Alert archive / Michigan / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this blizzard warning at Feb 3, 2007, 4:51 AM EST for 12 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 15 hr. 21 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2007, 4:51 AM EST (09:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2007, 7:51 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, Calhoun County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Kent County, MI, Mason County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 7:15 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Yankee Springs, MI | |
| Feb 3, 7:20 AM EST | SNOW 1.3 | Byron Center, MI | |
| Feb 3, 8:45 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Dorr, MI | |
| Feb 3, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.6 | Tallmadge, MI | |
| Feb 3, 9:15 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Jenison, MI | |
| Feb 3, 12:08 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 3 S Rockford, MI | |
| Feb 3, 2:14 PM EST | SNOW 6.5 | 2 Ne Holland, MI | |
| Feb 3, 2:55 PM EST | SNOW 8.5 | East Grand Rapids, MI | |
| Feb 3, 2:55 PM EST | SNOW 8.6 | Sparta, MI | |
| Feb 3, 3:00 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Kalamazoo, MI | MEASURED SINCE MIDNIGHT |
| Feb 3, 3:56 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Yankee Springs, MI | 5.0 INCHES TOTAL SINCE 6 PM FRIDAY. 3.0 INCHES SINCE 7 AM TODAY. |
| Feb 3, 4:15 PM EST | SNOW 8.8 | 2 S Tallmadge, MI | MEASURED SINCE 10 PM FRIDAY EVENING. |
| Feb 3, 4:30 PM EST | SNOW 9.5 | Drenthe, MI | |
| Feb 3, 4:45 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 5 N Scottville, MI | SINCE FRIDAY EVENING |
| Feb 3, 4:57 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 1 Ne Battle Creek, MI | PAST 24 HRS |
| Feb 3, 4:57 PM EST | SNOW 8 | Middleville, MI | PAST 24 HRS |
| Feb 3, 4:57 PM EST | SNOW 8 | Walkerville, MI | PAST 24 HRS |
| Feb 3, 4:57 PM EST | SNOW 12 | 2 W Hudsonville, MI | PAST 24 HRS |
| Feb 3, 4:57 PM EST | SNOW 12 | Ravenna, MI | PAST 24 HRS |
| Feb 3, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 8 | Dorr, MI | SINCE 8 AM THIS MORNING |
| Feb 3, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 8 | Kentwood, MI | MEASURED SINCE 8 AM THIS MORNING |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 188 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 930 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KGRR 030951 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 451 AM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON... .ANOTHER ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BLAST THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE...AND WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE INLAND TO GRAND RAPIDS AND HASTINGS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. MIZ037-043-050-056-057-064-065-071-031800- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070203T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.BZ.W.0001.070203T0951Z-070204T0300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-ALLEGAN-BARRY-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON... GRAND RAPIDS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...SOUTH HAVEN 451 AM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND THIS EVENING... WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ANTICIPATED. WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN GUSTING TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. IT IS DURING THIS TIME THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED... WITH FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TODAY WILL LOWER TO 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ038-044-051-058-066-072-031800- /O.EXT.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ LAKE-NEWAYGO-MONTCALM-IONIA-EATON-KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...FREMONT...GREENVILLE... IONIA...CHARLOTTE...KALAMAZOO 451 AM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH AT TIMES RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOW AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TODAY WILL LOWER TO 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-052-059-067-073-074-031800- /O.EXT.KGRR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-GRATIOT-CLINTON-INGHAM-CALHOUN- JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...ALMA...ST. JOHNS...LANSING...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 451 AM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH AT TIMES RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOW AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TODAY WILL LOWER TO 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$ MEADE
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KGRR 031258 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 758 AM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON... .ANOTHER ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BLAST THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL CONTINUE...AND WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... PARTICULARLY ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE INLAND TO GRAND RAPIDS AND HASTINGS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. MIZ037-043-050-056-057-064-065-071-032100- /O.CON.KGRR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-ALLEGAN-BARRY-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON... GRAND RAPIDS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...SOUTH HAVEN 758 AM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND THIS EVENING... WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ANTICIPATED. WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN GUSTING TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. IT IS DURING THIS TIME THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED... WITH FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED... STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TODAY WILL LOWER TO 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ038-044-051-058-066-072-032100- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ LAKE-NEWAYGO-MONTCALM-IONIA-EATON-KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...FREMONT...GREENVILLE... IONIA...CHARLOTTE...KALAMAZOO 758 AM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH AT TIMES RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOW AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TODAY WILL LOWER TO 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-052-059-067-073-074-032100- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-GRATIOT-CLINTON-INGHAM-CALHOUN- JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...ALMA...ST. JOHNS...LANSING...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 758 AM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TODAY WILL LOWER TO 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 031710 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1210 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS PUSHING EAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AT MIDDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH WINDY CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM LUDINGTON TO MUSKEGON AND GRAND RAPIDS AND SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH HAVEN. