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WWUS43 KAPX 160244
WSWAPX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1044 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
MIZ018-021-022-026-161445-
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PRESQUE ISLE-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-GRAND TRAVERSE-
1044 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY
..ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 6 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...ANTRIM, GRAND TRAVERSE, OTSEGO, AND PRESQUE ISLE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. 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.
MIZ034-161200-
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ROSCOMMON-
1044 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT ICING. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND FOUR
TENTHS OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...ROSCOMMON COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ICE.
TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD
IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.
MIZ016-161445-
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EMMET-
1044 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND
A LIGHT GLAZE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...EMMET COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
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.
MIZ017-099-161445-
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CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-
1044 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES AND A GLAZE OF ICE. LOCALIZED
HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...CHARLEVOIX AND CHEBOYGAN COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD 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.
MIZ020-161445-
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LEELANAU-
1044 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND
A LIGHT GLAZE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...LEELANAU COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD 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.
MIZ086-087-095-096-161445-
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WESTERN CHIPPEWA-CENTRAL CHIPPEWA-WESTERN MACKINAC-EASTERN
MACKINAC-
1044 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND
A LIGHT GLAZE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...CENTRAL CHIPPEWA, EASTERN MACKINAC, WESTERN CHIPPEWA, AND
WESTERN MACKINAC COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD 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.
MIZ088-097-098-161445-
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SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC ISLAND/BOIS BLANC ISLAND-BEAVER
ISLAND AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS-
1044 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 8 INCHES AND A GLAZE OF ICE
ACCUMULATION. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 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 LIKELY DUE TO THE ICE.
TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD
IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
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.
MIZ023-027-028-161200-
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MONTMORENCY-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-
1044 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT ICING. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS
UP TO ONE INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH.
LOCALIZED HIGHER ICING AMOUNTS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY ACROSS
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES.
* WHERE...CRAWFORD, KALKASKA, AND MONTMORENCY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ICE.
TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD
IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.
MIZ024-029-030-032-033-161200-
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ALPENA-OSCODA-ALCONA-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-
1044 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT ICING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE
INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND FOUR TENTHS OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...ALCONA, ALPENA, MISSAUKEE, OSCODA, AND WEXFORD COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE ARE LIKELY DUE TO THE ICE.
TRAVEL COULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD
IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.
MIZ025-161200-
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BENZIE-
1044 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...BENZIE COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
MIZ031-161200-
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MANISTEE-
1044 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN ONE
TENTH AND TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...MANISTEE COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
MIZ035-161200-
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OGEMAW-
1044 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY
* WHAT...FREEZING RAIN. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE
TENTH OF AN INCH.
* WHERE...OGEMAW COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE
POWER OUTAGES.
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