Winter storm coming this way
Those of you in the midwest from Chicago east to Cleveland, lay in your supplies now. My wife and I have.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
425 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010
...WINTER STORM HEADED FOR THE GREAT LAKES FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY ON
SUNDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES FROM THE M-59 CORRIDOR NORTH TO THE
SAGINAW VALLEY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RAMP UP SUNDAY NIGHT
BRINGING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE THUMB REGION WITH 6 TO 11
INCHES OF TOTAL ACCUMULATION ACROSS THIS REGION. IN
ADDITION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY TO 25 TO 30 MPH
AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SOME FLUCTUATION IN
THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM REMAINS POSSIBLE AND WILL HAVE AN
EFFECT ON SNOWFALL TOTALS.
MIZ060-061-068>070-120930-
/O.UPG.KDTX.WS.A.0003.101212T0400Z-101213T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KDTX.WS.W.0003.101212T0800Z-101213T0400Z/
SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWOSSO...FLINT...HOWELL...PONTIAC...
WARREN
425 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 PM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED LATE TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW ON SUNDAY RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS
AND POOR VISIBILITY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL WILL LEAD
TO BLOWING SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH RAIN TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO
ALL SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT.
* SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON SUNDAY WITH INCREASING NORTH
WINDS CREATING BLOWING SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED DURING
THE DAY ON SUNDAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES SUNDAY EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM ARE EXPECTED TO BE
5 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FROM LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY ALONG THE M-59 AND I-69 CORRIDOR.
* NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH BY SUNDAY EVENING
RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW FALLEN SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
&&
$$
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
400 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010
MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-121015-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-
ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-
400 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN ALONG AND NORTH OF THE M-59 CORRIDOR.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS.
STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY NIGHT AND INCREASE INTO MONDAY WITH
GUSTS OF 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE FAR EASTERN THUMB REGION ON MONDAY.
ARCTIC AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE GREAT LAKES IN THE WAKE OF THE
WEEKEND STORM SYSTEM. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND ARCTIC
AIR WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER SPOTTER REPORTS OF
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED OVERNIGHT.
$$
My wife kaligreeneyes graduated one class short of a minor in geography, with an emphasis in physical geography. She's very good at reading weather data. Last night, she looked at the storm headed our way and predicted that we'd get 8 inches. Based on the above, 8 inches is just below the high end of the total accumulation from this storm predicted this afternoon by NOAA. I'm impressed.
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
425 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010
...WINTER STORM HEADED FOR THE GREAT LAKES FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY ON
SUNDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES FROM THE M-59 CORRIDOR NORTH TO THE
SAGINAW VALLEY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RAMP UP SUNDAY NIGHT
BRINGING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE THUMB REGION WITH 6 TO 11
INCHES OF TOTAL ACCUMULATION ACROSS THIS REGION. IN
ADDITION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY TO 25 TO 30 MPH
AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SOME FLUCTUATION IN
THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM REMAINS POSSIBLE AND WILL HAVE AN
EFFECT ON SNOWFALL TOTALS.
MIZ060-061-068>070-120930-
/O.UPG.KDTX.WS.A.0003.101212T0400Z-101213T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KDTX.WS.W.0003.101212T0800Z-101213T0400Z/
SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWOSSO...FLINT...HOWELL...PONTIAC...
WARREN
425 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 PM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED LATE TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW ON SUNDAY RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS
AND POOR VISIBILITY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL WILL LEAD
TO BLOWING SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH RAIN TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO
ALL SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT.
* SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON SUNDAY WITH INCREASING NORTH
WINDS CREATING BLOWING SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED DURING
THE DAY ON SUNDAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES SUNDAY EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS STORM ARE EXPECTED TO BE
5 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FROM LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY ALONG THE M-59 AND I-69 CORRIDOR.
* NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH BY SUNDAY EVENING
RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW FALLEN SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
&&
$$
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
400 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010
MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-121015-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-
ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-
400 PM EST SAT DEC 11 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN ALONG AND NORTH OF THE M-59 CORRIDOR.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL
DETAILS.
STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY NIGHT AND INCREASE INTO MONDAY WITH
GUSTS OF 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW. ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE FAR EASTERN THUMB REGION ON MONDAY.
ARCTIC AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE GREAT LAKES IN THE WAKE OF THE
WEEKEND STORM SYSTEM. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND ARCTIC
AIR WILL LEAD TO WIND CHILL READINGS OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER SPOTTER REPORTS OF
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED OVERNIGHT.
$$
My wife kaligreeneyes graduated one class short of a minor in geography, with an emphasis in physical geography. She's very good at reading weather data. Last night, she looked at the storm headed our way and predicted that we'd get 8 inches. Based on the above, 8 inches is just below the high end of the total accumulation from this storm predicted this afternoon by NOAA. I'm impressed.