Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this winter storm warning at Jan 21, 2008, 3:46 AM EST for 12 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jan 21, 2008, 12:58 PM EST. It was in force for 25 hr. 45 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
- Jan 21, 2008, 3:46 AM EST (08:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2008, 12:58 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2008, 2:21 PM EST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Clare County, MI, Gratiot County, MI, Isabella County, MI, Lake County, MI, Mason County, MI, Mecosta County, MI, Montcalm County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Newaygo County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Osceola County, MI, Ottawa County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 3:22 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 5 S Grand Haven, MI | 3 INCHES RECEIVED SINCE 7 AM. |
| Jan 21, 4:48 PM EST | SNOW 1.8 | 3 Wsw Hart, MI | THE PERIOD OF SNOW BEGAN AT 7 AM. |
| Jan 21, 7:56 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | N Muskegon, MI | |
| Jan 21, 8:39 PM EST | SNOW 3.7 | North Muskegon, MI | THE PERIOD OF MEASURE IS 6 AM THROUGH 8 PM. |
| Jan 21, 10:26 PM EST | SNOW 1.7 | Mount Pleasant, MI | OFF DUTY EMPLOYEE REPORTS SNOW RECORDED SINCE 730PM. |
| Jan 21, 10:35 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | Breckenridge, MI | 1.2 RECEIVED IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR. 3 INCHES ON THE GROUND. |
| Jan 21, 11:12 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Mount Pleasant, MI | SINCE 730 PM. |
| Jan 21, 11:57 PM EST | SNOW 7 | Harrison, MI | SNOW TOTAL FOR TODAY ESTIMATED BETWEEN 6-7 INCHES. |
| Jan 21, 11:59 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Paris, MI | |
| Jan 21, 11:59 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Le Roy, MI | SNOW TOTAL FOR THE DAY. |
| Jan 22, 12:17 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Mount Pleasant, MI | SINCE 730 PM MONDAY. |
| Jan 22, 12:26 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Norton Shores, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 22, 1:52 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Breckenridge, MI | |
| Jan 22, 3:46 AM EST | SNOW 12 | Grand Haven, MI | 24 HR TOTAL ENDING AT 08Z. 8 INCHES SINCE 1/21/08 18Z. SNOW DEPTH 16 INCHES. |
| Jan 22, 4:30 AM EST | SNOW 6.1 | 5 S Grand Haven, MI | HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING AS OF 430 AM. |
| Jan 22, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 3 N Walhalla, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL FROM 600 AM MONDAY TO 600 AM TUESDAY. |
| Jan 22, 6:23 AM EST | SNOW 6.8 | Grand Haven, MI | |
| Jan 22, 6:23 AM EST | SNOW 7.3 | 5 S Grand Haven, MI | 14 INCHES ON THE GROUND. |
| Jan 22, 6:31 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Paris, MI | |
| Jan 22, 6:31 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Scottville, MI | |
| Jan 22, 6:31 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Lake, MI | |
| Jan 22, 6:31 AM EST | SNOW 10 | Muskegon, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL. 0.50 WATER EQUIVALENT |
| Jan 22, 6:44 AM EST | SNOW 5.4 | Breckenridge, MI | |
| Jan 22, 6:44 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Ludington, MI | SNOW DEPTH 9 INCHES.6 INCHES FELL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 7 AM. |
| Jan 22, 6:44 AM EST | SNOW 6.2 | Muskegon, MI | 13 INCHES SNOW DEPTH. |
| Jan 22, 6:44 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Allendale, MI | |
| Jan 22, 6:44 AM EST | SNOW 10.4 | Grand Haven, MI | 15 INCHES ON THE GROUND. |
| Jan 22, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Ludington, MI | FELL SINCE 01/21/08 EARLY. |
| Jan 22, 7:25 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Hart, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL FROM 7 AM MONDAY. |
| Jan 22, 7:30 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Marne, MI | FELL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 730 AM. |
| Jan 22, 7:30 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Muskegon, MI | TOTAL BETWEEN 830 PM MONDAY AND 730 AM TUESDAY. 24 HOUR TOTAL IS 10.7 INCHES |
| Jan 22, 8:44 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Mount Pleasant, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 22, 8:55 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | Holland, MI | SNOW TOTAL IS FROM 1000 PM MONDAY THROUGH 800 AM TUESDAY. SNOW DEPTH IS 12 INCHES. |
| Jan 22, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 8.3 | 1 Ne Mount Pleasant, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
| Jan 22, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 10 | Grand Haven, MI | TOTAL SINCE 6 PM 01/21/08. TOTAL SINCE 01/21/08 6AM... 14 INCHES. SNOW DEPTH 19 INCHES. |
| Jan 22, 9:30 AM EST | SNOW 10.5 | 4 Sw Weidman, MI | TOTAL SINCE 6 PM 01/21/08. SNOW DEPTH 14 INCHES. |
| Jan 22, 11:27 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Ferry, MI | FELL OVERNIGHT. |
| Jan 22, 11:27 AM EST | SNOW 10 | 1 N Croton, MI | FROM 10 AM TO 10 AM. 0.22 INCH LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Jan 22, 1:30 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Norton Shores, MI | SINCE 1030 PM EST MONDAY |
| Jan 22, 1:41 PM EST | SNOW 9 | 3 N Morley, MI | |
| Jan 22, 1:51 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Greenville, MI | SNOWFALL SINCE 6 PM MONDAY EVENING. |
