DNR urges caution with campfires, fireworks; near-drought conditions in some areas spark concerns

Sunday

7/1/2012

Hi: 82°

Very warm. Isolated rain showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 86 inland to around 73 at the shore. West winds 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Lo: 59°

Mostly clear. Lows around 59. Light winds.

Again sorry for the late forecast. I was out fishing on the boat with my Father in Law all day yesterday and came home last night absolutely exhausted and slept until just about a half hour ago.

Today

6/30/2012

Hi: 79°

Warm...sunny. Highs around 82 inland to around 72 at the shore. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Lo: 58°

Isolated rain showers and thunderstorms overnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 57. Light winds. Chance of rain 20 percent.

 Good morning everyone. It looks to be another fantastic day instore for us.

 

Today

6/29/2012

Hi: 84°

Very warm. Sunny. Highs around 87 inland to around 73 at the shore. West winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Lo: 61°

Clear. Lows around 58. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

Sorry for the late forecast but I had to bring my wife to the doctor for 2nd degree sunburn and then to Longterm Care where she works so she could turn in a doctor note giving her some time off so she can heal. We ended up doing a few other erronds also.

Today

6/28/2012

Hi: 82°

Very warm. Mostly sunny. Highs around 86 inland to around 72 at the shore. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

Lo: 59°

Clear. Lows around 59. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

It's going to be hot today. It will be a great day to sit in the shade and read a book. For those who have to be out in the sun don't forget to use sunscreen with an SPF 50 and reapply every two hours also drink a lot of fluids. Have a great day everyone.

Wednesday

6/27/2012

Hi: 84°

Hot. Partly cloudy. Highs around 89 inland to around 78 at the shore. South winds 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Lo: 65°

Partly cloudy. A slight chance of sprinkles overnight. Lows 63 to 68. Light winds.

today

6/26/2012

Hi: 78°

Very warm. Mostly sunny. Highs around 83 inland to around 70 at the shore. Light winds becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Lo: 61°

Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 63. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Today

6/25/2012

Hi: 72°

Sunny. Highs around 75 inland to around 64 at the shore. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

Lo: 49°

Clear. Lows 44 to 49 inland to around 51 at the shore. Light winds.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 66F. Winds from the North at 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

Clear. Low of 39F. Winds less than 5 mph.

                  ^^^ <-- It's June it shouldn't be that cold!!!

I'm not sure who took these pictures but they are of the Ontonagon Lighthouse.

Straight Line Wind Damage at J.W. Wells State Park in Menominee County

Ontonagon Weather Station on Wisconsin Avenue. 

Today

6/23/2012

Hi: 76°

Partly cloudy with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then cloudy with scattered rain showers in the afternoon. Highs 76 to 81 inland to around 69 at the shore. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Lo: 54°

A chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of rain showers overnight. Cloudy. Lows around 55. South winds 5 to 10 mph becoming west overnight. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Significant Weather Alert for Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties until 445 8 miles west of Paulding or 29 miles South of Ontonagon moving south at 10 mph. Nickle sized hail is expected.

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MARQUETTE COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM EDT... 
 
AT 321 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A 
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTH OF CHAMPION...OR 17 MILES 
NORTHWEST OF ISHPEMING.  THIS STORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. 
NICKLE SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 
 
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... 
SILVER LAKE BASIN... 
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL 
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS 
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.

Significant Weather Alert for Baraga County until 345. Strong Thunderstorm 5 miles SW of Baraga moving SE @ 15 MPH. Penny sized hail is expected.

6/22/2012

Hi: 72°

Isolated rain showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Highs around 74 inland to around 64 at the shore. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Lo: 50°

Clear. Lows 46 to 51. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

000
NWUS53 KMQT 211401
LSRMQT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1001 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1120 PM     HEAVY RAIN       8 SSE MARENISCO         46.27N 89.62W
06/20/2012  M2.10 INCH       GOGEBIC            MI   PUBLIC

            RAIN FELL OVER 6 HOURS ENDING AT 1120 PM.

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WAKEFIELD               46.48N 89.93W
06/21/2012  M2.80 INCH       GOGEBIC            MI   MESONET

            STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION. 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING THIS
            MORNING.

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 NNE CALUMET           47.29N 88.42W
06/21/2012  M2.11 INCH       KEWEENAW           MI   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION. 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING THIS
            MORNING.

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NE CALUMET            47.29N 88.38W
06/21/2012  M2.02 INCH       KEWEENAW           MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION. 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING THIS
            MORNING.

