Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this winter storm warning at Feb 19, 2011, 4:09 PM EST for 23 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Feb 20, 2011, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 33 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
- Feb 19, 2011, 4:09 PM EST (21:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2011, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2011, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 33 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 21:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 12:45 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Holland, MI | AN INCH OF SNOW IN THE LAST HOUR FROM 11AM TO NOON. CO,MING DOW AT A DECENT CLIP. |
| Feb 20, 1:28 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Bedford, MI | LAST 30 MIN FROM 1215 TO 1245. |
| Feb 20, 1:34 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Grand Haven, MI | LAST HOUR. |
| Feb 20, 1:34 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Grandville, MI | 1 IN SNOW IN LAST HOUR AT 44TH AND KENOWA. |
| Feb 20, 2:13 PM EST | SNOW 2.1 | 3 Ne Moscow, MI | 2 IN SNOW LAST 93 MIN. |
| Feb 20, 2:27 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 3 W Jackson, MI | |
| Feb 20, 2:30 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.5 | Grand Haven, MI | 2 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 20, 2:30 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Grand Rapids, MI | SNOWFALL IN 3 HOURS DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS. |
| Feb 20, 2:36 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | Lakewood Club, MI | SINCE SNOW BEGAN. |
| Feb 20, 2:51 PM EST | SNOW 2.4 | East Grand Rapids, MI | THE SNOW FELL IN 2 HOURS. |
| Feb 20, 2:52 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.4 | East Grand Rapids, MI | 2 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 20, 2:55 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0.5 | 9 E White Cloud, MI | HALF INCH IN ONE HALF HOUR. |
| Feb 20, 2:55 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 1 | Greenville, MI | ONE IN IN ONE HOUR. |
| Feb 20, 3:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Stanwood, MI | *** 3 INJ *** 50 VEHICLES INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON SOUTHBOUND U.S. 131. A 10 MILE SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY WAS CLOSED FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 121 AND 131. SEVERAL INJURIES WERE REPORTED. |
| Feb 20, 3:10 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 1.9 | Nne Grand Ledge, MI | 2 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. |
| Feb 20, 3:10 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.6 | 2 W Ada, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 1 TO 3 PM. |
| Feb 20, 3:10 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Grandville, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 1230 PM TO 3 PM. |
| Feb 20, 3:29 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 4 W Hesperia, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL THROUGH 325 PM. |
| Feb 20, 3:29 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | 3 E Fruitport, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL. |
| Feb 20, 3:29 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.8 | Whitehall, MI | SNOWFALL FROM 1255 PM THROUGH 325 PM. |
| Feb 20, 3:32 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Hesperia, MI | |
| Feb 20, 3:36 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Rockford, MI | |
| Feb 20, 3:36 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.2 | Gun Lake, MI | |
| Feb 20, 3:36 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.8 | Holland, MI | |
| Feb 20, 3:40 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Allendale, MI | |
| Feb 20, 3:47 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.7 | Grant, MI | |
| Feb 20, 3:55 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | 1 Ne Muskegon, MI | |
| Feb 20, 3:55 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | 4 E Kentwood, MI | |
| Feb 20, 3:55 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | 3 Sw Kentwood, MI | |
| Feb 20, 3:55 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | 4 Sse Muskegon, MI | |
| Feb 20, 3:55 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 1 Ene Twin Lake, MI | |
| Feb 20, 3:55 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 5 Wnw Grand Rapids, MI | |
| Feb 20, 3:55 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Grand Haven, MI | 4 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Feb 20, 3:55 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 3 Wnw Holland, MI | |
| Feb 20, 4:04 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | 4 Nw Hesperia, MI | |
| Feb 20, 4:04 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Twin Lake, MI | 4 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Feb 20, 4:19 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.5 | Newaygo, MI | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 4 PM. |
| Feb 20, 4:19 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Cedar Springs, MI | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 4 PM. |
| Feb 20, 4:19 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | Allendale, MI | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 4 PM. |
| Feb 20, 4:19 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 1 E Holland, MI | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 4 PM. |
| Feb 20, 4:19 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Grand Rapids, MI | DOWNTOWN GRAND RAPIDS STORM TOTAL THROUGH 4 PM. |
| Feb 20, 4:19 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Zeeland, MI | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 4 PM. |
| Feb 20, 4:19 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | East Grand Rapids, MI | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 4 PM. |
| Feb 20, 4:19 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.9 | Walker, MI | STORM TOTAL THROUGH 4 PM. |
| Feb 20, 4:27 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | Wyoming, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOW THROUGH 420 PM. |
| Feb 20, 4:36 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | 3 W Jackson, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 20, 4:36 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.2 | Allendale, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 430 PM. |
