Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Grand Rapids, MI
NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this winter storm warning at Feb 23, 2016, 3:47 PM EST for 21 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Feb 24, 2016, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 24 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2016, 3:47 PM EST (20:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2016, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2016, 9:54 AM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Rapids, MI
All 21 counties
Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, Calhoun County, MI, Clare County, MI, Clinton County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Gratiot County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Isabella County, MI, Jackson County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Kent County, MI, Lake County, MI, Mecosta County, MI, Montcalm County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Newaygo County, MI, Osceola County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI
The radar
The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 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 24, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | 2 Ene Kentwood, MI | 6 HOUR SNOWFALL AT NWS GRAND RAPIDS. |
| Feb 24, 1:30 PM EST | SNOW 1.7 | Paw Paw, MI | |
| Feb 24, 2:02 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | East Grand Rapids, MI | |
| Feb 24, 2:06 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Zeeland, MI | |
| Feb 24, 2:10 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Portland, MI | |
| Feb 24, 2:15 PM EST | SNOW 1.8 | Lansing, MI | COURTESY OF WLNS. |
| Feb 24, 2:27 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Dutton, MI | |
| Feb 24, 2:31 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Mattawan, MI | |
| Feb 24, 2:45 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Se Sandstone, MI | |
| Feb 24, 3:05 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Shepherd, MI | |
| Feb 24, 3:20 PM EST | SNOW 2.1 | Kalamazoo, MI | COURTESY OF WWMT. |
| Feb 24, 3:31 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Dutton, MI | ONE INCH IN THE LAST HOUR. |
| Feb 24, 3:38 PM EST | SNOW 2.7 | 2 Ne Bath, MI | |
| Feb 24, 3:41 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Albion, MI | |
| Feb 24, 3:45 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 2 Sw Grandville, MI | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.3 | East Grand Rapids, MI | 2.1 INCHES IN THE LAST 2 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 4 Se Mcbride, MI | |
| Feb 24, 4:05 PM EST | SNOW 2.8 | Portage, MI | |
| Feb 24, 4:15 PM EST | SNOW 2.4 | 3 Se Castle Park, MI | |
| Feb 24, 4:28 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Dutton, MI | 1 INCH PER HOUR SNOWFALL RATES ONGOING. WINDS RAMPING UP |
| Feb 24, 4:50 PM EST | SNOW 4.7 | 2 Ne Bath, MI | 2 INCHES IN THE LAST 2 HOURS |
| Feb 24, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.3 | 3 Ene Kentwood, MI | |
| Feb 24, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 6.4 | 4 Nnw Dansville, MI | 3.8 INCHES IN 4 HOURS |
| Feb 24, 5:15 PM EST | SNOW 2.7 | 2 Ssw Comstock Park, MI | |
| Feb 24, 5:15 PM EST | SNOW 4.8 | 2 S Alamo, MI | |
| Feb 24, 5:20 PM EST | SNOW 3.8 | 1 S Portage, MI | |
| Feb 24, 5:30 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 3 W Howard City, MI | |
| Feb 24, 5:30 PM EST | SNOW 4.6 | Dutton, MI | |
| Feb 24, 5:38 PM EST | SNOW 2.8 | 1 Nw Hudsonville, MI | |
| Feb 24, 5:40 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Hastings, MI | |
| Feb 24, 5:55 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 4 S Rives Junction, MI | |
| Feb 24, 5:56 PM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 1 Wnw East Lansing, MI | |
| Feb 24, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 4.7 | East Grand Rapids, MI | 1.4 INCHES IN THE LAST 2 HOURS |
| Feb 24, 6:11 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Mattawan, MI | SNOW IS WEIGHING DOWN SMALLER TREES A BIT |
| Feb 24, 6:15 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 3 W Jackson, MI | |
| Feb 24, 6:30 PM EST | SNOW 4.1 | 2 W Ada, MI | |
| Feb 24, 6:40 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 4 Se Glenn, MI | |
| Feb 24, 6:55 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 3 Ene Kentwood, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. 3.8 INCHES IN THE LAST 6 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 6:55 PM EST | SNOW 6.4 | 2 Ne Bath, MI | 1.7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 2 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 6:57 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Mount Pleasant, MI | |
