Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this winter storm warning at Feb 23, 2012, 11:19 AM EST for 21 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Feb 23, 2012, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 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 23, 2012, 11:19 AM EST (16:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2012, 1:07 PM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
All 21 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, 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), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:16 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 23, 9:04 PM EST | SNOW 1.4 | Martin, MI | NEW SNOWFALL TONIGHT. REPORT COURTESY OF WOOD TV. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 AM EST | SLEET 6.5 | 2 N Hopkins, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 12:10 AM EST | SNOW 7 | St. Johns, MI | |
| Feb 24, 3:44 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Dighton, MI | SNOW FELL FROM 2AM TO 3 AM. |
| Feb 24, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 4 Sse Middleville, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 6:15 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Belding, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 6:15 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Paris, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 6:20 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Woodville, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 6:30 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Wsw Walker, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 6:40 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 6 Nw Jackson, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 6:45 AM EST | SNOW 2.3 | 3 Ese Grand Rapids, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 6:55 AM EST | SNOW 2.2 | Muskegon Arpt, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. THE SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT WAS 0.15 INCHES. THE SNOW DEPTH WAS 2 INCHES. |
| Feb 24, 6:55 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Gerald R Ford Arpt, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. THE SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT WAS 0.20 INCHES. THE SNOW DEPTH WAS 2 INCHES. |
| Feb 24, 6:55 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Whitehall, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 6:55 AM EST | SNOW 4.3 | 4 Nw Lansing, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. THE SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT WAS 0.23 INCHES. THE SNOW DEPTH WAS 4 INCHES. |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.2 | Alma, MI | THIS WAS A 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.9 | Big Rapids, MI | THIS WAS A 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | 1 W Cutlerville, MI | |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.2 | 1 Ese Ada, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.4 | 3 Wsw Hart, MI | THIS WAS A 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 2 W Wayland, MI | |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.8 | 4 Sse Stony Lake, MI | |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Hastings, MI | THIS WAS A 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Barryton, MI | |
| Feb 24, 7:30 AM EST | SNOW 2.2 | 4 W Bellevue, MI | |
| Feb 24, 7:30 AM EST | SNOW 3 | St. Johns, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 7:30 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 4 N Holland State Park, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 7:30 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 1 S Hesperia, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 7:35 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Evart, MI | |
| Feb 24, 7:54 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 5 S Concord, MI | |
| Feb 24, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.4 | 4 Sse Oshtemo, MI | |
| Feb 24, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.6 | 5 E Plainwell, MI | |
| Feb 24, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.4 | 1 N Grand Ledge, MI | |
| Feb 24, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Twin Lake, MI | |
| Feb 24, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 10 | 1 S Evart, MI | ESTIMATED 10 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN. |
| Feb 24, 8:05 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 9 E White Cloud, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 8:10 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 S Kentwood, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 8:30 AM EST | SNOW 12 | Harrison, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 8:35 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 4 E Hudsonville, MI | SNOW IS FALLING AT ABOUT AN INCH AN HOUR AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. |
| Feb 24, 8:45 AM EST | SNOW 11 | Leota, MI | |
| Feb 24, 9:11 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 3 N Leroy, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 9:30 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 4 Nne Holland, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | East Grand Rapids, MI | HEAVY SNOWFALL WAS OCCURING AT THE TIME OF THIS OBSERVATION. |
| Feb 24, 10:15 AM EST | SNOW 0 | St. Johns, MI | MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING |
| Feb 24, 10:15 AM EST | SNOW 6 | St. Johns, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. SNOW CONTINUED MODERATE TO HEAVY. |
| Feb 24, 10:30 AM EST | SNOW 3.9 | 2 W Ada, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 10:50 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 4 N Holland State Park, MI | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.8 | 5 Ne Mount Pleasant, MI | |
| Feb 24, 11:10 AM EST | SNOW 5.3 | 3 Ese Grand Rapids, MI | THIS WAS AN UPDATED SNOW TOTAL. THE SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT WAS 0.44 INCHES. |
| Feb 24, 11:15 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Howard City, MI | |
| Feb 24, 11:15 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 4 E Hudsonville, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 11:15 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Dighton, MI | |
| Feb 24, 11:37 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 4 Ene Muskegon, MI | |
| Feb 24, 11:45 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Paw Paw, MI | THE SNOW BEGAN AND 4 AM AND WAS MEASURED AT 1145 AM. THE SNOW WAS MIXED WITH RAIN TILL 5 AM. BETWEEN 630 AND 900 AM THERE WAS 3.0 INCHES OF SNOW. ANOTHER INCH FELL AFTER THAT. |
| Feb 24, 11:45 AM EST | SNOW 6.3 | 5 Ene Hudsonville, MI | THE SNOW HAS DIMINISHED. THERE WAS 2.3 INCHES THROUGH 7 AM THEN ANOTHER 4.0 INCHES BETWEEN 7 AM AND 1145 AM. |
| Feb 24, 11:45 AM EST | SNOW 8.3 | Saugatuck, MI | THE SNOW FELL BETWEEN 5 PM ON THE 23RD AND 1145 AM THIS MORNING. THE SNOW DEPTH IS ALSO 8.3 INCHES. |
| Feb 24, 11:50 AM EST | SNOW 5.3 | Okemos, MI | |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM EST | SLEET 6.5 | 2 N Hopkins, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM EST | SNOW 6.5 | 2 N Hopkins, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 24, 12:10 PM EST | SNOW 7 | St. Johns, MI |
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, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 751 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
