Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this winter storm warning at Jan 17, 2009, 3:37 AM EST for 15 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jan 17, 2009, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 40 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
- Jan 17, 2009, 3:37 AM EST (08:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2009, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2009, 10:54 PM EST
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Allegan County, MI, Clare County, MI, Gratiot County, MI, Isabella 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), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:37 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 17, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 Wsw Fremont, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 17, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Scottville, MI | THIS IS A 24 HOUR TOTAL WITH A DEPTH OF 19. |
| Jan 17, 7:45 AM EST | SNOW 1.2 | Muskegon, MI | THIS IS THE SNOW TOTAL SINCE ABOUT 7 AM. |
| Jan 17, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 3 Wsw Hart, MI | THIS IS THE 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 17, 11:04 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Ludington, MI | THIS IS THE STORM TOTAL SINCE AROUND 430 AM. |
| Jan 17, 11:55 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Grand Haven, MI | THE OTTAWA COUNTY DISPATCH CENTER REPORTED 2 INCHES TOTAL SINCE THIS MORNING. |
| Jan 17, 12:32 PM EST | SNOW 7 | 2 Nw Summit Twp, MI | THE SNOWFALL BEGAN AROUND 5 AM. |
| Jan 17, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Muskegon, MI | THIS IS THE STORM TOTAL SINCE THIS MORNING. |
| Jan 17, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 8 | 3 Wsw Hart, MI | SNOWFALL SINCE THE STORM BEGAN |
| Jan 17, 1:04 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 3 S Grand Haven, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL SINCE ABOUT 7 AM. |
| Jan 17, 1:11 PM EST | SNOW 7 | Norton Shores, MI | THIS IS THE STORM TOTAL SINCE THIS MORNING. |
| Jan 17, 1:17 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Grand Haven, MI | FOUR INCHES WERE RECIEVED SO FAR TODAY. |
| Jan 17, 1:24 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Harrison, MI | UP TO 3 INCHES SINCE THE SNOW BEGAN |
| Jan 17, 1:30 PM EST | SNOW 2.6 | 1 Ne Mount Pleasant, MI | THIS IS A STORM TOTAL SINCE START AT 750 AM. |
| Jan 17, 1:33 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Paris, MI | UP TO 4 INCHES SINCE THE SNOW BEGAN WITH LOTS OF BLOWING SNOW |
| Jan 17, 1:43 PM EST | SNOW 10 | 3 Ssw Walkerville, MI | UP TO TEN INCHES HAS BEEN RECEIVED SINCE THIS MORNING. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH FOX ROAD BETWEEN 168 AND 144 IMPASSABLE DUE TO DRIFTS. |
| Jan 17, 1:58 PM EST | SNOW 7 | 4 N Muskegon, MI | THIS IS A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 17, 2:07 PM EST | SNOW 10 | Ludington, MI | THIS IS THE STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 17, 2:55 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Casnovia, MI | THIS IS THE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 250 PM SINCE IT BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 7 AM THIS MORNING. |
| Jan 17, 3:13 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 4 Sw Kentwood, MI | THIS IS A STORM TOTAL SINCE 5 AM EST. |
| Jan 17, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 10.7 | 3 Wsw Hart, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THUSFAR FROM 500 AM TO 500 PM. DRIFTING SNOW ON EAST/WEST ROADS. SOME ARE IMPASSABLE. |
| Jan 17, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 11 | 2 Sw Shelby, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM 500 AM TO 500 PM. SNOW DEPTH 28 INCHES. |
| Jan 17, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 12 | 5 N Twin Lake, MI | 12 INCH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. 9 INCHES FELL SINCE NOON. SNOW DEPTH NOW AT 18 INCHES. |
| Jan 17, 5:15 PM EST | SNOW 9 | Grand Haven, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM 530 AM THROUGH 515 PM. |
| Jan 17, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.7 | 3 Ese Grand Rapids, MI | THIS IS A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 17, 7:10 PM EST | SNOW 12 | Ludington, MI | THE ESTIMATED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS 12 TO 13 INCHES. |
| Jan 17, 7:30 PM EST | SNOW 10.8 | Cloverville, MI | THIS IS A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 17, 7:32 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 9 E White Cloud, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 17, 7:38 PM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 2 N Holland, MI | IN THE LAST 2 HOURS, 2 INCHES HAS FALLEN. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE VERY POOR AND HAVE BEEN SINCE LATE AFTERNOON. |
| Jan 17, 7:38 PM EST | SNOW 6.2 | Hesperia, MI | |
| Jan 17, 7:38 PM EST | SNOW 8 | 5 S Grand Haven, MI | |
| Jan 17, 7:38 PM EST | SNOW 10.8 | Cloverville, MI | |
| Jan 17, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.3 | 1 Ese Ada, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE THIS MORNING. |
| Jan 17, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 13 | 1 N Ludington, MI | THIS IS A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 17, 8:30 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 W Kent City, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. REPORT COURTESY OF THE KENT COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION. |
| Jan 17, 8:45 PM EST | SNOW 15 | 5 N Twin Lake, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL NOW UP TO 15 INCHES...STILL SNOWING. |
| Jan 17, 9:41 PM EST | SNOW 4.1 | 1 Ne Mount Pleasant, MI | |
| Jan 17, 9:41 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 3 Wsw Cannonsburg, MI | |
| Jan 17, 9:41 PM EST | SNOW 8 | Norton Shores, MI | |
| Jan 17, 10:00 PM EST | SNOW 14.7 | 3 Wsw Hart, MI | THIS IS A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 1 Wsw Grandville, MI | THE SNOW STARTED AROUND 7 AM THEN TAPERED OFF AROUND NOON. THAT RESULTED IN 1.3 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW THEN REDEVELOPED BY 3 PM AND WAS MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH 11 PM. ANOTHER 4.7 INCHES FELL FROM 3 PM THROUGH 11 PM FOR A STORM TOTAL OF 6.0 INCHES. THE SNOW |