| Jan 22, 1:51 PM EST | SNOW 8 | N Lakeview, MI | SNOWFALL SINCE 6 PM MONDAY. |
| Jan 22, 1:51 PM EST | SNOW 8 | Stanton, MI | SNOWFALL SINCE MONDAY EVENING. |
| Jan 22, 1:59 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Baldwin, MI | 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS 12 INCHES ON THE GROUND. |
| Jan 22, 1:59 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Baldwin, MI | 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS 12 INCHES ON THE GROUND. |
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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 825 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 100 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 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 210846 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 346 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...MORE SNOW HEADED TOWARD SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM WESTERN KANSAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY IN WEST CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN AHEAD OF THE LOW. THIS SNOW WILL BE ENHANCED BY A SOUTHWEST FLOW OFF OF LAKE MICHIGAN. SNOWFALL IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BE IN THE 6 TO 8 INCH RANGE BY LATE TUESDAY AND 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. MIZ037-038-043-044-050-211700- /O.UPG.KGRR.WS.A.0003.080121T1700Z-080123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0002.080121T1800Z-080123T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON 346 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MIDDAY AND LAST INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW... TO AROUND A HALF MILE AND BELOW AT TIMES. ROADS SHOULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ONCE AGAIN. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 6 TO 8 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ MIZ039-045-056-211700- /O.UPG.KGRR.WS.A.0003.080121T1700Z-080123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.SN.Y.0001.080121T1800Z-080123T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-MECOSTA-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...BIG RAPIDS...JENISON 346 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MIDDAY AND LAST INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW... TO AROUND A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS SHOULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ONCE AGAIN. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ051-057-211700- /O.NEW.KGRR.SN.Y.0001.080121T1800Z-080123T0000Z/ MONTCALM-KENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...GRAND RAPIDS 346 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND MIDDAY AND LAST INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW... TO AROUND A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS SHOULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ONCE AGAIN. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KGRR 211758 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1258 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM NEAR KANSAS CITY MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON AND SLIDE THROUGH SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW HAS ALREADY BEGUN IN PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH HEAVIER...MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE ENHANCED BY A SOUTHWEST FLOW OFF OF LAKE MICHIGAN. SNOWFALL IN THE WARNING AREA WILL BE IN THE 6 TO 8 INCH RANGE BY LATE TUESDAY AND 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. MIZ056-220200- /O.UPG.KGRR.SN.Y.0001.080121T1800Z-080123T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGRR.WS.W.0002.080121T1800Z-080123T0000Z/ OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JENISON 1258 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW HAS ALREADY BEGUN ACROSS OTTAWA COUNTY. HEAVIER...MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL MOVE IN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PERSISTING INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY. SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY EVENING...WHICH IS WHY THE ADVISORY WAS UPGRADED TO A WARNING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY QUITE POOR AND WILL FURTHER DETERIORATE TONIGHT AS ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN MANY AREAS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY THE FALLING SNOW TO AROUND A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ MIZ037-038-043-044-050-220200- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.080121T1800Z-080123T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON 1258 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BECOMING HEAVIER WITH TIME. THE SNOW WILL LAST INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY AT LEAST. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW... TO AROUND A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS SHOULD WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 6 TO 8 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ MIZ039-045-051-057-220200- /O.CON.KGRR.SN.Y.0001.080121T1800Z-080123T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-MECOSTA-MONTCALM-KENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...BIG RAPIDS...GREENVILLE... GRAND RAPIDS 1258 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW...TO AROUND A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS SHOULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ONCE AGAIN. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ DUKE