| Feb 20, 4:49 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 1 N Dorr, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOW THROUGH 430 PM. |
| Feb 20, 4:49 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.2 | Yankee Springs, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOW THROUGH 430 PM. |
| Feb 20, 4:49 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Caledonia, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOW THROUGH 430 PM. |
| Feb 20, 4:57 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Jackson, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOW THROUGH 450 PM. SLEET BEGAN AT 415 PM. |
| Feb 20, 4:58 PM EST | SNOW 5 | East Grand Rapids, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR. SNOW BEGAN AROUND 100PM...SO 5 INCHES IN 4 HOURS. |
| Feb 20, 5:07 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.5 | 6 W Stockbridge, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 5 PM. |
| Feb 20, 5:07 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Portland, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOW THROUGH 5 PM. |
| Feb 20, 5:07 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6.8 | Whitehall, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 5 PM. |
| Feb 20, 5:11 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.8 | 5 Nw St. Johns, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 5 PM. |
| Feb 20, 5:11 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Wnw Greenville, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOW THROUGH 5 PM. |
| Feb 20, 5:11 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Muskegon, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOW THROUGH 5 PM IN ROOSEVELT PARK. |
| Feb 20, 5:18 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Hesperia, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 445 PM. |
| Feb 20, 5:18 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.2 | Oakfield Twp, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 5 PM. |
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 12:00Z, 9.2 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
- 968 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 92 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
234 WWUS43 KGRR 192109 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 409 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-200515- /O.UPG.KGRR.WS.A.0002.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0002.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT 409 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. * SCHOOL CLOSURES POSSIBLE MONDAY. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. * SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR EXPECTED. * ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING PARTICULARLY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * 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. && $$ MIZ050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-200515- /O.UPG.KGRR.WS.A.0002.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0002.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/ MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA... JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 409 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A MIX OF SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. IMPACTS... * ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. * POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * SCHOOL CLOSURES OR DELAYS MONDAY. * SNAPPED TREE LIMBS. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON NEAR AND MAINLY SOUTH OF M-46 AND M-57 * ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO THIRD OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH M-46 AND M-57 ESPECIALLY ALONG I-94. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 2 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR M-46 AND M-57 AND LESS SNOW SOUTH TOWARD I-94 && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ 93
14 follow-up statements
932 WWUS43 KGRR 200225 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 925 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-201030- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT 925 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. * SCHOOL CLOSURES POSSIBLE MONDAY. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. * SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR EXPECTED. * ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING PARTICULARLY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * 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. && $$ MIZ050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-201030- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/ MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA... JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 925 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... IMPACTS... * ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. * POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * SCHOOL CLOSURES OR DELAYS MONDAY. * SNAPPED TREE LIMBS. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON NEAR AND MAINLY SOUTH OF M-46 AND M-57. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO THIRD OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH M-46 AND M-57 ESPECIALLY ALONG I-94. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 2 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR M- 46 AND M-57 AND LESS SNOW SOUTH TOWARD I-94 * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WF/LAURENS
