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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this winter storm warning at Feb 9, 2016, 10:56 AM EST for 6 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 47 hr. 46 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 9, 2016, 10:56 AM EST (15:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2016, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
Counties Allegan County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Mason County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:00 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 10, 3:00 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Pullman, MI | ROAD COMMISSION ESTIMATED AROUND 6 INCHES HAD FALLEN IN PULLMAN THROUGH 3AM THIS MORNING. |
| Feb 10, 4:30 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 3 Ne Beechwood, MI | REPORT RELAYED BY THE BROADCAST MEDIA. COURTESY OF WOOD-TV. |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 1 Wsw Pine Grove, MI | SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT THROUGH 5AM |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.2 | 7 Nnw Scottville, MI | COCORAHS STATION SCOTTVILLE 6.6 NNW /MI-MS-1/ |
| Feb 10, 5:00 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Bloomingdale, MI | SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT TAKEN NEAR THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN WESTERN BLOOMINGDALE. |
| Feb 10, 5:35 AM EST | SNOW 5.2 | 6 Ne Ludington, MI | REPORT TAKEN IN VICTORY TWP WAS RELAYED BY THE MEDIA. COURTESY OF WPBN-TV. |
| Feb 10, 6:04 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Hamilton, MI | SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA. COURTESY WZZM-TV. |
| Feb 10, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 1 Sw Spring Lake, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION GRAND HAVEN WWTP /GRDM4/ |
| Feb 10, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.6 | 2 Sw Custer, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION SCOTTVILLE 2 SE /SCOM4/ |
| Feb 10, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.7 | 1 Ssw Mears, MI | COCORAHS STATION HART 3 WSW /MI-OC-3/ |
| Feb 10, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.7 | Hart, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION HART /HRTM4/ |
| Feb 10, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 4 Nne Paw Paw, MI | COCORAHS STATION PAW PAW 3.6 NNE /MI-VB-4/ |
| Feb 10, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.9 | 1 E Macatawa, MI | COCORAHS STATION 1 E MACATAWA /MI-OW-4/ |
| Feb 10, 7:16 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Kalamazoo, MI | SNOWFALL REPORT COURTESY OF WWMT-TV |
| Feb 10, 7:30 AM EST | SNOW 9 | Alamo, MI | REPORT SENT IN VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, ACCOMPANIED BY A PHOTO. REPORT STATES THAT 1 INCH WAS MEASURED AT 11PM LAST NIGHT, LEAVING THE REMAINING 8 INCHES FALLING IN THE 8 1/2 HOUR PERIOD (11PM-730AM) |
| Feb 10, 7:51 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 1 Se Allegan, MI | ALLEGAN CO. ROAD COMMISSION ESTIMATED AROUND 5.0 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN AT THE ROAD COMMISSION GARAGE. |
| Feb 10, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 0.1 | 1 Ssw Allendale, MI | COCORAHS STATION ALLENDALE 1.3 SSW /MI-OW-30/ |
| Feb 10, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.6 | 4 W Portage, MI | COCORAHS STATION KALAMAZOO 6.0 SW /MI-KZ-1/ |
| Feb 10, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 2 Nnw Beechwood, MI | COCORAHS STATION HOLLAND 4.3 NNW /MI-OW-14/ |
| Feb 10, 8:15 AM EST | SNOW 7 | 1 Ese Beechwood, MI | CONTACTED THE HOLLAND PD TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH SNOW HAD FALLEN IN THE AREA. THEY ARE ESTIMATING 6-7 INCHES SO FAR. |
| Feb 10, 8:18 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Oshtemo, MI | PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY THE MEDIA. COURTESY WWMT-TV |
| Feb 10, 8:35 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | Fennville, MI | PUBLIC REPORT RECEIVED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 10, 8:41 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 2 Wsw Westwood, MI | SPOTTER SUBMITTED A REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, ESTIMATING AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN ON THE WEST SIDE OF KALAMAZOO. |
| Feb 10, 9:02 AM EST | SNOW 9 | 6 E Pullman, MI | PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY THE MEDIA. COURTESY OF WWMT-TV |
| Feb 10, 9:12 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Mattawan, MI | SPOTTER SENT IN A PHOTO VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TOTALS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 2-3 INCHES. |
| Feb 10, 9:15 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 3 Wsw Zeeland, MI | 5.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN APPROXIMATELY 12 HOURS. SPOTTER NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO SNOW AS THEY TRAVELED 3 MILES EAST INTO ZEELAND. |
