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WWUS43 KMQT 121046
WSWMQT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
646 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
MIZ001-003-122215-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0011.260313T0000Z-260313T1800Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOUGHTON, COPPER HARBOR, AND HANCOCK
646 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM EDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND
12 INCHES. HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 17 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE KEWEENAW. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...KEWEENAW AND NORTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING
DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO
STRONG WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER
OUTAGES.
MIZ002-004-009-010-084-122215-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0011.260313T0000Z-260313T1800Z/
ONTONAGON-BARAGA-GOGEBIC-IRON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SIDNAW, L'ANSE, ONTONAGON, IRONWOOD,
KENTON, AND IRON RIVER
646 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026 /546 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026/
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
10 INCHES. HIGHER TOTALS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT POSSIBLE IN THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF BARAGA COUNTY. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...BARAGA, IRON, GOGEBIC, ONTONAGON, AND SOUTHERN HOUGHTON
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EDT /1 PM
CDT/ FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER
OUTAGES.
MIZ005-122215-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0011.260313T0300Z-260313T2100Z/
MARQUETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARQUETTE AND GWINN
646 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM EDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND
10 INCHES. HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT POSSIBLE IN THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN MARQUETTE COUNTY. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH
AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...MARQUETTE COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY 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. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER
OUTAGES.
MIZ011-012-122215-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0011.260313T0300Z-260313T1800Z/
DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MENOMINEE AND IRON MOUNTAIN
546 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM CDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
8 INCHES, HEAVIEST ALONG AND NORTH OF US-2. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH
AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...DICKINSON AND MENOMINEE COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER
OUTAGES.
MIZ006-007-013-014-085-122215-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0011.260313T0400Z-260314T0000Z/
ALGER-LUCE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, ESCANABA, SENEY, GLADSTONE,
MUNISING, MANISTIQUE, AND GRAND MARAIS
646 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8
PM EDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
11 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT POSSIBLE
ALONG AND NORTH OF M-28. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...ALGER, DELTA, LUCE, NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT, AND SOUTHERN
SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
WILL IMPACT THE FRIDAY 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. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER
OUTAGES.
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