| Jan 18, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Dorr, MI | THIS IS A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Jan 18, 12:31 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Comstock Park, MI | |
| Jan 18, 4:50 AM EST | SNOW 6.8 | 3 Sw Kentwood, MI | 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 18, 5:00 AM EST | SNOW 17.2 | 3 Wsw Hart, MI | THIS IS THE STORM TOTAL FROM 5 AM SATURDAY UNTIL 5 AM TODAY. |
| Jan 18, 5:25 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Breckenridge, MI | THIS IS THE 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Jan 18, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Bloomingdale, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL WITH A SNOW DEPTH OF 20 INCHES. |
| Jan 18, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Alma, MI | ROAD COMMISSION REPORTS ABOUT 4 INCHES FELL ACROSS THE COUNTY DURING THE STORM SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT |
| Jan 18, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Harrison, MI | ROAD COMMISSION REPORTS THAT ABOUT 4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ACROSS THE COUNTY DURING THE STORM FROM SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT |
| Jan 18, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Mount Pleasant, MI | ROAD COMMISSION REPORTS THAT ABOUT 5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ACROSS THE COUNTY FROM THE STORM SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT |
| Jan 18, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Stanton, MI | ROAD COMMISSION REPORTS THAT ABOUT 5 INCHES FELL ACROSS CENTRAL PARTS OF THE COUNTY DURING THE STORM FROM SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT |
| Jan 18, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Howard City, MI | ROAD COMMISSION REPORTS THAT ABOUT 6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ACROSS NORTHWEST MONTCALM COUNTY DURING THE STORM FROM SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT |
| Jan 18, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Reed City, MI | ROAD COMMISSION REPORTS ABOUT 6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ACROSS THE COUNTY DURING THE STORM SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT |
| Jan 18, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Woodville, MI | ROAD COMMISSION REPORTS THAT ABOUT 6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY |
| Jan 18, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 6.4 | East Grand Rapids, MI | |
| Jan 18, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 7 | 4 Wsw Fremont, MI | 24 HOUR COOP TOTAL. |
| Jan 18, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Baldwin, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WAS 8 INCHES |
| Jan 18, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Fremont, MI | ROAD COMMISSION REPORTS THAT ABOUT 8 INCHES FELL IN THE WESTERN HALF OF NEWAYGO COUNTY SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT |
| Jan 18, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 11 | Scottville, MI | STORM TOTAL. |
| Jan 18, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 12 | 4 Nw Montague, MI | THIS IS THE STORM TOTAL. |
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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 834 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 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 170837 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 337 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 MIZ038>040-044>046-051-052-171645- /O.UPG.KGRR.WS.A.0003.090117T1200Z-090118T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0003.090117T1200Z-090118T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KGRR.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090117T1600Z/ LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE...FREMONT... BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA 337 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH IT. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 8 AM AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE 5 TO 7 INCHES BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO A MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING AND LIKELY WON/T IMPROVE UNTIL SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING WITH THE SOUTHWEST WIND...WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN AROUND 15 BELOW UNTIL LATE MORNING. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN APPARENT TEMPERATURES OF 15 TO 24 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED. THIS COULD RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WIND CHILL OF MINUS 20 CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN JUST 30 MINUTES. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MIZ037-043-171645- /O.UPG.KGRR.WS.A.0003.090117T1200Z-090118T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0003.090117T1200Z-090118T1000Z/ MASON-OCEANA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART 337 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH IT. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 8 AM AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE 5 TO 7 INCHES BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO A MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING AND LIKELY WON/T IMPROVE UNTIL SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MIZ050-171645- /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0003.090117T1200Z-090118T1000Z/ MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MUSKEGON 337 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH IT. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 8 AM AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE 5 TO 7 INCHES BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO A MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING AND LIKELY WON/T IMPROVE UNTIL SATURDAY. 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. $$ MIZ056>059-066-067-171645- /O.NEW.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.090117T1200Z-090118T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KGRR.