| Feb 10, 10:15 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Mattawan, MI | UPDATE TO EARLIER REPORT: SNOWFALL TOTAL THROUGH 10:15 SUBMITTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Feb 10, 11:11 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Oshtemo, MI | PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA. 1.5 INCHES FELL PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT WITH 3.5 INCHES COMING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 1030AM. HEAVY SNOW CONTINUED AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION. COURTESY OF WOOD-TV |
| Feb 10, 11:30 AM EST | SNOW 13 | 5 E Fennville, MI | PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY THE MEDIA. A COUPLE OF PHOTOS ACCOMPANIED THE REPORT. COURTESY OF WOOD-TV |
| Feb 10, 11:45 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Oshtemo, MI | UPDATED TOTAL: PREVIOUS TOTAL WAS 5.0 INCHES, SUBMITTED JUST AFTER 11AM. ONE INCH OF SNOW HAS FALLEN IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR. COURTESY OF WOOD-TV |
| Feb 10, 1:04 PM EST | SNOW 13 | 2 Wnw Allegan, MI | PUBLIC REPORTED 13.0 OF SNOWFALL TO LOCAL MEDIA (WOOD-TV) AND LATER VERIFIED THE LOCATION OF THE REPORT TO THE NWS. |
| Feb 10, 5:30 PM EST | SNOW 11 | 2 Se Alamo, MI | STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION. REPORT SPECIFIED THAT 1.0 INCH FELL DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. ANOTHER 8.0 INCHES FELL BETWEEN 11PM TUESDAY AND 730AM WEDNESDAY. 2.0 INCHES THEN FELL BETWEEN 730AM AND 530PM WEDNESDAY BEFORE SNOW TAPERED OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. CURRENT SN |
| Feb 10, 11:59 PM EST | SNOW 3.8 | 1 Wnw Kalamazoo, MI | COCORAHS STATION WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY /MI-KZ-6/ |
| Feb 11, 5:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.8 | 7 Nnw Scottville, MI | COCORAHS STATION SCOTTVILLE 6.6 NNW /MI-MS-1/ |
| Feb 11, 5:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Bloomingdale, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION BLOOMINGDALE /BLMM4/ |
| Feb 11, 5:30 AM EST | SNOW 7 | 1 Ne Saugatuck, MI | REPORT SUBMITTED ONLINE BY THE PUBLIC. STORM TOTAL (SINCE FEB 10) IS 12 INCHES. MOST OF THE SNOW FELL OVERNIGHT (FEB 10-11) FROM 10PM-430AM WITH 7.0 OF THE 12.0 INCHES IN THAT PERIOD. |
| Feb 11, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 3 Wnw Zeeland, MI | COCORAHS STATION HOLLAND 3.9 NNE /MI-OW-2/ |
| Feb 11, 6:45 AM EST | SNOW 2 | 4 W Portage, MI | COCORAHS STATION KALAMAZOO 6.0 SW /MI-KZ-1/ |
| Feb 11, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 0.8 | 2 Sw Custer, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION SCOTTVILLE 2 SE /SCOM4/ |
| Feb 11, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.4 | 1 Sw Spring Lake, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION GRAND HAVEN WWTP /GRDM4/ 24-HR TOTAL |
| Feb 11, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.2 | 1 Ssw Mears, MI | COCORAHS STATION HART 3 WSW /MI-OC-3/ |
| Feb 11, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.2 | 4 Nne Paw Paw, MI | COCORAHS STATION PAW PAW 3.6 NNE /MI-VB-4/ |
| Feb 11, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.2 | Hart, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION HART /HRTM4/ |
| Feb 11, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 6.7 | 1 Ene Beechwood, MI | CO-OP OBSERVER STATION HOLLAND /HOLM4/ |
| Feb 11, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Nnw Beechwood, MI | COCORAHS STATION HOLLAND 4.3 NNW /MI-OW-14/ |
| Feb 11, 8:20 AM EST | SNOW 11 | Fennville, MI | SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT STATING THAT 11.0 INCHES FELL OVERNIGHT. TWO DAY TOTAL (2/10-2/11) OF 17.5 INCHES HAS BEEN OBSERVED. |
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, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 220 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
- 460 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
151 WWUS43 KGRR 091556 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1056 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 MIZ037-043-056-064-071-100000- /O.UPG.KGRR.WW.Y.0010.160209T2100Z-160211T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0003.160209T1556Z-160211T1500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...JENISON...HOLLAND... SOUTH HAVEN 1056 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND INTENSE THIS AFTERNOON. THE BANDS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOW RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 35 MPH... PRODUCING PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL. MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD SEE IN EXCESS OF A FOOT OF SNOW BY THURSDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. * TODAYS EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED WITH SLOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ADDITIONAL COMMUTES INTO THURSDAY MORNING WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 94 AND 196 ALONG WITH ROUTE 31. AN INCREASED RISK FOR MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILEUPS WILL EXIST. * ROAD SALT WILL BECOME LESS EFFECTIVE INTO TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE TEENS. THE COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE CTA BELOW AND DELETE THE REST * 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. && $$ MIZ072-100000- /O.EXB.KGRR.WW.Y.0010.160209T1556Z-160211T1500Z/ KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KALAMAZOO 1056 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND INTENSE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH LOCAL