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Western half UP to get heavy snow:
...SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AWAY FROM LAKE SUPERIOR OVER THE WEST HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY TO NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY SATURDAY MORNING MAY BRING THE FIRST HEAVY SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON TO PORTIONS OF THE WEST HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN. RAIN AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE WEST HALF OF UPPER MICHIGAN FRIDAY...THEN CHANGE TO MAINLY SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TO SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS SATURDAY MORNING. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THIS EARLY WINTER STORM...AS MUCH AS 2 TO 7 INCHES OF WET SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS AREAS INLAND FROM THE GREAT LAKES WEST OF A LINE FROM SKANDIA TO NORWAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS MOST LIKELY IN A SWATH FROM MARENISCO...WATERSMEET AND IRON RIVER TO BRUCE CROSSING...WATTON AND THE HURON MOUNTAINS. THIS WET AND HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. | |
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