A low pressure system brought approximately four to eight inches of snow to portions of the area on one of the busiest travel days of the year during the latter portion of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Snow began on November the 30th and continued into December the first before gradually ending.
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The episode as NWS GRR wrote it up.
A low pressure system brought approximately four to eight inches of snow to portions of the area on one of the busiest travel days of the year during the latter portion of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Snow began on November the 30th and continued into December the first before gradually ending.
Snowfall amounts were quite variable across relatively small areas, possibly due to differences in surface temperatures, the frequency of measurements, or how sheltered the location was. The snow fell when temperatures were above freezing, which frequently resulted in melting or settling as soon as the snow hit the ground.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Nov 30, 12:20 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.
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7 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Anywhere from four to as much as nine inches of snow was reported in a twenty four hour period across Mason county.
Four to as much as eight inches of snow was reported in a twelve hour period across Ottawa county.
Four to as much as eight inches of snow was reported in a twelve hour period across Kenty county. A little over seven inches of snow was reported by a trained spotter in Byron Center.
Four to eight inches of snow was reported in a twelve hour time frame.
A trained spotter in St. John's reported that nearly seven inches of snow fell and there were several reports of four to eight inches of snow in a twelve hour time frame. A spotter two miles northeast of Bath reported about six inches of snow.
Anywhere from four to as much as eight inches of snow was reported in a twelve hour period across Montcalm county. A trained spotter one mile northwest of Greenville reported a storm total of seven inches.
Anywhere from four to as much as eight inches of snow was reported in a twelve hour period across Gratiot county. A county official six miles east of Crystal reported that seven inches of snow fell.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Michigan in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, November 2008
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 141996, 141999, 142000, 142001, 142002, 141997, 141998.