SNOW RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 30 MPH... PRODUCING PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED SIX INCHES. LOCALIZED AREAS OF A FOOT OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. * TODAYS EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED WITH SLOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ADDITIONAL COMMUTES INTO THURSDAY MORNING WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED. IMPACTED ROADS WILL INCLUDE HIGHWAY 131...AND INTERSTATE 94. * ROAD SALT WILL BECOME LESS EFFECTIVE INTO TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE TEENS. THE COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ038-050-100000- /O.EXT.KGRR.WW.Y.0010.160209T1556Z-160211T1500Z/ LAKE-MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...MUSKEGON 1056 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND INTENSE THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH LOCAL SNOW RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 30 MPH... PRODUCING PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED SIX INCHES. LOCALIZED AREAS OF A FOOT OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. * TODAYS EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED WITH SLOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ADDITIONAL COMMUTES INTO THURSDAY MORNING WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED. * ROAD SALT WILL BECOME LESS EFFECTIVE INTO TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE TEENS. THE COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
528 WWUS43 KGRR 092028 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 328 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 MIZ037-043-056-064-071-100430- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...JENISON...HOLLAND... SOUTH HAVEN 328 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND INTENSE THIS EVENING. THE BANDS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOW RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 35 MPH... PRODUCING PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL. MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD SEE IN EXCESS OF A FOOT OF SNOW BY THURSDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. * TODAYS EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED WITH SLOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ADDITIONAL COMMUTES INTO THURSDAY MORNING WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 94 AND 196 ALONG WITH ROUTE 31. AN INCREASED RISK FOR MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILEUPS WILL EXIST. * ROAD SALT WILL BECOME LESS EFFECTIVE INTO TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE TEENS. THE COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHOOSE THE APPROPRIATE CTA BELOW AND DELETE THE REST * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ038-050-072-100430- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ LAKE-MUSKEGON-KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...MUSKEGON...KALAMAZOO 328 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND INTENSE THIS EVENING. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH LOCAL SNOW RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 30 MPH... PRODUCING PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITIES THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED SIX INCHES. LOCALIZED AREAS OF A FOOT OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. * TODAYS EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED WITH SLOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. ADDITIONAL COMMUTES INTO THURSDAY MORNING WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED. * ROAD SALT WILL BECOME LESS EFFECTIVE INTO TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE TEENS. THE COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. 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. && $$
989 WWUS43 KGRR 100255 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 955 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 MIZ037-043-056-064-071-101100- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...JENISON...HOLLAND... SOUTH HAVEN 955 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE BANDS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOW RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 35 MPH... PRODUCING PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR BY THURSDAY MORNING. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * TRAVEL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BE SLOW AND HAZARDOUS. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 94 AND 196 ALONG WITH ROUTE 31. AN INCREASED RISK FOR MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILEUPS WILL EXIST. * ROAD SALT WILL BECOME LESS EFFECTIVE INTO TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE TEENS. THE COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ038-050-072-101100- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ LAKE-MUSKEGON-KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...MUSKEGON...KALAMAZOO 955 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE BANDS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR BY THURSDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * TRAVEL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BE SLOW AND HAZARDOUS. AN INCREASED RISK FOR MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILEUPS WILL EXIST. * ROAD SALT WILL BECOME LESS EFFECTIVE INTO TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE TEENS. THE COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. 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. && $$
