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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this winter storm watch at Jan 23, 2014, 4:05 AM EST for 15 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jan 24, 2014, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2014, 4:05 AM EST (09:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2014, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2014, 2:54 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Kent County, MI, Lake County, MI, Mason County, MI, Mecosta County, MI, Montcalm County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Newaygo County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Osceola County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:08 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 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 594 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Jan 23, 3:42 AM EST, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 3:42 AM EST, 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
342 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014
LATEST UPDATE...
SYNOPSIS/SHORT TERM/LONG TERM
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 342 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014
COLD AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK.
THIS COLD AIR COMBINING WITH A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING SNOW
SHOWERS TO THE LAKESHORE AND SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MICHIGAN TODAY.
THIS SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. ANOTHER
STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATER ON
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM
ON FRIDAY BEFORE SNOW THEN DEVELOPS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE BACK IN ON SATURDAY WITH POTENTIAL FOR
LAKE EFFECT. ANOTHER SYSTEM COULD BRING SNOW TO THE AREA DURING THE
DAY ON SUNDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 342 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014
QUITE A COMPLICATED SCENARIO FOR THE AREA WITH REGARD TO HEADLINES
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WITH THE FCST PACKAGE THIS
MORNING...WE WILL MAINTAIN THE ONGOING HEADLINES FOR LAKE EFFECT
THIS MORNING. WE ARE ISSUING A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THE ENTIRE
AREA FOR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WE ARE ALSO VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL SETUP OF WIND...SNOW...AND BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW FOR THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.
FOR THE LAKE EFFECT TODAY...THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS ACROSS THE SW
CORNER OF THE CWFA. THERE IS A NICE BAND ONGOING FROM NEAR GRAND
HAVEN TO KALAMAZOO WITH THE MEAN LOW LEVEL NW FLOW IN PLACE.
INVERSION HEIGHTS ARE OVER 10K FEET AND THERE IS A NICE CONVERGENCE
BAND IN PLACE DOWN THERE. WE EXPECT THAT THIS BAND WILL REMAIN
ACROSS THE SW CORNER OF THE CWFA UNTIL THE MESOLOW SEEN NICELY
OFFSHORE FROM MANISTEE DROPS SOUTH OF THE AREA AND THE FLOW
TEMPORARILY BECOMES NE.
THE NRN LAKESHORE COUNTIES ARE NOT SEEING INTENSE LAKE EFFECT THIS
MORNING...BUT THERE ARE SNOW SHOWERS OUT THERE. THE CONCERN FOR THE
NRN LAKESHORE COUNTIES IS HOW MUCH THE MESOLOW AFFECTS THOSE
COUNTIES THROUGH 12Z THIS MORNING UNTIL IS DROPS SOUTH OF THE KMKG
AREA. WE THINK THAT AT LEAST THE WRN HALF OF THESE COUNTIES COULD
SEE SNOW SHOWERS FROM THIS...AND THEY WOULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
DROP DECENT SNOWS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS IS WHY WE ARE
LEAVING THE ADVISORY OUT FOR NOW UP NORTH.
AS MENTIONED ABOVE...THE FLOW WILL BECOME N TO NE AS THE MESOLOW
SHIFTS SOUTH OF THE ENTIRE AREA. THIS WILL GIVE A BRIEF REPRIEVE TO
MOST OF THE AREA. THE BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO COME BACK
INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE SFC RIDGE STARTS TO
BUILD TOWARD THE AREA. AS THE SNOW SHOWERS MOVE ONSHORE...
CONVERGENCE FIELDS ARE SHOWING THAT THERE COULD BE SOME DECENT SNOW
BURSTS TOWARD SOUTH HAVEN BEFORE THE REMNANTS OF THE BAND MOVE
INLAND AND DISPERSE. A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
EARLY TONIGHT...BUT THE UPPER JET CORE MOVES EAST OF THE AREA
OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL SQUASH ANY LAKE EFFECT.
WE WILL SEE SOME COLDER AIR MOVE IN THE TONIGHT WITH A WIND THAT
WILL REMAIN UP AROUND 10-15 MPH TONIGHT AS THE GRADIENT BEGINS TO
INCREASE. THE COLDER AIR COMBINED WITH THE WINDS LOOK TO BRING WIND
CHILLS DOWN INTO ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR MOST OF THE CWFA. THE COLDEST
VALUES WILL BE ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH AND EAST WHERE LITTLE TO NO
INFLUENCE FROM LAKE MICHIGAN WILL BE FELT. THESE SRN AND ERN AREAS
COULD SEE VALUES FLIRT WITH WARNING CRITERIA OF -25F...HOWEVER WE DO
NOT HAVE GOOD CONFIDENCE THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN.
