Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this winter storm warning at Jan 1, 2012, 10:48 AM EST for Calhoun County, Michigan. It was in force for 25 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2012, 10:48 AM EST (15:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2012, 11:57 AM EST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
County Calhoun County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:48 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 515 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 362 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
647
WWUS43 KGRR 011548
WSWGRR
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1048 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012
MIZ073-020000-
/O.UPG.KGRR.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120102T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120102T1200Z/
CALHOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BATTLE CREEK
1048 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...HIGH WINDS...AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON
TODAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN
HALF OF THE COUNTY...INCLUDING BATTLE CREEK. 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY.
* STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO
TONIGHT. GUST OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR AND WILL CAUSE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
* SNOW COVERED TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL LAST THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO SNOW...BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND FALLING TEMPERATURES.
* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT
DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING
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.
&&
$$
MIZ037>039-043-050-056-064-071-072-020000-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120103T0100Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-
KALAMAZOO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...
HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO
1048 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST MONDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* RAIN AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING.
* THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM WHITEHALL TO REED CITY...AND
SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM EXTREME SOUTHWEST OTTAWA COUNTY TO
KALAMAZOO. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. 4 TO
LOCALLY 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE.
* IT WILL BECOME VERY WINDY LATE THIS MORNING WITH WIND GUSTS
EXPECTED TO REACH 45 TO 55 MPH THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS
WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE RIGHT ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE.
IMPACTS...
* NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES.
* SNOW COVERED TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON TODAY AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO SNOW...
BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING TEMPERATURES.
* POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT
DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING
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.
&&
$$
MIZ044-057-065-020000-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120102T1200Z/
NEWAYGO-KENT-BARRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...GRAND RAPIDS...HASTINGS
1048 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* RAIN AND SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY NOON TODAY.
* THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST
NEWAYGO COUNTY...SOUTHWEST KENT COUNTY...AND BARRY COUNTY. 2 TO
LOCALLY 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE IN THESE COUNTIES.
* IT WILL BECOME VERY WINDY LATER THIS MORNING WITH WIND GUSTS
EXPECTED TO REACH 45 TO 50 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING SNOW FOR THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
IMPACTS...
* NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES.
* SNOW COVERED TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON TODAY AND LASTING THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO SNOW...
BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING TEMPERATURES.
* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS POSSIBLE TODAY
AND TONIGHT DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING
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.
&&
$$
MIZ040-045-046-051-052-058-059-066-067-074-020000-
/O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120102T1200Z/
CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-IONIA-CLINTON-EATON-
INGHAM-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...
GREENVILLE...ALMA...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...
JACKSON
1048 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
MONDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON
TODAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE EXPECTED FURTHER WEST. LESSER AMOUNTS
WILL GENERALLY BE FOUND ALONG U.S.-127.
* STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO
TONIGHT. GUST OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR AND MAY CAUSE
BLOWING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* SNOW COVERED TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON TODAY AND LASTING THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO SNOW...
BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING TEMPERATURES.
* VISIBILITY MAY BRIEFLY FALL TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS POSSIBLE TODAY
AND TONIGHT DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE
PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
* THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT
SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW.
* WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT
WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG.