857 WWUS43 KGRR 100900 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 400 AM EST WED FEB 10 2016 MIZ037-043-056-064-071-101700- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...JENISON...HOLLAND... SOUTH HAVEN 400 AM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE BANDS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THURSDAY. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOW RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR. * WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 30 MPH... PRODUCING PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SOME AREAS WILL PICK UP AN ADDITIONAL SIX INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTALS TO 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * TRAVEL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BE SLOW AND HAZARDOUS. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 94 AND 196 ALONG WITH ROUTE 31. AN INCREASED RISK FOR MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILEUPS WILL EXIST. * ROAD SALT WILL BE LESS EFFECTIVE AS DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ONLY REACH THE LOWER 20S. THE COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ038-050-072-101700- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ LAKE-MUSKEGON-KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...MUSKEGON...KALAMAZOO 400 AM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE BANDS OF SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THURSDAY. * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH SNOW RATES AS HIGH AS AN INCH PER HOUR. * WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 30 MPH... PRODUCING PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTALS TO 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * TRAVEL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BE SLOW AND HAZARDOUS. AN INCREASED RISK FOR MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILEUPS WILL EXIST. * ROAD SALT WILL BE LESS EFFECTIVE AS DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ONLY REACH THE LOWER 20S. THE COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. 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. && $$
788 WWUS43 KGRR 101445 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 945 AM EST WED FEB 10 2016 MIZ072-102245- /O.UPG.KGRR.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KALAMAZOO 945 AM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING EARLY THURSDAY. * SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES...SNOW RATES AN INCH PER HOUR. * 3 TO 6 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT...TOTALS 6 TO 12 INCHES...LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * GUSTY WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST PRODUCING PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. WINDS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * TRAVEL SLOWDOWNS AND A RISK FOR MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILEUPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. && $$ MIZ037-043-056-064-071-102245- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...JENISON...HOLLAND... SOUTH HAVEN 945 AM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING EARLY THURSDAY. * SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES...SNOW RATES AN INCH PER HOUR. * 6 INCHES OR MORE ADDITIONAL SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT...TOTALS 8 TO 15 INCHES...LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * GUSTY WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST PRODUCING PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. WINDS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * TRAVEL SLOWDOWNS AND A RISK FOR MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILEUPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ038-050-102245- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ LAKE-MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...MUSKEGON 945 AM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING EARLY THURSDAY. * SNOW OCCASIONALLY HEAVY. * 2 TO 5 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT...TOTALS 4 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * GUSTY WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST PRODUCING PERIODS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY. WINDS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * TRAVEL SLOWDOWNS AND ACCIDENTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ WDM/TJT