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090117T1600Z/ OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-EATON-INGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA... ST. JOHNS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING 337 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH IT. SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 8 AM AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE 3 TO 6 INCHES BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO A MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING AND LIKELY WON/T IMPROVE UNTIL SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING WITH THE SOUTHWEST WIND...WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN AROUND 15 BELOW UNTIL LATE MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ064-065-071>074-171600- /O.EXT.KGRR.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090117T1600Z/ ALLEGAN-BARRY-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 337 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM THIS MORNING...BUT AS WINDS INCREASE WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN AROUND 15 BELOW UNTIL LATE MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL STEADILY INCREASE AND CLIMB ABOVE ZERO BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KGRR 171517 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1017 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 MIZ038>040-044>046-051-052-172330- /O.CAN.KGRR.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090117T1600Z/ /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090118T1000Z/ LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE...FREMONT... BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA 1017 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH IT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE 5 TO 7 INCHES BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION TO THE FALLING SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN THIS MORNING AND LIKELY WON/T IMPROVE UNTIL SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MIZ064-065-071>074-172330- /O.CAN.KGRR.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090117T1600Z/ /O.EXA.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090118T1000Z/ ALLEGAN-BARRY-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1017 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...MODERATE AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL LOWER TO A HALF MILE IN PLACES CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE FORECASTED THROUGH TONIGHT. 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. $$ MIZ056>059-066-067-172330- /O.CAN.KGRR.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090117T1600Z/ /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090118T1000Z/ OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-EATON-INGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA... ST. JOHNS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING 1017 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH IT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE 3 TO 6 INCHES BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION TO THE FALLING SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN THIS MORNING AND LIKELY WON/T IMPROVE UNTIL SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MIZ037-043-050-172330- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090118T1000Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON 1017 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN TODAY BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH IT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE 5 TO 7 INCHES BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION TO THE FALLING SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN THIS MORNING AND LIKELY WON/T IMPROVE UNTIL SUNDAY. 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. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 171734 AAA WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1234 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 MIZ056-180145- /O.UPG.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090118T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090118T1000Z/ OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JENISON 1234 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR COULD OCCUR...ESPECIALLY AROUND GRAND HAVEN. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LAKESHORE. IN ADDITION WINDS WILL GUST OVER 20 MPH RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-180145- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090118T1000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA 1234 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY... SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE PREDICTED. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG THE LAKESHORE FROM MUSKEGON...NORTH TO LUDINGTON. IN ADDITION TO THE FALLING SNOW... SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN THIS MORNING AND LIKELY WON/T IMPROVE UNTIL SUNDAY. TRAVEL COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN PLACES. 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. $$ MIZ057>059-064>067-071>074-180145- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090118T1000Z/ KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO- CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1234 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT...MODERATE AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL LOWER TO A HALF MILE IN PLACES CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE FORECASTED THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 172026 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 326 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056-180430- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090118T1000Z/ 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 326 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY... SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 131. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE FORECASTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS PREDICTED ARE FOR THE LAKESHORE REGION NORTH OF HOLLAND...WHERE LOCALLY IN EXCESS OF A FOOT IS POSSIBLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SOME ROADS HAVE ALREADY BECOME IMPASSABLE IN OCEANA COUNTY. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS EVENING ALONG THE LAKESHORE FROM HOLLAND TO MUSKEGON TO LUDINGTON. 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... BLANKETS...