&&
$$
NJJ7 follow-up statements
019 WWUS43 KGRR 012036 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 336 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 MIZ037>039-043-050-056-064-071-072-020445- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120103T0100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO 336 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AND INTENSIFY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM WHITEHALL TO REED CITY... AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM EXTREME SOUTHWEST OTTAWA COUNTY TO KALAMAZOO. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. 4 TO LOCALLY 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. * IT WILL REMAIN WINDY THIS EVENING WITH SOME WIND GUSTS TO REACH 45 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE RIGHT ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE. IMPACTS... * NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * SNOW COVERED TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THROUGH THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING TEMPERATURES. * POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. && $$ MIZ044-057-065-073-020445- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120102T1200Z/ NEWAYGO-KENT-BARRY-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...GRAND RAPIDS...HASTINGS... BATTLE CREEK 336 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AND INTENSIFY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST NEWAYGO COUNTY...SOUTHWEST KENT COUNTY...AND BARRY COUNTY. 2 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE IN THESE COUNTIES. * IT WILL REMAIN WINDY THIS EVENING WITH SOME WIND GUSTS TO REACH 45 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * SNOW COVERED TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THROUGH THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING TEMPERATURES. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT DUE TO STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ040-045-046-051-052-058-059-066-067-074-020445- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120102T1200Z/ CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-IONIA-CLINTON-EATON- INGHAM-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT... GREENVILLE...ALMA...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING... JACKSON 336 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AND INTENSIFY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE EXPECTED FURTHER WEST. LESSER AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE FOUND ALONG U.S.-127. * IT WILL REMAIN WINDY THIS EVENING WITH SOME WIND GUSTS TO REACH 45 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THROUGH THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING TEMPERATURES. * VISIBILITY MAY BRIEFLY FALL TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES INTO TONIGHT. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT DUE TO STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. && $$
001 WWUS43 KGRR 020027 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 727 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 MIZ037>039-043-050-056-064-071-072-020830- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120103T0100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO 727 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND WEST OF U.S. RT 131 FROM GRAND RAPIDS SOUTH TO KALAMAZOO THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * AFTER MIDNIGHT THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR WEST OF A LINE FROM MUSKEGON TO BATTLE CREEK...A SECOND AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP INLAND OF LUDINGTON AND HART. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM WHITEHALL TO REED CITY... AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO KALAMAZOO. FOUR TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. * WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS ALONG THE LAKESHORE. IMPACTS... * OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... * TRAFFIC HAS BEEN SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG U.S. RT. 131 FROM GRAND RAPIDS TO KALAMAZOO...I-96 FROM MUSKEGON TO GRAND RAPIDS...AND I-94 FROM KALAMAZOO TO JACKSON. * TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT ALONG THE LAKE SHORE SOUTH OF MUSKEGON AND WEST OF BATTLE CREEK BY MONDAY MORNING. * POWER OUTAGES FROM DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ044-057-065-073-020830- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120102T1200Z/ NEWAYGO-KENT-BARRY-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...GRAND RAPIDS...HASTINGS... BATTLE CREEK 727 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND WEST OF U.S. RT 131 FROM GRAND RAPIDS SOUTH TO KALAMAZOO THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * AFTER MIDNIGHT THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCUR WEST OF A LINE FROM MUSKEGON TO BATTLE CREEK...A SECOND AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP INLAND OF LUDINGTON AND HART. * THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM WHITEHALL TO REED CITY... AND SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO KALAMAZOO. FOUR TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. * WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS ALONG THE LAKESHORE. IMPACTS... * NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT TIME OVERNIGHT. * SNOW COVERED TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THROUGH THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING TEMPERATURES. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT DUE TO STRONG 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. && $$ MIZ040-045-046-051-052-058-059-066-067-074-020830- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120102T1200Z/ CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-IONIA-CLINTON-EATON- INGHAM-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT... GREENVILLE...ALMA...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING... JACKSON 727 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE EXPECTED FURTHER WEST. LESSER AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE FOUND ALONG U.S.-127. * WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH EXPECTED TOVERNIGHT. T IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THROUGH THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING TEMPERATURES. * VISIBILITY MAY BRIEFLY FALL TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES INTO TONIGHT. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT DUE TO STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ COBB