026 WWUS43 KGRR 102031 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 331 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 MIZ037-043-056-064-071-072-110445- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...JENISON...HOLLAND... SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO 331 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING EARLY THURSDAY. * SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES...SNOW RATES AN INCH PER HOUR. * 6 INCHES OR MORE ADDITIONAL SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. STORM TOTALS 8 TO 15 INCHES...LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * TRAVEL SLOWDOWNS AND A RISK FOR MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILEUPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ038-050-110445- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ LAKE-MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...MUSKEGON 331 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING EARLY THURSDAY. * SNOW OCCASIONALLY HEAVY. * 2 TO 4 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE STORM TOTALS WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * TRAVEL SLOWDOWNS AND ACCIDENTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ WDM
228 WWUS43 KGRR 110254 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 954 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 MIZ037-043-072-111100- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KGRR.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ MASON-OCEANA-KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART...KALAMAZOO 954 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING EARLY THURSDAY. * AROUND AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE STORM TOTALS WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * TRAVEL SLOWDOWNS 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. && $$ MIZ056-064-071-111100- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 954 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING EARLY THURSDAY. * SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES...SNOW RATES AN INCH PER HOUR. * ADDITIONAL SNOW OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. STORM TOTALS 8 TO 15 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * TRAVEL SLOWDOWNS AND A RISK FOR MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILEUPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ038-050-111100- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ LAKE-MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...MUSKEGON 954 PM EST WED FEB 10 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING EARLY THURSDAY. * AROUND AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE STORM TOTALS WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * TRAVEL SLOWDOWNS 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. && $$
082 WWUS43 KGRR 110844 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 344 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 MIZ056-064-071-111500- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 344 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH 10 AM. STORM TOTALS 8 TO 16 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * TRAVEL SLOWDOWNS AND A RISK FOR MULTIPLE VEHICLE PILEUPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ037-038-043-050-072-111500- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...MUSKEGON... KALAMAZOO 344 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING. * AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 10 AM. THE STORM TOTALS WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. * TRAVEL SLOWDOWNS 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. && $$
137 WWUS43 KGRR 111508 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1008 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 MIZ056-064-071-111615- /O.EXP.KGRR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ OTTAWA-ALLEGAN-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...HOLLAND...SOUTH HAVEN 1008 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY EVENING. * THE HEAVY SNOW BANDS HAVE DISSIPATED. IMPACTS... * SNOWFALL TOTALS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO FEET HAVE FALL FROM NORTHWEST TO CENTRAL ALLEGAN COUNTIES OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS. * SOME SCHOOLS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE WARNING AREA WERE CANCELED BOTH YESTERDAY AND TODAY. * THERE WERE THE TYPICAL ACCIDENTS AND TRAVEL SLOW DOWNS FOR THIS TYPE OF AN EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ037-038-043-050-072-111615- /O.EXP.KGRR.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160211T1500Z/ MASON-LAKE-OCEANA-MUSKEGON-KALAMAZOO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...HART...MUSKEGON... KALAMAZOO 1008 AM EST THU FEB 11 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL HAS ENDED. IMPACTS... * SNOWFALLS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ WDM
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 9, 7:10 AM EST, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 7:10 AM EST, 3 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
710 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016
LATEST UPDATE...
AVIATION
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 256 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CHANGES ARE IN STORE FOR SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. COLDER AIR WILL POUR IN OVER THE LAKE
GIVING THE LAKESHORE AREAS A PROLONG PERIOD OF LAKE EFFECT SNOWS.
SEVERAL AREAS WILL SEE OVER SIX INCHES OF SNOW FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. FURTHER INLAND IT WILL ALSO BECOME
COLD...BUT THE SNOWFALL WILL BE LIGHTER...GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES
THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL
ONLY BE AROUND 20 ALONG WITH A BRISK WIND.
