACROSS FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA THE REST OF TODAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP...DRAWING DOWN COLD ARCTIC AIR AND CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN MORE OPEN AREAS OF THE NORTH WOODS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP DOWNWIND OF LAKE SUPERIOR ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN LATE TODAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. UP TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE FORECAST FOR AREAS ALONG AND NEAR THE GOGEBIC RANGE IN IRON COUNTY WISCONSIN. WIZ004-040415- /O.CON.KDLH.LE.Y.0001.170104T0000Z-170105T1200Z/ IRON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HURLEY 1205 PM CST TUE JAN 3 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN IRON COUNTY ALONG THE GOGEBIC RANGE... INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF HURLEY. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG AND NEAR THE GOGEBIC RANGE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS HALF MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS...AND REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.
Elliott Falls, a 28-year-old yacht salesman from Charlevoix, MI – was on his annual snowmobile trip with his father – 60-year-old civil engineer Alan Falls of Midland, MI.
“It launched him into the air and his sled flew 190 feet and my dad flew another 60 feet – so he was thrown 250 feet,” Falls recalled.
Plus – since the recent daylight Upper Peninsula fatal fires during storms – please take extra precautions to help those who are home-bound – or have special needs. About a dozen major house fires have been reported across the U.P. this winter – and two were fatal fires.
Mackinac Bridge Status: High Winds and Black Ice Warning on Monday, Dec. 26, 2016 – 7:31 AM ET
Upper Peninsula Breaking News by Greg Peterson 