Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Another UP Weather Update

/O.CON.KMQT.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z- 080130T1800Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARQUETTE 508 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS MORNING TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PLAN ON REDUCED VISIBILITY AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...MODERATING WIND CHILLS TO 15 TO 25 BELOW AND DIMINISHING THE BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW... AND LOW WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

 

Yesterday they were calling this a blizzard warning; the third this season. And the snowfall for this winter…106.7” to date. All schools and colleges were canceled this morning. That’s pretty impressive for the UP.

 

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