975 WWUS73 KMQT 021704 NPWMQT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Marquette MI 104 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 MIZ002>007-009>014-084-085-031400- /O.CON.KMQT.FZ.W.0003.261003T0200Z-261003T1400Z/ Ontonagon-Northern Houghton-Baraga-Marquette-Alger-Luce-Gogebic- Iron-Dickinson-Menominee-Delta-Southern Schoolcraft-Southern Houghton-Northern Schoolcraft- Including the cities of Kenton, Manistique, Menominee, Sidnaw, Houghton, Iron Mountain, Ironwood, Newberry, Iron River, Munising, Escanaba, Gwinn, Hancock, Ontonagon, Marquette, Grand Marais, Seney, L'Anse, and Gladstone 104 PM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 /1204 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ SATURDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central Upper and western Upper Michigan. * WHEN...From 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/ this evening to 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$ LC