Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this winter storm warning at Nov 30, 2008, 3:48 AM EST for 23 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Nov 30, 2008, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 31 hr. 60 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
- Nov 30, 2008, 3:48 AM EST (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 30, 2008, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2008, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
All 23 counties
Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, Calhoun County, MI, Clare County, MI, Clinton County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Gratiot County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Isabella County, MI, Jackson County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Kent 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, Van Buren County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 1:49 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 1 N Wattles Park, MI | SPOTTER MEASURED 2.0 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 150PM. |
| Nov 30, 2:10 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | 6 Wnw Lansing, MI | SNOWFALL OF 1.2 INCHES WAS MEASURED IN DELTA TOWNSHIP. |
| Nov 30, 2:45 PM EST | SNOW 1.6 | 2 Nw Holt, MI | SNOWFALL STARTED BETWEEN 1130AM AND 1145AM THIS MORNING. |
| Nov 30, 3:26 PM EST | SNOW 1.6 | St. Johns, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM TO 3 PM. |
| Nov 30, 3:30 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Ssw Haslett, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM TO 3 PM. |
| Nov 30, 3:36 PM EST | SNOW 2.2 | East Grand Rapids, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM TO 330 PM. |
| Nov 30, 4:12 PM EST | SNOW 2.4 | 3 Sw Kentwood, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM. |
| Nov 30, 4:19 PM EST | SNOW 1.9 | Grandville, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM. |
| Nov 30, 4:40 PM EST | SNOW 2.1 | Ada, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM TO 430 PM. |
| Nov 30, 4:41 PM EST | SNOW 2.4 | Byron Center, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM TO 415 PM. |
| Nov 30, 5:35 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Ese Breckenridge, MI | |
| Nov 30, 5:35 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Mount Pleasant, MI | |
| Nov 30, 6:07 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Greenville, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM. |
| Nov 30, 6:16 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Kalamazoo, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM. |
| Nov 30, 6:17 PM EST | SNOW 2.6 | 2 Nnw Caledonia, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 1140 AM THROUGH 540 PM. |
| Nov 30, 6:17 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 Nw Greenville, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM THROUGH 6 PM. |
| Nov 30, 6:45 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Wnw Jenison, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM THROUGH 630 PM. |
| Nov 30, 6:46 PM EST | SNOW 2.4 | 2 Nw Holt, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM THROUGH 630 PM. |
| Nov 30, 6:46 PM EST | SNOW 2.6 | St. Johns, MI | TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM THROUGH 630 PM. |
| Nov 30, 7:02 PM EST | SNOW 0.4 | Muskegon, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM THROUGH 7 PM. |
| Nov 30, 7:02 PM EST | SNOW 1.8 | Lansing, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL FROM 11 AM THROUGH 7 PM. |
| Nov 30, 7:02 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Grand Rapids, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM THROUGH 7 PM. |
| Nov 30, 7:23 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Hesperia, MI | SNOW BEGAN AT 5 PM. SNOW TOTAL THROUGH 7 PM. |
| Nov 30, 7:32 PM EST | SNOW 3.1 | 2 Ne Okemos, MI | SNOW TOTAL FROM 11 AM THROUGH 730 PM. |
| Nov 30, 8:13 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 3 S Haslett, MI | SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 8 HOURS. |
| Nov 30, 8:46 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 Ese Burnips, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM. |
| Nov 30, 8:46 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Grandville, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM. |
| Nov 30, 8:46 PM EST | SNOW 3.8 | Dorr, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM. |
| Nov 30, 8:46 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Wayland, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM. |
| Nov 30, 8:46 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Gun Lake, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM. |
| Nov 30, 8:54 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Paw Paw, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM. |
| Nov 30, 8:54 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 5 Nw Mason, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM. |
| Nov 30, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 4 E Battle Creek, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM. |
| Nov 30, 9:08 PM EST | SNOW 3.4 | 2 W Ada, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL FROM NOON THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Nov 30, 9:13 PM EST | SNOW 2.8 | 1 Ne Mount Pleasant, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL FROM 130 PM THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Nov 30, 9:15 PM EST | SNOW 4.6 | East Grand Rapids, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL FROM 11 AM THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Nov 30, 9:18 PM EST | SNOW 3.6 | St. Johns, MI | SNOW TOTAL THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Nov 30, 9:19 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 1 Sse Big Rapids, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL FROM 330 PM THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Nov 30, 9:24 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Ese Breckenridge, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL FROM 4 PM THROUGH 9 PM. |
| Nov 30, 10:07 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Wayland, MI | |
| Nov 30, 11:09 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Mount Pleasant, MI | |
| Nov 30, 11:41 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Grandville, MI | |
| Nov 30, 11:41 PM EST | SNOW 4.4 | 2 Ne Bath, MI | |
| Dec 1, 12:15 AM EST | SNOW 4.1 | 2 W Ada, MI | SNOWFALL FROM NOON TO MIDNIGHT. |
| Dec 1, 12:59 AM EST | SNOW 3.4 | East Grand Rapids, MI | SNOWFALL FROM NOON THROUGH 1230 AM. |
| Dec 1, 3:26 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Plainwell, MI | |
