Weather Alert in Michigan
Winter Storm Warning issued April 2 at 5:17AM CDT until April 3 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Marquette MI
AREAS AFFECTED: Gogebic; Iron; Dickinson
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy mixed precipitation. Additional snow and sleet accumulations up to two inches and ice accumulations up to two tenths of an inch. For the Winter Storm Watch, heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations between three tenths and four tenths of an inch possible. * WHERE...Dickinson, Iron, and Gogebic Counties. * WHEN...For the Winter Storm Warning, until 1 AM CDT Friday. For the Winter Storm Watch, from Friday evening through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions will impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes.
INSTRUCTION: If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. Prepare for possible power outages. Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
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Weather Topic: What is Rain?
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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain.
Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period
of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.
Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency
depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have
an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island.
Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of
cities is 30% greater.
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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?
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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary
components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones,
and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and
therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.
The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be
wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer
layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air
it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water
droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is
freezing rain.
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