722 WWUS43 KGRR 020338 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1038 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 MIZ040-046-052-059-067-020445- /O.CAN.KGRR.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120102T1200Z/ CLARE-ISABELLA-GRATIOT-CLINTON-INGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...MOUNT PLEASANT...ALMA... ST. JOHNS...LANSING 1038 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A FEW SNOW SHOWER AND FLURRIES WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY WITH LESS THAN ONE INCH OF ACCUMULATION. * WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. IMPACTS... * SECONDARY ROADS MAY BE ICY IN SPOTS THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ037>039-043-050-056-064-071-072-021145- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120103T0100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO 1038 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND WEST OF U.S. RT 131 FROM GRAND RAPIDS SOUTH TO KALAMAZOO INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * BY MONDAY MORNING THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE WEST OF A LINE FROM MUSKEGON TO BATTLE CREEK...WITH A SECOND AREA OF HEAVY SNOW AFFECTING BALDWIN...BIG RAPIDS...AND REED CITY. * EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...AND HOLLAND WILL SEE SOME OF THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS. * WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS ALONG THE LAKESHORE. IMPACTS... * OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY... * TRAFFIC HAS BEEN SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG U.S. RT. 131 FROM GBIG RAPIDS TO KALAMAZOO...I-96 FROM MUSKEGON TO GRAND RAPIDS...I-196 FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND RAPIDS AND I-94 FROM KALAMAZOO TO JACKSON. * TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT ALONG THE ENTIRE LAKE SHORE SOUTH OF MUSKEGON AND WEST OF BATTLE CREEK THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ044-057-065-073-021145- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120102T1200Z/ NEWAYGO-KENT-BARRY-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...GRAND RAPIDS...HASTINGS... BATTLE CREEK 1038 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND WEST OF U.S. RT 131 FROM GRAND RAPIDS SOUTH TO KALAMAZOO INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES WITH AROUND 3 INCHES FOR GRAND RAPIDS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS ALONG THE LAKESHORE. IMPACTS... * OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... * TRAFFIC HAS BEEN SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG U.S. RT. 131 FROM BIG RAPIDS TO KALAMAZOO...I-96 FROM MUSKEGON TO GRAND RAPIDS...I-196 FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND RAPIDS AND I-94 FROM KALAMAZOO TO JACKSON. * TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON MONDAY AS SNOW SHOWERS DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE ACROSS THE AREA. 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. && $$ MIZ045-051-058-066-074-021145- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120102T1200Z/ MECOSTA-MONTCALM-IONIA-EATON-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG RAPIDS...GREENVILLE...IONIA... CHARLOTTE...JACKSON 1038 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROAD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS OVERNIGHT...EXPECTED TO IMPROVE MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ COBB
752 WWUS43 KGRR 020633 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 133 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 MIZ037>039-043-050-056-064-071-072-021445- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120103T0100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO 133 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND WEST OF U.S. RT 131 FROM GRAND RAPIDS SOUTH TO KALAMAZOO INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * BY MONDAY MORNING THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE NEAR TO WEST OF A LINE FROM MUSKEGON TO BATTLE CREEK...WITH A SECOND AREA OF HEAVY SNOW AFFECTING BALDWIN...BIG RAPIDS...AND REED CITY. * EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 12 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...AND HOLLAND WILL SEE SOME OF THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS. * WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS ALONG THE LAKESHORE. IMPACTS... * OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * TRAFFIC HAS BEEN SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG U.S. RT. 131 FROM BIG RAPIDS TO KALAMAZOO...I-96 FROM MUSKEGON TO GRAND RAPIDS...I-196 FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND RAPIDS AND I-94 FROM KALAMAZOO TO JACKSON. * TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT ALONG THE ENTIRE LAKE SHORE NEAR TO SOUTH OF MUSKEGON AND WEST OF BATTLE CREEK THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ MIZ044-057-065-073-021200- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120102T1200Z/ NEWAYGO-KENT-BARRY-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...GRAND RAPIDS...HASTINGS... BATTLE CREEK 133 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND WEST OF U.S. RT 131 FROM GRAND RAPIDS SOUTH TO KALAMAZOO INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 7 INCHES WITH AROUND 3 INCHES FOR GRAND RAPIDS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. IMPACTS... * OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * TRAFFIC HAS BEEN SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG U.S. RT. 131 FROM BIG RAPIDS TO KALAMAZOO...I-96 FROM MUSKEGON TO GRAND RAPIDS...I-196 FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND RAPIDS AND I-94 FROM KALAMAZOO TO JACKSON. * TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON MONDAY WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE AS SNOW SHOWERS DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ045-051-058-066-074-021200- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120102T1200Z/ MECOSTA-MONTCALM-IONIA-EATON-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG RAPIDS...GREENVILLE...IONIA... CHARLOTTE...JACKSON 133 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROAD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS OVERNIGHT...EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE MONDAY. 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. && $$ LAURENS COBB
178 WWUS43 KGRR 020835 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 335 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 MIZ044-057-065-073-021645- /O.EXT.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120102T2100Z/ NEWAYGO-KENT-BARRY-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...GRAND RAPIDS...HASTINGS... BATTLE CREEK 335 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM NEWAYGO AND GRAND RAPIDS SOUTH SOUTHEAST TO BATTLE CREEK THIS MORNING. * EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH AROUND 4 TO 5 INCHES FOR GRAND RAPIDS THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. * WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY. IMPACTS... * OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. * TRAFFIC HAS BEEN SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG U.S. RT. 131 FROM BIG RAPIDS TO KALAMAZOO...I-96 FROM MUSKEGON TO GRAND RAPIDS...I-196 FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND RAPIDS AND I-94 FROM KALAMAZOO TO JACKSON. * TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL NOT IMPROVE UNTIL LATE TODAY AS SNOW SHOWERS DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL FINALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ037>039-043-050-056-064-071-072-021645- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120103T0100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO 335 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND WEST OF U.S. RT 131 FROM GRAND RAPIDS SOUTH TO KALAMAZOO INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * HEAVIEST SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE NEAR TO WEST OF A LINE FROM MUSKEGON TO BATTLE CREEK...WITH A SECOND AREA OF HEAVY SNOW AFFECTING BALDWIN...BIG RAPIDS... AND REED CITY. * EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...AND HOLLAND WILL SEE SOME OF THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS. * WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH ALONG THE LAKESHORE. IMPACTS... * OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. * TRAFFIC HAS BEEN SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG U.S. RT. 131 FROM BIG RAPIDS TO KALAMAZOO...I-96 FROM MUSKEGON TO GRAND RAPIDS...I-196 FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND RAPIDS AND I-94 FROM KALAMAZOO TO JACKSON. * TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT ALONG THE ENTIRE LAKE SHORE NEAR TO SOUTH OF MUSKEGON AND NEAR TO WEST OF BATTLE CREEK THROUGH THE DAY. 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. && $$ MIZ045-051-058-066-074-021200- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120102T1200Z/ MECOSTA-MONTCALM-IONIA-EATON-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG RAPIDS...GREENVILLE...IONIA... CHARLOTTE...JACKSON 335 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS MOST PROBABLE NEAR JACKSON. * WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROAD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS OVERNIGHT...EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ LAURENS
105 WWUS43 KGRR 021159 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 659 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 MIZ045-051-058-066-074-021300- /O.EXP.KGRR.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120102T1200Z/ MECOSTA-MONTCALM-IONIA-EATON-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG RAPIDS...GREENVILLE...IONIA... CHARLOTTE...JACKSON 659 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST TODAY * THE HEAVIEST SNOW WAS SHIFTING WEST OF THESE IMPACTS... * SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW FELL AND ROADS BECAME SLICK * SOME SLICK CONDITIONS COULD LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ037>039-043-050-056-064-071-072-022000- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120103T0100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO 659 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND WEST OF U.S. RT 131 FROM GRAND RAPIDS SOUTH TO KALAMAZOO INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * HEAVIEST SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE NEAR TO WEST OF A LINE FROM MUSKEGON TO BATTLE CREEK...WITH A SECOND AREA OF HEAVY SNOW AFFECTING BALDWIN...BIG RAPIDS... AND REED CITY. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...AND HOLLAND WILL SEE SOME OF THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS. * WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH ALONG THE LAKESHORE. IMPACTS... * OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. * TRAFFIC HAS BEEN SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG U.S. RT. 131 FROM BIG RAPIDS TO KALAMAZOO...I-96 FROM MUSKEGON TO GRAND RAPIDS...I-196 FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND RAPIDS AND I-94 FROM HARTFORD TO ALBION. * TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT ALONG THE ENTIRE LAKE SHORE NEAR TO SOUTH OF MUSKEGON AND NEAR TO WEST OF BATTLE CREEK THROUGH THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ044-057-065-073-022000- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120102T2100Z/ NEWAYGO-KENT-BARRY-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...GRAND RAPIDS...HASTINGS... BATTLE CREEK 659 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM NEWAYGO AND GRAND RAPIDS SOUTH SOUTHEAST TO BATTLE CREEK THIS MORNING. * EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH AROUND 4 TO 5 INCHES FOR GRAND RAPIDS THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. * WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY. IMPACTS... * OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. * TRAFFIC HAS BEEN SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG U.S. RT. 131 FROM BIG RAPIDS TO KALAMAZOO...I-96 FROM MUSKEGON TO GRAND RAPIDS...I-196 FROM HOLLAND TO GRAND RAPIDS AND I-94 FROM HARTFORD TO ALBION. * TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL NOT IMPROVE UNTIL LATE TODAY AS SNOW SHOWERS DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL FINALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. 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. && $$
545 WWUS43 KGRR 021657 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1157 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 MIZ044-057-065-073-021800- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120102T2100Z/ NEWAYGO-KENT-BARRY-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...GRAND RAPIDS...HASTINGS... BATTLE CREEK 1157 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR TODAY...BUT ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE MOST PART WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF AN INCH OR LESS. * THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST OF NEWAYGO...KENT...BARRY AND CALHOUN COUNTIES. IMPACTS... * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WAS REPORTED ACROSS THE AREA YESTERDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * 4 TO 5 INCH SNOWFALL TOTALS WERE RECEIVED FROM CASCADE AND EAST GRAND RAPIDS IN THE GRAND RAPIDS METRO AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-030100- /O.EXT.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120103T1000Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON... HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 1157 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST TUESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS IN THE LAKESHORE COUNTIES. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WILL TOTAL AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO LOCALLY 7 INCHES...BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL INTO THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE IN MANY SPOTS. * WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ALONG THE LAKESHORE INTO THIS EVENING RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * TRAVEL WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE SNOW BANDS TRAVERSING THE AREA THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY DRAMATICALLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT ALONG THE ENTIRE LAKE SHORE INTO TODAY AS ACCUMULATING SNOW CONTINUES. 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. && $$ MIZ038-039-072-030100- /O.EXT.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120103T0300Z/ LAKE-OSCEOLA-KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...KALAMAZOO 1157 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WHICH WILL PUSH STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL INTO THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE IN MANY LOCALES. * SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW A MILE ROUTINELY WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * TRAVEL WILL BE SLOWED DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ DUKE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Rapids, MI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 1, 10:10 AM EST, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 10:10 AM EST, 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1010 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012
LATEST UPDATE...SHORT TERM...
.SYNOPSIS...(430 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012)
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS LOWER MICHIGAN THIS MORNING.
IT WILL TURN MUCH COLDER AND BECOME VERY WINDY TODAY AND THE COLD
AIRMASS WILL LEAD TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW LATER TODAY THROUGH MONDAY.
SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER NEAR THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE INTO EARLY
TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE FOR MID TO LATE WEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(1010 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012)
(TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON)
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING CALHOUN COUNTY TO THE WINTER STORM
WARNING. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW AFTER PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW...
THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING A MIX OF RAIN/SNOW THIS MORNING AND
POSSIBLY SOME HIGH WIND GUSTS WITH FROPA. 00Z GUIDANCE CONSENSUS OF
LOW LEVEL THICKNESS TOOLS SUGGEST HYDROMETEOR TYPE WILL TRANSITION
TO ALL SNOW ACROSS MOST OF OUR FCST AREA (EXCEPT PERHAPS FAR EAST)
BY MIDDAY.
IT IS NOTED THAT OVERALL 00Z SHORT RANGE NAM/GFS GUIDANCE AS WELL AS
MET/MAV NUMERICAL GUIDANCE HAS TRENDED DOWN A BIT WITH WINDS
TODAY... THOUGH IT WILL CERTAINLY STILL BE VERY WINDY. IN FACT WE
STILL BELIEVE GUSTS WILL REACH 45 TO 55 MPH... WITH HIGHER END
GUSTS MOST LIKELY NEAR THE LAKE MI SHORELINE WHERE A FEW GUSTS MAY
EVEN REACH 60 MPH. THIS MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND
DOWNED TREE LIMBS LATER TODAY.
