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Effective:   2026-03-11 14:31:00 Local Time  
Expires:   2026-03-13 20:00:00 Local Time <-- EXPIRED! [Archived Message Only]
 
Event:   WINTER STORM WATCH
 
Alert:   WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUED MARCH 11 AT 2:31PM EDT UNTIL MARCH 13 AT 8:00PM EDT

...ANOTHER SNOWY SYSTEM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .ANOTHER QUICK-HITTING SYSTEM WILL BRING SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL TO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. CURRENT EXPECTATIONS WILL FOCUS HIGHEST TOTALS ACROSS THE EASTERN UP AND PERHAPS AS FAR SOUTH AS THE TIP OF THE MITT REGION. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AS WELL, RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS, PARTICULARLY FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. * WHERE...MACKINAC ISLAND BOIS BLANC ISLAND AND BEAVER ISLAND AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS, AND CHEBOYGAN AND EMMET COUNTIES. * WHEN...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WHITEOUT TO NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AND MAY MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
 
Instructions:   VIEW STORM REPORTS MAP. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCH, WARNING, ADVISORY
 
Targt Area:   EMMET, CHEBOYGAN, MACKINAC ISLAND BOIS BLANC ISLAND, BEAVER ISLAND AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS

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Issued by:   NWS Gaylord MI [APX]