Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this winter storm warning at Nov 17, 2014, 3:16 AM EST for 14 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Nov 17, 2014, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 32 hr. 59 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
- Nov 17, 2014, 3:16 AM EST (08:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2014, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2014, 8:58 PM EST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, Calhoun County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Kent County, MI, Lake County, MI, Mason County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Newaygo County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 6:15 PM EST | SNOW 2.6 | 2 Ssw Comstock Park, MI | DAILY TOTAL THROUGH ABOUT 6 P.M. REPORT COURTESY OF WZZM-TV. |
| Nov 17, 6:15 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 2 Sw Shelbyville, MI | |
| Nov 17, 6:47 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 Nne Fremont, MI | 12 HOUR SNOWFALL |
| Nov 17, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 0.1 | 3 Nne Dimondale, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL THROUGH 7 P.M. |
| Nov 17, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 0.3 | 1 W Waverly, MI | DAILY SNOWFALL OBSERVED THROUGH 7 P.M. BY A VOLUNTEER SPOTTER |
| Nov 17, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 3 Ene Kentwood, MI | SNOWFALL THROUGH 7PM AT THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE. SNOW DEPTH OF 4 INCHES OBSERVED. SNOW LIQUID EQUIVALENT AVERAGING AROUND 20:1 |
| Nov 17, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.6 | 2 W Cloverville, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL THROUGH 7 P.M. |
| Nov 17, 7:50 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Ssw Comstock Park, MI | GRAND RAPIDS PRESS REPORTER SENT A DAILY SNOWFALL REPORT FROM THEIR LOCATION NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN |
| Nov 17, 8:40 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 4 W Shelbyville, MI | 12 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL SUBMITTED VIA NWS ONLINE REPORT FORM |
| Nov 17, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 3.9 | East Grand Rapids, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL SINCE 7 A.M. LIQUID CONTENT WAS 0.18 INCHES. SNOW DEPTH WAS 5 INCHES. |
| Nov 17, 10:00 PM EST | SNOW 7 | 2 Ene Walker, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL FROM 1 P.M. THROUGH 10 P.M. SNOW IS STILL FALLING HEAVILY. |
| Nov 17, 10:10 PM EST | SNOW 7 | 2 Ssw Comstock Park, MI | UPDATE: MLIVE REPORTER RELAYED SNOW MEASUREMENT OF 7.0 INCHES TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 10 P.M. 4 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN SINCE 7:50 P.M. |
| Nov 17, 10:55 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Norton Shores, MI | DAILY SNOWFALL TOTAL. LIQUID CONTENT WAS 0.09 INCHES |
| Nov 17, 11:00 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Ada, MI | MEASUREMENT RELAYED BY THE MEDIA FROM A VIEWER. SNOWFALL TOTAL MEASURED SINCE 7 A.M. THIS MORNING. REPORT COURTESY OF FOX 17 |
| Nov 17, 11:15 PM EST | SNOW 6.1 | 2 Ssw Comstock Park, MI | UPDATED SNOWFALL TOTAL FOR THE DAY. COURTESY OF WZZM-TV |
| Nov 17, 11:23 PM EST | SNOW 8 | Marne, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL SO FAR. REPORT RELAYED FROM THE PUBLIC VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Nov 17, 11:40 PM EST | SNOW 6.5 | 2 N Hopkins, MI | DAILY SNOWFALL TOTAL |
| Nov 17, 11:50 PM EST | SNOW 6.5 | Oshtemo, MI | DAILY SNOWFALL TOTAL |
| Nov 17, 11:59 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 3 Ene Kentwood, MI | UPDATED DAILY SNOWFALL TOTAL. |
| Nov 17, 11:59 PM EST | SNOW 6.1 | 1 Nne Fremont, MI | UPDATED DAILY SNOWFALL TOTAL |
| Nov 17, 11:59 PM EST | SNOW 7 | Byron Center, MI | DAILY SNOWFALL TOTAL RECEIVED VIA ONLINE FORM |
| Nov 18, 3:30 AM EST | SNOW 8.8 | 5 Nw Martin, MI | STORM TOTAL SINCE MONDAY MORNING. 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN IN LAST 5 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 5:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.2 | 7 Nnw Scottville, MI | THIS WAS ALSO A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 5:30 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 2 Wnw Belmont, MI | THIS WAS ALSO A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 6:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Bloomingdale, MI | THIS WAS ALSO A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 6:15 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | 1 Ese Dorr, MI | THIS WAS ALSO A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 6:30 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 12.9 | 3 Ene Grand Valley, MI | THE SNOW DEPTH WAS 17 INCHES. THIS SNOWFALL WAS ALSO A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 6:55 AM EST | SNOW 1.2 | 1 Ssw Waverly, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 0.7 | Mears, MI | THIS WAS ALSO A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Grand Ledge, MI | THIS WAS ALSO A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 1.8 | 2 Se Scottville, MI | THIS WAS ALSO A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Holland, MI | THIS WAS ALSO A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.1 | 2 Wnw Galesburg, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.3 | 1 Ene Norton Shores, MI | THIS WAS ALSO A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 1 Wsw Reeman, MI | THIS WAS ALSO A STORM TOTAL. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5.9 | 3 Ne Saranac, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Hastings, MI | THIS WAS ALSO A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6.3 | Grandville, MI | THIS WAS ALSO A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8.6 | 1 N Hopkins, MI | THIS WAS ALSO A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 10.4 | 2 Ssw Cascade, MI | THIS WAS ALSO A STORM TOTAL. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | East Grand Rapids, MI | THIS WAS ALSO A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 9:30 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 3 Wnw Delton, MI | THE SNOW DEPTH WAS 6 INCHES. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Oshtemo, MI | NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Nov 18, 10:30 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | 3 Se Alamo, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. |