360 WWUS43 KGRR 231619 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1119 AM EST THU FEB 23 2012 MIZ037>040-043-231730- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.A.0002.120223T2100Z-120224T1200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART 1119 AM EST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. && $$ MIZ056>059-064>067-071>074-240030- /O.UPG.KGRR.WS.A.0002.120223T2100Z-120224T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0002.120224T0000Z-120224T1700Z/ OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN- KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA... ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING... SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1119 AM EST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP BY 8 PM THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. WE EXPECT 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW BEING NEAR INTERSTATE 69. * THIS WILL BE A HEAVY WET SNOW AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR FREEZING DURING MOST OF THE EVENT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 PM AND 6 AM. * WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST TOWARD MID MORNING FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * POSSIBLE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT WITH LOW VISIBILITIES AND HEAVY WET SNOW. * SOME LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND SOME GUSTY WINDS BY MID MORNING FRIDAY. * FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE DELAYS POSSIBLE FROM HEAVY SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. * COULD BE SOME SCHOOL AND RELATED ACTIVITY CLOSURES FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. 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. * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ044>046-050>052-240030- /O.UPG.KGRR.WS.A.0002.120223T2100Z-120224T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.120224T0000Z-120224T1700Z/ NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT... MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA 1119 AM EST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN DURING THE MID EVENING HOURS AND LAST INTO MID MORNING FRIDAY. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * SNOWFALL RATE SO UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 7 AM. * SNOW SHOULD DIMINISN BY LATE MORNING FRIDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY. IMPACTS... * EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT WITH LOW VISIBILITIES. * ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY BY LATE EVENING. * FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE DELAYS POSSIBLE FROM HEAVY SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * 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. * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ WDM
7 follow-up statements
028 WWUS43 KGRR 232012 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 312 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 MIZ056>059-064>067-071>074-240415- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.120224T0000Z-120224T1700Z/ OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN- KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA... ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING... SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 312 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM THIS EVENING AND WILL BECOME HEAVY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. WE EXPECT 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. * THIS WILL BE A HEAVY WET SNOW WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING DURING MOST OF THE EVENT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 PM AND 7 AM. * WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST TOWARD LATE MORNING FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TONIGHT WITH LOW VISIBILITIES AND HEAVY WET SNOW. * SOME LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND SOME GUSTY WINDS BY LATE MORNING FRIDAY. * FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE DELAYS LIKELY FROM HEAVY SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. * COULD BE SOME SCHOOL AND RELATED ACTIVITY CLOSURES FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. 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. * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ044>046-050>052-240415- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.120224T0000Z-120224T1700Z/ NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT... MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA 312 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS AND LAST THROUGH NOON FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 7 AM. * SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY. IMPACTS... * EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT WITH LOW VISIBILITIES. * ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. * FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE DELAYS POSSIBLE FROM HEAVY SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * 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. * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ LAURENS WDM
188 WWUS43 KGRR 232310 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 610 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 MIZ056>059-064>067-071>074-240715- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.120224T0000Z-120224T1700Z/ OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN- KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA... ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING... SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 610 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM THIS EVENING AND WILL BECOME HEAVY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. WE EXPECT 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS APPROACHING A FOOT POSSIBLE BY NOON FRIDAY. * THIS WILL BE A HEAVY WET SNOW WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING DURING MOST OF THE EVENT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 PM AND 9 AM. * WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST TOWARD LATE MORNING FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TONIGHT WITH LOW VISIBILITIES AND HEAVY WET SNOW. * SOME LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND SOME GUSTY WINDS BY LATE MORNING FRIDAY. * FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE DELAYS LIKELY FROM HEAVY SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. * COULD BE SOME SCHOOL AND RELATED ACTIVITY CLOSURES FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ044>046-050>052-240715- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.120224T0000Z-120224T1700Z/ NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT... MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA 610 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS AND LAST THROUGH NOON FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9 AM. * SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY. IMPACTS... * EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT WITH LOW VISIBILITIES. * ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. * FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE DELAYS POSSIBLE FROM HEAVY SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ LAURENS WDM