| Feb 24, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 0.9 | 2 Wsw Cloverville, MI | OBSERVER LOCATION MUSKEGON 4SE SNOW PAID. |
| Feb 24, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 4 N Rosebush, MI | |
| Feb 24, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Wsw Zeeland, MI | |
| Feb 24, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 1 Ssw Waverly, MI | OBSERVER LOCATION LANSING 4WSW SNOW PAID. |
| Feb 24, 7:15 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Martin, MI | |
| Feb 24, 7:15 PM EST | SNOW 4.8 | 1 Ssw East Grand Rapids, MI | SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT IS 0.51 INCHES. VISIBILITY IS CURRENTLY JUST ABOVE A QUARTER MILE. OBSERVER LOCATION EAST GRAND RAPIDS. |
| Feb 24, 7:30 PM EST | SNOW 6.5 | 1 W East Lansing, MI | |
| Feb 24, 7:30 PM EST | SNOW 7 | 1 Wnw East Lansing, MI | |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Allendale, MI | |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 4.2 | 2 Ssw Comstock Park, MI | |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 1 Wnw Greenville, MI | 2 INCHES IN THE LAST 3 HOURS |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 6.2 | East Grand Rapids, MI | 1.5 INCHES IN THE LAST 2 HOURS |
| Feb 24, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 8 | 4 S Rives Junction, MI | 3 INCHES IN THE LAST 2 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 8:09 PM EST | SNOW 8 | Marshall, MI | |
| Feb 24, 8:10 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Mattawan, MI | |
| Feb 24, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 7 | Rives Junction, MI | |
| Feb 24, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 7.7 | 2 Ne Bath, MI | 1.3 INCHES IN THE PAST 2 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 8.8 | 4 Nnw Dansville, MI | |
| Feb 24, 9:50 PM EST | SNOW 6.5 | Hudsonville, MI | |
| Feb 24, 9:55 PM EST | SNOW 6.5 | Albion, MI |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 1351 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
687 WWUS43 KGRR 232047 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 347 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 MIZ040-045-046-051-052-056>059-064>067-071>074-240500- /O.UPG.KGRR.WS.A.0002.160224T1700Z-160226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGRR.WS.W.0005.160224T1500Z-160225T2100Z/ CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON- ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 347 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SIX TO TEN INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW. * STRONG NORTH WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING DEVELOPING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * POTENTIAL FOR SCHOOL CLOSURES ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ037>039-043-044-050-240500- /O.NEW.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.160224T2000Z-160225T2100Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... HART...FREMONT...MUSKEGON 347 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MEADE
9 follow-up statements
478
WWUS43 KGRR 240306
WSWGRR
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1006 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016
MIZ040-045-046-051-052-056>059-064>067-071>074-241115-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.160224T1500Z-160225T2100Z/
CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-
ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...
GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...
HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...
KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
1006 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
4 PM EST THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS I-94. IT WILL
SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH REACHING I-96 SHORTLY AFTER
DAYBREAK...AND TO CENTRAL LOWER BY LATE MORNING.
* SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* STORM TOTALS OF SIX TO TEN INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW BY THURSDAY
EVENING.
* FREQUENT WIND GUSTS FROM THE NORTH OF 35 MPH...OCCASIONALLY TO
45 MPH.
* SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
IMPACTS...
* MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS.
* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE LONG TERM OUTAGES
AS THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR OVER 36 HOURS.
* SCHOOL CLOSURES LIKELY ON THURSDAY...AND POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY.
* DIFFICULT SHOVELING OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
* WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT
WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG.
&&
$$
MIZ037>039-043-044-050-241115-
/O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.160224T2000Z-160225T2100Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...