| Nov 18, 10:45 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 3 W Zeeland, MI | THIS WAS ALSO A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 12:33 PM EST | SNOW 13.6 | 2 Ssw Comstock Park, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOW REPORTED AT WZZM 13 |
| Nov 18, 1:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.9 | 2 Ssw Cascade, MI | THE STORM TOTAL IS UP TO 13.3 INCHES SO FAR. HEAVY SNOW DURATION 6 HOURS. |
| Nov 18, 2:10 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 1 N Springfield, MI | THIS WAS A STORM TOTAL. |
| Nov 18, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 11 | Oshtemo, MI | 11 INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAS FALLEN TODAY. 17.5 INCHES HAS BEEN RECORDED FOR A STORM TOTAL SO FAR. |
| Nov 18, 5:30 PM EST | SNOW 8.8 | 2 S Rockford, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 5:30 P.M. |
| Nov 18, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Bellevue, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 6 P.M. |
| Nov 18, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 8.7 | 2 Sse Kalamazoo, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SO FAR. SPOTTER NOTED STEADY SNOWFALL AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION. |
| Nov 18, 6:45 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 1 Nne Fremont, MI | 12 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. 7.5 INCHES IN TOTAL DEPTH AT OBSERVATION. |
| Nov 18, 6:45 PM EST | SNOW 16 | 3 Se Alamo, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 6:45 P.M. THIS EVENING. |
| Nov 18, 6:55 PM EST | SNOW 9 | Cooper, MI | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. STORM TOTAL HAS BEEN 11 INCHES SO FAR. |
| Nov 18, 6:57 PM EST | SNOW 12.2 | 2 Ssw Comstock Park, MI | MEASUREMENT IS 18-HOUR TOTAL, WHICH REFLECTS THE BULK OF THE CURRENT LAKE EFFECT EVENT. --4.7 INCHES OF SNOW FELL BETWEEN 12 P.M. AND 6 P.M. TODAY --18.3 INCHES FELL IN TOTAL MON-TUES --23 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE SATURDAY COURTESY OF WZZM-TV |
| Nov 18, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.3 | 1 W Waverly, MI | DAILY SNOWFALL TOTAL. LIQUID CONTENT WAS 0.05 |
| Nov 18, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.6 | East Grand Rapids, MI | DAILY SNOWFALL TOTAL (0.18 LIQUID) SINCE 7 A.M. STORM TOTAL SO FAR IS 14.1 INCHES (0.75 LIQUID). |
| Nov 18, 8:30 PM EST | SNOW 14 | Paw Paw, MI | STORM TOTAL RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 519 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 88 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
273 WWUS43 KGRR 170816 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 316 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056>058-064>066-071>073-171630- /O.UPG.KGRR.WS.A.0005.141117T2100Z-141119T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0006.141117T1800Z-141119T0200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-ALLEGAN- BARRY-EATON-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK 316 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR COULD OCCUR IN THE STRONGER BANDS. * WEST WINDS WILL GUST OVER 25 MPH LEADING TO BLOWING SNOW. * FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * NEAR ZERO WIND CHILLS BY TUESDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING FOR THE COMMUTE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE THE IMPACTS TO THE ROADS. * HIGHWAY CLOSURES COULD OCCUR DUE TO MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILEUPS. 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. && $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-051-052-059-067-074-171630- /O.NEW.KGRR.WW.Y.0024.141117T1800Z-141119T0200Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-CLINTON-INGHAM- JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...ST. JOHNS...LANSING... JACKSON 316 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EST TUESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. * WEST WINDS WILL GUST OVER 25 MPH LEADING TO BLOWING SNOW. * FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * NEAR ZERO WIND CHILLS BY TUESDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING FOR THE COMMUTE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE THE IMPACTS TO THE ROADS. * HIGHWAY CLOSURES COULD OCCUR DUE TO MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILEUPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ LAURENS/DUKE
7 follow-up statements
942 WWUS43 KGRR 171558 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1058 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056>058-064>066-071>073-180000- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0006.141117T1800Z-141119T0200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-ALLEGAN- BARRY-EATON-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK 1058 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BY EVENING. * WINDS FROM THE WEST FREQUENTLY GUSTING OVER 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN BLOWING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS. * WIND CHILLS DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING FOR THE COMMUTE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY. * VERY SLIPPERY ROADS WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES. * HIGHWAY CLOSURES COULD OCCUR DUE TO MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILEUPS. 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. && $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-051-052-059-067-074-180000- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0024.141117T1800Z-141119T0200Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-CLINTON-INGHAM- JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...ST. JOHNS...LANSING... JACKSON 1058 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH. * WINDS FROM THE WEST FREQUENTLY GUSTING OVER 25 MPH. * VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILLS DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING FOR THE COMMUTE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY WITH OCCASIONAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL ENHANCE THE IMPACTS TO THE ROADS. * HIGHWAY CLOSURES COULD OCCUR DUE TO MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILEUPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS...AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ TJT