IT SHOULD STAY COLD FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK BUT THE LAKE EFFECT
SNOWS SHOULD BECOME LIGHTER. TEMPERATURES SHOULD MODERATE INTO
MONDAY...BUT IT WILL COME WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 256 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016
LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL INCREASE TODAY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A
DOMINATE BAND SET UP WHICH COULD BRING DOUBLE DIGIT SNOWFALL BEFORE
ITS DIMINISHES INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
THE COLDER H8 AIR ARRIVES TOWARD MID DAY TODAY WHEN THE LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WILL RAMP UP. WILL LEAVE THE HEADLINE AS IS...STARTING AT
4PM...BUT THE STEADIER SNOWS COULD KICK IN SHORTLY AFTER NOON. THE
MAIN THING IS THAT THE WORD IS OUT.
WITH H8 TEMPS OF -16C MOVING IN THIS AFTERNOON THE LAKE WILL BEGIN
TO LIGHT UP. MOISTEN DEPTH IS SOLID WITH INVERSION LEVELS AT OR
ABOVE 8K FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. THE PEAK OF THE LAKE
EFFECT SHOULD BE FROM ROUGHLY NOON TODAY THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY WHEN
THERE IS LITTLE TO INHIBIT INTENSE SNOW BANDS.
THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS EVENT IS THAT MEAN CLOUD LAYER WINDS
APPEAR TO STAY ROCK SOLID...FROM 330-340 TODAY ALL THE WAY INTO
EARLY THURSDAY. THIS POINTS TOWARD DOMINATE BANDS THAT WON/T WAVER
MUCH. SIX-PLUS INCHES CERTAINLY LIKELY...WITH ISOLATED TWELVE INCH
REPORTS POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING.
ALONG WITH THIS...WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 35 MPH AT TIMES OVER THE
LAKESHORE COUNTIES CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIME. THE TIMING OF THE
STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD COINCIDE WITH THE STEADIEST SNOWS...ROUGHLY
NOON TODAY THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. IT IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION WE
MAY NEED TO BUMP SOME OF THE LAKESHORE INTO A WINTER STORM
WARNING...BUT WE WILL WAIT TO SEE HOW THIS EVOLVES INTO LATE TODAY.
FURTHER INLAND AREAS WILL ALSO SEE PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT
AS THE UPPER LOW OVER NW OHIO KEEPS DEEP MOISTURE OVER THE REGION.
A SHORT WAVE PIVOTING AROUND THE LOW MOVES IN TONIGHT FOR WIDESPREAD
SNOW. EXPECTING A GENERAL 1-3 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT. INLAND SNOWS
SHOULD DIMINISH THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH MOST SNOW LINGERING ONLY
OVER THE LAKESHORE INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 256 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016
SNOW AND COLD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LONG TERM. THE SNOW WILL
COME FROM A SEVERAL DIFFERENT METHODS...WHILE THE COLD WILL BE
PREVALENT AND LIKELY SOME OF THE COLDEST WE/VE SEEN THIS WINTER.
THURSDAY NIGHT...THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL BE APPROACHING FROM THE
NORTH WHICH WILL SPREAD MOISTURE BACK INTO AN UNSTABLE LAKE
ENVIRONMENT. EXPECT LAKE EFFECT TO PICK BACK UP AGAIN THURSDAY
NIGHT AFTER A LULL ON THURSDAY. SOME LIGHT ACCUMS EXPECTED TOWARDS
THE LAKESHORE.
ON FRIDAY...THE ARCTIC FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA
AND BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW AREA WIDE. ACCUMULATIONS INLAND WILL BE ON
THE LIGHT SIDE...AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. TOWARDS THE LAKE...THE
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE A BIT MORE ON THE ORDER OF 1-3 INCHES
POTENTIALLY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN LOWER MI
ON FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE ARCTIC AIR POURS IN. 850MB TEMPS WILL DROP TO
NEAR -26C SATURDAY AT 12Z. TEMPERATURES WILL NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE
SINGLE DIGITS IN SOME SPOTS FOR HIGHS ON SATURDAY WHICH WILL BE MORE
THAN 20 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING
MAINLY COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY WITH THE LAKE EFFECT
DIMINISHING IN THE LIGHT FLOW.