000 WWUS43 KGRR 212108 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 408 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING OVER MUCH OF THE AERA... .LAKE SNOW BANDS HAVE ALREADY PUT DOWN SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...IN PORTIONS OF OTTAWA AND ALLEGAN COUNTIES. SYSTEM SNOW FROM A LOW MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES IS SPREADING OUT OVER LAKE MICHIGAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE SYSTEM SNOW INTERACTS WITH THE LAKE...HEAVY SNOW WILL ENSUE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. TOTALS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD PUSH INTO THE 6 TO 8 INCH RANGE. ELSEWHERE FOR PLACES LIKE ALLEGAN...GRAND RAPIDS...ALMA AND MOUNT PLEASANT...MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA WITH 3 TO 6 INCH AMOUNT EXPECTED. MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056-220515- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON 408 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY WITH TIME THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL LAST INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY AT LEAST. 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW... TO AROUND A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. SLOW DOWN AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF YOU HAVE TO VENTURE OUT. $$ MIZ040-046-052-058-059-064-065-220515- /O.EXA.KGRR.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ CLARE-ISABELLA-GRATIOT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...MOUNT PLEASANT...ALMA...IONIA... ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS 408 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING...LASTING INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW...TO AROUND A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS SHOULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ONCE AGAIN. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ039-045-051-057-220515- /O.CON.KGRR.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-MECOSTA-MONTCALM-KENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...BIG RAPIDS...GREENVILLE... GRAND RAPIDS 408 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE EVENING LASTING INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW...TO AROUND A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS SHOULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ONCE AGAIN. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ DUKE
000 WWUS43 KGRR 212109 CCA WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 408 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING OVER MUCH OF THE AREA... .LAKE SNOW BANDS HAVE ALREADY PUT DOWN SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...IN PORTIONS OF OTTAWA AND ALLEGAN COUNTIES. SYSTEM SNOW FROM A LOW MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES IS SPREADING OUT OVER LAKE MICHIGAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE SYSTEM SNOW INTERACTS WITH THE LAKE...HEAVY SNOW WILL ENSUE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. TOTALS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD PUSH INTO THE 6 TO 8 INCH RANGE. ELSEWHERE FOR PLACES LIKE ALLEGAN...GRAND RAPIDS...ALMA AND MOUNT PLEASANT...MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA WITH 3 TO 6 INCH AMOUNT EXPECTED. MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056-220530- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON 408 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY WITH TIME THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL LAST INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY AT LEAST. 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW... TO AROUND A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. SLOW DOWN AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF YOU HAVE TO VENTURE OUT. $$ MIZ040-046-052-058-059-064-065-220530- /O.EXA.KGRR.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ CLARE-ISABELLA-GRATIOT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...MOUNT PLEASANT...ALMA...IONIA... ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS 408 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING...LASTING INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW...TO AROUND A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS SHOULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ONCE AGAIN. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ039-045-051-057-220530- /O.CON.KGRR.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-MECOSTA-MONTCALM-KENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...BIG RAPIDS...GREENVILLE... GRAND RAPIDS 408 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE EVENING LASTING INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW...TO AROUND A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS SHOULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ONCE AGAIN. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ DUKE