116 WWUS43 KGRR 172021 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 321 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014 MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056>058-064>066-071>073-180430- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141119T0200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-ALLEGAN- BARRY-EATON-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK 321 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 4 TO 8 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW OVERNIGHT. LOCAL SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE ALONG WITH THUNDER. * WINDS FROM THE WEST FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN BLOWING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS. * WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * ROADS EXTREMELY SLIPPERY WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. * NUMEROUS HIGHWAY AND BUSINESS 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. && $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-051-052-059-067-074-180430- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-141119T0200Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-CLINTON-INGHAM- JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...ST. JOHNS...LANSING... JACKSON 321 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 2 TO 5 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW OVERNIGHT. * WINDS FROM THE WEST FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN BLOWING SNOW WITH POSSIBLE WHITEOUTS. * WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * ROADS VERY SLIPPERY WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * SOME HIGHWAY AND BUSINESS CLOSURES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS...AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ TJT
708 WWUS43 KGRR 180200 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 900 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014 MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056>058-064>066-071>073-181000- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141119T0200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-ALLEGAN- BARRY-EATON-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK 900 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 4 TO 7 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. LOCAL SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE ALONG WITH THUNDER. * WINDS FROM THE WEST FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN BLOWING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS. * WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * ROADS EXTREMELY SLIPPERY WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. * NUMEROUS HIGHWAY AND BUSINESS 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. && $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-051-052-059-067-074-181000- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-141119T0200Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-CLINTON-INGHAM- JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...ST. JOHNS...LANSING... JACKSON 900 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 2 TO 4 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * WINDS FROM THE WEST FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * ROADS VERY SLIPPERY WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * SOME HIGHWAY AND BUSINESS CLOSURES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS...AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$
795 WWUS43 KGRR 180802 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 302 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 MIZ040-046-052-180915- /O.CAN.KGRR.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-141119T0200Z/ CLARE-ISABELLA-GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...MOUNT PLEASANT...ALMA 302 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY LITTLE TO NO SNOW ACCUMULATION TODAY. IMPACTS... * ONLY A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION AND NO IMPACTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056>058-064>066-071>073-181615- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141119T0200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-ALLEGAN- BARRY-EATON-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK 302 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 2 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW TODAY. LOCAL SNOWFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE ALONG WITH THUNDER THIS MORNING. * WINDS FROM THE WEST FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN BLOWING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS. * WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO THIS MORNING. IMPACTS... * VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY. * ROADS EXTREMELY SLIPPERY WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. * NUMEROUS HIGHWAY AND BUSINESS CLOSURES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS...AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ039-045-051-059-067-074-181615- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-141119T0200Z/ OSCEOLA-MECOSTA-MONTCALM-CLINTON-INGHAM-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...BIG RAPIDS...GREENVILLE... ST. JOHNS...LANSING...JACKSON 302 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 1 TO 3 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW TODAY. * WINDS FROM THE WEST FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO THIS MORNING. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY AND ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. * ROADS VERY SLIPPERY WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * SOME HIGHWAY AND BUSINESS 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. && $$ LAURENS
