Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this winter storm warning at Feb 13, 2015, 11:47 AM EST for 9 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Feb 13, 2015, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for 36 hr. 38 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
- Feb 13, 2015, 11:47 AM EST (16:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2015, 3:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2015, 3:03 AM EST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Allegan 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), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:46 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 13, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Hudsonville, MI | SINCE 3 PM 2.0 OF SNOW HAS FALLEN . SNOW DURATION 4 HOURS. |
| Feb 13, 6:45 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 1 Wsw Grandville, MI | THE SNOWFALL IN WESTERN GRANDVILLE SINCE THE SNOW STARTED FALLING SIGNIFICANTLY AROUND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN 2.0 INCHES. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THIS SNOW. SNOW DURATION 3 HOURS 45 MINUTES. |
| Feb 13, 6:50 PM EST | SNOW 3.3 | 1 Nne Fremont, MI | THE SNOW STARTED TO ACCUMULATE AROUND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW DURATION 3 HOURS 50 MINUTES. |
| Feb 13, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.3 | 2 Ssw Comstock Park, MI | THE SNOW STARTED TO ACCUMULATE AROUND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW DURATION 4 HOURS. |
| Feb 13, 8:15 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 2 S Rockford, MI | SNOW DURATION 5 HOURS 15 MINUTES. |
| Feb 13, 8:35 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.8 | 1 Nne Fremont, MI | HEAVY SNOW DURATION 5 HOURS 30 MINUTES. |
| Feb 13, 10:15 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 3 Sse Dalton, MI | SNOW DURATION 8 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 1:49 AM EST | SNOW 3.8 | Grandville, MI | 10 HR SNOW AMOUNT OF 3.8 INCHES WITH A WATER EQUIVALENT OF 0.13 INCHES. |
| Feb 14, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 6.4 | 1 Ne Fremont, MI | UPDATED SNOWFALL TOTAL. SNOWFALL BEGAN APPROXIMATELY 16 HOURS AGO. |
| Feb 14, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.4 | 2 W Cloverville, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH 7 A.M. (EXCLUDING 0.2 INCHES THAT FELL STRICTLY DUE TO LES PRIOR TO 7 A.M. ON 2/13) |
| Feb 14, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Ene Kentwood, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL THROUGH 7 A.M. SNOWFALL BEGAN AROUND 1 P.M. ON 2/13 |
| Feb 14, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 1 Ene Beechwood, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION HOLLAND /HOLM4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.2 | Hart, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION HART /HRTM4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.6 | 1 Nne Hopkins, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION HOPKINS 1 N /HPKM4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 7:08 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 4 Nne Paw Paw, MI | COCORAHS STATION PAW PAW 3.6 NNE /MI-VB-4/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 7:11 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 2 W Wayland, MI | COCORAHS STATION WAYLAND 2.0 W /MI-AN-1/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 7:21 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 3 E Walker, MI | COCORAHS STATION GRAND RAPIDS 2.9 NW /MI-KN-32/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 7:36 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 3 Wnw Zeeland, MI | COCORAHS STATION HOLLAND 3.9 NNE /MI-OW-2/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 7:45 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 3 Wnw Zeeland, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. SPOTTER NOTED WIND IS BEGINNING TO GUST TO ABOVE 20 MPH (MEASURED), LEADING TO BLOWING/DRIFTING. VISIBILITIES ARE AROUND 1/4 MILE |
| Feb 14, 8:08 AM EST | SNOW 6.2 | 2 Nw Belmont, MI | COCORAHS STATION COMSTOCK PARK 3.7 NNE /MI-KN-60/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 8:12 AM EST | SNOW 4.8 | 5 Sse Woodville, MI | COCORAHS STATION WHITE CLOUD 7.5 ENE /MI-NW-8/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 8:20 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | 7 Nnw Scottville, MI | COCORAHS STATION SCOTTVILLE 6.6 NNW /MI-MS-1/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 8:24 AM EST | SNOW 5.1 | 3 Ene Grand Valley, MI | COCORAHS STATION WALKER 3.2 W /MI-OW-3/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 8:25 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 5 Sw Burnips, MI | REPORT RELAYED FROM THE PUBLIC VIA FOX 17 TV |
| Feb 14, 8:26 AM EST | SNOW 4.2 | 1 Ssw Mears, MI | COCORAHS STATION HART 3 WSW /MI-OC-3/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 8:32 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | East Grand Rapids, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH ABOUT 8:30 A.M. |
| Feb 14, 8:34 AM EST | SNOW 4.6 | 1 Nne Hopkins, MI | COCORAHS STATION HOPKINS 0.6 NNE /MI-AN-11/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 8:39 AM EST | SNOW 4.8 | 2 S Rockford, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE 3 P.M. ON 2/13 |
| Feb 14, 8:49 AM EST | SNOW 6.3 | 1 Wnw Belmont, MI | COCORAHS STATION BELMONT 1.0 WNW /MI-KN-65/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 9:02 AM EST | SNOW 5.9 | 1 Ssw Allendale, MI | COCORAHS STATION ALLENDALE 1.3 SSW /MI-OW-30/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 9:40 AM EST | SNOW 7 | 1 Ne Fremont, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 14, 9:46 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 3 S Belmont, MI | COCORAHS STATION GRAND RAPIDS 5.5 NNE /MI-KN-56/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 9:51 AM EST | SNOW 4.8 | Hudsonville, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL |
| Feb 14, 10:18 AM EST | SNOW 4.9 | 1 Wsw Grandville, MI | COCORAHS STATION GRANDVILLE 1.3 WSW /MI-KN-14/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 2:58 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 3 N Scottville, MI | MANY ROADS ACROSS MASON COUNTY ARE DRIFTED SHUT. PUBLIC SAFETY CREWS AND WRECKERS ARE GETTING STUCK. |
| Feb 14, 3:00 PM EST | SNOW 6.8 | 1 Wsw Grandville, MI | SINCE THE SNOW BEGAN AROUND 3 PM YESTERDAY THERE HAS BEEN 6.8 INCHES OF SNOW. OF THAT, 1.9 INCHES HAS FALLEN SINCE 7 AM. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. SEVERAL DRIFTS ARE OVER 2 FEET DEEP. SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 14, 5:40 PM EST | SNOW 0 | 3 E Ganges, MI | WHITEOUT CONDITIONS REPORTED ACROSS WESTERN ALLEGAN COUNTY WITH MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. |
| Feb 14, 6:45 PM EST | SNOW 8.5 | 3 W Zeeland, MI | THE SNOW ENDED BY 3:30 PM. OF THE 8.5 INCHES, 5.5 INCHES FELL BY 7 AM, THEN ANOTHER 3.5 INCHES FELL BETWEEN 7 AM AND 3:30 PM. ALL ROADS ARE SNOW PACKED AND DRIFTS ARE HAS HIGH AS 2 FEET. SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS 30 MINUTES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 1303 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 305 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
314 WWUS43 KGRR 131647 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1147 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056-057-064-071-140100- /O.UPG.KGRR.WS.A.0002.150214T0600Z-150215T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0003.150213T2000Z-150215T0300Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 1147 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND EXTREME COLD...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM BECAUSE OF WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREME COLD. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON SATURDAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO. * THE TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE EXCESSIVE AND WILL NOT EXCEED SIX INCHES IN MOST AREAS. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS WILL SHIFT AROUND SO THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN THE SNOW DIMINISHES OR ENDS. * SNOW WILL END SATURDAY EVENING BUT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS LIKELY. * WHITEOUTS IN BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU SHOULD BECOME STRANDED. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE ON THE LAKESHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND DRY POWDERY SNOW WILL LEAD TO INTENSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TOWARDS ZERO AT TIMES. BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER WHITEOUTS ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL ONLY BE ON THE ORDER OF 10 TO 20 MINUTES. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. && $$ MIZ065-072-140100- /O.UPG.KGRR.WS.A.0002.150214T0600Z-150215T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WW.Y.0009.150214T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ BARRY-KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HASTINGS...KALAMAZOO 1147 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREME COLD...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * THIS ADVISORY IS PRIMARILY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREME COLD. OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS IN BLOWING SNOW MAY DEVELOP ON SATURDAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO. * THE TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ONLY BE 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING... CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SNOW ENDING BY SATURDAY EVENING. * BRUTAL WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ARE STILL EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AFTER THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SUBSIDES. IMPACTS... * ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS POSSIBLE. * BRIEF WHITEOUTS IN BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND DRY POWDERY SNOW WILL LEAD TO INTENSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TOWARDS ZERO AT TIMES. BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER WHITEOUTS ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL ONLY BE ON THE ORDER OF 10 TO 20 MINUTES. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. && $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-051-052-058-059-066-067-073-074-140100- /O.NEW.KGRR.WW.Y.0009.150214T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-IONIA-CLINTON- EATON-INGHAM-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1147 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREME COLD...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * THIS ADVISORY IS PRIMARILY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREME COLD. OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS IN BLOWING SNOW MAY DEVELOP ON SATURDAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO. * THE TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ONLY BE 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING... CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SNOW ENDING BY SATURDAY EVENING. * BRUTAL WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ARE STILL EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AFTER THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SUBSIDES. IMPACTS... * ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS POSSIBLE. * BRIEF WHITEOUTS IN BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU SHOULD BECOME STRANDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND DRY POWDERY SNOW WILL LEAD TO INTENSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON SATURDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TOWARDS ZERO AT TIMES. BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER WHITEOUTS ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY. * THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL ONLY BE ON THE ORDER OF 10 TO 20 MINUTES. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. && $$ MEADE/DUKE
10 follow-up statements
859 WWUS43 KGRR 132100 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 400 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056-057-064-071-140500- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 400 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM BECAUSE OF WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREME COLD. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON SATURDAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO. * THE TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE EXCESSIVE AND SHOULD EXCEED SIX INCHES IN MOST AREAS. IT WILL ALSO BE A LIGHT AND FLUFFY SNOW THAT IS EASILY BLOWN AROUND. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS WILL SHIFT AROUND SO THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN THE SNOW DIMINISHES OR ENDS. * SNOW WILL END SATURDAY EVENING BUT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO FREQUENT WHITEOUTS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE ON SATURDAY. * SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS LIKELY. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU SHOULD BECOME STRANDED. FROSTBITE TIMES UNDER 30 MINUTES. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE ALONG THE LAKESHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY BOOSTER CABLES. * THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OVER THE WEEKEND. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL ONLY BE ON THE ORDER OF 10 TO 20 MINUTES SATURDAY NIGHT. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. MAKE SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-051-052-058-059-065>067-072>074-140500- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0009.150214T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-IONIA-CLINTON- BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 400 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * THIS ADVISORY IS PRIMARILY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREME COLD. OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS IN BLOWING SNOW MAY DEVELOP ON SATURDAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO. * THE TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ONLY BE 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING... CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SNOW ENDING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * BRUTAL WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ARE STILL EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AFTER THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SUBSIDES. IMPACTS... * ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS POSSIBLE. * BRIEF WHITEOUTS IN BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY JUMPER CABLES. * THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OVER THE WEEKEND. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL ONLY BE ON THE ORDER OF 10 TO 20 MINUTES SATURDAY NIGHT. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. MAKE SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MEADE
853 WWUS43 KGRR 132137 CCA WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 436 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056-057-064-071-140545- /O.COR.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 436 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM BECAUSE OF WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREME COLD. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON SATURDAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO. * THE TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE EXCESSIVE AND SHOULD NOT EXCEED SIX INCHES IN MOST AREAS. IT WILL ALSO BE A LIGHT AND FLUFFY SNOW THAT IS EASILY BLOWN AROUND. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS WILL SHIFT AROUND SO THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN THE SNOW DIMINISHES OR ENDS. * SNOW WILL END SATURDAY EVENING BUT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO FREQUENT WHITEOUTS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE ON SATURDAY. * SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS LIKELY. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU SHOULD BECOME STRANDED. FROSTBITE TIMES UNDER 30 MINUTES. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE ALONG THE LAKESHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY BOOSTER CABLES. * THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OVER THE WEEKEND. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL ONLY BE ON THE ORDER OF 10 TO 20 MINUTES SATURDAY NIGHT. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. MAKE SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-051-052-058-059-065>067-072>074-140545- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0009.150214T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-IONIA-CLINTON- BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 436 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * THIS ADVISORY IS PRIMARILY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREME COLD. OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS IN BLOWING SNOW MAY DEVELOP ON SATURDAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO. * THE TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ONLY BE 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING... CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SNOW ENDING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * BRUTAL WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ARE STILL EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AFTER THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SUBSIDES. IMPACTS... * ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS POSSIBLE. * BRIEF WHITEOUTS IN BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY JUMPER CABLES. * THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OVER THE WEEKEND. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL ONLY BE ON THE ORDER OF 10 TO 20 MINUTES SATURDAY NIGHT. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. MAKE SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MEADE/TJT
031 WWUS43 KGRR 140156 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 856 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056-057-064-071-141000- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 856 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM BECAUSE OF WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREME COLD. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON SATURDAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO. * THE TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE EXCESSIVE AND SHOULD NOT EXCEED SIX INCHES IN MOST AREAS. IT WILL ALSO BE A LIGHT AND FLUFFY SNOW THAT IS EASILY BLOWN AROUND. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS WILL SHIFT AROUND SO THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN THE SNOW DIMINISHES OR ENDS. * SNOW WILL END SATURDAY EVENING BUT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO FREQUENT WHITEOUTS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE ON SATURDAY. * SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS LIKELY. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU SHOULD BECOME STRANDED. FROSTBITE TIMES UNDER 30 MINUTES. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE ALONG THE LAKESHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY BOOSTER CABLES. * THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OVER THE WEEKEND. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL ONLY BE ON THE ORDER OF 10 TO 20 MINUTES SATURDAY NIGHT. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. MAKE SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-051-052-058-059-065>067-072>074-141000- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-IONIA-CLINTON- BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 856 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * THIS ADVISORY IS PRIMARILY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREME COLD. OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS IN BLOWING SNOW MAY DEVELOP ON SATURDAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO. * THE TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ONLY BE 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING... CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. SNOW ENDING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * BRUTAL WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ARE STILL EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AFTER THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SUBSIDES. IMPACTS... * ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS POSSIBLE. * BRIEF WHITEOUTS IN BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY JUMPER CABLES. * THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OVER THE WEEKEND. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL ONLY BE ON THE ORDER OF 10 TO 20 MINUTES SATURDAY NIGHT. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. MAKE SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$
835 WWUS43 KGRR 140830 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 330 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056-057-064-071-141630- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 330 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM BECAUSE OF WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREME COLD. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO. * ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE CLOSER TO THE LAKESHORE. IT WILL ALSO BE A LIGHT AND FLUFFY SNOW THAT IS EASILY BLOWN AROUND. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS MORNING. * SNOW WILL END SATURDAY EVENING BUT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 35 BELOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. COLDEST READINGS WILL BE ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. IMPACTS... * VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO FREQUENT WHITEOUTS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE ON TODAY. * SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS LIKELY. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU SHOULD BECOME STRANDED. FROSTBITE TIMES UNDER 30 MINUTES. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE ALONG THE LAKESHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY BOOSTER CABLES. * THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OVER THE WEEKEND. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL ONLY BE ON THE ORDER OF 10 TO 20 MINUTES SATURDAY NIGHT. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. MAKE SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-051-052-058-059-065>067-072>074-141630- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-IONIA-CLINTON- BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 330 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * THIS ADVISORY IS PRIMARILY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREME COLD. OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS IN BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP TODAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO. * ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ONLY AROUND AN INCH OR LESS TODAY. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS MORNING... CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND MOVE TOWARD THE LAKESHORE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. * BRUTAL WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ARE STILL EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AFTER THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SUBSIDES. IMPACTS... * ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS POSSIBLE. * BRIEF WHITEOUTS IN BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY JUMPER CABLES. * THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OVER THE WEEKEND. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL ONLY BE ON THE ORDER OF 10 TO 20 MINUTES SATURDAY NIGHT. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. MAKE SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ NJJ
252 WWUS43 KGRR 141255 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 755 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056-057-064-071-142100- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 755 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM BECAUSE OF WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREME COLD. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO. * ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE CLOSER TO THE LAKESHORE. IT WILL ALSO BE A LIGHT AND FLUFFY SNOW THAT IS EASILY BLOWN AROUND. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS MORNING. * SNOW WILL END SATURDAY EVENING BUT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 35 BELOW ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. COLDEST READINGS WILL BE ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. IMPACTS... * HEAVY BANDS OF SNOW WILL TRACK SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. INTERSTATES 96...94 AND 196 ALONG WITH HIGHWAY 131 WILL SEE THESE BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW ESPECIALLY THROUGH 11 AM. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR PILEUPS THIS MORNING. * VERY DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO FREQUENT WHITEOUTS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE ON TODAY. * SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS LIKELY. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU SHOULD BECOME STRANDED. FROSTBITE TIMES UNDER 30 MINUTES. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE ALONG THE LAKESHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY BOOSTER CABLES. * THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OVER THE WEEKEND. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL ONLY BE ON THE ORDER OF 10 TO 20 MINUTES SATURDAY NIGHT. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. MAKE SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-051-052-058-059-065>067-072>074-142100- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-IONIA-CLINTON- BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 755 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A BAND OF VERY HEAVY SNOW WILL TRACK SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR THROUGH 10 AM. THIS BAND OF SNOW WILL IMPACT THE TRAVEL WEST OF JACKSON...AND INCLUDES BATTLE CREEK AND KALAMAZOO. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THIS BAND INCREASING THE RISK FOR PILEUPS. * THIS ADVISORY IS PRIMARILY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREME COLD. OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS IN BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP TODAY WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO. * ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE ONLY AROUND AN INCH OR LESS TODAY. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS MORNING... CAUSING CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND MOVE TOWARD THE LAKESHORE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. * BRUTAL WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ARE STILL EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AFTER THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SUBSIDES. IMPACTS... * ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS POSSIBLE. * BRIEF WHITEOUTS IN BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU BECOME STRANDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY JUMPER CABLES. * THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OVER THE WEEKEND. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL ONLY BE ON THE ORDER OF 10 TO 20 MINUTES SATURDAY NIGHT. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. MAKE SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$
919 WWUS43 KGRR 141619 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1119 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056-057-064-071-150030- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 1119 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. NORTH WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILLS DROPPING THROUGH THE DAY...TO DANGEROUS VALUES OF 15 TO 35 BELOW FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE LAKESHORE. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO WHITEOUTS AND SLIPPERY ROADS. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS LIKELY. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU SHOULD BECOME STRANDED. FROSTBITE TIMES UNDER 30 MINUTES. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE ALONG THE LAKESHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY BOOSTER CABLES. * LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. MAKE SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-051-052-058-059-065>067-072>074-150030- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-IONIA-CLINTON- BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 1119 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREME COLD. OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. OPEN AREAS ALONG WEST TO EAST ROADS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE. NORTH WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILLS DROPPING THROUGH THE DAY TO DANGEROUS VALUES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO BRIEF WHITEOUTS AND SLIPPERY ROADS. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS POSSIBLE. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS FOR LONG PERIODS. FROSTBITE TIMES UNDER 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY JUMPER CABLES. * LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. MAKE SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MEADE
997 WWUS43 KGRR 142055 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 355 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056-057-064-071-150300- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-KENT-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...FREMONT... MUSKEGON...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 355 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. OPEN AREAS ALONG WEST TO EAST ROADS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE. NORTH WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * AT 3 PM... THE MASON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED THAT MANY ROADS IN THE COUNTY ARE DRIFTING SHUT. * WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO DANGEROUS VALUES OF 15 TO 35 BELOW FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AROUND LUDINGTON AND SOUTH HAVEN. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION ELSEWHERE. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO WHITEOUTS AND ROADS THAT ARE EITHER SLIPPERY OR DRIFTED. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU SHOULD BECOME STRANDED. FROSTBITE TIMES UNDER 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY BOOSTER CABLES. * LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. MAKE SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-051-052-058-059-065>067-072>074-150300- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-IONIA-CLINTON- BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 355 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * BLOWING SNOW AND EXTREME COLD. OCCASIONAL WHITEOUTS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. OPEN AREAS ALONG WEST TO EAST ROADS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE. NORTH WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO DANGEROUS VALUES OF 25 TO 35 BELOW FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO BRIEF WHITEOUTS AND SLIPPERY ROADS. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS POSSIBLE. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS FOR LONG PERIODS. FROSTBITE TIMES UNDER 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY JUMPER CABLES. * LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. MAKE SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MEADE
564 WWUS43 KGRR 150045 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 745 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 MIZ038-044-057-150845- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WC.W.0001.150215T0045Z-150215T1700Z/ LAKE-NEWAYGO-KENT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...FREMONT...GRAND RAPIDS 745 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG WIND GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING HAS ENDED ACROSS THIS AREA. * WIND CHILLS WILL BE DROPPING TO DANGEROUS VALUES OF 15 TO 35 BELOW FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY AND SOME DRIFTS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU SHOULD BECOME STRANDED. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL BE UNDER 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY BOOSTER CABLES. * A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY... MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MIZ039-040-045-046-051-052-058-059-065>067-072>074-150845- /O.CAN.KGRR.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WC.W.0001.150215T0045Z-150215T1700Z/ OSCEOLA-CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-IONIA-CLINTON- BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REED CITY...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS... MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 745 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * STRONG WIND GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING HAS ENDED ACROSS THIS AREA. * WIND CHILLS WILL BE DROPPING TO DANGEROUS VALUES OF 15 TO 35 BELOW FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY AND SOME DRIFTS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU SHOULD BECOME STRANDED. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL BE UNDER 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY BOOSTER CABLES. * A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY... MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-150300- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T0300Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON... HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 745 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. OPEN AREAS ALONG WEST TO EAST ROADS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE. NORTH WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO DANGEROUS VALUES OF 15 TO 35 BELOW FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED SNOW AMOUNTS OF AN INCH TOWARD LUDINGTON AND SOUTH HAVEN WILL BE POSSIBLE. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION ELSEWHERE. IMPACTS... * DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO WHITEOUTS AND ROADS THAT ARE EITHER SLIPPERY OR DRIFTED. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU SHOULD BECOME STRANDED. FROSTBITE TIMES UNDER 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY BOOSTER CABLES. * LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. MAKE SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ NJJ
762 WWUS43 KGRR 150232 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 932 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-150900- /O.EXT.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T0900Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON... HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 932 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. OPEN AREAS ALONG WEST TO EAST ROADS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE. NORTH WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO DANGEROUS VALUES OF 15 TO 35 BELOW FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. * ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED SNOW AMOUNTS OF AN INCH TOWARD LUDINGTON AND SOUTH HAVEN WILL BE POSSIBLE. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION ELSEWHERE. IMPACTS... * DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO WHITEOUTS AND ROADS THAT ARE EITHER SLIPPERY OR DRIFTED. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DELAYS CAN BE EXPECTED. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU SHOULD BECOME STRANDED. FROSTBITE TIMES UNDER 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY BOOSTER CABLES. * LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE AND DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS THIS WEEKEND. MAKE SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MIZ038>040-044>046-051-052-057>059-065>067-072>074-151045- /O.CON.KGRR.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T1700Z/ LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT- IONIA-CLINTON-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE...FREMONT... BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND RAPIDS... IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO... BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 932 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... * WIND CHILLS WILL BE DROPPING TO DANGEROUS VALUES OF 15 TO 35 BELOW FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY AND SOME DRIFTS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU SHOULD BECOME STRANDED. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL BE UNDER 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY BOOSTER CABLES. * A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY... MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$
198 WWUS43 KGRR 150803 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 303 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071-151615- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150215T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KGRR.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T1700Z/ MASON-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...MUSKEGON...JENISON... HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 303 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS HAVE MOVED OFFSHORE AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. NO ADDITIONAL SNOW OR BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY. * WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO DANGEROUS VALUES OF 15 TO 30 BELOW THIS MORNING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK THROUGH THE DAY TODAY WITH THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES IN PLACE. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU SHOULD BECOME STRANDED. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL BE UNDER 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY BOOSTER CABLES. * A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN ENOUGH WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY... MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MIZ038>040-044>046-051-052-057>059-065>067-072>074-151615- /O.CON.KGRR.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T1700Z/ LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-KENT- IONIA-CLINTON-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE...FREMONT... BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND RAPIDS... IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...KALAMAZOO... BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 303 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO DANGEROUS VALUES OF 20 TO 35 BELOW THIS MORNING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK THROUGH THE DAY TODAY WITH THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES IN PLACE. * THE BITTER COLD WILL MAKE IT VERY HAZARDOUS IF YOU SHOULD BECOME STRANDED. FROSTBITE TIMES WILL BE UNDER 30 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * IF YOU MUST TRAVEL MAKE SURE TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WHICH INCLUDES A CHARGED CELL PHONE... BLANKETS AND WARM CLOTHING... FLASHLIGHT... A SACK OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... AND BATTERY BOOSTER CABLES. * A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN ENOUGH WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY... MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ NJJ
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 Feb 13, 11:07 AM EST, 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 11:07 AM EST, 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1107 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
LATEST UPDATE...
HYDRO
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 328 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
THE WEATHER WILL TURN BRUTAL LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS
SNOW...WIND AND COLD ARRIVES. SNOWFALL AMOUNT SHOULD ONLY BE 2 TO 5
INCHES...BUT WITH STRONG WINDS...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WEST OF U.S. 131. COMBINE THESE CONDITIONS
WITH WIND CHILL READINGS WELL BELOW ZERO...INCREASES THE THREAT OF
FROSTBITE IF OUTSIDE TOO LONG.
MUCH OF THE SNOW WILL END BY SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT AS SKIES CLEAR WE
WILL ONLY GET COLDER OVERNIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 35
BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED. THIS TYPE OF BITTER COLD CAN PRODUCE
FROSTBITE IN LESS THAN 15 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN.
LITTLE RELIEF IS IN SIGHT FOR MUCH NEXT WEEK AS DAYTIME HIGHS ONLY
REACH 10 TO 15 AND LOWS DROP A FEW DEGREES EITHER SIDE OF ZERO.
MORE SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 328 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
WE WILL BE ENTERING A RATHER DANGEROUS PERIOD AS WE GO THROUGH THE
SHORT TERM PERIOD. A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND A LOT OF
WIND LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THEN BRUTAL COLD MOVES IN FOR
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
FIRST...ADDRESSING HEADLINES. WILL GO WITH A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR
THE WESTERN TWO TIER OF COUNTIES STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. WE WILL PROBABLY NEED SOME TYPE OF
ADVISORY FURTHER INLAND...BUT WILL LET THE DAY SHIFT CONSIDER
THIS. WILL ALSO NEED AN ADVISORY AND/OR WARNING FOR THE WIND CHILLS
COMING UP ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL ALSO BE LEFT FOR
CONSIDERATION FOR FUTURE FORECAST PACKAGES.
A DEEPENING CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL DROP OUT OF CENTRAL CANADA AND CROSS
THE CWA LATE TONIGHT. GIVEN THE SPEED OF THE SYSTEM FEEL MOST AREAS
WILL ONLY SEE ABOUT TWO INCHES OF SNOW. HOWEVER AFTER THE SYSTEM
PASSES A 310-340 FETCH LAKE EFFECT WILL KICK IN ON SATURDAY. THIS
SHOULD PUT DOWN AN ADDITION 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF
U.S. 131. WE SHOULD BECOME DEEPLY MIXED INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON
WHICH SHOULD BRING DOWN WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THIS COULD
PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BELIEVE THE WORST OF THE
SNOW AND WIND WILL BE ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO TIERS OF COUNTIES WHERE
THE WATCH WILL BE HOISTED. WIND CHILL READINGS DURING THIS PERIOD
SHOULD BE ZERO TO 15 BELOW...ADDING TO THE RISK IF ANYONE SHOULD
BECOME STRANDED.
BRUTALLY COLD WEATHER FOLLOWS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE
WINDS WILL SIMMER DOWN SLIGHTLY...BUT STILL CAUSE WIND CHILL
READINGS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW AS ACTUAL TEMPS FALL TO ZERO TO 15 BELOW
ZERO. THIS WILL LIKELY BREAK SOME RECORD LOWS. FEEL THE SNOW
THREAT WILL BE OVER EXCEPT FOR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AS A LAND BREEZE
PUSHES MOST OF THE SNOW BANDS OFFSHORE. SUNDAY HIGHS WILL ONLY BE
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA.
THE WATCH WILL BE STRONGLY WORDED GIVEN THE MULTITUDE OF THREATS.
.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 328 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
OVERALL THE MAIN CHALLENGE IN THE LONG TERM PERIOD DEALS WITH THE
TIMING OF ANY SNOW EVENTS AND THE AMOUNT OF ARCTIC AIR THAT
ARRIVES. BASICALLY THE COLDER THAN NORMAL PATTERN CONTINUES
SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD PICK UP IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE MON NIGHT AS A
MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE MIGRATES THROUGH THE DEEP UPPER TROUGH OVER THE
GREAT LAKES REGION. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...SOUTHWEST FLOW COULD
START THE REGION OFF WITH SNOW SHOWERS AS THE LAKE EFFECT DEVELOPS
ON MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM DRAWS DOWN A REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR
FOR TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE COLD TEMPERATURES MAY LIMIT THE
ACCUMULATIONS AS THE DGZ LOWERS...HOWEVER IMPACTS APPEAR LIKELY.
MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THIS SCENARIO. I HAVE
BUMPED UP POPS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKESHORE.
THE COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY AS THE TROUGH REMAINS IN
PLACE. 925 MB TEMPERATURES LOWER TO THE -20 TO -25 DEG
RANGE...SUPPORTING SOME SUB ZERO SURFACE TEMPERATURE READINGS AGAIN.
GENERAL WESTERLY FLOW WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY IS FAVORABLE FOR SNOW
SHOWERS. I INCREASED THE POTENTIAL FOR MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION
FOR THAT TIME FRAME.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 518 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
THE FIRST BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL WEAKEN AS IT PUSHES EASTWARD
THROUGH THE TAF SITES EARLY THIS MORNING. THEN A LULL IN THE
ACTIVITY UNTIL ABOUT MID AFTERNOON. THAT IS WHEN THE SNOW SHOULD
PICK UP IN INTENSITY FROM WEST TO EAST. THIS WILL POTENTIALLY
RESULT IN IFR AND LOWER CONDITIONS. THE SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE
THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT AS THE WIND VEERS FROM SOUTHWEST TO WEST.
AROUND 12Z SAT WE SHOULD SEE A NORTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING.
THE WIND WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME
GUSTS OVER 30 KNOTS ARE LIKELY TO HAPPEN
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 1107 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
BRUTALLY COLD AIR WILL INVADE THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND. OUTSIDE
OF THE REALLY DEEP COLD...WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL
STAY ENTRENCHED EVEN THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. ICE ON AREA
STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BE STABLE...IF NOT
EVEN EXPAND OR BUILD ON WHAT ALREADY EXISTS.
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 7 DAYS LOOKS RATHER ARBITRARY WITH
THE PRECIPITATION LIQUID EQUIVALENT BEING RATHER LIGHT...SPREAD
OVER SEVERAL DAYS...AND IN THE FORM OF SNOW. THERE SHOULD BE
LITTLE...IF ANY...CONTRIBUTION TO STREAMS AND RIVERS.
&&
.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
FOR MIZ037-038-043-044-050-056-057-064-065-071-072.
LM...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JK
SHORT TERM...JK
LONG TERM...MJS
AVIATION...MJS
HYDROLOGY...JAMHazardous weather outlook, Feb 13, 4:22 AM EST, 7 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 422 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 LMZ844>849-MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074- 140930- 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- 422 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH LOCALIZED IMPACTS POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BECOME DANGEROUS OVERNIGHT...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 131. THE INCREASING WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE FALLING SNOW TO POSSIBLY LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS FORECASTED AT TIMES THROUGH THE PERIOD. IN ADDITION WINDS CHILL VALUES COULD FALL TO DANGEROUSLY COLD VALUES. TO START...ON SATURDAY WE WILL LIKELY SEE CONSIDERABLE FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 131. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL MIGRATE CLOSER TO THE LAKESHORE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. IT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES...CONTINUING THE DANGEROUS TRAVEL. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL VALUES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WILL LIKELY FALL TO COLDER THAN -15 BELOW ZERO. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WITH POSSIBLE IMPACTS ARE FORECASTED MONDAY INTO THURSDAY. LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 131 ARE LIKELY TO END UP WITH THE MOST SNOW. INLAND AREAS COULD SEE SOME LOCALIZED HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WITH ASSOCIATED IMPACTS AS WELL. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE WEDNESDAY TO THURSDAY PERIOD. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GRR | Allegan, Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lake, Mason and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 13, 11:47 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Barry, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot and 8 more | 32 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Michigan, 2015Every winter storm warning in 2015
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.