Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this winter storm warning at Mar 2, 2012, 3:22 AM EST for 8 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 22 hr. 20 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 3:22 AM EST (08:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2012, 4:54 PM EST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Clare County, MI, Lake County, MI, Mason County, MI, Mecosta County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Newaygo County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Osceola County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 7:20 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 5 N Ludington, MI | SPOTTER REPORTS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE 6PM. BIG FLAKES ARE REDUCING THE VISIBILITY SIGNIFICANTLY. |
| Mar 2, 7:51 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 9 E White Cloud, MI | HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING. OBSERVER LEFT BIG RAPIDS WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND THEN SWITCHED OVER TO HEAVY SNOW EAST OF WHITE CLOUD. |
| Mar 2, 8:09 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 4 S Shelby, MI | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SLIDEOFFS ALONG US31 JUST NORTH OF THE MUSKEGON COUNTY LINE. SLUSHY SNOW COVERED THE ROADS. |
| Mar 2, 8:17 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Reed City, MI | THUNDERSNOW REPORTED AS WELL. |
| Mar 2, 9:45 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Dighton, MI | MEASURED SNOWFALL REPORTED BY 9 AND 10 NEWS. |
| Mar 2, 10:15 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Fruitport, MI | SNOW IS BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. |
| Mar 2, 10:30 PM EST | SNOW 3.8 | 3 Wsw Hart, MI | SNOWFALL SINCE 5PM. SNOW IS CURRENTLY HEAVY. |
| Mar 2, 10:53 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Ludington, MI | TOTAL SNOWFALL SO FAR. |
| Mar 2, 11:20 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 2 Ne Pentwater, MI | WOODTV RELAYED VIEWER REPORT OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES ENCOUNTERING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS BETWEEN HART AND LUDINGTON AT THIS TIME. |
| Mar 3, 12:31 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 5 N Muskegon, MI | REPORT RELAYED FROM WOODTV. |
| Mar 3, 12:31 AM EST | SNOW 5.9 | Ludington, MI | REPORT RELAYED FROM WOODTV. |
| Mar 3, 7:47 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.6 | 3 Wsw Hart, MI | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL ENDING AT 7 AM. |
| Mar 3, 8:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | 4 W Hesperia, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ENDING AT 755 AM. |
| Mar 3, 8:06 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6.8 | 7 Nnw Scottville, MI | |
| Mar 3, 8:18 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.6 | Big Rapids, MI | |
| Mar 3, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 2 Nnw Clare, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM LAST NIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING. TIME APPROXIMATE. |
| Mar 3, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 1 Se Sylvan Twp, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM LAST NIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING. TIME APPROXIMATE. |
| Mar 3, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 10 | 5 Sw Newkirk Twp, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM LAST NIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING. TIME APPROXIMATE. |
| Mar 3, 9:59 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.9 | 2 Se Scottville, MI | |
| Mar 3, 11:44 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | White Cloud, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 573 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
189 WWUS43 KGRR 020822 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 322 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 MIZ037>040-021630- /O.UPG.KGRR.WS.A.0004.120302T2100Z-120303T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0003.120302T2200Z-120303T1800Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE 322 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM LITTLE SABLE POINT TO HARRISON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL TAPER OFF SOUTH OF THE LINE. * NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HIGHER WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ MIZ043-044-021630- /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0003.120302T2200Z-120303T1800Z/ OCEANA-NEWAYGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HART...FREMONT 322 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. * NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HIGHER WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ050-021630- /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0003.120303T0000Z-120303T1800Z/ MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MUSKEGON 322 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND HALF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TOWARD WHITEHALL AND MONTAGUE. * NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HIGHER WINDS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. * 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. && $$ MIZ045-046-021630- /O.NEW.KGRR.WW.Y.0009.120302T2200Z-120303T1800Z/ MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT 322 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND HALF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. * NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN TO BELOW A MILE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ NJJ
8 follow-up statements
029 WWUS43 KGRR 021612 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1112 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 MIZ037>040-043-044-030015- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.120302T2200Z-120303T1800Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT 1112 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM LITTLE SABLE POINT TO HARRISON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL TAPER OFF SOUTH OF THE LINE. * NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HIGHER WINDS WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ MIZ050-030015- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.120303T0000Z-120303T1800Z/ MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MUSKEGON 1112 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND HALF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS EVENING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TOWARD WHITEHALL AND MONTAGUE. * NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HIGHER WINDS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ045-046-030015- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0009.120302T2200Z-120303T1800Z/ MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT 1112 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND HALF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. * NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN TO BELOW A MILE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY 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. && $$ MEADE
235 WWUS43 KGRR 022053 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 353 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 MIZ046-022200- /O.CAN.KGRR.WW.Y.0009.120302T2200Z-120303T1800Z/ ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOUNT PLEASANT 353 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SCATTERED WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAYBREAK ON SATURDAY. * WIDESPREAD WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE LATE MORNING ON SATURDAY. * AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY AS RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW AND TEMPERATURES FALL JUST BELOW FREEZING. IMPACTS... * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR AS A RESULT OF FALLING TREE LIMBS * TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS WITH THE COMBINATION OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES ON ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ045-030500- /O.UPG.KGRR.WW.Y.0009.120302T2200Z-120303T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KGRR.WS.W.0003.120303T0000Z-120303T1800Z/ MECOSTA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BIG RAPIDS 353 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE NORTHWEST PART OF MECOSTA COUNTY INCLUDING BIG RAPIDS...THE SNOW WILL INITIALLY BE WET AND HEAVY AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO AROUND OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. * RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY MID EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WILL DEVELOP AFTER 11 PM WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS A RESULT OF