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WWUS43 KAPX 161748  
WSWAPX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI  
148 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
MIZ016-017-099-170600-  
/O.EXT.KAPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260317T1200Z/  
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-CHARLEVOIX-  
148 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN  
1 AND 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CHARLEVOIX, CHEBOYGAN, AND EMMET COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING  
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MIZ020-170600-  
/O.EXT.KAPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260317T1200Z/  
LEELANAU-  
148 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN  
3 AND 6 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...LEELANAU COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MIZ021-026-170600-  
/O.EXT.KAPX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260317T1200Z/  
ANTRIM-GRAND TRAVERSE-  
148 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES,  
HIGHEST IN GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...ANTRIM AND GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MIZ086>088-095>098-170600-  
/O.CON.KAPX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260317T1200Z/  
WESTERN CHIPPEWA-CENTRAL CHIPPEWA-SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA-WESTERN  
MACKINAC-EASTERN MACKINAC-MACKINAC ISLAND/BOIS BLANC ISLAND-  
BEAVER ISLAND AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS-  
148 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN  
3 AND 5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE DUE TO FALLING AND  
BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING  
SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING  
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MIZ018-022-170000-  
/O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260317T0000Z/  
PRESQUE ISLE-OTSEGO-  
148 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...OTSEGO AND PRESQUE ISLE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 
 
 
 
 
MIZ025-031-170600-  
/O.CON.KAPX.WS.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260317T1200Z/  
BENZIE-MANISTEE-  
148 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 7  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BENZIE AND MANISTEE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE  
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY  
MORNING 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MIZ027-032-170600-  
/O.EXT.KAPX.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-260317T1200Z/  
KALKASKA-WEXFORD-  
148 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 5 INCHES.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...KALKASKA AND WEXFORD COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTES.  
GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.  
 
 
 
 
 
JZ  
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