000 WWUS43 KGRR 220410 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1110 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... .LIGHT TO MODERATE AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE REGION. TOTALS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD PUSH INTO THE 6 TO 8 INCH RANGE. ELSEWHERE FOR PLACES LIKE ALLEGAN...GRAND RAPIDS...ALMA AND MOUNT PLEASANT...MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA WITH 3 TO 5 INCH ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056-221215- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON 1110 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. SIX TO EIGHTS INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW... TO AROUND A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. SLOW DOWN AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF YOU HAVE TO VENTURE OUT. $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-051-052-057>059-064-065-221215- /O.CON.KGRR.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT-IONIA- CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA... ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS 1110 PM EST MON JAN 21 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW...TO AROUND A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS SHOULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ONCE AGAIN. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 220504 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1204 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... .LIGHT TO MODERATE AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE REGION. TOTALS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD PUSH INTO THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE. ELSEWHERE FOR PLACES LIKE ALLEGAN...GRAND RAPIDS...ALMA AND MOUNT PLEASANT...MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA WITH 3 TO 5 INCH ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. MIZ039-040-045-046-051-052-221315- /O.UPG.KGRR.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA 1204 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THIS IS AN UPGRADE OF THE SNOW ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 6 TO 8 INCH RANGE HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED NORTH OF A MOUNT PLEASANT TO BIG RAPIDS LINE. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW...TO AROUND A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS SHOULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ONCE AGAIN. LOCAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A FOOT ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. 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. $$ MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056-221315- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON 1204 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW... TO AROUND A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. SLOW DOWN AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF YOU HAVE TO VENTURE OUT. $$ MIZ057>059-064-065-221315- /O.CON.KGRR.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS 1204 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW...TO AROUND A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS SHOULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ONCE AGAIN. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 220832 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 332 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY... .LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION. TOTALS BY THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD PUSH INTO THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE. ELSEWHERE FOR PLACES LIKE ALLEGAN...GRAND RAPIDS...ALMA AND MOUNT PLEASANT...3 TO 5 INCH ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056-221645- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON 332 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 6 TO 8 INCH RANGE HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED NORTH OF A MOUNT PLEASANT TO BIG RAPIDS LINE. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW...TO AROUND A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS SHOULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ONCE AGAIN. TOTAL LOCAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A FOOT ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ057>059-064-065-221645- /O.CON.KGRR.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS 332 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY DUE TO THE FALLING SNOW...TO AROUND A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ROADS SHOULD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ONCE AGAIN. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 221646 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1146 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...SNOW DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA... .SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS WINDING DOWN ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN...AND THEREFORE ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS AWAY FROM THE LAKE HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. A BAND OF SNOW IS PUSHING INLAND ACROSS THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES AND THEREFORE THE ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS ALONG THE COAST WILL BE CONTINUED FOR NOW. EXPECT THIS BAND TO PUSH INLAND AND DISSIPATE WITH TIME DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS. FOCUS WILL THEN SHIFT TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW FROM TONIGHT LASTING INTO THURSDAY. MIZ038>040-044>046-051-052-221800- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE...FREMONT... BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA 1146 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WIDESPREAD SNOW IS COMING TO AN END ACROSS THE WARNING AREA AND THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOME LIGHT SNOW REMAINS ALONG THE U.S. 27 CORRIDOR...BUT IT SHOULD BE PRESSING EAST OF THE AREA BY NOON. $$ MIZ057>059-065-221800- /O.CAN.KGRR.