| Dec 1, 3:26 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Haslett, MI | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 9 E White Cloud, MI | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 1, 4:45 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 4 Ene Grand Rapids, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 1, 4:46 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 5 Ssw Middleville, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 1, 4:46 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | 1 Wsw Grattan, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 1, 4:51 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Hastings, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 1, 5:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.3 | 6 Nnw Scottville, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 1, 5:15 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Breckenridge, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 1, 5:30 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Breckenridge, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. SNOWFALL TOTAL IS FROM 300PM SUNDAY TO 530AM THIS MORNING. |
| Dec 1, 5:37 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | 4 Wsw Cannonsburg, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL RECORDED THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 530AM. |
| Dec 1, 5:45 AM EST | SNOW 7 | 6 E Crystal, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 545AM. |
| Dec 1, 5:48 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 5 N Muskegon, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL FROM 235PM SUNDAY THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 5AM THIS MORNING IN DALTON TOWNSHIP. |
| Dec 1, 5:50 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Paris, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 24 HOUR DURATION ENDING APPROXIMATELY 550AM. |
| Dec 1, 5:50 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Rodney, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 24 HOUR DURATION ENDING APPROXIMATELY 550AM. |
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 165 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
- 1331 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 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 300848 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 348 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... .TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-301700- /O.UPG.KGRR.WS.A.0011.081130T1700Z-081201T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0007.081130T1700Z-081201T2100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 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... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 348 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM EST MONDAY. THIS IS AN UPGRADE FROM THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN AND SPREAD NORTH THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER AT MILE. ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH MONDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 6 TO 8 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH NOON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KGRR 301530 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... .TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN WILL DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-302330- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0007.081130T1700Z-081201T2100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1030 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY... SNOW WILL DEVELOP NORTHWARD TO I 96 BY NOON TODAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTH REACHING ROUTE 10 BY MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER AT MILE. ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND DIMINISH MONDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 6 TO 8 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH NOON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 302039 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 339 PM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... .TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE TONIGHT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-010445- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081201T2100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 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... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 339 PM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY... THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. WHILE A BREAK IN THE HEAVIER SNOW COULD OCCUR SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 96 THIS EVENING...BY MIDNIGHT THE SNOW SHOULD INCREASE IN INTENSITY ONCE AGAIN. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES IN THE HEAVIER BANDS COULD REACH AN INCH PER HOUR. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 302342 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 642 PM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...MORE SNOW ON THE WAY... .HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAINLY NORTH OF I-96 WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THAT AREA. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONLY AN INCH OR TWO ARE ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. MIZ064>067-071>074-010745- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081201T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WW.Y.0011.081130T2342Z-081201T2100Z/ ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE... LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 642 PM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH OR TWO ARE ANTICIPATED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-010745- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081201T2100Z/ 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 642 PM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY... SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT PARTICULARLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 96. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGHER END AMOUNTS WITHIN THAT RANGE ARE MOST LIKELY NORTH OF THE I-96 CORRIDOR. SNOW WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY ENDING MONDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ LAURENS