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MIZ057>059-064>067-071>074-180430- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090118T1000Z/ KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO- CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 326 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY... SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. SOME OF THE SNOW COULD BE MODERATE AT TIMES...REDUCING THE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND A HALF MILE. IN ADDITION BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL PERSIST. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE FORECASTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE PREDICTED FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF KENT AND ALLEGAN COUNTIES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 180137 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 837 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 MIZ057-064-180945- /O.UPG.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090118T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090118T1000Z/ KENT-ALLEGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND RAPIDS...HOLLAND 837 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RADAR SHOWS HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN AND MOVING EAST TOWARD US-131. SNOWFALL RATES OF AT LEAST AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE COMMON FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL UP TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT LEADING TO STORM TOTALS IN THE 7 TO 12 INCH RANGE. HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE WEST OF A KENT CITY TO ADA LINE. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO LESS THAN A MILE SO ANYONE TRAVELING SHOULD EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. $$ MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056-180945- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090118T1000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON 837 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY... MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. HARDEST HIT AREAS WILL BE WEST OF US-131 WHERE VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO LESS THAN A MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SQUALLS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... BLANKETS...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MIZ058-059-065>067-071>074-180945- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090118T1000Z/ IONIA-CLINTON-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN- JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 837 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY... LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARD MORNING. 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. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 180906 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 406 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-057-181015- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090118T1000Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND RAPIDS 406 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ MIZ058-059-065>067-073-074-181015- /O.CAN.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090118T1000Z/ IONIA-CLINTON-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 406 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ MIZ071-181715- /O.UPG.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090118T1000Z/ /O.EXB.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090119T0000Z/ VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOUTH HAVEN 406 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TODAY. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO A MILE OR LESS AS THE SNOW SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MIZ056-064-181715- /O.EXT.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090119T0000Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...HOLLAND 406 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TODAY. ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO A MILE OR LESS AS THE SNOW SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH. 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. $$ MIZ072-181715- /O.EXT.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090119T0000Z/ KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KALAMAZOO 406 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 181534 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1034 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 MIZ056-064-071-182345- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090119T0000Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 1034 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. SOME OF THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY...REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TODAY OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. $$ MIZ072-182345- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090119T0000Z/ KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KALAMAZOO 1034 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. SOME OF THE SNOW WILL BE BRIEFLY MODERATE...REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TODAY OF UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY FOR THE WESTERN END OF THE COUNTY. THE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN THE STRONGER SNOW BANDS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 182051 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 351 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 MIZ056-064-071-190500- /O.EXT.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090119T0600Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 351 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH THIS EVENING...EVENTUALLY PUSHING SOUTH OF VAN BUREN COUNTY AROUND MIDNIGHT. SOME OF THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY...REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THIS EVENING OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. $$ MIZ072-190500- /O.EXT.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090119T0600Z/ KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KALAMAZOO 351 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS COULD STILL BE HEAVY THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES COULD FALL TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER 2 INCHES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KGRR 190354 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1054 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 MIZ056-064-071-190500- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090119T0600Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 1054 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS ARE MOVING OUT OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. $$ MIZ072-190500- /O.CAN.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090119T0600Z/ KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KALAMAZOO 1054 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE MOVING OUT OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. $$ 93