045 WWUS43 KGRR 200337 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1037 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-201145- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT 1037 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. * SCHOOL CLOSURES POSSIBLE MONDAY. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. * SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR EXPECTED. * ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING PARTICULARLY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY DUE TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * 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. && $$ MIZ050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-201145- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/ MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA... JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 1037 PM EST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... IMPACTS... * ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. * POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * SCHOOL CLOSURES OR DELAYS MONDAY. * SNAPPED TREE LIMBS. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON NEAR AND MAINLY SOUTH OF M-46 AND M-57. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO THIRD OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF M-46 AND M-57. A HALF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF I-96. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 2 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR M-46 AND M-57 AND LESS SNOW SOUTH TOWARD I-94. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WF/LAURENS
414 WWUS43 KGRR 200636 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 136 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-201445- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT 136 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. * SCHOOL CLOSURES POSSIBLE MONDAY. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR EXPECTED. * ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PARTICULARLY TONIGHT INTO MONDAY DUE TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * 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. && $$ MIZ050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-201445- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/ MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA... JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 136 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... IMPACTS... * ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. * POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. * SCHOOL CLOSURES OR DELAYS MONDAY. * SNAPPED TREE LIMBS. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL BEGIN MID TO LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON NEAR AND MAINLY SOUTH OF M-46 AND M-57. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER TO THIRD OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF M-46 AND M-57. A HALF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF I-96. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 2 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR M- 46 AND M-57 AND LESS SNOW SOUTH TOWARD I-94. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ LAURENS/WF
019 WWUS43 KGRR 200834 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 334 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-201645- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT 334 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. * SCHOOL CLOSURES POSSIBLE MONDAY. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR EXPECTED. * ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PARTICULARLY TONIGHT INTO MONDAY DUE TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * 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. && $$ MIZ050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-201645- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.110220T1200Z-110221T1200Z/ MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA... JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 334 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY... IMPACTS... * ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * SCHOOL CLOSURES OR DELAYS MONDAY. * SNAPPED TREE LIMBS. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL BEGIN MID TO LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON NEAR TO MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 96. * A HALF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ACROSS AREAS JUST SOUTH OF I-96 SOUTHWARD TO THE I-94 CORRIDOR FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICING AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE NEAR I-96 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 TO 8 INCHES NEAR AND NORTH OF I-96 AND SIGNIFICANTLY LESS SNOW FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD I-94. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ LAURENS
108 WWUS43 KGRR 201522 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1022 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-202330- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT 1022 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. * SCHOOL CLOSURES POSSIBLE MONDAY. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RADAR AT 1020 AM SHOWS SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN MOVING INTO FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE PRECIPITATION WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR EXPECTED. * ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PARTICULARLY TONIGHT INTO MONDAY DUE TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * 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. && $$ MIZ050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-202330- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA... JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 1022 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... IMPACTS... * ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * SCHOOL CLOSURES OR DELAYS MONDAY. * SNAPPED TREE LIMBS. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RADAR AT 1020 AM SHOWS SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN MOVING INTO FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON NEAR TO MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 96. * A HALF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ACROSS AREAS JUST SOUTH OF I-96 SOUTHWARD TO THE I-94 CORRIDOR FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICING AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE NEAR I-96 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 TO 8 INCHES NEAR AND NORTH OF I-96 AND SIGNIFICANTLY LESS SNOW FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD I- 94. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ 93