HART...FREMONT...MUSKEGON
1006 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.
* NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS.
* REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
* ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT
SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW.
* WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT
WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG.
&&
$$
JK829
WWUS43 KGRR 240905
WSWGRR
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
405 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
MIZ038-039-044-050-241715-
/O.UPG.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.160224T2000Z-160225T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KGRR.WS.W.0005.160224T1800Z-160225T2100Z/
LAKE-OSCEOLA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...FREMONT...
MUSKEGON
405 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM EST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES.
* SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
* NORTH WINDS GUSTING AROUND 35 MPH TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND UP TO
45 MPH ON THURSDAY.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE SCHOOL COMMUTE
THIS AFTERNOON AND THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE.
* REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE LONG TERM
OUTAGES AS THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR OVER
36 HOURS.
* SCHOOL CLOSURES LIKELY ON THURSDAY...AND POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY.
* DIFFICULT SHOVELING OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW.
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.
&&
$$
MIZ040-045-046-051-052-056>059-064>067-071>074-241715-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.160224T1500Z-160225T2100Z/
CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-
ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...
GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...
HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...
KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
405 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS I-94. IT WILL SPREAD
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH REACHING I-96 MID MORNING...AND TO CENTRAL
LOWER BY LATE MORNING.
* SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
* STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW BY THURSDAY
EVENING.
* FREQUENT WIND GUSTS FROM THE NORTH OF 35 MPH...OCCASIONALLY TO
45 MPH ON THURSDAY.
* SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
IMPACTS...
* MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE SCHOOL COMMUTE
THIS AFTERNOON AND THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE.
* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE LONG TERM
OUTAGES AS THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR OVER
36 HOURS.
* SCHOOL CLOSURES LIKELY ON THURSDAY...AND POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY.
* DIFFICULT SHOVELING OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
* WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT
WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG.
&&
$$
MIZ037-043-241715-
/O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.160224T2000Z-160225T2100Z/
MASON-OCEANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART
405 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.
* NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS.
* REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
* ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES 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.
&&
$$
JK153
WWUS43 KGRR 240950
WSWGRR
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
450 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
MIZ040-045-046-051-052-056>059-064>067-071>074-241800-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.160224T1500Z-160225T2100Z/
CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-
ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...
GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...
HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...
KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
450 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS I-94. IT WILL
SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH REACHING I-96 MID MORNING...AND TO
CENTRAL LOWER BY LATE MORNING.
* SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
* STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW BY THURSDAY
EVENING.
* FREQUENT WIND GUSTS FROM THE NORTH OF 35 MPH...OCCASIONALLY
TO 45 MPH ON THURSDAY.
* SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
IMPACTS...
* MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE SCHOOL
COMMUTE THIS AFTERNOON AND THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE.
* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE LONG TERM
OUTAGES AS THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR OVER
36 HOURS.
* SCHOOL CLOSURES LIKELY ON THURSDAY...AND POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY.
* DIFFICULT SHOVELING OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
* WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT
WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG.
&&
$$
MIZ038-039-044-050-241800-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.160224T1800Z-160225T2100Z/
LAKE-OSCEOLA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...FREMONT...
MUSKEGON
450 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES.
* SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
* NORTH WINDS GUSTING AROUND 35 MPH TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND UP
TO 45 MPH ON THURSDAY.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE SCHOOL
COMMUTE THIS AFTERNOON AND THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE.
* REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE LONG TERM
OUTAGES AS THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR OVER
36 HOURS.
* SCHOOL CLOSURES LIKELY ON THURSDAY...AND POSSIBLY INTO FRIDAY.
* DIFFICULT SHOVELING OF THE HEAVY WET SNOW.
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.
&&
$$
MIZ037-043-241800-
/O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.160224T2000Z-160225T2100Z/
MASON-OCEANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART
450 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.
* NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS.
* REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
* ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT
SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW.
* WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT
WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG.
&&
$$626
WWUS43 KGRR 241658
WSWGRR
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1158 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
MIZ040-045-046-051-052-056>059-064>067-071>074-250100-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/
CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-
ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...
GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...
HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...
KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
1158 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED.
* SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
* SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THURSDAY MORNING.
IMPACTS...
* AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE TODAY WILL BE HAMPERED BY HEAVY
WET SNOW.
* MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.
* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE LONG TERM
OUTAGES AS THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR OVER
36 HOURS.
* SCHOOL CLOSURES LIKELY ON THURSDAY.
* DIFFICULT SHOVELING DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
* WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT
WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG.
&&
$$
MIZ038-039-044-050-250100-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.160224T1800Z-160225T2100Z/
LAKE-OSCEOLA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...FREMONT...
MUSKEGON
1158 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES.
* SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
* NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE SCHOOL
COMMUTE THIS AFTERNOON AND THE EVENING WORK COMMUTE.
* REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE LONG TERM
OUTAGES AS THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR OVER
36 HOURS.
* SCHOOL CLOSURES LIKELY ON THURSDAY.
* DIFFICULT SHOVELING DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT
SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW.
* WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT
WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG.
&&
$$
MIZ037-043-250100-
/O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.160224T2000Z-160225T2100Z/
MASON-OCEANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART
1158 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES.
* NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS.
* REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
* POWER OUTAGES 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.
&&
$$
DUKE253
WWUS43 KGRR 242045
WSWGRR
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
345 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
MIZ040-045-046-051-052-056>059-064>067-071>074-250445-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/
CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-
ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...
GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...
HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...
KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
345 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED.
* SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.
* SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
IMPACTS...
* AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE TODAY WILL BE HAMPERED BY HEAVY
WET SNOW.
* SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
* SCHOOL CLOSURES LIKELY ON THURSDAY.
* DIFFICULT SHOVELING DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
* WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT
WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG.
&&
$$
MIZ038-039-044-050-250445-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/
LAKE-OSCEOLA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...FREMONT...
MUSKEGON
345 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES.
* SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
* NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS.
* REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.
* SCHOOL CLOSURES POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.
* DIFFICULT SHOVELING DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW.
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.
&&
$$
MIZ037-043-250445-
/O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/
MASON-OCEANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART
345 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST
THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES.
* NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS.
* REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
* POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT
SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW.
* WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT
WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG.
&&
$$
DUKE228 WWUS43 KGRR 250307 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1007 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 MIZ040-045-046-051-052-056>059-064>067-071>074-251115- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/ CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON- ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT... GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS... HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN... KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1007 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED. * SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES TO THE NORTHEAST OF GRAND RAPIDS.. * FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL ONLY BEGIN TO DROP OFF AFTER NIGHTFALL THURSDAY. * SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. IMPACTS... * MORNING COMMUTE THURSDAY WILL BE HAMPERED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * SCHOOL CLOSURES ON THURSDAY. * DIFFICULT SHOVELING DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ038-039-044-050-251115- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/ LAKE-OSCEOLA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...FREMONT... MUSKEGON 1007 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. * NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL ONLY BEGIN TO DROP OFF AFTER NIGHTFALL THURSDAY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * SCHOOL CLOSURES POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. * DIFFICULT SHOVELING DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW. * WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG. && $$ MIZ037-043-251115- /O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/ MASON-OCEANA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART 1007 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. * NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. * REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * POWER OUTAGES 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. && $$ JK
669
WWUS43 KGRR 250848
WSWGRR
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
348 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016
MIZ040-045-046-051-052-056>059-064>067-071>074-251700-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/
CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-
ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...
GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...
HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...
KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
348 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 INCHES OR LESS THIS MORNING.
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.
* SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR EARLY THIS MORNING.
* OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST. WINDS WILL
ONLY BEGIN TO DROP OFF AFTER NIGHTFALL.
* SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.
IMPACTS...
* THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE HAMPERED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS.
* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL WINDS DROP OFF
THIS EVENING.
* NUMEROUS SCHOOL CLOSURES.
* DIFFICULT SHOVELING DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
* WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT
WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG.
&&
$$
MIZ038-039-044-050-251700-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/
LAKE-OSCEOLA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...FREMONT...
MUSKEGON
348 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND AN INCH THIS MORNING.
STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.
* NORTHWEST WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL ONLY
BEGIN TO DROP OFF AFTER NIGHTFALL.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.
IMPACTS...
* TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS.
* REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL WINDS DROP OFF
THIS EVENING.
* SCHOOL CLOSURES.
* DIFFICULT SHOVELING DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW.
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.
&&
$$
MIZ037-043-251700-
/O.CON.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/
MASON-OCEANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART
348 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* ADDITIONAL SNOW THIS MORNING AN INCH OR LESS. TOTAL STORM SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES.
* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.
IMPACTS...
* HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS.
* REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
* POWER OUTAGES STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL WINDS DROP OFF
THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REMINDS MOTORISTS
TO ADJUST SPEEDS BASED ON THE CONDITIONS... AND TO TAKE IT
SLOW IN ICE AND SNOW.
* WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT
WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG.
&&
$$
JK498
WWUS43 KGRR 251112
WSWGRR
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
612 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016
MIZ037-043-251215-
/O.CAN.KGRR.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/
MASON-OCEANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...HART
612 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THE WIND WILL
REMAIN GUSTY TODAY.
* THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED
IMPACTS...
* ACCUMULATING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS OCCURRED.
* MOST LOCATIONS SAW LESS THAN 3 INCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR
MORE INFORMATION.
&&
$$
MIZ040-045-046-051-052-056>059-064>067-071>074-251915-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/
CLARE-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-
ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARE...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...
GREENVILLE...ALMA...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...
HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...
KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
612 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 INCHES OR LESS THIS
MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.
* SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR EARLY THIS MORNING.
* OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST. WINDS
WILL ONLY BEGIN TO DROP OFF AFTER NIGHTFALL.
* SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.
IMPACTS...
* THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE HAMPERED BY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
* SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS.
* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL WINDS DROP OFF
THIS EVENING.
* NUMEROUS SCHOOL CLOSURES.
* DIFFICULT SHOVELING DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
* WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE AT
WWW.READY.GOV/WINTER AND HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/5OG.
&&
$$
MIZ038-039-044-050-251915-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/
LAKE-OSCEOLA-NEWAYGO-MUSKEGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...FREMONT...
MUSKEGON
612 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND AN INCH THIS MORNING.
STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.
* NORTHWEST WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL
ONLY BEGIN TO DROP OFF AFTER NIGHTFALL.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.
IMPACTS...
* TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS.
* REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
* SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL WINDS DROP OFF
THIS EVENING.
* SCHOOL CLOSURES.
* DIFFICULT SHOVELING DUE TO THE HEAVY WET SNOW.
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.
&&
$$095 WWUS43 KGRR 251454 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 954 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 MIZ038>040-044>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-251600- /O.CAN.KGRR.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T2100Z/ LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-MONTCALM- GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM- VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BALDWIN...REED CITY...CLARE...FREMONT... BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA... JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS... CHARLOTTE...LANSING...SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK... JACKSON 954 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT SNOW EAST OF US-131 WILL MOVE EAST OUT OF THE AREA BY NOON. * GUSTY WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TODAY. IMPACTS... * SOME POWER OUTAGES OBSERVED...WITH FEW IF ANY ADDITIONAL OUTAGES EXPECTED. * GENERALLY 9 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WAS MEASURED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 13 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS GRAND RAPIDS OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/GRR FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ TJT
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 23, 3:30 PM EST, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 3:30 PM EST, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
330 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016
LATEST UPDATE...