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. MIZ037-043-050-056-057-064-065-071-040115- /O.CON.KGRR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-ALLEGAN-BARRY-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON... GRAND RAPIDS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...SOUTH HAVEN 1210 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND THIS EVENING... WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ANTICIPATED. WEST WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. IT IS DURING THIS TIME THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TODAY WILL LOWER TO 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ038-044-051-058-066-072-040115- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ LAKE-NEWAYGO-MONTCALM-IONIA-EATON-KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...FREMONT...GREENVILLE... IONIA...CHARLOTTE...KALAMAZOO 1210 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH AT TIMES RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TODAY WILL LOWER TO 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-052-059-067-073-074-040115- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-GRATIOT-CLINTON-INGHAM-CALHOUN- JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...ALMA...ST. JOHNS...LANSING...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 1210 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PUSH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. BLUSTERY WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TODAY WILL LOWER TO 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES AND DRESS IN LAYERS. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$ DUKE
000 WWUS43 KGRR 031842 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 142 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS PUSHING EAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AT MIDDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH WINDY CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG THE LAKESHORE AND FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA FROM INTERSTATE 96 TO INTERSTATE 94. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. MIZ058-066-072-040245- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KGRR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ IONIA-EATON-KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IONIA...CHARLOTTE...KALAMAZOO 142 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. IT IS DURING THIS TIME THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TODAY WILL LOWER TO 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ073-040245- /O.UPG.KGRR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KGRR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BATTLE CREEK 142 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. IT IS DURING THIS TIME THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TODAY WILL LOWER TO 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. $$ MIZ037-043-050-056-057-064-065-071-040245- /O.CON.KGRR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-ALLEGAN-BARRY-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON... GRAND RAPIDS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...SOUTH HAVEN 142 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ANTICIPATED FOR TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL GUST AT TIMES TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. IT IS DURING THIS TIME THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TODAY WILL LOWER TO 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ038-044-051-040245- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ LAKE-NEWAYGO-MONTCALM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...FREMONT...GREENVILLE 142 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ANTICIPATED FOR TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH AT TIMES RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TODAY WILL LOWER TO 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-052-059-067-074-040245- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-GRATIOT-CLINTON-INGHAM-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...ALMA...ST. JOHNS...LANSING...JACKSON 142 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PUSH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. BLUSTERY WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO TODAY WILL LOWER TO 20 TO 30 BELOW TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES AND DRESS IN LAYERS. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 032126 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 426 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING... .COLD AIR CONTINUES TO SURGE INTO SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND BLUSTERY WEST WINDS. WINDS WILL GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH INTO THE EVENING HOURS RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL TAPER OFF QUITE A BIT AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY TOWARD LAKE MICHIGAN AND ALONG INTERSTATE 94. WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS BOTH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIZ037-043-050-056>058-064>066-071>073-040300- /O.CON.KGRR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON... GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE... SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK 426 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED FROM GRAND HAVEN SOUTH THROUGH ALLEGAN TO KALAMAZOO AND WEST TO LAKE MICHIGAN. WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AT TIMES TO 40 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WITH FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ038-044-051-040300- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ LAKE-NEWAYGO-MONTCALM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...FREMONT...GREENVILLE 426 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCH ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 MPH AT TIMES RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-052-059-067-074-040300- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-GRATIOT-CLINTON-INGHAM-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...ALMA...ST. JOHNS...LANSING...JACKSON 426 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PUSH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE LOCATED NEAR INTERSTATE 94 AROUND JACKSON. BLUSTERY WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES AND DRESS IN LAYERS. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$ DUKE