646 WWUS43 KGRR 181544 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1044 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056>058-064>066-071>073-182345- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141119T0200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-ALLEGAN- BARRY-EATON-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK 1044 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW INTO THIS EVENING. LOCAL SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR EXPECTED. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY SOMEWHAT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS FROM THE WEST FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN BLOWING SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS. * WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO TO 5 ABOVE INTO THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING. * ROADS EXTREMELY SLIPPERY WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES. * NUMEROUS HIGHWAY AND BUSINESS CLOSURES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS...AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ039-045-051-059-067-074-182345- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-141119T0200Z/ OSCEOLA-MECOSTA-MONTCALM-CLINTON-INGHAM-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...BIG RAPIDS...GREENVILLE... ST. JOHNS...LANSING...JACKSON 1044 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 1 TO 2 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS FROM THE WEST FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 5 ABOVE INTO THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * ROADS VERY SLIPPERY WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES. * SOME HIGHWAY AND BUSINESS 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. && $$ WDM
429 WWUS43 KGRR 182002 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 302 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 MIZ039-045-051-059-067-074-182115- /O.CAN.KGRR.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-141119T0200Z/ OSCEOLA-MECOSTA-MONTCALM-CLINTON-INGHAM-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...BIG RAPIDS...GREENVILLE... ST. JOHNS...LANSING...JACKSON 302 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS MAY CAUSE OCCASIONAL BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * MINOR TRAVEL INCONVENIENCE IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-190600- /O.NEW.KGRR.WW.Y.0025.141119T0200Z-141120T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141119T0200Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON... HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 302 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW INTO THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * SNOW WILL RESUME WEDNESDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND LITTLE TO NO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS AT OR BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY. WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY US-31 AND I-196 WILL BE HAZARDOUS WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES. * RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LAKE SHORE. * TIME TO FROSTBITE FROM EXPOSURE TO COLD THROUGH THURSDAY IS ABOUT 30 MINUTES. 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. && $$ MIZ038-044-057-058-065-066-072-073-190200- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141119T0200Z/ LAKE-NEWAYGO-KENT-IONIA-BARRY-EATON-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...FREMONT...GRAND RAPIDS... IONIA...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK 302 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. * GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND NO VISIBILITY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WIND CHILLS NEAR AND BELOW ZERO INTO THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING. * RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS LIKELY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TIME TO FROSTBITE FROM EXPOSURE TO COLD THROUGH THURSDAY IS ABOUT 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS...AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$
329 WWUS43 KGRR 190158 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 858 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-191000- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141119T0200Z/ /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0025.141119T0200Z-141120T1200Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON... HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 858 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * SNOW WILL RESUME WEDNESDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND LITTLE TO NO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS AT OR BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY. WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY US-31 AND I-196 WILL BE HAZARDOUS WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES. * RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LAKE SHORE. * TIME TO FROSTBITE FROM EXPOSURE TO COLD THROUGH THURSDAY IS ABOUT 30 MINUTES. 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. && $$ MIZ044-057-065-072-190800- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141119T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KGRR.WW.Y.0025.141119T0200Z-141119T0800Z/ NEWAYGO-KENT-BARRY-KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT...GRAND RAPIDS...HASTINGS... KALAMAZOO 858 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND LITTLE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ038-058-066-073-190300- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141119T0200Z/ LAKE-IONIA-EATON-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...IONIA...CHARLOTTE... BATTLE CREEK 858 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS YESTERDAY AND EARLIER TODAY DUE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ051-190800- /O.EXB.KGRR.WW.Y.0025.141119T0200Z-141119T0800Z/ MONTCALM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GREENVILLE 858 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AROUND AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS...AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$
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 Nov 17, 12:03 AM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 12:03 AM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1203 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
LATEST UPDATE...