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 17, 12:30 AM EST, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 12:30 AM EST, 3 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1230 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 LATEST UPDATE...AVIATION... .SYNOPSIS...(341 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009) ARCTIC AIR RULES THE WEATHER ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AGAIN TONIGHT WITH WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. IT WILL WARM UP A LITTLE FOR SATURDAY AS A SNOWSTORM MOVES IN. THIS STORM WILL DUMP SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED FROM LUDINGTON TO ALMA WHERE MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS SATURDAY NIGHT. && .SHORT TERM...(1104 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009) (TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT) WE ADDED ALL COUNTIES BUT THE NW THREE COUNTIES ALONG THE LAKE TO THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. SOUTH WINDS ARE ADVECTING COLD AIR FROM INDIANA NWD AND AS WINDS INCREASE...WIND CHILLS ARE WELL BELOW 0. TEMPS WILL BEING TO WARM TOWARD MORNING AND WIND CHILLS WILL CLIMB ABOVE 15 BELOW. THE BULK OF THE SNOW ARRIVES SATURDAY MORNING AS FGEN FORCING PIVOTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN FORECAST AREA WITH A STRIPE OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. 12Z MODELS TRENDED A LITTLE STRONGER WITH THIS SYSTEM AND IT APPEARS IMPRESSIVE IN ENHANCED WV SATELLITE IMAGERY ATTM UP IN CANADA. TRACK OF THE LOW HAS BEEN A FORECAST ISSUE LAST COUPLE DAYS BUT THE 12Z GFS AND HI RES ECMWF ARE FAIRLY SIMILAR WITH IT...ADDING SOME CONFIDENCE THAT HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OUR NORTHERN FORECAST AREA. MICROPHYSICS LOOK PROMISING WITH OMEGA BULLSEYE CENTERED IN FAIRLY DEEP DGZ. SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY NIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST AS CLIPPER PULLS AWAY...BUT DEEP MOISTURE REMAINS...SO THERE COULD BE SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. NORTH FLOW ON BACKSIDE OF THE LOW SHOULD KEEP LAKE EFFECT SNOW ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. && .LONG TERM...(341 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009) (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO AVG BELOW NORMAL MONDAY INTO TUESDAY BEFORE RETURNING TO NEAR NORMAL FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HOWEVER ANOTHER QUICK SHOT OF COLDER AIR WILL ADVECT IN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. RELATIVELY QUIET WX IS ANTICIPATED NEXT WEEK WITH SEVERAL CHANCES FOR LIGHT SNOW... BUT NO SIGNIFICANT WX SYSTEMS SHOULD IMPACT OUR AREA. GFS GUIDANCE HAS NOT SHOWN GOOD RUN TO RUN CONTINUITY SO WE WENT WITH THE 12Z ECMWF GUIDANCE AS OUR MODEL OF CHOICE FOR THE LONG RANGE FCST PD. && .MARINE...(341 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009) WAVES IN THE NEARSHORE WILL REMAIN AOA 4 FEET TONIGHT. && .AVIATION...(1230 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2009) MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...ALTHOUGH SOME MVFR STRATOCU CONTINUES TO POUR OFF THE LAKE INTO KMKG. HIGH CLOUDS WILL SPREAD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT...WITH SNOW MOVING IN TOWARD DAYBREAK IN WEST CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. SNOW WILL IMPACT ALL TAF SITES THE BULK OF THE DAY ON SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR AT KMKG...AND NOT BE AS HEAVY TOWARD KJXN. IFR CONDITIONS WILL BE FAIRLY PERSISTENT DURING THE DAY...TRYING TO IMPROVE SOME OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH...LAKE EFFECT WILL KICK IN AND CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH 06Z. && .HYDROLOGY...(341 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009) ICE JAMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREA RIVERS DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS...ESPECIALLY ON THE MUSKEGON RIVER NEAR EVART WHERE AN ICE JAM IS CAUSING THE RIVER TO RISE TOWARD FLOOD STAGE. AFTER A BREAK IN THE EXTREME COLD...ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED BY NEXT WEEKEND. && .GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MI...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR NORTHERN THIRD OF FORECAST AREA FROM 7 AM SAT TO 7 AM SUNDAY. WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM FOR ALL COUNTIES BUT MASON OCEANA AND MUSKEGON COUNTIES. LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM ST JOSEPH TO MANISTEE THROUGH TONIGHT. && SYNOPSIS: OSTUNO SHORT TERM: OSTUNO 93 LONG TERM: LAURENS MARINE: OSTUNO AVIATION: DUKE HYDROLOGY: OSTUNO
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 16, 4:00 PM EST, 11 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 400 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-172100- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 400 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL BE ALONG AREAS FROM KALAMAZOO TO JACKSON OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94 ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LMZ844>849-172100- 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- 400 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WINDS AND WAVES WILL POSE A HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WINDS AND WAVES WILL POSE A HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 7:13 PM EST | River Flood Watch | GRR | Osceola | 4 days |
| Jan 17, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Ingham and 6 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 17, 11:01 AM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 5 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:56 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 27 hr |
Nearby
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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.