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       WATERSMEET              46.27N 89.18W
06/21/2012  M2.12 INCH       GOGEBIC            MI   MESONET

            STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION. 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING THIS
            MORNING.

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SW THOUSAND ISLAND LA 46.22N 89.41W
06/21/2012  M3.50 INCH       GOGEBIC            MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION. 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING THIS
            MORNING.

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SE BERGLAND           46.59N 89.55W
06/21/2012  M2.25 INCH       ONTONAGON          MI   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION. 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING THIS
            MORNING.

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 SSW COPPER HARBOR     47.46N 87.90W
06/21/2012  M2.01 INCH       KEWEENAW           MI   ASOS

            STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION. 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING THIS
            MORNING.

Today

6/21/2012

Hi: 69°

Cooler. Partly cloudy. Highs around 73 inland to around 63 at the shore. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

Lo: 52°

Mostly clear. Lows around 51. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
717 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2012

MIC053-131-210300-
/O.CON.KMQT.FA.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120621T0300Z/
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GOGEBIC MI-ONTONAGON MI-
717 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2012

...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
ONTONAGON AND GOGEBIC COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT/1000 PM CDT/...

AT 708 PM EDT/608 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY
AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL OCCURRED
SINCE 4 PM EDT/3 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. SPOTTERS REPORTED AS MUCH
AS 1 INCH PER HOUR RAINFALL RATES AS THE STORMS PASSED.

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
EASTERN PORTIONS OF GOGEBIC AND ONTONAGON COUNTIES.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
INCLUDE...IRONWOOD...ONTONAGON...BERGLAND...BESSEMER...BRUCE
CROSSING...MARENISCO...MASS CITY...PAULDING...ROCKLAND...SILVER
CITY...WAKEFIELD AND WATERSMEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

&&

LAT...LON 4662 9034 4667 9006 4673 8995 4684 8958
      4685 8941 4695 8920 4703 8893 4677 8894
      4676 8886 4668 8886 4668 8899 4610 8899
      4633 9012 4649 9022 4651 9031 4654 9033
      4653 9040 4656 9043

$$

MCB

... Significant weather alert for Ontonagon County until 645 PM EDT...

At 551 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking a
strong thunderstorm 9 miles west of Paulding... or 33 miles north of
Eagle River. This storm was moving northeast at 40 mph.

Penny size hail and winds up to 40 mph are expected with this storm.

* Locations in or near the path of this storm include...
Paulding...
Ewen...
Bruce Crossing...
Trout Creek...

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio... commercial radio... or your local
television stations for later statements and possible warnings
concerning this weather situation.


Jla

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
437 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2012

MIZ001>007-009>014-084-085-212045-
KEWEENAW-ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON-BARAGA-MARQUETTE-ALGER-LUCE-
GOGEBIC-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-DELTA-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT-
437 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 /337 PM CDT WED JUN 20 2012/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN AND CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING OVER
WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED
FLASH FLOODING OVER WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN UPPER
MICHIGAN LATE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE
STRONG WIND GUSTS AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY EAST OF A LINE FROM
MUNISING TO ESCANABA.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND AGAIN SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ANY REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING WOULD BE
GREATLY APPRECIATED.

$$

TORNADO WARNING
MIC061-083-202200-
/O.NEW.KMQT.TO.W.0002.120620T2126Z-120620T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
526 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  HOUGHTON COUNTY IN WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...
  KEWEENAW COUNTY IN WESTERN UPPER MICHIGAN...

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 523 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HUBBELL...OR 8 MILES EAST OF HOUGHTON...AND
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GAY AROUND 540 PM EDT.

THE WARNING INCLUDES AREAS SURROUNDING THESE LOCATIONS...
  RABBIT BAY...         BETSY...              RICE LAKE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4729 8804 4720 8817 4720 8820 4719 8823
      4714 8822 4713 8824 4713 8827 4708 8826
      4707 8828 4709 8827 4704 8845 4717 8855
      4732 8805
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 241DEG 47KT 4714 8835

$$

MCB

Severe thunderstorm warning for Houghton County until 600 pm.

Flood Advisory for Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties until 1100 pm.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Ontonagon until 530.

Welcome to the Ontonagon, Michigan Weather Blog.

I'm Jeremy and I live in Ontonagon and over the next couple of weeks I'll be setting up a blog that keeps track of our weather.