760 WWUS43 KGRR 240234 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 934 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 MIZ044>046-050>052-241045- /O.UPG.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120224T1700Z/ /O.EXA.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120224T1700Z/ NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT... MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA 934 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW|...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND LAST THROUGH NOON FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM. * SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY. IMPACTS... * EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT WITH LOW VISIBILITIES. * FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE DELAYS POSSIBLE FROM HEAVY SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. * SCHOOL DELAYS AND CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ043-241045- /O.EXA.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120224T1700Z/ OCEANA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HART 934 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW|...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN AROUND 11 PM AND LAST THROUGH NOON FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 1 AM AND 7 AM. * SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY. IMPACTS... * EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT WITH LOW VISIBILITIES. * FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE DELAYS POSSIBLE FROM HEAVY SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. * SCHOOL DELAYS AND CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ056>059-064>067-071>074-241045- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120224T1700Z/ OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN- KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA... ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING... SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 934 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE MODERATE TO HEAVY OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THE 5 TO 9 INCH RANGE IS EXPECTED BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. * VISIBILITIES WILL FALL TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. * WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST TOWARD LATE MORNING FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT WITH LOW VISIBILITIES AND HEAVY WET SNOW. * SOME LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND SOME GUSTY WINDS BY LATE MORNING FRIDAY. * FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE DELAYS LIKELY FROM HEAVY SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. * SCHOOL DELAYS AND CLOSURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ037>040-241045- /O.NEW.KGRR.WW.Y.0007.120224T0234Z-120224T1700Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE 934 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND LAST THROUGH NOON FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 2AM AND 9 AM. * SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY. IMPACTS... * EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WITH LOW VISIBILITIES. * ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. * FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE DELAYS POSSIBLE FROM HEAVY SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ 93
977 WWUS43 KGRR 240912 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 412 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 MIZ071>074-241715- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120224T1700Z/ /O.EXB.KGRR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120224T2200Z/ VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO... BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 412 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW THIS MORNING WILL PRODUCE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * BRIEF SNOWFALL RATES OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH PER HOUR. * HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM 5AM TO 9 AM. * SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * SLOWER MORNING COMMUTE. * SCHOOL DELAYS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-241715- /O.EXT.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120224T2200Z/ OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA- KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON... GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING 412 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RADAR SHOWS SNOWFALL INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE IS EXPECTED BY MIDDAY TODAY. * BRIEF BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE AN INCH OR TWO PER HOUR. * WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST TOWARD LATE MORNING FRIDAY. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * SOME LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND SOME GUSTY WINDS BY LATE MORNING FRIDAY. * THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE SLOWER THAN NORMAL. * SCHOOL DELAYS AND CLOSURES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ037>040-241715- /O.EXT.KGRR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120224T2200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE 412 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RADAR SHOWS SNOWFALL INCREASING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING. EXPECT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE. * SNOWFALL RATES UP TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING. * SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MIDDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE SLOWER. * SCHOOL DELAYS OR CLOSURES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ 93
040 WWUS43 KGRR 241304 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 804 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 MIZ043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-242115- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120224T2200Z/ OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA- KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON... GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING 804 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 2 TO 5 INCHES HAD BEEN REPORTED AS OF 8 AM. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES THIS AFTERNOON. * THE BANDED NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL RESULT IN HIGHLY VARIABLE VISIBILITIES AND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS. * WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH FROM THE NORTH. IMPACTS... * THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE SLOWER THAN NORMAL. * ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * SOME LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER. && $$ MIZ037>040-242115- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120224T2200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE 804 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW HAD BEEN REPORTED AS OF 8 AM... ALTHOUGH A NARROW BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW ABOUT 10 MILES WIDE IMPACTED THE AREA FROM EVART OF HARRISON OVERNIGHT. ROUGHLY THREE INCHES HAD FALLEN UNDER THIS BAND. * THE BANDED NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL RESULT IN HIGHLY VARIABLE VISIBILITIES AND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS. * ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES THIS MORNING WILL BRING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 3 TO 6 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE SLOWER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER. && $$ MIZ071>074-242115- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120224T2200Z/ VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO... BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 804 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 1 TO 2 INCHES HAD BEEN REPORTED AS OF 8 AM. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES THIS AFTERNOON. * SOME FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW THIS MORNING. THE BANDED NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL RESULT IN HIGHLY VARIABLE VISIBILITIES AND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS. * WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BY AFTERNOON. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * SLOWER MORNING COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER. && $$ MEADE