FALLING TREE LIMBS THIS EVENING. * TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS BY LATE EVENING WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ037>040-043-044-030500- /O.EXT.KGRR.WS.W.0003.120303T0000Z-120303T1800Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT 353 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE HILLS FROM HART...SCOTTVILLE TO TUSTIN...THE SNOW WILL INITIALLY BE WET AND HEAVY AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO AROUND OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. * RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WILL DEVELOP AFTER 11 PM WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AS A RESULT OF FALLING TREE LIMBS THIS EVENING. * TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT BY MID EVENING WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ050-030500- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.120303T0000Z-120303T1800Z/ MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MUSKEGON 353 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY INCLUDING WHITEHALL AND MONTAGUE... THE SNOW WILL INITIALLY BE WET AND HEAVY AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO AROUND OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. * RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BY MID EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH WILL DEVELOP AFTER 11 PM WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS A RESULT OF FALLING TREE LIMBS THIS EVENING. * TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT BY MID EVENING WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ COBB
797 WWUS43 KGRR 022348 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 648 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 MIZ037>040-043>045-050-030800- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.120303T0000Z-120303T1800Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MUSKEGON 648 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE HILLS FROM HART...SCOTTVILLE TO TUSTIN...THE SNOW WILL INITIALLY BE WET AND HEAVY AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO AROUND OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. * RAIN WAS CHANGING OVER TO SNOW AS OF 7 PM. LUDINGTON AND BIG RAPIDS REPORTED SNOW WITH THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS. MUSKEGON SHOULD SEE ALL SNOW BY 900 PM. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH 900 PM. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WILL DEVELOP AFTER 11 PM WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AS A RESULT OF FALLING TREE LIMBS THIS EVENING. * TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT BY MID EVENING WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MJS
341 WWUS43 KGRR 030244 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 944 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 MIZ037>040-043>045-050-031045- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120303T1800Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MUSKEGON 944 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE HILLS FROM HART...SCOTTVILLE TO TUSTIN...THE SNOW WILL INITIALLY BE WET AND HEAVY AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO AROUND OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. * SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA. * WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AS A RESULT OF FALLING TREE LIMBS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ LAURENS MJS
833 WWUS43 KGRR 030530 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1230 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 MIZ037>040-043>045-050-031330- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120303T1800Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MUSKEGON 1230 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE HILLS FROM HART...SCOTTVILLE TO TUSTIN. * SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH 3 AM. THREE TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. * WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BETWEEN HART AND LUDINGTON. IMPACTS... * POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AS A RESULT OF FALLING TREE LIMBS OVERNIGHT. * TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ LAURENS
503 WWUS43 KGRR 030837 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 337 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 MIZ037>040-043>045-050-031645- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120303T1800Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MUSKEGON 337 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE HILLS FROM HART...SCOTTVILLE TO TUSTIN. * AT LEAST THREE TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED SEVERAL HOURS AGO BETWEEN HART AND LUDINGTON. IMPACTS... * POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE AS A RESULT OF FALLING TREE LIMBS DUE TO WIND AND HEAVY WET SNOW. * TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ LAURENS
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WWUS43 KGRR 031712
WSWGRR
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1212 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
MIZ040-045-050-031815-
/O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120303T1800Z/
CLARE-MECOSTA-MUSKEGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS...MUSKEGON
1212 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON MAY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL
LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH AND BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN
VISIBILITIES.
IMPACTS...
* FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING.
* WINDS GUSTED TO 50 MPH LAST NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR
MORE INFORMATION.
&&
$$
MIZ037>039-043-044-032200-
/O.EXT.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...
HART...FREMONT
1212 PM EST SAT MAR 3 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...
* STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR HAS RANGED FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES... WITH
THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS BEING REPORTED FROM LUDINGTON AND
SCOTTVILLE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LAKE AND
OSCEOLA COUNTIES.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW SQUALLS THIS AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL
LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES AND BRIEF WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS.
* WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE GUSTING TO 30 MPH RESULTING IN AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW.
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.
* SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR
MORE INFORMATION.
&&
$$
MEADE858 WWUS43 KGRR 032154 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 454 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 MIZ037>039-043-044-032300- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120303T2200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-OCEANA-NEWAYGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... HART...FREMONT 454 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE SOUTH OF ROUTE 10 THROUGH 7PM WITH MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS. IMPACTS... * STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF BETWEEN 4 AND 10 INCHES OCCURRED IN THE WARNING AREA SINCE LAST NIGHT. * SOME SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN AS A RESULT OF THE STRONG WINDS LATE LAST NIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ HOVING
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:12 AM EST | High Wind Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 8 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:22 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Isabella, Mecosta | 13 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:36 AM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 11 hr | |
| Mar 2, 10:36 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Jackson | 30 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:36 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Ingham | 35 hr |
| Mar 2, 10:36 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Clinton | 15 days |
| Mar 2, 10:36 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | GRR | Barry | 6 days |
| Mar 2, 3:53 PM EST | High Wind Warning | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 9 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:57 PM EST | Storm Warning | GRR | 15 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Allegan, Kalamazoo, Ottawa, Van Buren | 64 min |
| Mar 2, 5:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GRR | Barry, Eaton, Ionia, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lake and 4 more | 57 min |
Nearby
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.