14/01/2013
Local Weather Alert
Lake Effect Snow Warning for Houghton, MI
until 7:00 AM EST, Tue., Jan 15, 2013
Other affected areas:
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Keweenaw, MI; Houghton, MI
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Issued by The National Weather Service
Marquette, MI
Sun, Jan 13, 2013, 9:29 PM EST
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.. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS UPGRADED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY TO A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* THE LONG DURATION LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL OVERNIGHT SOUTH OF CALUMET. EXPECT THE BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW TO SHIFT NORTH ACROSS THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
* STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 15 INCHES IS LIKELY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. A FEW SPOTS MAY SEE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER 20 INCHES BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE MOST LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM TWIN LAKES THROUGH CALUMET AND DELAWARE.
IMPACTS...
* THE LONG DURATION LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND BRIEF PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER THE HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS.
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.
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... MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO CONTINUE...
AS COLDER ARCTIC AIR MOVES ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR... EXPECT MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE IN AREAS FAVORED BY NORTHWEST WINDS... ESPECIALLY OVER THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA. AS THE WINDS SLOWLY BACK TO THE WEST ON MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT... THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY IMPACT ONLY THE KEWEENAW PENINSULA. DUE TO THE LONG DURATION OF THE EVENT ACROSS HOUGHTON AND KEWEENAW COUNTIES... AS MUCH AS 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING.