706 WWUS43 KGRR 241615 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1115 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 MIZ039-040-242200- /O.UPG.KGRR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120224T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120224T2200Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE 1115 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A NARROW BAND OF VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS BEEN REPORTED AND OBSERVED BY OUR 88D RADAR FROM JUST SOUTH OF REED CITY THROUGH EVERT TO LAKE GEORGE AND HARRISON. UNDER THAT BAND 10 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN. THE SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL AT BETWEEN A HALF AND ONE INCH PER HOUR UNDER THAT BAND. * THE BANDED NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL RESULT IN HIGHLY VARIABLE VISIBILITIES AND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS. * ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES THIS MORNING WILL BRING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 5 TO 16 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE SLOWER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-242200- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120224T2200Z/ OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA- KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON... GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING 1115 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 3 TO 6 INCHES HAD BEEN REPORTED AS OF 9 AM. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES THIS AFTERNOON. * THE BANDED NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL RESULT IN HIGHLY VARIABLE VISIBILITIES AND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS. * WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH FROM THE NORTH. IMPACTS... * THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE WILL BE SLOWER THAN NORMAL. * ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * SOME LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE DUE THE HEAVY WET SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER. && $$ MIZ037-038-242200- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120224T2200Z/ MASON-LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN 1115 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AS OF 9 AM 3 TO 6 INCHES HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE HIGHLY VARIABLE DUE TO THE BANDED NATURE OF THIS SNOWFALL EVENT. * THE BANDED NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL RESULT IN HIGHLY VARIABLE VISIBILITIES AND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS. * ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES THIS MORNING WILL BRING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 4 TO 7 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE WILL BE SLOWER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER. && $$ MIZ071>074-242200- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120224T2200Z/ VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO... BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1115 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 1 TO 2 INCHES HAD BEEN REPORTED AS OF 9 AM. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES THIS AFTERNOON. * SOME FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW THIS MORNING. THE BANDED NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL RESULT IN HIGHLY VARIABLE VISIBILITIES AND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS. * WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BY AFTERNOON. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * SLOWER AFTERNOON COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER. && $$ WDM TJT
460 WWUS43 KGRR 241807 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 107 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 MIZ056-064-065-250215- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120224T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KGRR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120225T1700Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-BARRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...HOLLAND...HASTINGS 107 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM TONIGHT. * ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * ROADS LIKELY SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY OVERNIGHT. * RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY WITH BRIEF LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ039-040-043>046-050>052-057>059-066-067-241915- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120224T2200Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM- GRATIOT-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-EATON-INGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...HART...FREMONT... BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA... GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING 107 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OUT OF THE AREA. * LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WET AND HEAVY SNOW HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA. * SNOW TOTALS OF UP TO 12 INCHES HAD BEEN REPORTED IN HARRISON WITH GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * TRAVEL DELAYS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ037-038-073-074-241915- /O.CAN.KGRR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120224T2200Z/ MASON-LAKE-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 107 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OUT OF THE AREA. * LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * WET AND HEAVY SNOW HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA. * SNOW TOTALS OF GENERALLY 1 TO 4 INCHES HAD BEEN REPORTED. * TRAVEL DELAYS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ071-072-250215- /O.EXT.KGRR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120225T1700Z/ VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO 107 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM TONIGHT. * ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * ROADS LIKELY SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY OVERNIGHT. * RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY WITH BRIEF LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER. && $$ TJT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 7:01 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ionia, Kalamazoo and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 23, 10:10 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Eaton, Ionia, Kalamazoo and 2 more | 50 min |
| Feb 23, 11:19 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo | 10 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:50 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | GRR | 56 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in Michigan, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
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.