Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

000 
WWUS43 KGRR 060429
WSWGRR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1129 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008

....HEAVY SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLIDE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE OHIO
RIVER VALLEY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO
SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT. SNOW MAY
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES FOR THE WARNED COUNTIES WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE SNOW TAPERS TO FLURRIES BY LATE
WEDNESDAY. FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE I-94 CORRIDOR PRECIPITATION
WILL STAY AS A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THROUGH MUCH
OF THE OVERNIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. 

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-061230-
/O.EXT.KGRR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080207T0600Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...
CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...
GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS
1129 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH
1 AM EST THURSDAY.

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL TONIGHT BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
AN INCH OR LESS. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
EVENING. SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS BY MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
GUST TO 25 TO 30 MPH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL WILL BE
HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH
VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES.

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>067-071-061230-
/O.EXT.KGRR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080207T0600Z/
ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...
LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN
1129 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH
1 AM EST THURSDAY.

A MIX OF RAIN SLEET AND SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH.  PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY
AT TIMES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOTAL
SNOWFALL IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE IS EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 TO 30 MPH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS
DUE TO FREQUENT VISIBILITIES OF A MILE OR LESS. 

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.

$$

MIZ072>074-061230-
/O.EXT.KGRR.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080207T0600Z/
KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
1129 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN SLEET AND
SNOW HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH 1 AM EST THURSDAY.

A MIX OF RAIN SLEET AND SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH.  PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING
SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE A
BRIEF LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION INTENSITY AS DRIER BRIEFLY WORKS
INTO THE AREA...BUT A CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IS EXPECTED BY
AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY
MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

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.

$$

000 
WWUS43 KGRR 060922
WSWGRR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
422 AM EST WED FEB 6 2008

....HEAVY SNOW ON THE WAY...

.STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLIDE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE OHIO
RIVER VALLEY TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY
TODAY. WE WILL SEE A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WITH SOME
SLEET ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH...THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING BEFORE THE
PRECIPITATION BECOMES ALL SNOW. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
FOR THE WARNED COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STORM TOTAL
SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE BEFORE SNOW TAPERS TO FLURRIES BY LATE THIS EVENING.
FARTHER SOUTH MIXED SNOW FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL HOLD DOWN ACCUMULATIONS.

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-061730-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080207T0600Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...
CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...
GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS
422 AM EST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

HEAVY SNOW IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE
THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...SOME FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE
SNOW THIS MORNING TO CREATE SLICK ROADS. STEADY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. COMBINED WITH
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 25 MPH...THE EVENING COMMUTE MAY BE
RATHER HAZARDOUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME A PROBLEM
BY LATE IN THE DAY. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY DROP TO LESS THAN A
MILE THIS AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MIZ064>067-071-061730-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080207T0600Z/
ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...
LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN
422 AM EST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY.

HEAVY SNOW IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE
THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...SOME FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE
SNOW THIS MORNING TO CREATE SLICK ROADS. STEADY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. COMBINED WITH
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 25 MPH...THE EVENING COMMUTE MAY BE
RATHER HAZARDOUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME A PROBLEM
BY LATE IN THE DAY. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY DROP TO LESS THAN A
MILE THIS AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MIZ072>074-061730-
/O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080207T0600Z/
KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
422 AM EST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

MIXED SNOW FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING
BEFORE BECOMING MAINLY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON.

ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY THIS MORNING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW
THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
BY LATE THIS EVENING TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE NEAR 6
INCHES.

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.

$$

000 
WWUS43 KGRR 061705
WSWGRR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1205 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008

....AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW CONTINUE...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRENGTHENING OVER ILLINOIS AT NOON WILL
TRACK THROUGH OHIO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ACROSS SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO
THE EVENING. A TREACHEROUS COMMUTE IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.



MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-070115-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080207T0600Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...
CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...
GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS
1205 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH AN INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES
POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COMBINED
WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 25 MPH...THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE
WILL BE RATHER HAZARDOUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME A
PROBLEM. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT
TIMES AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MIZ064>067-071-070115-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080207T0600Z/
ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...
LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN
1205 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH AN INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES
POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COMBINED
WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 25 MPH...THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE
WILL BE RATHER HAZARDOUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME A
PROBLEM. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT
TIMES AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MIZ072>074-070115-
/O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080207T0600Z/
KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
1205 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF
THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3
TO 6 INCHES ARE FORECASTED BY EVENING. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION FROM THE
FREEZING RAIN OF A QUARTER INCH IS POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST WINDS
GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND RESULT
IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

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.

$$

000 
WWUS43 KGRR 061755
WSWGRR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1255 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008

....AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW CONTINUE...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRENGTHENING OVER ILLINOIS AT NOON WILL
TRACK THROUGH OHIO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ACROSS SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN...BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST
INTO THE EVENING. A TREACHEROUS COMMUTE IS EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON.

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-070200-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080207T0600Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...
CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...
GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS
1255 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH AN INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES
EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE FORECASTED
FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST
WINDS TO NEAR 35 MPH...THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE WILL BE RATHER
HAZARDOUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME A PROBLEM.
VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES
AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MIZ064>067-071-070200-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080207T0600Z/
ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...
LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN
1255 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH AN INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES
EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE FORECASTED
FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS
TO NEAR 35 MPH...THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE WILL BE RATHER HAZARDOUS.
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME A PROBLEM. VISIBILITIES WILL
LIKELY DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MIZ072>074-070200-
/O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080207T0600Z/
KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
1255 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF
THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3
TO 6 INCHES ARE FORECASTED BY EVENING. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION FROM THE
FREEZING RAIN OF A QUARTER INCH IS POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST WINDS
GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND RESULT
IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

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.

$$

000 
WWUS43 KGRR 062113
WSWGRR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
413 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008

...MAJOR WINTER STORM IMPACTING MUCH OF THE REGION...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRENGTHENING OVER AT INDIANA AT 3 PM WILL
TRACK THROUGH OHIO THIS EVENING. ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN...BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE
EVENING. A VERY HAZARDOUS COMMUTE IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING.

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-070515-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080207T0600Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...
CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...
GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS
413 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY
AT TIMES WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES EXPECTED IN THE
HEAVIEST BANDS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE FORECASTED FOR THIS
EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE
FORECASTED. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY BETWEEN INTERSTATE 96
AND ROUTE 10. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A PROBLEM.
VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY
EVENING.

THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL PUSH EAST OF THE REGION LATER THIS EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MIZ064>067-071-070515-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080207T0600Z/
ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...
LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN
413 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY
AT TIMES WITH 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES EXPECTED IN THE
HEAVIEST BANDS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE FORECASTED FOR THIS
EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. STORM TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE
FORECASTED. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A PROBLEM.
VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY
EVENING.

THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL PUSH EAST OF THE REGION LATER THIS EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

MIZ072>074-070515-
/O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080207T0600Z/
KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
413 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ONE INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES
EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIEST BANDS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
ARE FORECASTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING.  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
MAY BE A PROBLEM. VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY DROP TO UNDER A HALF
MILE AT TIMES. 

THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL PUSH EAST OF THE REGION LATER THIS EVENING.


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.

$$

000 
WWUS43 KGRR 070428
WSWGRR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1128 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008

...SNOW WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO NORTHWEST OHIO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
AWAY FROM THE REGION OVERNIGHT. AS A RESULT SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY DAYBREAK.

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071-070530-
/O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080207T0600Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...
CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...
GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...
HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN
1128 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
OVERNIGHT WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. 

AREA ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND ANYONE
TRAVELING OVERNIGHT SHOULD USE A LOT OF CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION.



$$

MIZ072>074-070530-
/O.CAN.KGRR.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080207T0600Z/
KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
1128 PM EST WED FEB 6 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

STEADY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
OVERNIGHT WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH.

