Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Gaylord, MI
Areas Affected: Antrim; Otsego; Montmorency; Kalkaska; Crawford; Oscoda; Missaukee; Roscommon; Ogemaw; Charlevoix
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 12:30pm EST
Alert Effective: Thursday 12:30pm EST
Alert Expires: Friday 12:30am EST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 12:30pm EST
Event Ends: Friday 7:00pm EST
Issued by: NWS Gaylord MI
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations as high as 12 to 18 inches, particularly over portions of Antrim, Kalkaska, Crawford, and southeastern Otsego counties...with additional amounts of 6 to 10 inches elsewhere. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Antrim, Charlevoix, Otsego, Montmorency, Kalkaska, Crawford, Oscoda, Missaukee, Roscommon, Ogemaw counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very treacherous, particularly beneath the heaviest snow bands, where snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour will lead to whiteout conditions and roads quickly becoming snow covered. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The heaviest band is expected to impact parts of US-131 between Elmira and Fife Lake...and I-75 just north of Waters (exit 270) to Roscommon. This band may impact the I-75 corridor between Roscommon and West Branch this afternoon.
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. Turn on headlights so oncoming traffic can see your headlights...and following traffic can see your taillights.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7a14e17dcb5b1c4790d75826f630060e4bfe667c.002.1 Codes: MIZ021, MIZ022, MIZ023, MIZ027, MIZ028, MIZ029, MIZ033, MIZ034, MIZ035, MIZ099 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7a14e17dcb5b1c4790d75826f630060e4bfe667c.002.1