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Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

January 1, 20184 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 1, 2018, 3:10 PM EST for 4 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jan 1, 2018, 9:00 PM EST. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2018, 3:10 PM EST (20:10 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 1, 2018, 9:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 2, 2018, 1:00 PM EST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI

Counties Calhoun County, MI, Jackson County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Van Buren County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 wind chill advisory went out at Jan 1, 12:25 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 12:25 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 11:26 AM EST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
1126 AM EST Mon Jan 1 2018

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-020915-
Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon-
Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa-Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton-
Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo-Calhoun-Jackson-
1126 AM EST Mon Jan 1 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Locally slick roads are possible today due to some snow showers that
will be around.

Late tonight hazardous wind chills may redevelop.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Another round of snow is possible for Tuesday night into
Wednesday...followed by lake effect snow showers. This may result
in slick travel conditions. Yet another storm system could move in
with snow later in the weekend or early next week.

Subzero wind chills will occur at times.

With ice continuing to develop in the rivers...fluctuating water
levels will be possible through the period.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

LMZ844>849-020915-
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-
1126 AM EST Mon Jan 1 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest Lower
Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Hazardous conditions to small craft are forecasted through
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

The hazardous conditions will persist through much of the week for
small craft. An elevated risk for gales exists for Tuesday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 1, 11:07 AM EST, 4 hours 3 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 1, 7:10 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementGRRAllegan, Barry, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Kent, Lake and 6 more110 min

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in Michigan, 2018Every wind chill advisory in 2018

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.