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AS SFC TEMPS
GRADUALLY DROP TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS OUR FCST AREA. CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT AS SFC TEMPS FALL THROUGH THE
20S. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW MACHINE RAMPS UP TONIGHT AS H8 TEMPS FALL
FROM -11 TO -12 C THIS EVENING TO -14 TO -16 C BY 12Z MON. LIFT
PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY ARE ALL PRESENT. INVERSION HEIGHT
TRENDS LOOK MORE FAVORABLE SOONER... ALREADY REACHING 10 KFT AGL AT
MANY LOCATIONS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL RAMP UP STEADILY OVERNIGHT AS
INCREASING DELTA T/S LEAD TO MODERATE TO EXTREME LAKE INDUCED
INSTABILITY. SOME OF THE STRONGER OMEGAS OF AROUND 10 MICROBARS/SEC
THROUGH THE DGZ ARE NOTED IN OUR FAVORED WNW FLOW SNOW BELT REGIONS
AT PLACES LIKE LWA THIS AFTN THRU MONDAY AS SUGGESTED BY 00Z NAM
BUFKIT X-SECTIONS OF OMEGA SUPERIMPOSED OVER DGZ REGION. THIS IS NOT
NEARLY AS STRONG AS WHAT OCCURRED DURING THE LAN SYNOPTIC HVY SNOW
EVENT (30 MICROBARS/SEC)... HOWEVER 10 MICROBARS/SEC OF OMEGA IS
CERTAINLY FAIRLY STRONG... AND OF LONG DURATION FROM THIS AFTERNOON
ALL THE WAY THROUGH MONDAY EVE. SNOW LATE MONDAY/MONDAY EVE SHOULD
ALSO GET A BOOST FROM STRONG MID LEVEL PVA.
EXPECTATIONS FOR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TODAY THROUGH MONDAY ARE VERY
SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE PREVIOUS SHIFT. WE ARE GOING FOR 6 TO 10
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF A FOOT ACROSS PORTIONS OF MANY
COUNTIES IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HIGHEST END SNOW AMOUNTS IN
THAT RANGE WILL OCCUR IN OUR FAVORED WNW TO NW FLOW SNOW BELT
REGIONS OF OUR NW AND SW FCST AREA.
AT AZO IT IS NOTED THAT THE PAST 5 RUNS OF NAM SNOW TOOL GUIDANCE
HAS TRENDED UP SIGNIFICANTLY... FROM 8 INCHES OF SNOW 5 RUNS AGO TO
16.5 INCHES NOW. WHILE THIS OVERDONE SOMEWHAT... CONVERSELY THE GFS
SNOW GUIDANCE LOOKS UNDERDONE GIVEN MANY FAVORABLE INGREDIENTS FOR
LES. ONLY REAL INHIBITING FACTOR MAY BE STRENGTH OF WINDS AND
PERHAPS LACK OF STRONGER OMEGAS ESPECIALLY FURTHER INLAND.
PORTIONS OF ALLEGAN... VAN BUREN AND KALAMAZOO COUNTIES SHOULD END
UP WITH SOME OF THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY. OUR NW COUNTIES ARE ALSO FAVORED FOR HIGHER END SNOW
TOTALS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO
AT TIMES ACROSS THOSE AREAS WITH BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW CERTAINLY AN
ISSUE TOO.
FOR NEWAYGO... KENT... AND BARRY COUNTIES (ALSO IN A WARNING)
APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS THE MOST LIKELY OUTCOME FOR
STORM TOTAL. HIGHER END AMOUNTS WITHIN THAT RANGE WILL OCCUR ACROSS
THE WESTERN/SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THOSE COUNTIES AT PLACES LIKE
GRANDVILLE. FOR COUNTIES IN THE WINTER WX ADVISORY... WE EXPECT
ANYWHERE FROM ONLY 2 TO AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES OF SNOW... LOWEST
AMOUNTS FAR EAST.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL END ACROSS MUCH OF OUR FCST AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT
AS WINDS CONTINUE TO VEER TO THE NNW... KEEPING LINGERING LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS CONFINED TO PORTIONS OF OUR LAKESHORE COUNTIES.
