Weather Alert in Michigan
Ice Storm Warning issued April 3 at 2:50AM EDT until April 4 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI
AREAS AFFECTED: Ontonagon; Southern Houghton
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations around a light glaze. For the Ice Storm Warning, significant icing expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to one half inch and ice accumulations between one tenth and four tenths of an inch. * WHERE...Ontonagon and Southern Houghton Counties. * WHEN...For the Winter Storm Warning, until 8 AM EDT this morning. For the Ice Storm Warning, from 11 PM this evening to 2 PM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel will be difficult. The hazardous conditions will impact the Friday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Expect less ice accumulation, around one tenth of an inch, in the lower elevations near Lake Superior, including the city of Ontonagon.
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.
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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?
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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped
hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.
When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area
of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical
gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific
to any geographic area.
Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole,
skypunch, and cloud hole.
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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless,
smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud,
because it is thicker.
Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat
of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate
before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.
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