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY THE MODELS BRING A SURFACE LOW INTO THE GREAT
LAKES REGION. THE GFS AND ECMWF HANDLE THIS SYSTEM DIFFERENTLY. AT
THIS POINT HAVE CHANCE POPS 30-40 PCT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF SNOW. NOT CONFIDENT HOW THE SUN/MON LOW WILL PLAY OUT AT THIS
POINT THOUGH.
BOTTOM LINE...COLD WILL BE THE MAIN STORY IN THE EXTENDED WITH POOR
TRAVEL CONDITIONS TOWARDS THE LAKESHORE. SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY
ROADS EXPECTED IN THE LAKE SNOW BELTS GIVEN THE VERY COLD
CONDITIONS.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 710 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016
SOME SNOW OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT KJXN AND KLAN THIS MORNING WITH THE SNOW
TAPERING OFF TOWARDS MIDDAY. IFR CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WILL
IMPROVE TO MVFR BY 18Z.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL ORGANIZE TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT. THE
HEAVIEST BANDS WILL LIKELY MISS THE TAF SITES...AFFECTING THE
LUDINGTON AND SOUTH HAVEN AREAS MORE SO THAN MUSKEGON AND
KALAMAZOO. THE WIND DIRECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SNOW WILL BE
FROM 330 DEGREES SO INLAND TAF SITES WILL MOSTLY BE SPARED.
MVFR CONDITIONS WILL BE PREVALENT THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...WITH AN OCCASIONAL IFR VISIBILITY POSSIBLE AT KMKG AND
KAZO. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10-25 KNOTS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
&&
.MARINE...
ISSUED AT 330 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016
WILL BUMP THE AREAS NORTH OF WHITEHALL INTO A GALE WARNING. THIS IS
A LOW END GALE...BUT WINDS INCREASE TO GALE FORCE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND SHOULD CONTINUE INTO WED MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY WILL
ALSO BE ON THE MODERATE SIDE FOR MUCH OF THE NEARSHORE WATERS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH WED EVENING
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 1200 PM EST MON FEB 8 2016
COLDER TEMPERATURES (AS OPPOSED TO PRECIPITATION) WILL BE THE
HIGHLIGHT OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL CONSISTENTLY BE
BELOW FREEZING WITH NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES INTO THE TEENS... AND
EVENTUALLY INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY THE END OF THE WEEK. STREAMS
AND RIVERS CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH. FORECAST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER
RIVERS MAY CREATE SOME CONCERNS IN REGARDS TO ICE BUILD UP.
IN THE EVENT OF ICE FORMATION...FLUCTUATIONS COULD RESULT THROUGH
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...POSSIBLY SENDING SOME LOCATIONS NEAR OR
OVER BANKFULL.
THE POSITIVE NOTE IS THAT PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS WILL COME IN PERIODIC EPISODES. THE GREATEST TOTALS WILL
FAVOR LAKESHORE COUNTIES AND WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL MINIMIZE RISK DUE TO RUNOFF...LIMITING THE RISK
MAINLY TO ICE JAM POTENTIAL.
&&
.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR MIZ037-038-043-050-056-064-071.
LM...GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR LMZ848-849.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR LMZ844>847.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JK
SHORT TERM...JK
LONG TERM...DUKE
AVIATION...DUKE
HYDROLOGY...JAM
MARINE...JKHazardous weather outlook, Feb 9, 5:46 AM EST, 5 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 546 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-101100- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 546 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT TOWARD LAKE MICHIGAN DUE TO WHITEOUTS IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS AND SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE TEENS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY...WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING TOWARDS LAKE MICHIGAN. TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY LIMITED VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW AND SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. PORTIONS OF THE LAKESHORE COULD SEE 6 TO AS MUCH AS 12 INCHES OF SNOW IN SPOTS BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. COLD AIR WILL INFILTRATE THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE TEENS AND WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND ZERO. EVEN COLDER AIR IS EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND WITH WIND CHILL READINGS DROPPING TOWARDS 15 BELOW. ICE JAMS ON AREA RIVERS MAY BECOME AN ISSUE FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND AS COLD AIR REMAINS IN PLACE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LMZ844>849-101100- 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- 546 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINDS AND WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALLER CRAFT BOTH TODAY AND TONIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IS LIKELY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY WINDS AND WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALLER CRAFT INTO THURSDAY ON LAKE MICHIGAN. FREEZING SPRAY IS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. DUKE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 9, 7:50 AM EST, 3 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
750 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW BLOOMINGDALE 42.38N 85.97W
02/09/2016 M1.0 INCH VAN BUREN MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION BLOOMINGDALE /BLMM4/
&&
NWS GRAND RAPIDS MI
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Feb 9, 7:51 AM EST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
751 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW 1 SSW WAVERLY 42.72N 84.63W
02/09/2016 M0.7 INCH EATON MI CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
JAMLocal storm report, Feb 9, 7:52 AM EST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
752 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW 4 NNE SANDSTONE 42.31N 84.48W
02/09/2016 M1.0 INCH JACKSON MI PUBLIC
&&
JAMLocal storm report, Feb 9, 8:50 AM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
850 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW 4 NNE PAW PAW 42.27N 85.86W
02/09/2016 M0.5 INCH VAN BUREN MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION PAW PAW 3.6 NNE /MI-VB-4/
0800 AM SNOW 1 SSW ALLENDALE 42.97N 85.96W
02/09/2016 M0.5 INCH OTTAWA MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION ALLENDALE 1.3 SSW
/MI-OW-30/
0700 AM SNOW 1 SSW MEARS 43.67N 86.42W
02/09/2016 M0.5 INCH OCEANA MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION HART 3 WSW /MI-OC-3/
0700 AM SNOW 4 SE MCBRIDE 43.31N 84.99W
02/09/2016 M0.2 INCH MONTCALM MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION STANTON 5.0 ENE /MI-MT-5/
0800 AM SNOW 4 W PORTAGE 42.21N 85.66W
02/09/2016 M1.0 INCH KALAMAZOO MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION KALAMAZOO 6.0 SW /MI-KZ-1/
0700 AM SNOW 1 SSW EAST GRAND RAPIDS 42.94N 85.61W
02/09/2016 M0.1 INCH KENT MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION EAST GRAND RAPIDS 0.7 SSW
/MI-KN-7/
0745 AM SNOW 1 ESE PULASKI 42.11N 84.63W
02/09/2016 M0.2 INCH JACKSON MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION HANOVER 3.8 W /MI-JC-13/
0700 AM SNOW 4 NNW DANSVILLE 42.61N 84.34W
02/09/2016 M2.0 INCH INGHAM MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 4 NNW DANSVILLE /MI-IH-34/
0700 AM SNOW HART 43.70N 86.37W
02/09/2016 M0.5 INCH OCEANA MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION HART /HRTM4/
&&
NWS GRAND RAPIDS MI
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Feb 9, 9:57 AM EST, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
957 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM SNOW 5 E PLAINWELL 42.45N 85.54W
02/09/2016 M2.1 INCH BARRY MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION PLAINWELL 5.4 E /MI-BR-9/
0700 AM SNOW 1 NW GRAND LEDGE 42.77N 84.77W
02/09/2016 M0.5 INCH EATON MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION GRAND LEDGE /GDLM4/
0800 AM SNOW 1 NNE EATON RAPIDS 42.52N 84.65W
02/09/2016 M0.5 INCH EATON MI CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION EATON RAPIDS /ETNM4/
&&
NWS GRAND RAPIDS MI
IRIS SYSTEMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 4:09 AM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 30 hr |
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Sources
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