AVIATION
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 250 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2014
AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL ARRIVE FROM THE WEST MONDAY INTO TUESDAY
LEADING TO CONSIDERABLE IMPACTS FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. WIND CHILL
VALUES WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO BY TUESDAY MORNING...AS THE WIND
WILL BE GUSTING OVER 25 MPH. DANGEROUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK IN FROM THE NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY.
THIS SYSTEM COULD LEAD TO ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW.
&&
.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 916 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2014
NO HEADLINE OR SIGNIFICANT FCST CHANGES ARE NECESSARY THIS
EVENING. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE
SIGNIFICANTLY BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON AS LAKE EFFECT SNOW
INCREASES IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AND WEST WINDS INCREASE TO
OVER 25 MPH AT TIMES.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 250 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2014
THE MAIN CHALLENGE DEALS WITH THE IMPACTS FROM THE ARCTIC AIRMASS
THAT ARRIVES MONDAY AND PERSISTS THROUGH TUESDAY. OVERALL MODERATE
IMPACTS APPEAR LIKELY.
INSTABILITY BECOMES EXTREME AS THE ARCTIC AIR SPILLS IN FROM THE
WEST AND WATER TEMPERATURES ARE LARGELY IN THE MID 40S. THUS A
CONSIDERABLE RESPONSE FROM THE LAKE IS EXPECTED...DESPITE THE LACK
UP UPSTREAM SEEDING FROM LAKE SUPERIOR. IF 500 MB TEMPERATURES DO
FALL TO COLDER THAN MINUS 40 OVER THE LAKE...AS SHOWN BY THE NAM
AND GFS...THAT IS DRY ADIABATIC UP TO THAT LEVEL...WHICH IS VERY
UNUSUAL. MODELS SHOW INVERSION HEIGHTS CLIMBING TO OVER 15000
FT...WITH STRONGER OMEGA IN THE DGZ. ALL THIS SPELLS HEAVY LAKE
EFFECT SNOW. AS THE COLDER AIR WRAPS AROUND THE SOUTHERN END OF
LAKE MI...ENHANCED LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE IS LIKELY TO LEAD TO AN
I94 BAND OF SNOW...EXTENDING WELL INLAND TOWARD BATTLE CREEK AND
CHARLOTTE.
AS FOR THE TIMING...WHILE LOCAL IMPACTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE INTO
EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE CONDITIONS WILL
DETERIORATE CONSIDERABLY FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE MONDAY. THIS IS
WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOW
20S...INSTABILITY INCREASES CONSIDERABLY AND MIXING HEIGHTS
DEEPEN. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. THAT COMBINED
WITH HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOULD LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
SNOW AND THUS A RISK WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THUS AN INCREASED POTENTIAL
FOR HIGHWAY PILEUPS...ESPECIALLY FOR PORTIONS OF I96...I196 AND
I94. POSSIBLY FOR THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE...BUT MOST LIKELY FOR
MUCH OF TUESDAY.
.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 250 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2014
THE WINTRY PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE UPCOMING WORK
WEEK FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. THE PERSISTENT LONG WAVE TROUGH EXTENDING
FROM THE NORTH POLE THAT HAS BEEN OVER THE AREA SINCE MID-WEEK LAST
WEEK WILL HOLD STEADY OVER THE AREA INTO FRI. THIS WILL ENSURE THAT
THE COLD AIR REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH THEN...ALONG WITH LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SHOWERS THAT WILL BE ENHANCED AT TIMES BY SHORT WAVES RIDING
THROUGH.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLIGHTLY TUE NIGHT...ONLY TO DETERIORATE FOR
THE DAY ON WED. SHORT WAVE RIDGING WILL SUPPRESS THE LAKE EFFECT A
LITTLE TUE NIGHT BEFORE IT REIGNITES ON WED WITH A FAIRLY STRONG
SHORT WAVE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH. A SW FLOW LAKE ENHANCED EVENT
IS EXPECTED ON WED...BEFORE THE FLOW VEERS TO THE W/NW AND PRODUCES
MORE PURE LAKE EFFECT. YET ANOTHER WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH ON THU
HELPING THE LAKE EFFECT TO FLARE UP ONCE AGAIN.