000 WWUS43 KGRR 010407 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1107 PM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER CONTINUES... .HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAINLY NORTH OF I-96 WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THAT AREA. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONLY AN INCH OR TWO ARE ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES. MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-011215- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081201T2100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS 1107 PM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW... MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO 5 TO 9 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MIZ064>067-071>074-011215- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081201T2100Z/ ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE... LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1107 PM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY FOR LIGHT SNOW... LIGHT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH OR TWO ARE ANTICIPATED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 010913 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 413 AM EST MON DEC 1 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER CONTINUES... .HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA AND ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO IN THE ADVISORY AREA TODAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-011715- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081201T2100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS 413 AM EST MON DEC 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON TODAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL UP TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED NORTH OF I-96 TODAY. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MIZ064>067-071>074-011715- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081201T2100Z/ ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE... LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 413 AM EST MON DEC 1 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW CONTINUES INTO THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I-96. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 011651 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1151 AM EST MON DEC 1 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER CONTINUES... .HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES MAINLY ALONG THE LAKESHORE AND ACROSS THE ROUTE 10 AREA OF WEST CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MID AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. MIZ045-046-051-052-057>059-011800- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081201T2100Z/ MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT... GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS 1151 AM EST MON DEC 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS MOVED AWAY FROM THE REGION. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS FORECASTED TO REMAIN UNDER 2 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTIONS AS BACK ROADS MAY STILL BE SLICK. $$ MIZ065>067-072>074-011800- /O.CAN.KGRR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081201T2100Z/ BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1151 AM EST MON DEC 1 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS MOVED AWAY FROM THE REGION. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS FORECASTED TO REMAIN UNDER 1 INCH THROUGH TONIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTIONS AS BACK ROADS MAY STILL BE SLICK. $$ MIZ037>040-043-044-050-056-012100- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081201T2100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...MUSKEGON...JENISON 1151 AM EST MON DEC 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... LOCALLY UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTALS TO 5 TO 9 INCHES. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR MAY OCCUR. NEAR THE LAKESHORE THE SNOW WILL BE IN BANDS...THUS THE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LOCALIZED. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MIZ064-071-012100- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081201T2100Z/ ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 1151 AM EST MON DEC 1 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTALS TO 4 TO 7 INCHES. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR MAY OCCUR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 012013 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 313 PM EST MON DEC 1 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER CONTINUES... .THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD PERSIST THROUGH THE COMMUTE. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. MIZ037>040-043-044-050-056-020000- /O.EXT.KGRR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081202T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...MUSKEGON...JENISON 313 PM EST MON DEC 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE SNOW COULD STILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY DURING THE COMMUTE. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER 2 INCHES. VISIBILITIES MAY FALL TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. THUS THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LINGER. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MIZ064-071-020000- /O.EXT.KGRR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081202T0000Z/ ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 313 PM EST MON DEC 1 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE SNOW COULD STILL BE BRIEFLY HEAVY DURING THE COMMUTE. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER 2 INCHES. VISIBILITIES MAY FALL TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. THUS THE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL LINGER. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 012349 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 649 PM EST MON DEC 1 2008 MIZ037>040-043-044-050-056-020100- /O.EXP.KGRR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081202T0000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...MUSKEGON...JENISON 649 PM EST MON DEC 1 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS FORECASTED TO REMAIN UNDER 2 INCHES. ROADS MAY STILL BE SLICK OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 20S. $$ MIZ064-071-020100- /O.EXP.KGRR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081202T0000Z/ ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 649 PM EST MON DEC 1 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS FORECASTED TO REMAIN UNDER 2 INCHES. ROADS MAY STILL BE SLICK OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE 20S. $$
