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WSWAPX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
231 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
..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.
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WESTERN CHIPPEWA-
231 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, HEAVY
SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 11 INCHES
POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...WESTERN CHIPPEWA COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING, 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. THE
STRONG WINDS AND WEIGHT OF SNOW ON TREE LIMBS MAY DOWN POWER LINES
AND COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
MIZ016-017-097-098-120645-
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EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-MACKINAC ISLAND/BOIS BLANC ISLAND-BEAVER ISLAND
AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS-
231 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
* 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
MIZ087-088-095-096-120645-
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CENTRAL CHIPPEWA-SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA-WESTERN MACKINAC-EASTERN
MACKINAC-
231 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, HEAVY
SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 11 INCHES
POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL CHIPPEWA, EASTERN MACKINAC, SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA,
AND WESTERN MACKINAC 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 AND
MAY MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
MIZ018-099-120000-
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PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-
231 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A
LIGHT GLAZE.
* WHERE...CHARLEVOIX AND PRESQUE ISLE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-
CRAWFORD-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-
231 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
TWO INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
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