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WWUS43 KAPX 151429
WSWAPX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1029 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
MIZ086-087-095-096-160230-
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WESTERN CHIPPEWA-CENTRAL CHIPPEWA-WESTERN MACKINAC-EASTERN
MACKINAC-
1029 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 18 AND 34 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL
CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WHERE...CENTRAL CHIPPEWA, EASTERN MACKINAC, WESTERN CHIPPEWA, AND
WESTERN MACKINAC COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH
YOUR VEHICLE.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY IN YOUR
VEHICLE.
MIZ016>018-020>022-099-160230-
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EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-CHARLEVOIX-
1029 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 15 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN ONE TENTH AND ONE HALF OF AN INCH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE
ICE. TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
MIZ088-097-098-160230-
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SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC ISLAND/BOIS BLANC ISLAND-BEAVER
ISLAND AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS-
1029 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 14 AND 30 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN ONE TENTH AND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS
HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...MACKINAC ISLAND/BOIS BLANC ISLAND AND BEAVER ISLAND AND
SURROUNDING ISLANDS, AND SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE
ICE. TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
MIZ023>030-160000-
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MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-
ALCONA-
1029 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO
TENTHS OF AN INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT,
FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
MIZ031>036-041-042-151800-
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MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
1029 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT
GLAZE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT,
FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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