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 Nov 30, 3:40 AM EST, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 3:40 AM EST, 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 340 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008 LATEST UPDATE...ALL BUT AVIATION... .SYNOPSIS...(340 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008) LOW PRESSURE NEAR PADUCAH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH NORTHEAST TODAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE 6 TO 8 INCH RANGE ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON TODAY AND NOON MONDAY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. COLD WEATHER WITH BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. && .SHORT TERM...(340 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008) (TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY) FORECAST CONCERNS DEAL WITH THE DEVELOPING STORM CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER WESTERN KENTUCKY. THE GFS/ECMWF/NAM ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT AND SHOWING GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. THEY ALL SHOW A SWATH OF SNOW COVERING MUCH OF THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. AS THE TRACK OF THE LOW MOVES FROM SRN INDIANA THROUGH NW OHIO TO NEAR DETROIT...THE HEART OF THE CWA SHOULD SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOWS. BUFKIT/SREF/LOCAL SNOW ALGORITHM ALL SHOW 6-8 IN SNOWS THROUGH MUCH OF THE CWA FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH NOON MONDAY. WITH THAT IN MIND WE UPGRADED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. THIS SHOULD BE A WET SNOW THAT WILL MAKE FOR SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAYS OF THE YEAR. THE SYNOPTIC SNOW SHOULD WIND DOWN MONDAY MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST INTO QUEBEC. HOWEVER...THE COLD SHOT OF AIR BEHIND THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN AND WNW WINDS WILL GENERATE LAKE EFFECT SHSN ACROSS THE CWA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE SHSN WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS WARM AIR ADVECTION DEVELOPS AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHEAST. && .LONG TERM...(340 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008) (TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY) I DID NOT MAKE TO MANY CHANGES TO OUR GOING FORECAST FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EXCEPT TO MAKE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE HOURLY TEMPS/DEW POINTS WEDNESDAY. I ALSO DID EXTEND THE TIME OF THE MIXED PRECIPITATION THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OVERALL I STILL LIKE THE ECMWF OVER THE GFS FOR THE SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. IF FOR NO OTHER REASON THE ECMWF HAS SHOWN SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER CONTINUITY WITH THE SYSTEM THAN THE GFS HAS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE ECWMF CONTINUES TO SHOW A SOUTHERN STREAM WAVE RIDING UP THE FRONT INTO THE GREAT LAKES. MEANWHILE THE GFS SHOWED THE SOUTHERN STREAM SURFACE LOW ON THE 12Z AND 18Z RUNS BUT NOT ON THE 29/00Z OR 30/00Z RUNS. ALSO...LOOK AT THE LATEST WATER VAPOR LOOPS.... THERE IS A RATHER NICE LOOKING SYSTEM (40N/150W 30TH/06Z)GETTING READY TO RIDE OVER THE WESTERN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AS I WRITE THIS. TYPICAL OF THE GFS... IT UNDERPLAYS THIS FEATURE BUT I BELIEVE NATURE WILL NOT. THAT MEANS A SLOWER FRONTAL PASSAGE...MORE LIKE AROUND MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY THAN MID AFTERNOON AS SHOWN BY THE GFS. THAT WOULD SURGE WARMER AIR FARTHER NORTH SO I CONTINUED TO MIXED PRECIPITATION INTO THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY. THAT WOULD ALSO RESULT IN A BETTER LAKE EFFECT EVENT THAT WOULD LAST LONGER INTO FRIDAY NIGHT THAN THE GFS WOULD SUGGEST. IT WOULD ALSO GET COLDER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. HERE I WARMED THE LOWS SOME THURSDAY MORNING DUE TO THE SLOWER COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. && .MARINE...(340 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008) WE ISSUED A GALE WARNIG FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO STRONG WIND EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS THE DEEPENING LOW MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES. && .AVIATION...(1225 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008) A FAIRLY QUIET OVERNIGHT IS EXPECTED...THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING...WITH CONDITIONS DETERIORATING RAPIDLY INTO MIDDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE KAZO...KBTL AND KJXN TAF SITES AS WE APPROACH MIDDAY...AND A BIT LATER INTO THE KMKG...KGRR AND KLAN TAF SITES. CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES SHOULD DROP INTO THE IFR CATEGORY INTO THE MID AFTERNOON AND STAY THERE INTO SUNDAY EVENING AT ALL TAF SITES. VLIFR CONDITIONS ARE QUITE POSSIBLE AS VSBY/S MAY DROP TO A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. AVIATION CONDITIONS WILL BE RATHER BAD SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BASICALLY THE LAST 12 HOURS OF THE TAFS (18Z SUN 06Z MON). && .HYDROLOGY...(340 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2008) SIGNFICANT SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HOWEVER...TEMPS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S WILL ENSURE A SLOW MELT IF AT ALL. THEREFORE HYDRO ISSUES ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. && .GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. LM...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FROM ST JOE TO MANISTEE. && SYNOPSIS: 93 SHORT TERM: 93 LONG TERM: WDM MARINE: 93 AVIATION: DUKE HYDROLOGY: 93
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 29, 3:38 PM EST, 12 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 338 PM EST SAT NOV 29 2008 LMZ844>849-MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-302045- 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-MASON-LAKE- OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM- GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM- VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 338 PM EST SAT NOV 29 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL CONDITIONS BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. ANOTHER STORM WILL BE ARRIVING WEDNESDAY BRINGING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW...FOLLOWED BY THE CHANCE FOR SOME ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW ON THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 3:52 AM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 42 hr | |
| Nov 30, 6:42 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ingham, Jackson and 2 more | 24 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.