711 WWUS43 KGRR 202047 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 347 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-210500- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT 347 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... IMPACTS... * SNOW PACKED ROADS LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * SCHOOL CLOSURES POSSIBLE MONDAY. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RADAR AT 340 PM SHOWS SNOW FALLING ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE SNOW HAS BEEN HEAVY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-96 WHERE VISIBILITIES HAVE FALLEN TO A QUARTER MILE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL NORTH OF I-96 TONIGHT. * SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR EXPECTED. * ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PARTICULARLY TONIGHT INTO MONDAY DUE TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * 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. && $$ MIZ050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-210500- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA... JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 347 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... IMPACTS... * LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED SLIDE OFFS THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. * POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * SCHOOL CLOSURES OR DELAYS MONDAY. * SNAPPED TREE LIMBS. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RADAR AT 340 PM SHOWS SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN FALLING ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE SNOW HAS BEEN HEAVY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-96 WHERE VISIBILITIES HAVE FALLEN TO A QUARTER MILE. THE SNOW HAS CHANGED TO FREEZING RAIN ALONG THE I-94 CORRIDOR. * A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ACROSS AREAS JUST SOUTH OF I-96 SOUTHWARD TO THE I-94 CORRIDOR THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 TO 8 INCHES NEAR AND NORTH OF I-96 AND SIGNIFICANTLY LESS SNOW FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD I- 94. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ 93
951 WWUS43 KGRR 202240 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 540 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-210645- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT 540 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. IMPACTS... * LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED UP TO 50 CARS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON US-131 NEAR M-20 IN MECOSTA COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. * SCHOOL CLOSURES POSSIBLE MONDAY. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RADAR AT 533 PM SHOWS SNOW BEGINNING TO DIMINISH ALONG THE LAKE SHORE. THE STEADY HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY BE REPLACED WITH LIGHT SNOW FALL WITH EMBEDDED POCKETS OF HEAVIER SNOW TONIGHT. * SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR EXPECTED DURING THE HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW. * TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PARTICULARLY TONIGHT INTO MONDAY DUE TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * 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. && $$ MIZ050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-210645- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA... JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 540 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. IMPACTS... * LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED MANY ACCIDENTS THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. * POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * SCHOOL CLOSURES OR DELAYS MONDAY. * SNAPPED TREE LIMBS. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RADAR AT 533 PM SHOWS SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN FALLING ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE SNOW HAS BEEN HEAVY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-96 WHERE VISIBILITIES HAVE FALLEN TO A QUARTER MILE. THE SNOW HAS CHANGED TO FREEZING RAIN ALONG THE I-94 CORRIDOR. PRECIPITATION INTENSITY LOOKS TO BE CHANGING FROM STEADY HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO LIGHTER PRECIPITATION WITH POCKETS OF EMBEDDED HEAVY PRECIPITATION. * A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ACROSS AREAS JUST SOUTH OF I-96 SOUTHWARD TO THE I-94 CORRIDOR THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 TO 8 INCHES NEAR AND NORTH OF I-96 AND SIGNIFICANTLY LESS SNOW FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD I- 94. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ 93
369 WWUS43 KGRR 210140 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 840 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-210945- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT 840 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... IMPACTS... * LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED UP TO 50 CARS WERE INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON US-131 NEAR M-20 IN MECOSTA COUNTY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * SCHOOL CLOSURES POSSIBLE MONDAY. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RADAR AT 830 PM SHOWS LIGHT SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL MICHIGAN WITH POCKETS OF HEAVIER SNOW. * SNOWFALL RATES AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR STILL POSSIBLE DURING HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW THIS EVENING. * TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY DUE TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * 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. && $$ MIZ050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-210945- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA... JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 840 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... IMPACTS... * LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND SLIDEOFFS. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. MORE POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * SCHOOL CLOSURES MONDAY. * SNAPPED TREE LIMBS SOUTH OF I-96. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AT 830 PM SHOW MAINLY SNOW NEAR AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MUSKEGON TO LANSING AND A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SOUTH OF THAT LINE. POCKETS OF HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. * A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF I-96 SOUTHWARD TO THE I-94 CORRIDOR THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 TO 10 INCHES NEAR AND NORTH OF I-96 AND SIGNIFICANTLY LESS SNOW FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD I- 94. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ LAURENS/WF
