Winter Storm Warning
WWUS43 KDTX 172041
WSWDTX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
341 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009
...PERIODS OF SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT...
.PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING...AND THEN
DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE
TRACKS EAST THROUGH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND INTO
SOUTHERN LAKE HURON TOMORROW MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN THE I-94 AND I-69
CORRIDORS...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES NORTH OF I-69. ONE TO THREE INCHES
OF SNOW HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED...WHICH WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTALS
AROUND 3 INCHES ACROSS THE I-94 CORRIDOR TO AROUND 6 INCHES NORTH
OF I-69.
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MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE...
SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY
341 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
SUNDAY.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN
THE HEAVIER SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS
EXPECTED...RESULTING IN STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-
WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...PORT HURON...
HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT
341 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
SUNDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
SUNDAY.
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING
OVERNIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
WILL ALSO LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO
BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
HALF A MILE AT TIMES. WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES
POSSIBLE...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5
INCHES...WITH PERHAPS ISOLATED 6 INCH TOTALS TOWARD THE I-69
CORRIDOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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