WE SHOULD START TO SEE IMPROVING CONDITIONS ON FRI...BEFORE LAKE
EFFECT MAY COME TO AN END FOR FRI NIGHT AND SAT. THE THU SHORT WAVE
LOOKS LIKE IT WILL HELP TO LIFT THE JET STREAM TO THE NE AND ALLOW A
MORE ZONAL AND ANTI-CYCLONIC FLOW TO BUILD IN OVER THE AREA BY FRI
NIGHT. THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO SAT...BRINGING POTENTIALLY DRY
CONDITIONS FOR THE AREA AND STARTING TO MODERATE TEMPS A BIT.
WE WILL SEE A TROUGH OVER THE SW CORNER OF THE COUNTRY LATE IN THE
WEEK EVENTUALLY LIFT NE INTO THE AREA BEGINNING ON SAT NIGHT AND
SUN. THIS WILL HELP TO BRING WARMER AIR UP FROM THE SOUTH. THE
LEADING EDGE OF THIS SYSTEM WOULD START OUT AS SOME SNOW...BEFORE
WARMER AIR WOULD POTENTIALLY CHANGE PCPN OVER TO A MIX OR EVEN JUST
RAIN.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1203 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
PREDOMINATELY MVFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY
MONDAY. CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE BITTER
COLD ARCTIC AIR INVADES THE REGION. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
CONSIDERABLY AND BECOME GUSTY WITH FREQUENT IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING IN SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT.
&&
.MARINE...
ISSUED AT 250 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2014
WE HAVE UPGRADED THE GALE WATCH THAT WAS ISSUED EARLIER TODAY WITH A
GALE WARNING FOR THE SAME TIME FRAME FROM 21Z MON THROUGH 21Z TUE.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MON AFTERNOON
BEFORE THE WINDS INCREASE MORE. WE CONTINUE TO EXPECT THAT 35 KNOT
WINDS ALOFT WILL BE EASILY MIXED DOWN TO THE SFC OVER THE RELATIVELY
WARMER WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN WITH THE COLDER AIR COMING IN FROM
LATE MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE MORNING.
THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE GALES FROM TUE AFTERNOON AND TUE NIGHT
BEFORE THEY BECOME POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN DURING THE DAY ON WED WITH
THE NEXT WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING IN.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 250 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2014
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES DO FALL TO UNDER 20 DEGREES...SO SOME ICE
DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE ON RIVERS. HOWEVER...CONDITIONS WARM UP
FROM AN ICE DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE FOR NEXT WEEKEND...LIMITING
ICE JAM RISKS.
&&
.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056>058-064>066-071>073.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY FOR LMZ844>849.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM MONDAY TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY FOR LMZ844>849.
&&
UPDATE...LAURENS
SYNOPSIS...MJS
SHORT TERM...MJS
LONG TERM...NJJ
AVIATION...MEADE
HYDROLOGY...MJS
MARINE...NJJHazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 7:29 AM EST, 19 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 729 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2014 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-171230- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 729 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS WESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A MARKED INCREASE IN BOTH LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND WIND WILL OCCUR STARTING MIDDAY MONDAY LASTING INTO MUCH OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW DURING THIS TIME FRAME WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA. THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE AS WELL AS THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE AFFECTED BY POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. COLD CONDITIONS AND CONTINUING LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LMZ844>849-171230- 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- 729 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALLER CRAFT WILL EXIST BOTH TODAY AND TONIGHT ON LAKE MICHIGAN WITH WAVES IN THE 3 TO 6 FOOT RANGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE FURTHER ON LAKE MICHIGAN MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WITH WAVES PUSHING TOWARDS 10 FEET INTO TUESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 3:16 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Clare, Clinton, Gratiot, Ingham, Isabella, Jackson and 3 more | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.