AREA ROADS WILL REMAIN VERY SLIPPERY AND ANYONE TRAVELING
OVERNIGHT SHOULD USE A LOT OF CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH THEIR DESTINATION.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1245 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008

LATEST UPDATE...AVIATION...

.SYNOPSIS...(435 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2008)
DENSE FOG THIS MORNING WILL BE REPLACED BY A POTENTIAL WINTER STORM
LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE RIDES NORTHEAST ALONG A
COLD FRONT THAT CURRENT STRETCHES FROM ST LOUIS TO NEAR DETROIT.
PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN COULD SEE IN EXCESS OF 6
INCHES OF SNOW BY LATE WEDNESDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(806 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2008)
(TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
DROPPED THE FOG AND FREEZING FOG ADVISORIES THIS MORNING AS
VISIBILITIES HAVE GREATLY IMPROVED BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO THE NEXT SNOW STORM. GFS AND NAM STILL
AREN/T ALL THAT CLOSE IN SOLUTIONS. THE SREF HAS TAKEN A NWD TREND
OF LATE AND NOW PUTS DOWN A SWATH OF SNOW THAT LINES UP CONVENIENTLY
WITH WHERE WE HAVE THE WATCH. IF THE GFS IS CORRECT...SNOW ACCUMS
WOULD BE QUITE A BIT LOWER THAN THE NAM WOULD SUGGEST. DUE TO THIS
CONTINUED UNCERTAINTY...AND THAT WE DON/T EXPECT HEAVY SNOW TO
DEVELOP UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT...WE HELD ONTO THE WATCH. PERHAPS A
MODEL BLEND OF THE GFS/NAM WOULD MAKE THE MOST SENSE. THAT STILL
WOULD GIVE WARNING TYPE SNOWFALL TO THE CENTRAL CWA. THE 06Z NAM
STILL GENERATES AROUND A FOOT IN GRAND RAPIDS. THE GFS ON THE OTHER
HAND YIELDS AROUND 5 INCHES. H5-H7 FGEN FORCING IS DRIVING MOST OF
THIS PCPN...IT/S REALLY IMPRESSIVE AND LASTS AWHILE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL CWA. SO THE POTENTIAL IS CERTAINLY THERE FOR A SIGNIFICANT
SNOW.

THE EVENT WILL WIND DOWN LATE WEDNESDAY. WED NIGHT LOOKS DRY BUT
ANOTHER FAST APPROACHING SHORT WAVE WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF
SNOW THURSDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM...(435 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2008)
(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
MAINTAINED THE CHANCE FOR SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN THE THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY TIME FRAME WITH A SURFACE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE
AREA. MAIN STORY IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD THOUGH IS THE ARCTIC FRONT
THAT IS FORECAST TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA ON SATURDAY. SIGNIFICANTLY
COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. 850MB TEMPS PLUNGE INTO THE NEGATIVE MID 20S C...WITH
1000-500MB THICKNESS VALUES DROPPING TOWARD 490DM. LOOKS LIKE A GOOD
SETUP FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW...WITH HIGH INSTABILITY AND FAIRLY DEEP
MOISTURE. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY MORNING AS RIDGING BUILDS BACK IN FROM THE WEST. WINTER
LIKE WEATHER WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER STORY...REALLY THROUGHOUT THE
WHOLE 7 DAY FORECAST PERIOD...WITH MID WEEK HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE
FOLLOWED BY A PLUNGE INTO ARCTIC AIR AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOR THE
WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...(1245 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008)
WINTER STORM ARRIVING AFT 03Z FOR MOST TAF LOCATIONS. EXPECT VSBYS
TO IMPROVE THIS AFTN TO IFR/MVFR CONDITIONS BEFORE FALLING BACK WITH
PRECIP ARRIVAL. WINDS WILL VEER NE THROUGH THIS AFTN AND EVE...AS
PRECIP ARRIVES AND LOW PRESSURE PASSES JUST SOUTH OF LWR MI. ATTM
FEEL THAT WE WILL SEE SN FOR KMKG THROUGHOUT DURATION WITH HEAVIEST
ARRIVING AFT 06Z. HEAVY SNOW FOR KMKG WILL PRODUCE LIFR CONDITIONS
FOR POTENTIALLY SEVERAL HOURS AROUND 06Z-15Z...WHILE KGRR AND KLAN
WILL GET INTO THE MOD/HVY SN AFT 09Z. ATMOS IS SATURATED DOWN TO
BNDRY LAYER WHICH SHOULD PRODUCE CEILINGS AOB 500FT. FURTHER SOUTH
SITES...KAZO...KBTL AND KJXN THE TRANSITION TO SN WILL TAKE LONGER
AS WEB BULB ZERO LINE SLOWLY SINKS SOUTH ALONG THIS TAF SITES AFT
09Z. EXPECT RA CHANGEING TO FZRA AFT 03Z FOR KAZO...KBTL...KJXN.
FZRA WILL LINGER AT KJXN THROUGH 15Z BEFORE CHANGEING TO SN.

