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Michigan, Upper Midwest Potentially Dangerous Weather
NOaa.gov ^ | Saturday, January 4, 2014 | US Government (NOAA)

Posted on 01/04/2014 5:07:30 PM PST by madison10

Winter Storm Warning URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 406 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014

...SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE ON THE WAY...

.A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS OHIO SUNDAY SPREADING SNOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL FOLLOW USHERING IN BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WORK WEEK.

OHZ020>023-029>033-037-038-047-050515- /O.UPG.KCLE.WC.A.0001.140106T0600Z-140107T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.WC.W.0001.140106T2200Z-140108T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0002.140105T2300Z-140106T2200Z/ MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK- MAHONING-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN... MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN... MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 406 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 5 PM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 5 PM EST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SUNDAY SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...SLIGHTLY LOWER NEAR OHIO PENNSYLVANIA BORDER IF MIXED PRECIPITATION OCCURS. SUNDAY NIGHT SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MID MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN 5 PM AND MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING BUT WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY. THE MAIN CONCERN AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL BE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS THAT WILL USHER FRIGID AIR INTO THE REGION. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE A PROBLEM.

* WINDS...GENERALLY LIGHT SUNDAY. 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY NIGHT THEN BACKING TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP TO BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY EVENING. AS THE STRONGER WINDS ARRIVE AFTER MIDNIGHT VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. IT MAY TAKE 10 MINUTES OR LESS TO GET FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO BELOW ZERO ON MONDAY AND REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW ZERO INTO WEDNESDAY. MORNING LOWS IN THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TUESDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO AS LOW AS 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT TIMES ESPECIALLY MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY.

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Wind Chill Warning URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 406 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014

...SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ARE ON THE WAY...

.A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS OHIO SUNDAY SPREADING SNOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL FOLLOW USHERING IN BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WORK WEEK.

OHZ020>023-029>033-037-038-047-050515- /O.UPG.KCLE.WC.A.0001.140106T0600Z-140107T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.WC.W.0001.140106T2200Z-140108T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.WS.W.0002.140105T2300Z-140106T2200Z/ MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK- MAHONING-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN... MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN... MOUNT GILEAD...MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 406 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 5 PM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 5 PM EST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SUNDAY SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...SLIGHTLY LOWER NEAR OHIO PENNSYLVANIA BORDER IF MIXED PRECIPITATION OCCURS. SUNDAY NIGHT SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MID MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL BETWEEN 5 PM AND MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING BUT WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY. THE MAIN CONCERN AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL BE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS THAT WILL USHER FRIGID AIR INTO THE REGION. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE A PROBLEM.

* WINDS...GENERALLY LIGHT SUNDAY. 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY NIGHT THEN BACKING TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

* VISIBILITIES...WILL DROP TO BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY EVENING. AS THE STRONGER WINDS ARRIVE AFTER MIDNIGHT VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. IT MAY TAKE 10 MINUTES OR LESS TO GET FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...DROPPING TO BELOW ZERO ON MONDAY AND REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW ZERO INTO WEDNESDAY. MORNING LOWS IN THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TUESDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO AS LOW AS 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT TIMES ESPECIALLY MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY.

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To: cripplecreek

I remember one night long ago back in Albany, I was walking back to my place from a bar about midnight.

The snow was coming down in huge flakes, almost clumps. Probably about 6-8 inches per hour.

But it was just the right temp, around 28, and just the right humidity... all I could hear was dead silence. The snow was muffling every sound there was.

It was majestic. Very beautiful. And a kind of peace you rarely see.

No wheres near what they/you are putting up with now, though!

Hang tough!


21 posted on 01/04/2014 5:42:02 PM PST by djf (Global warming is a bunch of hot air!!)
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To: djf

I don’t have to get out tomorrow so I’m enjoying it. I’ll probably be outside listening to the quiet before sunrise but I’ll retreat into the house when the wind and cold hit.


22 posted on 01/04/2014 5:44:21 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek

The snow is beautiful, but it’s also a good time to snuggle next to your sweetie.