THE FRI PERIOD LOOKS TO BE A PERIOD IN WHICH CONDITIONS WILL
DETERIORATE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES FOR MULTIPLE REASONS INCLUDING
STRONG WINDS...HEAVIER SNOW DEVELOPING...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. YET
ANOTHER STRONG WAVE ORIGINATING FROM NRN CANADA AND THE ARCTIC WILL
DIVE SOUTH TOWARD THE AREA.
WE WILL BE ISSUING A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
FOR MOST OF THE WRN 3/4 OF THE CWFA. THIS IS WHERE A COMBINATION OF
THE WORST WIND AND BETTER SNOWFALL AND RESULTING WORST POTENTIAL
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL OCCUR WITH THE PREVAILING SW FLOW
DURING MUCH OF THE EVENT.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY AS THE SYSTEM
COMING IN FROM THE NORTH PUSHES INTO THE STRONG HIGH EXPECTED TO BE
TO OUR SOUTH. THIS WILL BE ADVECTING WARMER AIR INTO THE AREA. AS
THE MOISTURE DEPTH INCREASES...THE ISENTROPIC ASCENT COMBINED WITH
SUFFICIENT OVER LAKE INSTABILITY WILL HELP TO DEVELOP SNOW ACROSS
THE NW PORTION OF THE CWFA BY 18Z FRI WITH LOW LEVEL SW FLOW. THE
SNOW WILL THEN SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH 00Z SAT.
THE WINDS WILL GET CRANKING BEFORE THE PCPN BEGINS AND THEN WILL
OVERLAP THE PCPN SOME AS IT BEGINS TOWARD THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW
COULD FALL AT A PRETTY GOOD CLIP LIKE IT DID YESTERDAY AND BE BLOWN
AROUND BY WIND GUSTS UP AROUND 40 MPH OR SO. THE SNOW ALSO ALREADY
ON THE GROUND COULD GET ALSO BLOWN AROUND. THE GOOD THING IS THAT
THE WINDS DIMINISH LATE FRI AFTERNOON WHILE PCPN IS STILL DEVELOPING
TO THE SOUTH. THERE COULD BE A PERIOD WHERE SNOW WOULD BE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING AND FALLING SNOW COULD CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
SNOW WILL THEN DIMINISH TO LAKE EFFECT ALONG THE COAST FRI NIGHT.
.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 342 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014
COLD AND SNOW CONTINUES TO BE THE MAIN THEME OF THE FORECAST AND THE
LONG TERM IS NO EXCEPTION. 850MB TEMPS ARE SUB -20C MUCH OF THE
PERIOD WITH THE COLDEST AIR MOVING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT. THE -28C ISOTHERM IS INTO THE CWA ON MONDAY...A DAY
THAT WILL LIKELY SEE HIGHS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO F.
TWO SYNOPTIC SNOW EVENTS ARE SEEN IN THE FORECAST PERIOD...SATURDAY
AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY. THE SATURDAY EVENT IS AN EXTENSION OUT OF THE
SHORT TERM PERIOD AS A COLD FRONT WILL BE PRESSING OFF TO THE EAST
OF THE AREA. SUNDAY ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF CLIPPERS AFFECTS THE
AREA. DO NOT SEE THE LAKE SHUTTING OFF IN TERMS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW
THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD. LOCATIONS WEST OF HIGHWAY 131 ARE GOING
TO ADD TO AN ALREADY DEEP AND INCREASING SNOW PACK.
HIGHS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE
TEENS WITH LOWS MAINLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1159 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BRING IFR CONDITIONS MUCH OF TONIGHT WITHIN
ABOUT 40 MILES OF LAKE MICHIGAN INCLUDING MKG AND AZO. VFR WITH
SOME POTENTIAL FOR MVFR EXPECTED AT FURTHER INLAND. EXPECT
CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE OVERNIGHT BUT WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR A
SMALL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...CALLED A MESOLOW...THAT COULD BRING
HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW DURING THE MORNING NEAR MKG.
&&
.MARINE...
