WWUS43 KAPX 311940 WSWAPX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 340 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026 MIZ016>018-022>024-098-099-010900- /O.NEW.KAPX.WS.A.0005.260402T0600Z-260402T2100Z/ Emmet-Cheboygan-Presque Isle-Otsego-Montmorency-Alpena-Beaver Island and surrounding islands-Charlevoix- 340 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to two inches and ice accumulations between one tenth and one quarter inch. Winds could gust 25 to 35 mph from the east. * WHERE...A portion of Northern Lower Michigan. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A mix of snow/sleet/freezing rain is expected to change to all freezing rain early Thursday morning. Temperatures are expected to warm above freezing during the afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. && $$ MIZ086>088-095>097-010900- /O.NEW.KAPX.WS.A.0005.260402T0900Z-260403T0000Z/ Western Chippewa-Central Chippewa-Southeast Chippewa-Western Mackinac-Eastern Mackinac-Mackinac Island/Bois Blanc Island- 340 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 2 and 4 inches and ice accumulations between one tenth and one quarter of an inch possible. Winds could gust 25 to 35 mph from the east. * WHERE...A portion of Eastern Upper Michigan. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday morning and evening commutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Precipitation is expected to start as snow early Thursday morning and continue through midday before transitioning to more sleet and freezing rain during the afternoon. Temperatures are expected to warm above freezing by Thursday evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. && $$ JPB