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WWUS43 KMQT 020930  
WSWMQT  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
530 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2024  
 
MIZ002-009-010-084-021730-  
/O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0003.240402T2100Z-240403T1800Z/  
/O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0005.240403T0000Z-240404T0600Z/  
ONTONAGON-GOGEBIC-IRON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ONTONAGON, IRONWOOD, IRON RIVER, KENTON,  
AND SIDNAW  
530 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2024 /430 AM CDT TUE APR 2 2024/  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS  
EVENING TO 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12  
INCHES, HIGHEST EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN HOUGHTON AND NORTHEAST  
IRON. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH, STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED  
ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
* WHERE...ONTONAGON, GOGEBIC, IRON AND SOUTHERN HOUGHTON  
COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EDT /1 AM  
CDT/ THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. PATCHY  
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE  
COMBINATION OF WET AND HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH HIGH WINDS MAY  
CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO BREAK AND DAMAGE POWER LINES. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS LIKELY WILL IMPACT THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES  
ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 

 
 

 
 
MIZ004-021730-  
/O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0003.240402T2100Z-240403T1800Z/  
/O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0005.240403T0300Z-240404T1200Z/  
BARAGA-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF L'ANSE  
530 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2024  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM  
EDT THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH, STRONGEST WINDS  
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY, ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR.  
 
* WHERE...BARAGA COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. PATCHY  
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE  
COMBINATION OF WET AND HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH HIGH WINDS MAY  
CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO BREAK AND DAMAGE POWER LINES. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES  
ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 

 
 

 
 
MIZ005-021730-  
/O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0003.240403T0000Z-240404T1200Z/  
/O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0005.240403T0300Z-240404T1200Z/  
MARQUETTE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GWINN AND MARQUETTE  
530 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2024  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM  
EDT THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. UP TO 12 INCHES OR MORE EXPECTED  
NEAR THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORES. HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS EXPECTED  
SOUTH AND WEST OF MARQUETTE, ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.  
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 18 TO 32 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER  
TERRAIN. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH, STRONGEST WINDS  
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY, ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR.  
 
* WHERE...MARQUETTE COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.  
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
THE COMBINATION OF WET AND HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH HIGH WINDS MAY  
CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO BREAK AND DAMAGE POWER LINES. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES  
ON WEDNESDAY AS WELL AS THE MORNING COMMUTE THURSDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 

 
 

 
 
MIZ011-021730-  
/O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0003.240402T2100Z-240403T1800Z/  
/O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0005.240403T0000Z-240403T1800Z/  
DICKINSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN  
430 AM CDT TUE APR 2 2024  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM  
CDT WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH, STRONGEST WINDS  
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
* WHERE...DICKINSON COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.  
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
THE COMBINATION OF WET AND HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH HIGH WINDS MAY  
CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO BREAK AND DAMAGE POWER LINES. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THIS EVENING'S COMMUTE AS WELL AS  
THE MORNING COMMUTE WEDNESDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 

 
 

 
 
MIZ012-021730-  
/O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0003.240402T1800Z-240403T1800Z/  
/O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0005.240403T0000Z-240403T1800Z/  
MENOMINEE-  
INCLUDING THE CITY OF MENOMINEE  
430 AM CDT TUE APR 2 2024  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM  
CDT WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 12  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH, STRONGEST WINDS  
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
* WHERE...MENOMINEE COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.  
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
THE COMBINATION OF WET AND HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH HIGH WINDS MAY  
CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO BREAK AND DAMAGE POWER LINES. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THIS EVENING'S COMMUTE AS WELL AS  
THE MORNING COMMUTE WEDNESDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 

 
 

 
 
MIZ006-021730-  
/O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0003.240403T0000Z-240403T1800Z/  
/O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0005.240403T0300Z-240404T0600Z/  
ALGER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRAND MARAIS AND MUNISING  
530 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2024  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM  
EDT THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 18  
INCHES, HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS IN THE WEST HALF OF THE COUNTY.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH, STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THE LAKESHORES ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
* WHERE...ALGER COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.  
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
THE COMBINATION OF WET AND HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH HIGH WINDS MAY  
CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO BREAK AND DAMAGE POWER LINES. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES  
ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 

 
 

 
 
MIZ007-013-014-085-021730-  
/O.UPG.KMQT.WS.A.0003.240403T0000Z-240403T1800Z/  
/O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0005.240403T0300Z-240403T1800Z/  
LUCE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, ESCANABA, GLADSTONE,  
MANISTIQUE, AND SENEY  
530 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2024  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM  
EDT WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH, STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED  
ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
* WHERE...LUCE, DELTA, SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT AND NORTHERN  
SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE COMBINATION OF WET  
AND HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO  
BREAK AND DAMAGE POWER LINES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL  
LIKELY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 

 
 

 
 
MIZ001-003-021730-  
/O.NEW.KMQT.WS.W.0005.240403T0600Z-240404T0600Z/  
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COPPER HARBOR, HOUGHTON, AND HANCOCK  
530 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2024  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH, STRONGEST WINDS  
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
* WHERE...KEWEENAW AND NORTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 2 AM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM EDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW  
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE COMBINATION OF WET  
AND HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO  
BREAK AND DAMAGE POWER LINES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD  
IMPACT THE MORNING OR EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.  
 

 
 

 
 
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