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WWUS43 KMQT 121858
WSWMQT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
258 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
MIZ001-003-130430-
/O.EXT.KMQT.WS.W.0011.260313T0300Z-260313T1800Z/
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COPPER HARBOR, HOUGHTON, AND HANCOCK
258 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2
PM EDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES. HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 14
INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE KEWEENAW. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...KEWEENAW AND NORTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 11 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.
MIZ005-130430-
/O.EXT.KMQT.WS.W.0011.260313T0400Z-260313T2100Z/
MARQUETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARQUETTE AND GWINN
258 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM
EDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 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 MIDNIGHT TONIGHT 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.
MIZ002-004-009-010-084-130430-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0011.260313T0000Z-260313T1800Z/
ONTONAGON-BARAGA-GOGEBIC-IRON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IRON RIVER, L'ANSE, IRONWOOD, SIDNAW,
ONTONAGON, AND KENTON
258 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026 /158 PM 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 5 AND
8 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. WIDESPREAD 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.
MIZ011-012-130430-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0011.260313T0300Z-260313T1800Z/
DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MENOMINEE AND IRON MOUNTAIN
158 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM CDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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. WIDESPREAD 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.
MIZ006-007-013-014-085-130430-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0011.260313T0400Z-260314T0000Z/
ALGER-LUCE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SENEY, ESCANABA, GLADSTONE, NEWBERRY,
GRAND MARAIS, MUNISING, AND MANISTIQUE
258 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8
PM EDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 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.
NJL
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