Winter Storm Keeps Dumping Snow
ALTHOUGH SOME SOUTHERN AREAS OF THE U.P. ARE ONLY GETTING SLIGHT AMOUNTS IF SNOW, AT LEAST 18 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN PARTS OF MARQUETTE COUNTY AS UPPER MICHIGAN DEALS WITH ANOTHER BLAST OF WINTER WEATHER. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY.
MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED, AS IS CONTINUED HAZARDOUS WEATHER.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS TO EXPECT:
* HEAVY… WET SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON… WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT.
* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN… WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR AND 2 TO 4 INCHES WELL INLAND FROM REPUBLIC TO WITCH LAKE.
* NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH TODAY… CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW… ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR.