Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this winter storm warning at Jan 31, 2015, 3:22 PM EST for 12 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jan 31, 2015, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 32 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2015, 3:22 PM EST (20:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2015, 3:10 AM EST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, Calhoun County, MI, Clinton County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Jackson County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Kent County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 5:56 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Paw Paw, MI | REPORT RELAYED BY FOX17. |
| Feb 1, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | 1 E Lamont, MI | SNOW DURATION 3 HOURS. |
| Feb 1, 6:19 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Saugatuck, MI | REPORT RELAYED BY FOX17. |
| Feb 1, 6:30 AM EST | SNOW 1 | 1 Ene Beechwood, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION HOLLAND /HOLM4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 1, 6:46 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Jenison, MI | REPORT RELAYED BY WOOD TV. |
| Feb 1, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.1 | 1 Ssw Waverly, MI | SNOW DURATION 6 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION LANSING 4WSW. |
| Feb 1, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 3 Ene Kentwood, MI | SNOW DURATION 6 HOURS. |
| Feb 1, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | 1 W Hastings, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION HASTINGS /HASM4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 1, 7:37 AM EST | SNOW 3.1 | 1 W Kalamazoo, MI | REPORT RELAYED BY WWMT. |
| Feb 1, 7:40 AM EST | SNOW 1 | 2 Ssw Comstock Park, MI | REPORT RELAYED BY WZZM. |
| Feb 1, 7:40 AM EST | SNOW 1.8 | Leslie, MI | |
| Feb 1, 7:40 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Kalamazoo, MI | REPORT RELAYED BY WOOD TV. |
| Feb 1, 7:44 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Augusta, MI | |
| Feb 1, 7:46 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Paw Paw, MI | |
| Feb 1, 7:51 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Marshall, MI | |
| Feb 1, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Hudsonville, MI | |
| Feb 1, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Jenison, MI | LOTS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING. REPORT RELAYED BY WOOD TV. |
| Feb 1, 8:04 AM EST | SNOW 1.8 | 1 W Jackson, MI | |
| Feb 1, 8:11 AM EST | SNOW 2.8 | Battle Creek, MI | REPORT RELAYED BY FOX17. |
| Feb 1, 8:12 AM EST | SNOW 4 | South Haven, MI | |
| Feb 1, 8:19 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | South Haven, MI | |
| Feb 1, 8:23 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Potterville, MI | |
| Feb 1, 8:24 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Kalamazoo, MI | REPORT FROM WWMT. |
| Feb 1, 8:30 AM EST | SNOW 2 | East Grand Rapids, MI | |
| Feb 1, 8:30 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 1 W Zeeland, MI | |
| Feb 1, 9:15 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 5 Sse Hopkins, MI | |
| Feb 1, 9:15 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 3 Ssw Covert, MI | LOW VISIBILITY. UNSAFE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. |
| Feb 1, 9:45 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Sandstone, MI | |
| Feb 1, 9:45 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Kalamazoo, MI | |
| Feb 1, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 4 Nne Sandstone, MI | |
| Feb 1, 10:05 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Parchment, MI | REPORT RELAYED BY WWMT. |
| Feb 1, 10:36 AM EST | SNOW 3.1 | 4 Ene Rives Junction, MI | |
| Feb 1, 10:50 AM EST | SNOW 5.4 | Portage, MI | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 W Ada, MI | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Rives Junction, MI | |
| Feb 1, 11:39 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Kalamazoo, MI | |
| Feb 1, 11:41 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Sandstone, MI | |
| Feb 1, 12:00 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Schoolcraft, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SO FAR. DRIFTS OVER 1 FOOT AROUND CARS AND BUILDINGS. STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW, WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING. VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS ON 131. |
| Feb 1, 12:20 PM EST | SNOW 4.8 | 4 Se Glenn, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. |
| Feb 1, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.1 | 1 Ssw Waverly, MI | SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS. OBSERVER LOCATION LANSING 4WSW SNOW PAID. |
| Feb 1, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.9 | 3 Ene Kentwood, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS. |
| Feb 1, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 7 | Marshall, MI | |
| Feb 1, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 7 | Mattawan, MI | |
| Feb 1, 1:20 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Kalamazoo, MI | |
| Feb 1, 1:30 PM EST | SNOW 4.3 | 1 Ssw East Grand Rapids, MI | |
| Feb 1, 1:30 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Hastings, MI | REPORT RELAYED BY WOOD TV. |
| Feb 1, 1:30 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 1 N Hopkins, MI | |
| Feb 1, 1:30 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 1 Sw Comstock Park, MI | REPORT RELAYED BY WOOD TV. |
| Feb 1, 1:30 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Wyoming, MI | REPORT RELAYED BY WOOD TV. |
| Feb 1, 1:30 PM EST | SNOW 8 | Kalamazoo, MI | |
| Feb 1, 1:45 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 1 Ese Ada, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 1, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 3 Se Jenison, MI | |
| Feb 1, 2:25 PM EST | SNOW 7 | Kalamazoo, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 7 INCHES AT WWMT. |
| Feb 1, 2:30 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Rockford, MI | |
| Feb 1, 2:30 PM EST | SNOW 7 | Sandstone, MI | |
| Feb 1, 2:30 PM EST | SNOW 9 | Battle Creek, MI | REPORT RELAYED BY FOX17. |
| Feb 1, 2:59 PM EST | SNOW 9 | Oshtemo, MI | |
| Feb 1, 3:00 PM EST | SNOW 7.5 | 4 Nne Sandstone, MI | STORM TOTAL. 4 INCHES IN THE PAST 5 HOURS. |
| Feb 1, 3:20 PM EST | SNOW 4.8 | 3 Ese Lansing, MI | |
| Feb 1, 3:30 PM EST | SNOW 7.3 | Rives Junction, MI |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 619 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 109 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 338 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
349 WWUS43 KGRR 312022 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 322 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 MIZ064>067-071>074-010430- /O.UPG.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.150201T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0002.150201T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE... LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 322 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO JACKSON WHERE A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS * EVENT DELAYS AND CLOSURES * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A FEW CAR LENGTHS AT TIMES...RESULTING IN SOME ACCIDENTS AND SLIDEOFFS 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. && $$ MIZ056>059-010430- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.150201T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA... ST. JOHNS 322 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOWFALL 5 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TONIGHT. * RESTRICTED VISIBILITY FROM SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL REDUCE TRAVEL SPEEDS AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ043>046-050>052-010430- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.150201T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA 322 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOWFALL 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TONIGHT. * RESTRICTED VISIBILITY FROM SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL REDUCE TRAVEL SPEEDS AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. 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. && $$ HOVING
6 follow-up statements
156 WWUS43 KGRR 010238 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 938 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 MIZ064>067-071>074-011045- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE... LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 938 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO JACKSON WHERE A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS * EVENT DELAYS AND CLOSURES * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A FEW CAR LENGTHS AT TIMES...RESULTING IN SOME ACCIDENTS AND SLIDEOFFS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. && $$ MIZ056>059-011045- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA... ST. JOHNS 938 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOWFALL 5 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TONIGHT. * RESTRICTED VISIBILITY FROM SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL REDUCE TRAVEL SPEEDS AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ043>046-050>052-011045- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA 938 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. * TOTAL SNOWFALL 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TONIGHT. * RESTRICTED VISIBILITY FROM SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL REDUCE TRAVEL SPEEDS AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$
393 WWUS43 KGRR 010843 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 343 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 MIZ056>059-011645- /O.UPG.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ /O.EXA.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA... ST. JOHNS 343 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW HAS DEVELOPED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIME THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL 7 TO 11 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY TONIGHT. * RESTRICTED VISIBILITY FROM SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL REDUCE TRAVEL SPEEDS AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. 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. && $$ MIZ064>067-071>074-011645- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE... LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 343 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW HAS DEVELOPED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTEROON AND EVENING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO JACKSON WHERE A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS * EVENT DELAYS AND CLOSURES * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A FEW CAR LENGTHS AT TIMES...RESULTING IN SOME ACCIDENTS AND SLIDEOFFS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. && $$ MIZ037>040-011645- /O.EXA.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE 343 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOWFALL 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * RESTRICTED VISIBILITY FROM SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL REDUCE TRAVEL SPEEDS AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ043>046-050>052-011645- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA 343 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW HAS DEVELOPED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOWFALL 4 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * RESTRICTED VISIBILITY FROM SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL REDUCE TRAVEL SPEEDS AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$
466 WWUS43 KGRR 011521 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1021 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 MIZ064>067-071>074-012330- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE... LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1021 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW HAS DEVELOPED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTEROON AND EVENING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 16 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO JACKSON. * NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS WHICH WILL WORSEN TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * DANGEROUS TRAVEL. AVOID TRAVELING IF POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. * EVENT DELAYS AND CLOSURES CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A FEW CAR LENGTHS AT TIMES...RESULTING IN SOME ACCIDENTS AND SLIDEOFFS 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. && $$ MIZ056>059-012330- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA... ST. JOHNS 1021 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW HAS DEVELOPED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIME THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TOTAL SNOWFALL 7 TO 11 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * EVENT DELAYS AND CLOSURES POSSIBLE TODAY AND INTO MONDAY. * RESTRICTED VISIBILITY FROM SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL REDUCE TRAVEL SPEEDS AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ037>040-012330- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE 1021 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOWFALL 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * RESTRICTED VISIBILITY FROM SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL REDUCE TRAVEL SPEEDS AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ043>046-050>052-012330- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA 1021 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW HAS DEVELOPED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOWFALL 4 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * RESTRICTED VISIBILITY FROM SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL REDUCE TRAVEL SPEEDS AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ HOVING
343 WWUS43 KGRR 012030 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 330 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 MIZ064>067-071>074-020430- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE... LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 330 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO VERY LATE TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 16 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO JACKSON. * GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IMPACTS... * DANGEROUS TRAVEL. AVOID TRAVELING IF POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. * EVENT DELAYS AND CLOSURES CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. * VISIBILITIES ON ROADWAYS DROPPING TO A FEW CAR LENGTHS OR EVEN ZERO AT TIMES. SLIDEOFFS AND ACCIDENTS 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. && $$ MIZ056>059-020430- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA... ST. JOHNS 330 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO VERY LATE TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 12 INCHES BY MONDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * EVENT DELAYS AND CLOSURES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. * VISIBILITIES ON ROADWAYS DROPPING TO A FEW CAR LENGTHS OR EVEN ZERO AT TIMES. SLIDEOFFS AND ACCIDENTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ037>040-020430- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE 330 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOWFALL 1 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * RESTRICTED VISIBILITY FROM SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL REDUCE TRAVEL SPEEDS AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ043>046-050>052-020430- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA 330 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES INTO LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOWFALL 4 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. * RESTRICTED VISIBILITY FROM SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL REDUCE TRAVEL SPEEDS AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ HOVING
499 WWUS43 KGRR 020216 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 916 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 MIZ064>067-071>074-021030- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE... LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 916 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO VERY LATE TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 16 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO JACKSON. * GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT. IMPACTS... * DANGEROUS TRAVEL. AVOID TRAVELING IF POSSIBLE. * EVENT DELAYS AND CLOSURES CONTINUING INTO MONDAY. * VISIBILITIES ON ROADWAYS DROPPING TO A FEW CAR LENGTHS AT TIMES. SLIDE OFFS AND ACCIDENTS 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. && $$ MIZ056>059-021030- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA... ST. JOHNS 916 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO VERY LATE TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 12 INCHES BY MONDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * EVENT DELAYS AND CLOSURES POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. * VISIBILITIES ON ROADWAYS DROPPING TO A FEW CAR LENGTHS AT TIMES. SLIDE OFFS AND ACCIDENTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ037>040-021030- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE 916 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOWFALL 1 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * RESTRICTED VISIBILITY FROM SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL REDUCE TRAVEL SPEEDS AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ043>046-050>052-021030- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM-GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA 916 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES INTO LATE TONIGHT. * TOTAL SNOWFALL 4 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. * RESTRICTED VISIBILITY FROM SNOW AND DRIFTING WILL REDUCE TRAVEL SPEEDS AND MAY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$
604 WWUS43 KGRR 020810 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 310 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 MIZ056>059-064>067-071>074-020915- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN- KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA... ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING... SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 310 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-020915- /O.CAN.KGRR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150202T1100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON... GREENVILLE...ALMA 310 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW IS ENDING ACROSS THE REGION. && $$
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 31, 3:01 PM EST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 3:01 PM EST, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
301 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015
LATEST UPDATE...
SYNOPSIS/SHORT TERM/LONG TERM/HYDRO
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 300 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS IN STORE FOR SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN AS AN
APPROACHING WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND
INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW
AT TIMES WITH DANGEROUS TRAVEL ESPECIALLY FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO
KALAMAZOO TO JACKSON. ARCTIC AIR SETTLES IN LATER SUNDAY AND LASTS
THROUGH MUCH OF THIS UPCOMING WEEK. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE
EXPECTED.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 300 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015
A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REPLACE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR THE SOUTHERN TWO ROWS OF COUNTIES...IN COORDINATION WITH IWX
AND DTX AS WELL AS THE LATEST 12Z GUIDANCE SUPPORTING A SLIGHTLY FURTHER
NORTHWARD NUDGE OF EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL. OVERALL...THE
HIGHEST IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM ARE EXPECTED TO CENTER ALONG AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SOUTH HAVEN TO KALAMAZOO TO JACKSON...WHERE
TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE 10"-12" BY EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...COINCIDENT WITH GUSTY WINDS THAT WILL LEAD TO BLOWING
SNOW AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL. LESS SNOW IS EXPECTED NORTH OF THERE
BUT SEVERAL INCHES WILL FALL NONETHELESS AND TRAVEL DELAYS CAN BE
EXPECTED.
AS HAS BEEN SEEN FOR SEVERAL MODEL RUNS OVER THE LAST FEW
DAYS...TRENDS HAVE BEEN POINTING TO A SLIGHTLY FURTHER NORTH
TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM. DPROG/DT ANALYSIS OF THE H850 LOW
TRACK FOR THE GFS AND ECMWF HAS REVEALED THIS TREND AND THE 12Z
NWP SUITE OVERALL CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THIS NOTION. A FEW KEY
THINGS TO MONITOR WITH THIS SYSTEM INCLUDE THE SFC LOW TRACK/H850
LOW TRENDS...MULTI- LAYER F-VECTOR CONVERGENCE (FN)...AND LOCATION
OF THE DEFORMATION ZONE. THE 12Z GFS IS A BIT OF AN OUTLIER WITH
THIS SYSTEM IN REGARD TO A DEEPER LOW...MORE FAVORABLE H850 LOW
TRACK FROM STL TO IND TO TOL AND ASSOCIATED DRY SLOT NUDGING
TOWARD THE MI/OH BORDER. THIS WOULD BRING IN FAVORABLE CONVECTIVE
INSTABILITY (-EPV) CLOSE TO OUR FAR SE FORECAST AREA NEAR JACKSON.
MULTI-LAYER F-VECTOR CONVERGENCE (FN) IS SHOWN TO BE MAXIMIZED
FIRST IN NORTHERN IL AND IN BUT THEN SHIFTING TO FAR SOUTHERN
LOWER MI...POSSIBLY OVER MUCH OF THE I-94 REGION. EVEN WITHOUT
THIS SOLUTION VERIFYING...A CONSENSUS OF 12Z MODEL GUIDANCE
SUPPORTS TOTAL PRECIP AMOUNTS OF AT LEAST 0.7"-0.8" FOR OUR
SOUTHERN ROW. WITH SNOW RATIOS AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE 15:1...ACCUMS
WILL LIKELY REACH THE 10"-12" RANGE FOR THE I-94 CORRIDOR (SOME
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE). RAW ACCUMS FROM THE GFS APPEAR
TOO HIGH WITH THIS EVENT (14"-20" FOR SOME LOCATIONS).
REGARDING DEFORMATION ZONE PRECIP...THIS WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED
CLOSELY. RIGHT NOW THE ECMWF IS SHOWING THE GREATEST DEFORMATION
TO OCCUR ACROSS NORTHERN IL/IN/OH...POSSIBLY CREEPING UP INTO FAR
SOUTHERN LOWER MI. AS THIS WILL NOT BE A VERY DEEP LOW...NOT
EXPECTING EXCESSIVE SNOWFALL RATES IN THE DEFORMATION AREA...BUT
RATES APPROACHING 1" PER HOUR MAY BE POSSIBLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF
THE EVENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT...THE
12Z GFS BRINGS IN A SOLID DEFORMATION ZONE INTO OUR SE
CWA...ADDING SOME CONCERN THAT ACCUMS COULD BE HIGHER THAN
FORECAST THERE. WITH THE ECMWF SLIGHTLY FURTHER SOUTH AND WEAKER
WITH THIS FEATURE (AND OVERALL SFC LOW/H850 LOW TRACK) AS WELL AS
THE GEM (FURTHER SOUTH YET)...NOT WILLING TO GO ALL CHIPS IN ON
THE 12Z GFS SOLUTION AND WOULD PREFER A WEIGHTED BLEND OF
AVAILABLE GUIDANCE FOR THIS STORM.
THE SNOWFALL GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN WILL BE
READILY APPARENT AS THIS STORM COMES TO FRUITION. AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TOWARD THE I-96 CORRIDOR...WITH GENERALLY
5"-8" STILL EXPECTED FROM MKG TO GRR TO LAN...WITH 8" OR MORE
POSSIBLE FOR AREAS IN BETWEEN. AFTER LOOKING AT HI-RES MODEL
GUIDANCE (WRF-ARW...WRF-NMM...NAMDNG5) AND COMPARING TO THE
GFS...ECMWF...NAM...GEM...AND UKMET...I BELIEVE OUR FORECAST
AMOUNTS ARE RIGHT IN LINE WITH A CONSENSUS OF THESE MODEL
SOLUTIONS...WHICH ALL AGREE THAT THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR
I-94.
WINDS WILL BE A FACTOR WITH THIS SYSTEM. GIVEN THE NE FLOW AS THE
STORM MOVES INTO THE REGION...COULD EASILY SEE WIND GUSTS
OVERACHIEVING ACROSS OUR CENTRAL AND EASTERN CWA GIVEN THE FLOW
OFF LAKE HURON AND FETCH OFF SAGINAW BAY. HAVE DECIDED TO BUMP UP
WIND GUSTS AS A RESULT. STILL GENERALLY LOOKING AT 25 TO 35 MPH
GUSTS...BUT 40 MPH IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE
12Z GFS SOLUTION. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THERE WILL BE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES...AND GIVEN THE DRY NATURE OF THIS SNOW THE
VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED.
ALTHOUGH THIS STORM WILL BE WINDING DOWN EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...COULD SEE SOME LINGERING IMPACTS IN TERMS OF SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND SLICK TRAVEL FOR THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE...SO
CONTINUED DELAYS ARE PROBABLE. A FEW LIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS MAY MOVE IN DURING THE DAY BUT WILL BE SMALL POTATOES
COMPARED TO THE WINTER STORM ON SUNDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 300 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015
AN UPPER LEVEL PV ANOMALY FOLLOWED BY AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL
COMBINE TO BRING SOME SNOW TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A SIGNIFICANT
SNOW EVENT IS NOT LIKELY BUT SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED MAINLY FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
A COLD AIRMASS WILL ADVECT IN BEHIND THAT FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY
THROUGH LATE WEEK. MAX TEMPS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL ONLY REACH THE
TEENS TO PERHAPS LOWER 20S.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWER POTENTIAL CONTINUES TO LOOK MINIMAL LATE IN
THE WEEK DUE TO THE DRY AIRMASS AND UNFAVORABLE SNOW MICROPHYSICS
AND LOW INVERSION HEIGHTS. TEMPS SHOULD MODERATE SOMEWHAT BACK TO
CLOSER TO NORMAL BY NEXT WEEKEND AS THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN BECOMES
ZONAL AND UNAMPLIFIED.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 1150 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015
VFR CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL GRADUALLY DETERIORATE TO MVFR
THEN IFR OVERNIGHT AS LOWER CIGS AND SNOW MOVE IN. THE SNOW WILL
MOVE IN FROM WSW TO ENE AND AFFECT ALL THE TERMINALS AFTER MIDNIGHT
THROUGH DAYBREAK.
SNOW WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN INTENSITY FROM AROUND DAYBREAK
THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY RESULTING IN FURTHER DETERIORATION OF CONDITIONS
INTO THE LIFR FLIGHT CATEGORY AT ALL THE TERMINALS. SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVIEST ALONG THE I-94 CORRIDOR.
WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST THROUGH THIS EVENING
BEFORE GRADUALLY VEERING TO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO VEER SLOWLY TO THE ENE SUNDAY MORNING AND INCREASE
TO 15 TO 25 KTS.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 300 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015
ICE FORMATION ON RIVERS IS THE IMMEDIATE HYDRO CONCERN. ARCTIC AIR
MOVES BACK IN ON SUNDAY WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING THROUGH THE TEENS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LOWS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING WILL DROP
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. STORM TOTAL QPF FOR THE SNOW EVENT BEGINNING
TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND A HALF INCH ALONG I-96 THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. QPF INCREASES AS YOU MOVE SOUTH... WITH A MAX OF AROUND
THREE QUARTERS TO AN INCH OVER THE KALAMAZOO BASIN. COLD
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.
&&
.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
MONDAY FOR MIZ043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074.
LM...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...HOVING
SHORT TERM...HOVING
LONG TERM...LAURENS
AVIATION...LAURENS
HYDROLOGY...EBWHazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 5:20 AM EST, 10 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 520 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 LMZ844>849-MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074- 011100- 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-MASON-LAKE- OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM- GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM- VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 520 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY FARTHER SOUTH TOWARDS INTERSTATE 94. SNOWFALL TOTALS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT APPROACHING 10 INCHES AROUND I-94 WILL MAKE TRAVEL DELAYS POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY COULD IMPACT COMMUTES BOTH DAYS. HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS NEAR 15 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. TJT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 3:10 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton and 17 more | 48 hr |
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Sources
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