062  
WWUS43 KMQT 130030  
WSWMQT  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
830 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
MIZ002-004-009-010-084-130815-  
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0011.000000T0000Z-260313T1800Z/  
ONTONAGON-BARAGA-GOGEBIC-IRON-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IRON RIVER, KENTON, IRONWOOD, L'ANSE,  
ONTONAGON, AND SIDNAW  
830 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026 /730 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026/  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. 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...UNTIL 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MIZ001-003-130815-  
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0011.260313T0300Z-260313T1800Z/  
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HANCOCK, COPPER HARBOR, AND HOUGHTON  
830 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MIZ011-012-130815-  
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0011.260313T0300Z-260313T1800Z/  
DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IRON MOUNTAIN AND MENOMINEE  
730 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...UNTIL 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MIZ005-130815-  
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0011.260313T0400Z-260313T2100Z/  
MARQUETTE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARQUETTE AND GWINN  
830 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MIZ006-007-013-014-085-130815-  
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.W.0011.260313T0400Z-260314T0000Z/  
ALGER-LUCE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SENEY, MANISTIQUE, GLADSTONE, GRAND  
MARAIS, MUNISING, ESCANABA, AND NEWBERRY  
830 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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