Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
423 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

MIZ055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-101030-
SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-
MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
423 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SANILAC COUNTY ALONG WITH
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-69 CORRIDOR.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER
WEATHER MESSAGE /WSWDTX/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /WSWDTX/ FOR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER SPOTTER REPORTS OF
SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE REQUESTED.

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Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
413 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WILL PEAK TONIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY FROM NORTHWEST
OHIO TO THE EAST END OF LAKE ERIE TONIGHT...AND THEN TOWARD THE
ATLANTIC COAST ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
SNOW OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN DURING THIS TIME. THE HEIGHT OF THE
STORM WILL BE TONIGHT THROUGH ABOUT MID MORNING ON WEDNESDAY AS
HEAVY SNOW COMBINES WITH INCREASING NORTH WINDS. SNOWFALL TOTALS
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES GENERALLY ALONG
AND SOUTH OF THE I-69 CORRIDOR...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE
SAGINAW VALLEY AND NORTHERN THUMB. A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
REMAIN POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WHERE ANY INTENSE SNOW
BANDS LINGER FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY CAUSING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW. GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE WINTER STORM PULLS AWAY TO THE EAST AND
THE PATTERN OF SNOW COMES TO AN END.

MIZ060-061-068>070-075-076-082-083-100530-
/O.CON.KDTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100210T1500Z/
SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OWOSSO...FLINT...HOWELL...PONTIAC...
WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE
413 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW WILL STEADILY INCREASE INTENSITY OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
  DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE PEAK INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO BE
  FROM ABOUT 9 PM THROUGH 3 AM. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
  TOWARD SUNRISE JUST AS THE WIND BEGINS TO INCREASE. THIS
  COMBINATION WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING COMMUTE. IMPROVEMENT IS THEN EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING
  INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO
  RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE
  WHERE THE MOST INTENSE BANDS LINGER FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...SUSTAINED AT 15
  TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH CONTRIBUTING TO BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. THIS MAY CAUSE PARTICULAR PROBLEMS FOR EXPOSED
  WEST TO EAST ORIENTED ROADWAYS.

* ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR THE
  EVENING COMMUTE AND FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY...WITH
  TRAVEL BECOMING DANGEROUS DURING THE NIGHT.

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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