SYNOPSIS/SHORT TERM/LONG TERM/MARINE
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 330 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016
HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS OVER MUCH OF LOWER
MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SIX TO TEN
INCHES OF ACCUMULATION COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
RESULT IN TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS... CANCELLATIONS... AND SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 330 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016
WILL CONVERT THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING EXACTLY AS
IS SPATIALLY... ALTHOUGH WILL START AND END IT A TAD EARLIER THAN
WHAT THE ORIGINAL WATCH HAD.
WILL ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 2 TO 5 INCHES FOR THE
COUNTIES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE WATCH... WHICH WILL START A LITTLE
LATER THAN THE WARNING. SEE BOTTOM OF THIS PRODUCT FOR SPECIFIC
DETAILS.
CONFIDENCE IN WARNING CRITERIA SNOWFALL AND A HIGH IMPACT EVENT
CONTINUES TO INCREASE AS MODEL/ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ARE IN OUTSTANDING
AGREEMENT ON PLACEMENT OF SWATH OF HVY WET SNOW. HOWEVER LATEST 12Z
GUIDANCE HAS TRENDED A BIT FARTHER NORTH AND WEST THAN PREVIOUS RUN
AND IF THIS TREND CONTINUES WE MAY NEED TO EXPAND THE WARNING
A BIT FARTHER WEST.
A FARTHER NORTHWEST TRACK OF THE SYSTEM... WHICH IS A TYPICAL
BEHAVIOR FOR EJECTING SRN STREAM SYSTEMS... COULD ALSO BRING MORE IN
THE WAY OF MIXED PRECIP TO AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF A BTL TO LAN
LINE AND THEREFORE LESS SNOW ACCUMULATION.
WILL GO WITH COLDER SFC TEMPS ON WEDNESDAY MORE IN LINE RAW MODEL
GUIDANCE RATHER THAN SOME OF MILDER MOS GUIDANCE NEAR 40. HEAVIER
PRECIP SPREADING IN FROM THE SOUTH WILL RESULT IN WET BULBING/EVAP
COOLING WHICH SHOULD LEAD TO PREDOMINATELY SNOW. HOWEVER THE I-94
CORRIDOR EAST OF EAST COULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN/FREEZING
RAIN/SLEET FOR A TIME.
STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE HELD DOWN A BIT DUE TO SFC TEMPS
INITIALLY ABOVE FREEZING AND LOW SNOWFALL RATIOS AROUND 8:1...AS
WELL COMPACTION OF WET SNOW... BUT HEAVY PRECIP RATES/QPF WITHIN THE
TROWAL WILL STILL LEAD TO MORE THAN SIX INCHES.
.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 330 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016
THE LONG TERM PORTION OF THE FCST WILL BE SOMEWHAT OF A ROLLER
COASTER RIDE FOR THE REGION FROM THE FRI THROUGH NEXT TUE TIME
FRAME. THIS PATTERN IS VERY TYPICAL OF THE TRANSITION WE SEE AS WE
HEAD FROM WINTER TO SPRING.
WE WILL SEE SOME RESIDUAL LAKE EFFECT HOLD ON ACROSS THE AREA DURING
THE DAY ON FRI. WE WILL BE ON THE BACK END OF THE COOLER AIR AS THE
CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT TRANSITIONS TO MORE RIDGING. THIS AIR DOES NOT
LOOK TOO COLD. SFC RIDGING WILL THEN END THE LAKE EFFECT AS WILL
WARMER AIR ADVECTING IN OVER THE AREA.
THERE LOOKS TO BE A FAIRLY QUIET PERIOD FROM LATE FRI INTO EARLY SUN
WITH WARMER AIR MAKING IT/S WAY INTO THE AREA. A FAIRLY BROAD RIDGE
ALOFT WILL BE IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER DURING THIS TIME FRAME. WE
WILL SEE A FAIRLY SOLID LOW LEVEL FLOW FROM THE SOUTH TO WEST...
