...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY.
* LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR TONIGHT WHEN SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE SNOW SHOWERS PERSIST THE LONGEST.
* SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY.
Instructions:
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS GO TO THE MDOT WEBSITE AT MICHIGAN.GOV.
Address/Location
Benzie County Office of Emergency Management
448 Court Pl
Beulah, MI 49617
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 231-882-0567
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- NWS Rebroadcast