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-BARRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HASTINGS 1146 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS THE HEAVIER SNOW IS PUSHING SOUTH AND EAST OUT OF THE ADVISORY AREA. A LAKE EFFECT BAND OF SNOW WILL PUSH TOWARD THE HIGHWAY 131 CORRIDOR INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BUT IT SHOULD BE DISSIPATING AS IT MOVES EAST AWAY FROM THE LAKE. $$ MIZ037-043-050-056-230000- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON 1146 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A BAND OF SNOW WILL BE PUSHING ACROSS THE COUNTIES ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN COASTLINE FROM THE NOON HOUR INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OUT OF THIS BAND OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MIZ064-230000- /O.CON.KGRR.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ ALLEGAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HOLLAND 1146 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A BAND OF SNOW WILL BE PUSHING ACROSS ALLEGAN COUNTY FROM THE NOON HOUR INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OUT OF THIS BAND OF SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 221921 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 221 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...SNOW DIMINISHING ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN COAST... .LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS MOVED INTO SOUTHERN ONTARIO ALLOWING SNOW SHOWERS TO DIMINISH FOR COUNTIES BORDERING LAKE MICHIGAN. REMAINING ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AS THE FINAL BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS SLOWLY MOVES EAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. FOCUS NOW SHIFTS TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. MIZ037-043-050-056-222030- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON 221 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE PUSHED INLAND AND DIMINISHED FOR COUNTIES BORDERING LAKE MICHIGAN. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MIZ064-222030- /O.CAN.KGRR.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080123T0000Z/ ALLEGAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HOLLAND 221 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE PUSHED EAST OF ALLEGAN COUNTY ALLOWING THE SNOW ADVISORY TO BE CANCELLED. $$ BEACHLER
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 21, 3:20 AM EST, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 3:20 AM EST, 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 320 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008 LATEST UPDATE...ALL BUT AVIATION... .SYNOPSIS...(320 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008) HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM WISCONSIN TO TENNESSEE IS PRODUCING WEST WINDS ACROSS THE LAKE. THIS HAS RESULTED IN CONTINUAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. AS THE RIDGE MOVES EAST...LOW PRESSURE IN WESTERN KANSAS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE REGION AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES NORTHWEST OF A HOLLAND TO EVART LINE. AS THE LOW MOVES BY TUESDAY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN ITS WAKE. && .SHORT TERM...(320 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008) (TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY) THE SHORT RANGE MODELS ARE CONVERGING ON A TRACK FOR THE LOW MOVING OUT OF KANSAS. THE LATEST OPERATIONAL GFS IS MORE IN LINE WITH THE ECMWF AND GFS ENSEMBLES. THE LATEST NAM IS EVEN FARTHER NORTHWEST AND TAKES THE LOW TOWARD TVC. SEEMS LIKE THE ECMWF HASN/T WAVERED MUCH ON THE TRACK OF THIS LOW AND SO CONFIDENCE IS A BIT HIGHER WITH IT/S SOLUTION. KGRR-88D CONTINUES TO SHOW LIGHT SHSN. REGIONAL RADARS SHOW THE LEADING EDGE OF PCPN ASSOCIATED WITH THE KANSAS LOW MOVING THROUGH IOWA. SREF POPS SHOW THIS PCPN WILL MAKE IT INTO WRN LWR THIS MORNING AND QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE NRN CWA. MODERATE ISENTROPIC LIFT IS THE PRIMARY PCPN GENERATING MECHANISM WITH THIS SYSTEM. CONDENSATION PRESSURE DEFICITS FALL TO NEAR 0MB THIS MORNING AND REMAIN LIKE THAT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM IS PROBABLY AN ADVISORY TYPE SNOW SITUATION IF WE DIDN/T HAVE THE BIG LAKE RIGHT NEXT DOOR. SINCE WE DO...WE HAVE TO ALSO FACTOR IN THE LAKE EFFECT CONTRIBUTION. DESPITE THE WARM AIR ADVECTION...LAKE DELTA T/S WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER TEENS. THE WARMING WILL ACTUALLY HELP TO INCREASE ACCUMS SINCE THE DGZ WILL RISE AND DEEPEN. THAT WILL ALLOW THE ATM TO SUPPORT LARGER SNOWFLAKES. