KMQT [191626]: Preliminary Local Storm Report

NWUS53 KMQT 191626
LSRMQT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1126 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

1030 AM BLIZZARD HOUGHTON 47.11N 88.56W
02/19/2013 HOUGHTON MI TRAINED SPOTTER

REPORTS OF SNOW COVERED ROADS. VISIBILITY IS LESS THAN
1/4 MILE VIA HOUGHTON COUNTY AIRPORT AND LOCAL OBSERVERS.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS MADE SOME ROADS ALMOST
IMPASSIBLE.

1020 AM BLIZZARD 2 WNW CHATHAM 46.35N 86.97W
02/19/2013 ALGER MI TRAINED SPOTTER

2-3 FT DRIFTS AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS ALONG M28. STILL
SNOWING HEAVILY...VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE.

1030 AM BLIZZARD 4 NE CALUMET 47.29N 88.38W
02/19/2013 KEWEENAW MI TRAINED SPOTTER

HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. LARGE DRIFTS AND VERY GUSTY
WINDS. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 1.5 INCH/HR. VISIBILITY NEAR
ZERO.

1126 AM SNOW 2 WNW CHATHAM 46.35N 86.97W
02/19/2013 E10.0 INCH ALGER MI TRAINED SPOTTER

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ESTIMATED SNOWFALL WAS 9-10 INCHES
THOUGH IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TELL BECAUSE OF THE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW. SOME DRIFTS HAVE REACHED 30-50 INCHES
AND SNOW IS COVERING MOST OF COUNTRY LANE.


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DODSON

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