LAKESHORE FLOOD STATEMENT
Warning Issue Date: 455 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009
HIGH WAVES...MINOR LAKESHORE FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE PASSING BY TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ON
WEDNESDAY WILL BRING STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AS HIGH AS 45
TO 55 MPH TO EASTERN LAKE SUPERIOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING. THIS WILL GENERATE WAVES AS HIGH AS 17 TO 22 FEET
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING ALONG THE SHORELINE OF
MARQUETTE AND ALGER COUNTIES.
WAVES THIS HIGH WILL CAUSE BEACH EROSION AND SOME MINOR FLOODING
OF LOW LYING ROADS SUCH AS LAKESHORE BOULEVARD IN MARQUETTE.
OWNERS OF PROPERTY NEAR THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE ARE URGED TO
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT
PROPERTY. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO STAY AWAY FROM THE SHORELINE DUE TO
HIGH WAVES WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 411 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009
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...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY.
* WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL MOVE INTO UPPER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND
INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER
OFF LATE WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS DOWNWIND FROM LAKE SUPERIOR THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES OR MORE ARE
POSSIBLE...GREATEST OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR.
* THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW
REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE IN OPEN AREAS...
ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS MAY RESULT IN THE CLOSURE OF M-28
BETWEEN HARVEY AND MUNISING DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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