...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY... 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* EXPECT A WINTRY MIX TO DEVELOP AROUND 8 AM WEDNESDAY AND THEN DIMINISH AROUND 8 PM THURSDAY.
* THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM WEDNESDAY.
* TOTAL WET...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A LIGHT ICING ARE EXPECTED.
* WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
* LOOK FOR TREE DAMAGE AND POWER LINES DOWN.
* THE ICE WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE ON THURSDAY.
Instructions:
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW SLEET AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS GO TO THE FACEBOOK PAGE FOR BENZIE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
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:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- NWS Rebroadcast