452 WWUS43 KGRR 210440 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1140 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-211200- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT 1140 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... IMPACTS... * NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND SLIDEOFFS. * SCHOOL CLOSURES POSSIBLE MONDAY. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AT 1130 PM SHOW LIGHT SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL MICHIGAN WITH POCKETS OF HEAVIER SNOW. * SNOWFALL RATES CLOSE TO AN INCH PER HOUR STILL POSSIBLE DURING HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY DUE TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * 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. && $$ MIZ050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-211200- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA... JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 1140 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... IMPACTS... * LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND SLIDEOFFS INCLUDING AT LEAST 3 DOZEN ACCIDENTS AND SLIDEOFFS IN VAN BUREN COUNTY ALONE. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT. * SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED MAINLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE I-94 CORRIDOR. MORE POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * SCHOOL CLOSURES MONDAY. * SNAPPED TREE LIMBS SOUTH OF I-96 AND PARTICULARLY IN THE VICINITY OF I-94. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AT 1130 PM SHOW MAINLY SNOW NORTH OF A LINE FROM GRAND HAVEN TO LANSING AND A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET NEAR TO MAINLY SOUTH OF THAT LINE. POCKETS OF MODERATE SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. * A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF I-96 SOUTHWARD TO THE I-94 CORRIDOR THROUGH TONIGHT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ICING IS OCCURRING IN THE VICINITY OF THE I-94 CORRIDOR. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 TO 10 INCHES NEAR AND NORTH OF I-96 AND SIGNIFICANTLY LESS SNOW FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD I- 94. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ LAURENS
873 WWUS43 KGRR 210554 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1254 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-211200- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT 1254 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... IMPACTS... * NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND SLIDEOFFS. * SCHOOL CLOSURES POSSIBLE MONDAY. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AT 1230 AM SHOW LIGHT SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL MICHIGAN WITH POCKETS OF HEAVIER SNOW. * SNOWFALL RATES CLOSE TO AN INCH PER HOUR STILL POSSIBLE DURING HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY DUE TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * 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. && $$ MIZ050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-211200- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY- EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA... JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 1254 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... IMPACTS... * LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND SLIDEOFFS. * NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED MAINLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE I-94 CORRIDOR. MORE POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * SCHOOL CLOSURES MONDAY. * TREES AND POWER LINES WILL COME DOWN OVERNIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF THE I-94 CORRIDOR UP INTO ALLEGAN AND SOUTHERN BARRY COUNTIES DUE TO ALL THE ICE AND INCREASING WINDS AND FALLING TEMPERATURES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AT 1230 AM SHOWS MAINLY SNOW NORTH OF A LINE FROM GRAND HAVEN TO LANSING AND A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SOUTH OF THAT LINE. POCKETS OF MODERATE SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. * A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ALONG THE I-94 CORRIDOR UP INTO ALLEGAN COUNTY AND SOUTHERN BARRY COUNTIES. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 TO 10 INCHES NEAR AND NORTH OF I-96 AND SIGNIFICANTLY LESS SNOW FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD I- 94. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ LAURENS
963 WWUS43 KGRR 210843 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 343 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 MIZ064>067-071>074-211645- /O.EXT.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T2100Z/ ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE... LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 343 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... IMPACTS... * LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED DOZENS OF ACCIDENTS AND SLIDEOFFS. * NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED MAINLY IN THE VICINITY OF THE I-94 CORRIDOR. MORE POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY TODAY. * SCHOOL CLOSURES TODAY. * TREES AND POWER LINES WILL CONTINUE TO COME DOWN TODAY DUE TO A QUARTER TO HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES THAT WILL FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S THROUGH THE DAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AT 340 AM SHOWS FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUES MAINLY NEAR TO EAST OF KALAMAZOO ALONG I-94. * A HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ALONG THE I-94 CORRIDOR UP INTO ALLEGAN COUNTY AND SOUTHERN BARRY COUNTIES. * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ MIZ037>040-043>046-211200- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT 343 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... IMPACTS... * NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND SLIDEOFFS. * SCHOOL CLOSURES POSSIBLE TODAY. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AT 340 AM SHOW LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS CENTRAL MICHIGAN. * TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED BY DAYBREAK. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY DUE TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ050>052-056>059-211200- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA... JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS 343 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... IMPACTS... * LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND SLIDEOFFS. * SCHOOL CLOSURES TODAY. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AT 340 AM SHOWS LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES WITH POCKETS OF MODERATE SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 6 TO 10 INCHES NEAR AND NORTH OF I-96. * 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. && $$ LAURENS OSTUNO