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT WE SHOULD SEE FLAKE SIZE INCREASE AS TODAY PROGRESSES. WE/LL BE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW TUESDAY AT WHICH TIME ANOTHER SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR WILL FLOW IN AND KEEP THE LAKE EFFECT GOING. THUS...IT/S GOING TO SNOW FOR A WHILE...AT LEAST INTO WEDNESDAY...ALTHOUGH FLAKE SIZE WILL BE DECREASING AGAIN BY WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL LIMIT ACCUMS. WITH THAT IN MIND...WE/LL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE 5 NW COUNTIES FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY WITH THE THOUGHT THAT WE COULD SEE 6 TO PERHAPS 8 INCHES IN 24 HRS. WE/LL RING THE WARNING WITH A SNOW ADVISORY. && .LONG TERM...(320 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008) (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY) MORE ARCTIC AIR AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS THERMAL TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH. WARM ADVECTION BEGINS LATE THURSDAY AND SFC RIDGING SHOULD MEAN DRY WEATHER FOR FRIDAY. WEAK CLIPPER SWINGS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. GFS AND ECMWF DIVERGE FOR THE WEEKEND. ECMWF BRINGS A POWERHOUSE LOW THROUGH WISCONSIN WHICH WOULD GIVE US RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW LATE SUNDAY OR MONDAY WHILE THE GFS IS MORE PROGRESSIVE AND WEAKER WITH THIS LOW AND WOULD GIVE US SOME LIGHT SNOW ON SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. CURRENT WEEKEND FORECAST LOOKS LIKE A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF THE GFS...AND WAS NOT CHANGED. && .AVIATION...(1140 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008) LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH 12Z. PRIMARILY MVFR OR BETTER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH 12Z. HOWEVER BY 18Z A BAND OF SNOW SHOULD SPREAD IN FROM THE WEST. CONDITIONS MAY GO TO IFR OR LOWER WITHIN THIS BAND...WHICH SHOULD IMPACT MAINLY WEST OF A KLAN TO KBTL LINE. SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND THIS BAND MAY BE PUSHED NORTH OF KMKG TO KGRR. HOWEVER BY 06Z TUE...THAT AREA OF SNOW TO THE NORTH...WILL BE DROPPING SOUTHWEST AND MAY MOVE BACK INTO KMKG TO KGRR. && .MARINE...(320 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008) WE ENDED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AND FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS WHICH SHOULD PRECLUDE WAVES OVER 4 FEET. && .HYDROLOGY...(320 AM EST MON JAN 21 2008) ALMOST ALL AREA RIVERS ARE NOW BACK WITHIN BANK. A RVSGRR WAS ISSUED EARLIER TODAY DETAILING THE LAST 4 SITES THAT REMAIN ELEVATED. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 24 HOURS...FORECASTS WILL NOT BE NEEDED AT THESE SITES EITHER. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AREA RIVERS FOR POTENTIAL ICE BUILDUP. REPORTS ARE THAT THERE IS ICE ON THE MUSKEGON AND GRAND RIVERS ALREADY...WHICH MEANS MOST AREA RIVERS HAVE ICE ON THEM IF RIVERS OF THIS SIZE DO. && .GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...WINTER STORM WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY FOR MASON LAKE OCEANA NEWAYGO MUSKEGON COUNTIES. SNOW ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY FOR OSCEOLA MECOSTA MONTCALM KENT OTTAWA COUNTIES. LM...NONE. && SYNOPSIS: 93 SHORT TERM: 93 LONG TERM: OSTUNO AVIATION: MJS MARINE: 93 HYDROLOGY: 93
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 10:10 PM EST, 5 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1010 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-210915- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 1025 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SOME SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY TOWARD LAKE MICHIGAN. AREA ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY REMAIN SLIPPERY IN SPOTS TONIGHT GIVEN THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND PERSISTENT SNOW THE LAST COUPLE DAYS. THE RECENT COLD SPELL HAS ALLOWED FOR SOME ICE TO FORM ON AREA RIVERS. FLOODING IS NOT FORECASTED AT THIS TIME. THE COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEK WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR MORE ICE TO FORM. THE RIVERS LEVELS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED IN AREAS PRONE TO ICE JAM FLOODING INTO THE WEEKEND. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS WEST CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN FROM LUDINGTON TO BALDWIN TO MUSKEGON...WHERE UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW APPEARS POSSIBLE FROM TOMORROW AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 131...WITH FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LMZ844>849-210915- ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 1025 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WAVES HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT AS WELL AS FREEZING SPRAY WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WIDESPREAD SNOW IS LIKELY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... FOLLOWED BY FREQUENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. WAVES WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD... WITH PERIODS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. MEADE DUKE MJS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 3:46 AM EST | Snow Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Clare, Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia and 6 more | 35 hr |
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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.