ISSUED AT 352 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014
I CONTINUED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AS. IT IS LIKELY WE WILL WANT
A GALE WARNING FOR FRIDAY AS WINDS SHOULD BE ABLE TO REACH 35 TO
40 KNOTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON THANKS TO THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
WITH THE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 330 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014
RIVERS ARE STEADY OR FALLING AS WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE A PERIOD
OF STABLE ICE DEVELOPMENT. SIGNIFICANT ICE THICKNESS IS POSSIBLE AS
WE SETTLE IN TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF COLD WEATHER. THE ICE JAM
THREAT IS LOW AT THIS TIME ALTHOUGH WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR RIVER
LEVELS. AT PRESENT...THERE IS NO INDICATION OF ANY ICE JAMS
OCCURRING.
&&
.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR MIZ037>039-043>045-050-051-056>058-064-065-071-072.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MIZ056-
064-071.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY
FOR MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR MIZ037-
043-050.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
MIZ072.
LM...GALE WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR
LMZ844>849.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY FOR LMZ844>849.
&&
SYNOPSIS...NJJ
SHORT TERM...NJJ
LONG TERM...DUKE
AVIATION...OSTUNO
HYDROLOGY...WDM
MARINE...WDMHazardous weather outlook, Jan 22, 7:32 PM EST, 8 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 732 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-231000- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 732 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING BEFORE LIKELY DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TONIGHT WILL BE ALONG THE LAKESHORE FROM GRAND HAVEN AND AREAS SOUTH. ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL LIMIT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ROAD SALT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ANOTHER ROUND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES WITH WIND GUSTS UP AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS COULD ALSO DROP BELOW 15 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. LMZ844>849-231000- 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- 732 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WINDS AND WAVES WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT. ICE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NEARSHORE WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WINDS AND WAVES WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY NIGHT. GALES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY WILL BECOME LIKELY FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND. ICE WILL LIKELY EXPAND WITH THE COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. NJJ/TJT
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 22, 10:13 PM EST, 5 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1013 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 PM SNOW GRANDVILLE 42.90N 85.76W
01/22/2014 M1.9 INCH KENT MI NWS EMPLOYEE
DAILY SNOWFALL.
&&
NWS GRAND RAPIDS MI
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Jan 22, 10:18 PM EST, 5 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1018 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM SNOW 6 S LUDINGTON 43.87N 86.44W
01/22/2014 M6.0 INCH MASON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
DAILY SNOWFALL. STILL SNOWING.
&&
NWS GRAND RAPIDS MI
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Jan 22, 11:15 PM EST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1115 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM SNOW 3 WNW ZEELAND 42.83N 86.07W
01/22/2014 M11.5 INCH OTTAWA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWFALL SINCE 2PM. HAS BEEN SNOWING OVER 1
INCH PER HOUR SINCE THEN.
&&
NWS GRAND RAPIDS MI
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Jan 22, 11:17 PM EST, 4 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1117 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1116 PM SNOW 2 S ZEELAND 42.78N 86.01W
01/22/2014 M8.5 INCH OTTAWA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
DAILY SNOWFALL. RECORDED 6 INCHES BETWEEN
530PM AND 930PM.
&&
NWS GRAND RAPIDS MI
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Jan 22, 11:58 PM EST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1158 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1116 PM SNOW 2 S ZEELAND 42.78N 86.01W
01/22/2014 M8.5 INCH OTTAWA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
DAILY SNOWFALL. RECORDED 6 INCHES BETWEEN
530PM AND 930PM.
1100 PM SNOW 3 WNW ZEELAND 42.83N 86.07W
01/22/2014 M11.5 INCH OTTAWA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWFALL SINCE 2PM. HAS BEEN SNOWING OVER 1
INCH PER HOUR SINCE THEN.
0950 PM SNOW 2 ENE GRAND VALLEY 42.99N 85.83W
01/22/2014 M2.0 INCH OTTAWA MI PUBLIC
DAILY SNOWFALL.
0938 PM SNOW NORTON SHORES 43.16N 86.25W
01/22/2014 M6.5 INCH MUSKEGON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
DAILY SNOWFALL.
0930 PM SNOW GRANDVILLE 42.90N 85.76W
01/22/2014 M1.9 INCH KENT MI NWS EMPLOYEE
DAILY SNOWFALL.
0927 PM SNOW JENISON 42.91N 85.83W
01/22/2014 E3.0 INCH OTTAWA MI PUBLIC
DAILY SNOWFALL.
0921 PM SNOW 5 W MARTIN 42.54N 85.74W
01/22/2014 M1.3 INCH ALLEGAN MI PUBLIC
DAILY SNOWFALL.
0912 PM SNOW SPRING LAKE 43.07N 86.19W
01/22/2014 M12.0 INCH OTTAWA MI PUBLIC
DAILY SNOWFALL.