WHICH WILL BRING H850 TEMPS ABOVE 0C. THIS SHOULD BRING MAX TEMPS
BACK WELL INTO THE 40S AND APPROACHING 50.
THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED THEN BEGINNING AGAIN LATER ON
SUN.WE WILL SEE NRN STREAM AND SRN STREAM ENERGY BY SUN...WHICH WILL
THEN APPROACH THE STATE ON SUN. THE WARMTH AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM
SHOULD ALLOW FOR AT LEAST A RAIN AND SNOW MIX...IF NOT ENTIRELY RAIN
INITIALLY. WE WILL THEN SEE THE COLD AIR RUSH IN ACROSS THE AREA SUN
NIGHT BEHIND THE SYSTEM...BRINGING SOME SNOW IN ON THE BACKSIDE OF
IT. SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE.
THERE IS POTENTIAL SHOWING UP THAT WE COULD SEE YET ANOTHER
IMPACTFUL SYSTEM SHOW UP LATE IN THE LONG TERM THAT COULD BRING A
VARIETY OF PCPN TYPES. A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARDS TO TIMING
AND TRACK OF THAT THIS FAR OUT IN TIME WITH THE PATTERN WE ARE IN.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1259 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016
HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 00Z...GOOD CONFIDENCE FOR
VFR THROUGH 06Z. AFTERWARDS...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
AREA FROM THE SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY MORNING...AFFECTING THE
JXN/BTL/LAN TERMINALS FIRST AROUND 12Z WITH A RAIN/SNOW MIX. LIGHT
SNOW SHOULD BE THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE FARTHER NORTHWEST
AT THE GRR/MKG TERMINALS PRIOR TO 18Z.
IFR CIGS AND VISIBILITIES EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD ALL TERMINALS LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO AFTERNOON.
&&
.MARINE...
ISSUED AT 330 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016
WE WILL BE UPGRADING THE GALE WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE
NEARSHORE FOR THE TIME FRAME OF THIS SYSTEM. WE ARE LOOKING AT 40+
KNOT GALES FROM WED MORNING RIGHT ON THROUGH THE DAY ON THU. WE
SHOULD THEN SEE A BREAK IN THE STRONGER WINDS ON FRI BEFORE THE
WINDS COME UP ONCE AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
ISSUED AT 905 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016
DUE TO SNOWMELT THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS AND POSSIBLY LINGERING
RIVER ICE... THE MUSKEGON... WHITE... AND PERE MARQUETTE RIVERS
ARE RUNNING HIGHER THAN NORMAL BUT ARE BELOW BANKFULL. PERE
MARQUETTE RIVER IS THE ONLY ONE STILL TRENDING UPWARD BUT FLOODING
IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WITH WAVES OF COLDER TEMPERATURES
OVER THE NEXT WEEK... RIVER ICE COULD REDEVELOP ON MOST RIVERS
ONCE AGAIN... BUT THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE JAM FLOODING THIS
LATE IN THE SEASON APPEARS LOW.
&&
.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY
FOR MIZ040-045-046-051-052-056>059-064>067-071>074.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY FOR MIZ037>039-043-044-050.
LM...GALE WARNING FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY FOR
LMZ844>849.
&&
SYNOPSIS...MEADE
SHORT TERM...MEADE
LONG TERM...NJJ
AVIATION...TJT
HYDROLOGY...CAS
MARINE...NJJHazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 4:04 AM EST, 11 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 404 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-240915- MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON- MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON- INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- 404 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY HEAVY WET SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY FOR MUCH OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. A SMALL RISK FOR SNOW WITH IMPACTS IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LMZ844>849-240915- 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- 404 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO FRIDAY. .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 23, 3:58 AM EST | Gale Watch | GRR | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:43 PM EST | Gale Warning | GRR | 54 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:47 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GRR | Lake, Mason, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola | 38 hr |
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Sources
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