Thursday, February 25, 2016

One lone Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect.. for Huron County

NWS has cancelled all winter storm warnings and advisories but has issued a new one for Huron County.



Reason? Winds are still going to be insane near the lakeshore today, and this is going to create significant blowing and drifting of snow:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1104 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016

MIZ049-260000-
/O.EXP.KDTX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160225T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KDTX.WW.Y.0005.160225T1604Z-160226T0000Z/
HURON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BAD AXE
1104 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * STRONG WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
   WITHIN ABOUT 5 MILES OF THE LAKE HURON SHORELINE.

 * SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED

 * IN ADDITION...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE UP TO 1
   INCH THROUGH 1 PM

IMPACTS...

 * STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.

 * DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE POSSIBLE.

 * BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO ONE QUARTER OF
   A MILE AND WILL QUICKLY COVER ROADS

 * TRAVEL WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS NEAR THE LAKE HURON
   SHORELINE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
   EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

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