&&

.MARINE...(435 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2008)
WINDS AND WAVES THROUGH TUESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO STAY UNDER ADVISORY
CRITERIA TODAY. DENSE FOG WILL BE AN ISSUE THIS MORNING. WINDS AND
WAVES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH THE APPROACH OF A WINTER STORM. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...(400 PM EST MON FEB 4 2008)
WILL KEEP THE WATCH GOING AS RAIN AND SNOWMELT ARE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT.  HOWEVER TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO WARM AS MUCH AS
THOUGH EARLIER...SO THERE IS A LOWER PROBABILITY OF LOSING THE
SNOWPACK.

A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GRAND RIVER AT COMSTOCK
PARK DUE TO HIGH RIVER LEVELS UPSTREAM OF THE ICE JAM IN DOWNTOWN
GRAND RAPIDS. PLEASE REFER TO FLSGRR FOR MORE DETAILS.

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GRAND RIVER FROM ADA THROUGH
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO FFAGRR
FOR MORE DETAILS.

&&

.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...FLOOD WATCH FOR PARTS OF KENT AND OTTAWA COUNTIES INTO TUESDAY
     AM.

     WINTER STORM WATCH ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 96 FOR LATER
     TONIGHT INTO WED.

LM...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS:   93
SHORT TERM: 93
LONG TERM:  DUKE
AVIATION:   BEACHLER
MARINE:     93
HYDROLOGY:  WALTON/MJS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
809 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2008

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-061130-
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
809 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SOME PATCHY DENSE FOG MAY PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING ALONG
INTERSTATE 94. VISIBILITIES AT TIMES MAY DROP TO AROUND A QUARTER OF
A MILE.  THE FOG IS ALSO CREATING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON
SECONDARY ROADS...AS SOME OF THE MOISTURE IS FREEZING ON THE COLDER
ROAD SURFACES.

HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO
WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL
ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 96. IN EXCESS OF SIX INCHES OF SNOW
IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
NEAR AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 96. LATER FORECASTS WILL FINE TUNE
BOTH PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNT OF SNOW.

FLOODING REMAINS A THREAT ON AREA RIVERS AS ICE JAMS ARE STILL
OCCURRING IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE BIGGEST THREAT IS ALONG THE GRAND
RIVER FROM ADA DOWNSTREAM TO ROBINSON TOWNSHIP IN OTTAWA COUNTY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE SNOW THAT BEGINS TONIGHT WILL LAST INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE
TAPERING OFF LATE IN THE DAY. A PUSH OF ARCTIC AIR NEXT WEEKEND
WILL BEGIN VERY COLD AIR BACK INTO THE REGION ALONG WITH LAKE
EFFECT SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL REPORTS WILL BE NEEDED BOTH TONIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY.

LMZ844>849-061130-
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-
809 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT AS NORTHEAST WINDS
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SMALLER CRAFT WILL FIND HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THE 1 TO 3 FOOT RANGE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.