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Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1232 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

MIZ055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-092000-
SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-
MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...
PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...
ADRIAN...MONROE
1232 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010


...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH BURSTS OF
HEAVIER SNOW PICKING UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE EVENING RUSH HOUR.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND VISIBILITIES
DOWN AROUND 1/2SM LATER TODAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH NOON
HAVE GENERALLY BE IN THE HALF INCH TO TWO INCH RANGE. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BY EXPECTED BY 7 PM...WITH SNOW
INCREASING FURTHER THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS.


$$

SF







Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1120 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN OHIO TODAY...BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN. LIGHT SNOW HAS BEGUN TO FALL FOR MOST LOCATIONS ALONG
AND SOUTH OF THE I-69 CORRIDOR THIS MORNING AND WILL SPREAD
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS INTO THE THUMB REGION. LIGHT
SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL ENCOMPASS ALL OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN BY THE
EVENING COMMUTE WITH CONDITIONS BECOMING MORE HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT.
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. NORTH TO
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE WINTER STORM PULLS AWAY TO THE EAST.

LAKE ENHANCED SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE THUMB REGION
DOWNWIND OF LAKE HURON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ELSEWHERE
WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF DURING THE EARLY MORNING
WITH ONLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.

MIZ060-061-068>070-075-076-082-083-100030-
/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
1120 AM 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 INCREASE IN INTENSITY INTO SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THROUGHOUT
  THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF
  AND BECOME SCATTERED BY MIDDAY ON WEDNESDAY.

* TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
  FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH
  OF THE M-59 CORRIDOR.

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

* ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DETERIORATING CONDITIONS BY THE
  EVENING COMMUTE...WITH TRAVEL BECOMING DANGEROUS OVERNIGHT.

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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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1212 AM 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-
1212 AM 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...TODAY AND 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 FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN 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 WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

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