23 posted on 01/04/2014 5:46:01 PM PST by twoputt
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To: cripplecreek

ha ha. The East Coast MSM will be heartbroken if Kraken misses them.

This phenomenon reminds me of being a kid and telling another kid that you were really sick. There is always that kid who says, yeah, but you don’t know sick. I was more sick than anyone. Nobody could have been more sick than me. LOL Becomes a habit.


24 posted on 01/04/2014 5:46:24 PM PST by dforest
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To: sig229
Did you see the weather band across Michigan? Sturgis is in the orange band, is it not? Of course they could be weather terrorizing and we get nothing.

NOAA Michigan

25 posted on 01/04/2014 5:46:54 PM PST by madison10
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To: Lurker

I grew up in Minnesota. These kinds of temperatures were very common when I was growing up.


26 posted on 01/04/2014 5:49:31 PM PST by ContraryMary (Barack Obama = Neville Chamberlain)
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To: dforest

Just north of me they got hit with the ice storm right before Christmas (including some of our FReeper Friends) Some of those people just got their power back on yesterday.

The NHL Winter Classic was played in a snowstorm about 30 miles east of here.


27 posted on 01/04/2014 5:51:00 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: djf

If these tempertures actually happen in the Cleveland area, they’re saying it’s something that hasn’t occurred since 1994. I’m wondering how utilities will hold up.


28 posted on 01/04/2014 5:51:20 PM PST by grania
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To: madison10

Looks like a real sharp cutoff of the snow 4 or 5 miles north of me for now but its creeping my way near Brooklyn.


29 posted on 01/04/2014 5:52:30 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek
Looks like a real sharp cutoff of the snow 4 or 5 miles north of me for now but its creeping my way near Brooklyn.

We're in the yellow south east of you. The bands could easily widen or narrow and you could get much more. How could they predict the swaths of snow? It's not as if the storm is an on the ground tornado. Then again, I'm not a weather person. :)

30 posted on 01/04/2014 5:56:31 PM PST by madison10
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To: cripplecreek

Midwesterners get hit with all kinds of stuff that is awful, they just have to grin and bear it. No sympathy we get.

After we got hit with those tornados a while back, Obama told Governor Pence and the victims to take a hike, you all didn’t vote for me.

meh, we don’t want his help anyway. At least Pence didn’t shame himself by sucking up like Christie did to Obama.


31 posted on 01/04/2014 5:56:32 PM PST by dforest
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To: madison10

I follow the local weather pretty closely. WILX is pretty good for a detailed radar.

http://www.wilx.com/weather


32 posted on 01/04/2014 5:59:11 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek
Went to Meijer today, place was empty...the shelves that is.

Never seen it like that before. People are nuts.

33 posted on 01/04/2014 6:02:20 PM PST by RckyRaCoCo (Shall Not Be Infringed)
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To: dforest
No matter how bad it is, it will never be important until it hits the east coast.

The Texas fertilizer plant explosion after Boston is a perfect example.

34 posted on 01/04/2014 6:04:59 PM PST by BerryDingle (I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
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To: RckyRaCoCo

Walmart here was jammed today. It is a one and a half day event. Hard to see why anyone needed to do more than fill in a gap or two.


35 posted on 01/04/2014 6:07:18 PM PST by reformedliberal
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To: BerryDingle

Yep, that nightmare got lost really quick. I bet nobody got any gubmint help either.


36 posted on 01/04/2014 6:07:52 PM PST by dforest
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To: RckyRaCoCo

I always have enough food for an extended stay at home. I always have basic fishing tackle as well.


37 posted on 01/04/2014 6:10:45 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: madison10
THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY. ...as well as those that would venture forth to the Antarctica in summer...looking for evidence of global warming.
38 posted on 01/04/2014 6:13:43 PM PST by spokeshave (OMG.......Schadenfreude overload is not covered under Obamacare :-()
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To: grania

1994.

Cold wave from Canada dropped down about to DC and stayed for 2 weeks. Hi temp? About 20 below.


39 posted on 01/04/2014 6:16:38 PM PST by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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To: madison10

Go Packers.


40 posted on 01/04/2014 6:17:02 PM PST by Free Vulcan (Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead...)
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