0837 PM SNOW BANGOR 42.31N 86.11W
01/22/2014 E3.0 INCH VAN BUREN MI PUBLIC
SNOWFALL IN THE LAST 2 HOURS.
0800 PM SNOW 5 SSE SPRING LAKE 43.01N 86.14W
01/22/2014 M12.0 INCH OTTAWA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
RECEIVED BETWEEN 10 AND 11 INCHES FROM 9AM
TO 5PM.
0800 PM SNOW 3 WNW ZEELAND 42.83N 86.07W
01/22/2014 M7.5 INCH OTTAWA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
6 HOUR SNOWFALL AND STORM TOTAL SO FAR.
RECEIVED 3 INCHES BETWEEN 3PM AND 430PM. 4
INCHES FELL BETWEEN 430PM AND 630PM...AND
ANOTHER 0.5 INCH THRU 730PM.
0700 PM SNOW MEARS 43.68N 86.42W
01/22/2014 M8.0 INCH OCEANA MI PUBLIC
DAILY SNOWFALL.
0645 PM SNOW CLOVERVILLE 43.19N 86.17W
01/22/2014 M10.0 INCH MUSKEGON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
DAILY SNOWFALL.
0556 PM SNOW 6 NNE SOUTH HAVEN 42.47N 86.22W
01/22/2014 U0.0 INCH ALLEGAN MI DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
ABOUT A 10 MILE STRETCH OF I-196 WAS CLOSED
DUE TO SEVERAL CRASHES.
0540 PM SNOW 5 WSW BRIDGETON 43.32N 86.03W
01/22/2014 M14.0 INCH NEWAYGO MI AMATEUR RADIO
DAILY SNOWFALL.
0510 PM SNOW FRUITPORT 43.13N 86.16W
01/22/2014 M11.0 INCH MUSKEGON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
DAILY SNOWFALL.
0500 PM SNOW 3 WNW ZEELAND 42.83N 86.07W
01/22/2014 M3.0 INCH OTTAWA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW DURATION 3 HOURS
0500 PM SNOW 1 NNE FREMONT 43.47N 85.94W
01/22/2014 M2.3 INCH NEWAYGO MI TRAINED SPOTTER
DAILY TOTAL.
0500 PM SNOW 3 NW NEW ERA 43.59N 86.38W
01/22/2014 M4.5 INCH OCEANA MI TRAINED SPOTTER
DAILY SNOWFALL.
0457 PM SNOW 2 ENE NORTON SHORES 43.17N 86.21W
01/22/2014 M8.1 INCH MUSKEGON MI TRAINED SPOTTER
DAILY TOTAL.
0455 PM SNOW GRAND HAVEN 43.06N 86.22W
01/22/2014 M10.0 INCH OTTAWA MI AMATEUR RADIO
DAILY TOTAL.
0454 PM SNOW 2 NE MUSKEGON 43.25N 86.22W
01/22/2014 M5.8 INCH MUSKEGON MI AMATEUR RADIO
DAILY TOTAL. VISIBILITY AROUND 250 YARDS.
0306 PM SNOW 3 SE MUSKEGON 43.20N 86.20W
01/22/2014 U0.0 INCH MUSKEGON MI DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
U.S. 31 BETWEEN LAKETON AVE AND I-96 WAS
CLOSED DUE TO A MULTI-CAR CRASH.
0230 PM SNOW 1 SE HESPERIA 43.56N 86.03W
01/22/2014 M7.0 INCH NEWAYGO MI PUBLIC
SNOWFALL BETWEEN 900 AM AND 230 PM
1227 PM SNOW 1 W SPRING LAKE 43.08N 86.20W
01/22/2014 E3.0 INCH OTTAWA MI PUBLIC
REPORTED AT WESCO SINCE THIS MORNING.
1226 PM SNOW 3 W CLOVERVILLE 43.19N 86.21W
01/22/2014 E5.0 INCH MUSKEGON MI PUBLIC
STILL SNOWING HARD WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN
A QUARTER MILE.
1215 PM SNOW 4 NNW LUDINGTON 44.00N 86.48W
01/22/2014 E4.0 INCH MASON MI PUBLIC
REPORTED AT LUDINGTON STATE PARK. SNOW HAD
FALLEN SINCE THIS MORNING.
&&
IRIS SYSTEMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 9:30 PM EST | Gale Watch | GRR | 7 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:05 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:53 AM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 59 hr | |
| Jan 23, 2:54 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lake, Mason and 5 more | 48 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:54 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | 6 days |
| Jan 23, 3:00 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | GRR | 48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.