(4 p.m. update) Hazardous weather warning for eastern UP

The U.S. National Weather Service has issued the following hazardous weather for Chippewa and several other counties in the Michigan UP.

At time of writing (4:00 p.m.), no comparable watches or warnings had been issued by Environment Canada.

*********************** HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK [FOR] STRAITS OF MACKINAC - ST IGNACE TO FALSE DETOUR CHANNEL - MACKINAC BRDG TO PRESQUE ISLE LT - PRESQUE ISLE LT TO STURGEON PT - STURGEON PT TO ALABASTER - MICHIGAN WATERS OF NORTHERN LAKE HURON - MICHIGAN WATERS OF CENTRAL LAKE HURON - GRAND TRAVERSE BAY - SEUL CHOIX PT TO MACKINAC BRDG - NORWOOD TO MACKINAC BRDG - SLEEPING BEAR PT TO GRAND TRAVERSE LT - MANISTEE TO SLEEPING BEAR PT - MICHIGAN WATERS OF NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN - WHITEFISH BAY - ST. MARYS RIVER - CHIPPEWA - MACKINAC - EMMET - CHEBOYGAN -PRESQUE ISLE - CHARLEVOIX - LEELANAU - ANTRIM - OTSEGO - MONTMORENCY - ALPENA - BENZIE - GRAND TRAVERSE - KALKASKA - CRAWFORD - OSCODA - ALCONA - MANISTEE - WEXFORD - MISSAUKEE - ROSCOMMON - OGEMAW - IOSCO - GLADWIN - ARENAC

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE HURON, LAKE MICHIGAN, LAKE SUPERIOR, EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.

DAY ONE - TONIGHT

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT NEAR THE SHORELINE OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND WITHIN THE STRAITS AREA.

SEE ONGOING ADVISORIES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN - THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NEAR THE SHORELINE OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND WITHIN THE STRAITS AREA.

SEE ONGOING ADVISORIES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR IN NORTHWEST LOWER AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN ON FRIDAY, TURNING TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW IN THE SNOWBELT REGIONS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO START THIS WEEKEND AND EXTEND INTO THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK.

WIND CHILLS COULD REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS.

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