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WINTER STORM WATCH |
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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. |
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VIEW STORM REPORTS MAP. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCH, WARNING, ADVISORY |
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EMMET, CHEBOYGAN, MACKINAC ISLAND BOIS BLANC ISLAND, BEAVER ISLAND AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS
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