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
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY.
* WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL MOVE INTO UPPER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND
INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 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 WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE SNOW COVERED ROADS AND BLOWING SNOW
REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE...MAINLY IN OPEN
AREAS. 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 LATE 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.
$$
DLG
WINTER STORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1112 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY.
* WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL MOVE INTO UPPER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING AND
INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
SNOW WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR...ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH AT TIMES. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE CLOSE TO
THE GREAT LAKES ON WEDNESDAY.
* THE HEAVY SNOW...AS WELL AS THE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WILL WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY VALUES TO BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
EVENING. THIS MAY RESULT IN THE CLOSURE OF M-28 BETWEEN HARVEY
AND MUNISING DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING
SNOW...ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
$$
MRD
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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