510  
WWUS43 KMQT 151020  
WSWMQT  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI  
620 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
MIZ001-003-152100-  
/O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260317T0600Z/  
KEWEENAW-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HANCOCK, HOUGHTON, AND COPPER HARBOR  
620 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY
 
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN  
1 AND 2 FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...KEWEENAW AND NORTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY  
LIFE-THREATENING. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES  
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD  
CAUSE EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER  
HOUR ARE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE.  
 
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE  
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.  
 

 
 

 
 
MIZ002-009-084-152100-  
/O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260317T0000Z/  
ONTONAGON-GOGEBIC-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IRONWOOD, SIDNAW, ONTONAGON, AND KENTON  
620 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026 /520 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026/  
 
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/  
MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND  
2 FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...GOGEBIC, ONTONAGON, AND SOUTHERN HOUGHTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY  
LIFE-THREATENING. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES  
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN  
TREE BRANCHES AND RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER  
HOUR ARE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE.  
 
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE  
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.  
 

 
 

 
 
MIZ004-005-152100-  
/O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260317T0600Z/  
BARAGA-MARQUETTE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF L'ANSE, MARQUETTE, AND GWINN  
620 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY
 
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET, LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 4 FEET  
POSSIBLE. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH, STRONGEST NEAR LAKE  
SUPERIOR.  
 
* WHERE...BARAGA AND MARQUETTE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY  
LIFE-THREATENING. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES  
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE  
TREE DAMAGE AND RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER  
HOUR ARE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE.  
 
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE  
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.  
 

 
 

 
 
MIZ006-007-013-014-085-152100-  
/O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260317T1200Z/  
ALGER-LUCE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MUNISING, GRAND MARAIS, MANISTIQUE,  
ESCANABA, NEWBERRY, SENEY, AND GLADSTONE  
620 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY
 
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH,  
PARTICULARLY ALONG THE SHORELINES OF THE GREAT LAKES.  
 
* WHERE...ALGER, DELTA, LUCE, NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT, AND SOUTHERN  
SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY  
LIFE-THREATENING. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES  
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE  
TREE DAMAGE AND RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER  
HOUR ARE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE.  
 
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE  
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.  
 

 
 

 
 
MIZ010>012-152100-  
/O.CON.KMQT.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260317T0000Z/  
IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MENOMINEE, IRON RIVER, AND IRON MOUNTAIN  
520 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 2 AND 3 FEET. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...DICKINSON, IRON, AND MENOMINEE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY  
LIFE-THREATENING. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES  
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN  
TREE BRANCHES AND RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER  
HOUR ARE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE.  
 
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE  
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.  
 

 
 

 
 
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