453 WWUS43 KGRR 211215 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 715 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-211315- /O.EXP.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T1200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS 715 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE SNOW HAS ENDED AND THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED THIS MORNING HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ064>067-071>074-212015- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T2100Z/ ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE... LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 715 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT DUE TO ICY ROADS AND ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW POSSIBLE TODAY. IMPACTS... * SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND SLIDEOFFS HAVE OCCURRED. * NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES HAVE OCCURRED AND MORE POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY TODAY. * SCHOOL CLOSURES TODAY. * TREES AND POWER LINES WILL CONTINUE TO COME DOWN TODAY DUE TO A QUARTER TO HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES THAT WILL FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S THROUGH THE DAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WINDS GUSTING TO 20 MPH MAY BRING DOWN MORE TREE LIMBS CAUSING POWER OUTAGES TODAY * ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ OSTUNO
887 WWUS43 KGRR 211637 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1137 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 MIZ064>067-071>074-212100- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T2100Z/ ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE... LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1137 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... IMPACTS... * MANY TREES AND POWER LINES HAVE BEEN DOWNED. MORE MAY COME DOWN TODAY DUE TO HIGH WINDS. * TENS OF THOUSANDS ARE WITHOUT POWER ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. MORE OUTAGES MAY OCCUR YET TODAY. * SOME ROADS ARE IMPASSIBLE DUE TO TREES OR LIMBS COVERING AND BLOCKING THE ROADS. ALSO MANY BACK ROADS ARE COMPLETELY GLAZED OVER WITH ICE STILL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OCCURRED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING UNTIL WEDNESDAY. * WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH OUT OF THE EAST TODAY MAY BRING DOWN MORE TREES AND POWER LINES WHICH ARE ALREADY HEAVILY WEIGHTED DOWN BY THE ICE. * NO MORE FREEZING RAIN IS ANTICIPATED... ALTHOUGH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL AS SOME BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES! * AVOID GOING OUTDOORS UNTIL WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED. SOME TREES AND LIMBS ARE STILL LIKELY TO FALL. * IF HEATING YOUR HOME WITH SECONDARY SOURCES SUCH AS A SPACE HEATER...WOOD STOVE...OR FIREPLACE... MAKE SURE THEY ARE VENTILATED PROPERLY. && $$ MEADE
897 WWUS43 KGRR 212109 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 409 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 MIZ064-065-071>074-220515- /O.EXP.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WW.Y.0011.110221T2109Z-110222T0900Z/ ALLEGAN-BARRY-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 409 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND LINGERING HAZARDS FROM THE RECENT ICE STORM...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. IMPACTS... * MANY TREES AND POWER LINES HAVE BEEN DOWNED. A FEW MORE MAY STILL COME DOWN THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH. * TENS OF THOUSANDS ARE WITHOUT POWER ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. MORE OUTAGES MAY OCCUR YET THIS EVENING. * SOME ROADS ARE IMPASSIBLE DUE TO TREES OR LIMBS COVERING AND BLOCKING THE ROADS. ALSO MANY BACK ROADS ARE COMPLETELY GLAZED OVER WITH ICE STILL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OCCURRED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING UNTIL WEDNESDAY... ALTHOUGH PROSPECTS OF SUNSHINE TUESDAY AFTERNOON COULD HELP MELT SOME OF ICE. * WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH OUT OF THE EAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING MAY BRING DOWN A FEW MORE TREES AND POWER LINES WHICH ARE ALREADY HEAVILY WEIGHTED DOWN BY THE ICE. * 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES! * AVOID GOING OUTDOORS UNTIL WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED. SOME TREES AND LIMBS ARE STILL LIKELY TO FALL THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IF HEATING YOUR HOME WITH SECONDARY SOURCES SUCH AS A SPACE HEATER...WOOD STOVE...OR FIREPLACE... MAKE SURE THEY ARE VENTILATED PROPERLY. && $$ MIZ066-067-212215- /O.EXP.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110221T2100Z/ EATON-INGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHARLOTTE...LANSING 409 PM EST MON FEB 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ROADS MAY STILL BE SLICK TONIGHT AS AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF SNOW FALLS ON TOP OF ALREADY SNOW PACK ROADS. && $$ MEADE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 10:02 PM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Isabella | 19 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:03 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 12 hr | |
| Feb 19, 10:48 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Barry | 11 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.