211  
WWUS73 KMQT 260624  
NPWMQT  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
124 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
MIZ001-003-262200-  
/O.NEW.KMQT.HW.A.0001.260227T1800Z-260228T0600Z/  
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COPPER HARBOR, HOUGHTON, AND HANCOCK  
124 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
FRIDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...KEWEENAW AND NORTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.  
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY  
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BLOWING SNOW COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITY IN  
OPEN AREAS AND NEAR THE LAKESHORE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 
FASTEN LOOSE OBJECTS OR SHELTER OBJECTS IN A SAFE LOCATION PRIOR TO  
THE ONSET OF WINDS.  
 

 
 

 
 
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