&&
.LONG TERM...(430 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012)
(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
THE LONG TERM PORTION OF THE FORECAST DOESN/T LOOK TOO ACTIVE. A
WEAK FRONT AND PV ANOMALY WILL MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN LOW CHC POPS FOR LIGHT SNOW. MOISTURE LOOKS
PRETTY LIMITED.
SHORT WAVE RIDGING WILL RESULT IN DRY WX WED NIGHT-THU NIGHT.
ANOTHER CLIPPER IS PROGD TO MOVE TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY. WE/LL SEE AN INITIAL WARM UP WITH THE SW WINDS AHEAD OF
THE SYSTEM. ONLY SLIGHT CHC OF RAIN EXISTS WITH THIS SYSTEM FRIDAY
SINCE THE LOW WILL MOVE WELL NORTH OF THE CWA. THERE MAY BE A LITTLE
PCPN NEAR THE TRAILING COLD FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT THAT/S FAR
FROM CERTAIN. GFS SNOWS A STRONG UPPER WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE CWA
SATURDAY. THAT MAY RESULT IN SOME LIGHT SNOW DUE TO THE COLDER AIR
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WEDNESDAY...TEMPS SHOULD BE MOSTLY ABOVE
NORMAL. FRIDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S
AGAIN BEFORE THE COOL DOWN NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION...(623 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012)
REGIONAL RADAR SHOWS RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE ARCTIC FRONT WHICH IS
STILL IN ILLINOIS. THE FRONT WILL ARRIVE AT THE LAKE SHORE AROUND
15Z AND NEAR KLAN BY 18Z. WE/LL SEE SOME RAIN SHOWERS INITIALLY.
SHORTLY AFTER THE FRONT ARRIVES SOME SNOW WILL MIX IN WITH THE RAIN.
THE CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW WILL PROGRESS FROM WEST TO EAST FROM LATE
MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON. STRONG WNW WINDS WILL GUST OVER 40KTS AT
KMKG...A BIT LESS INLAND. VISIBILITIES WILL FALL INTO IFR/LIFR
CATEGORIES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.
&&
.MARINE...(430 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012)
STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY INTO TONIGHT. MIXED HEIGHTS
SUGGEST NEARSHORE WATERS WILL SEE GUSTS OVER 50 KNOTS DURING THIS
TIMEFRAME. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL REACH 10 TO 15 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...(430 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012)
COLDER AIR MOVING IN TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEEK WILL RESULT IN STEADY
RIVER LEVELS. SOME ICE FORMATION IS POSSIBLE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY...
BUT TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE MID TO LATE WEEK.
&&
.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...WINTER STORM WARNING WESTERN TWO TIERS OF COUNTIES PLUS
OSCEOLA COUNTY FROM MID MORNING TODAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
EVENING.
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR KENT BARRY AND NEWAYGO COUNTIES
MID MORNING TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FURTHER INLAND MID MORNING TODAY
THROUGH TONIGHT.
LM...STORM WARNING TODAY INTO TONIGHT.
&&
SYNOPSIS: LAURENS
SHORT TERM: LAURENS/NJJ
LONG TERM: 93
AVIATION: 93
MARINE: LAURENS
HYDROLOGY: LAURENSHazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 5:10 AM EST, 5 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 510 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-021015- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 510 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED MAINLY WEST OF US-131 ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. EAST WEST ROADS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO DRIFTING. VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY FALL TO A HALF MILE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS AGAIN EXPECTED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY WEST OF US-131. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE SEND IN SNOWFALL REPORTS. LMZ844>849-021015- ST JOSEPH TO SOUTH HAVEN MI-SOUTH HAVEN TO HOLLAND MI- HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-GRAND HAVEN TO WHITEHALL MI- WHITEHALL TO PENTWATER MI-PENTWATER TO MANISTEE MI- 510 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST STORM FORCE WINDS TO 50 KNOTS WILL CREATE WAVES IN EXCESS OF 10 FEET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY GALES TO 45 KNOTS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE FREEZING SPRAY. WAVES WILL REMAIN GREATER THAN 10 FEET THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.