000 WWUS43 KGRR 040051 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 751 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...DANGEROUS WINTER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY... .BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. IN ADDITION BLUSTERY WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS IS AN ONGOING STORM THAT HAS IMPACTED THE REGION IN A MAJOR WAY. TRAVEL THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE REGION IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MIZ037-043-050-056-057-064>066-071>073-040900- /O.CAN.KGRR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0003.070204T0051Z-070205T0000Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-VAN BUREN- KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON... GRAND RAPIDS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK 751 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. OCCASIONAL HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...WHERE THE BANDS PERSIST. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED. AT TIMES WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL VALUES MAY DROP TO 25 BELOW. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ058-040900- /O.CAN.KGRR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WC.Y.0001.070204T0051Z-070205T0000Z/ IONIA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IONIA 751 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. WIND CHILL VALUES MAY LOWER TO 25 BELOW OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. THERE MAY STILL BE SOME SNOW SHOWERS AROUND...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN UNDER 2 INCHES. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ038-044-040900- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KGRR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070205T0000Z/ LAKE-NEWAYGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...FREMONT 751 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. UP TO 3 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL OVERNIGHT...MAINLY IN THE WESTERN ENDS OF THE COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR SUNDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES COULD LOWER TO 25 BELOW AT TIMES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ051-040900- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WC.Y.0001.070204T0051Z-070205T0000Z/ MONTCALM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GREENVILLE 751 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. WHILE THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS SHIFTED WEST...WIND CHILL VALUES COULD STILL FALL TO 25 BELOW THROUGH SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-052-059-040900- /O.CAN.KGRR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070204T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WC.Y.0001.070204T0051Z-070205T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-GRATIOT-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...ALMA...ST. JOHNS 751 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. WHILE THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS SHIFTED WEST...WIND CHILL VALUES COULD STILL FALL TO 25 BELOW THROUGH SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ067-074-040900- /O.EXT.KGRR.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070205T0000Z/ INGHAM-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANSING...JACKSON 751 PM EST SAT FEB 3 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PUSH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. BLUSTERY WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES AND DRESS IN LAYERS. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Feb 2, 10:08 PM EST, 6 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 10:08 PM EST, 6 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1008 PM EST FRI FEB 2 2007 .UPDATE... GOING FORECAST AND HEADLINES LOOK GOOD FOR THE LAND... BUT WILL HOIST A GALE WARNING FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS ON LAKE MICHIGAN TO MATCH NEIGHBORS. WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND ON THE EDGE OF GALE FORCE. WILL STRETCH WARNING FROM 15Z TOMORROW TO 03Z TOMORROW EVENING. && .GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN TWO TIERS OF COUNTIES ALSO INCLUDING MONTCALM...IONIA AND EATON. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN ROW OF COUNTIES...ALSO INCLUDING OSCEOLA...MECOSTA AND CALHOUN. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR OUR NEARSHORE WATERS FROM ST. JOSEPH TO MANISTEE THROUGH 15Z TOMORROW AND THEN GALE WARNING THROUGH 03Z. && IOD
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 2, 5:08 PM EST, 11 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 508 PM EST FRI FEB 2 2007 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-031030- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 508 PM EST FRI FEB 2 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT OCCASIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME HEAVIER...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. BY DAYBREAK ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE THE BANDS PERSIST. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A HAZARD...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS EVENING WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS OF UP TO 30 MPH EXPECTED. WIND CHILL VALUES COULD REACH 10 BELOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DANGEROUSLY COLD AIR WILL AFFECT THE REGION FROM SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... WITH WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 25 BELOW AT TIMES. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AS WELL. LOCAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THIS WEEKEND COULD TOP 1 FOOT. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THE UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. SUBZERO TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE AT NIGHT AND DURING THE MORNINGS. SEVERAL EPISODES OF SNOW SHOWERS...WITH SOME ACCUMULATIONS...WILL BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE SUBMIT SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRR/SPOTTER. LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL IS TYPICALLY QUITE VARIABLE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER AND THESE REPORTS WILL HELP US WITH STORM VERIFICATION. LMZ844>849-031030- ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE- 508 PM EST FRI FEB 2 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WAVES OF 6 TO 9 FEET ON LAKE MICHIGAN IN ICE FREE AREAS WILL POSE A THREAT TO SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT. STAY AWAY FROM ANY ICE IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS. PIERS WILL ALSO LIKELY BECOME ICE COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WAVES OF 4 FEET OR MORE WILL BE COMMON ON LAKE MICHIGAN IN ICE FREE AREAS SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. MEADE MJS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 3, 4:19 AM EST, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
419 AM EST SAT FEB 03 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 AM SNOW WAYLAND 42.67N 85.64W
02/03/2007 E3.0 INCH ALLEGAN MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
2-3 INCHES
0300 AM SNOW 3 E KENTWOOD 42.88N 85.53W
02/03/2007 M2.1 INCH KENT MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
0300 AM SNOW REED CITY 43.87N 85.51W
02/03/2007 E2.0 INCH OSCEOLA MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
0300 AM SNOW BALDWIN 43.90N 85.85W
02/03/2007 E2.0 INCH LAKE MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
0300 AM SNOW SCOTTVILLE 43.95N 86.28W
02/03/2007 E4.0 INCH MASON MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
3-4 INCHES
0300 AM SNOW 5 E SHELBY 43.60N 86.27W
02/03/2007 E4.0 INCH OCEANA MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
3 TO 4 INCHES
0300 AM SNOW 5 E MUSKEGON 43.23N 86.16W
02/03/2007 E2.0 INCH MUSKEGON MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
0300 AM SNOW BIG RAPIDS 43.70N 85.49W
02/03/2007 E2.0 INCH MECOSTA MI LAW ENFORCEMENT
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IODNearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.