Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
400 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

MIZ056>059-064>067-071>074-101700-
/O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN-
KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA...
ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...
SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
400 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING WHICH WILL
   BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL INTO THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE.

 * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS NORTHWEST
   WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH PERSIST.

IMPACTS...

 * AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY IN
   OPEN COUNTRY. THE PROLONG DRIFTING WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
   AS SOME RURAL ROADS MAY BE NEARLY IMPASSIBLE. USE CAUTION IF
   YOU MUST TRAVEL.

 * LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE COMMUNITIES WILL BE THE MOST IMPACTED
   BY THE BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY DIP TO AROUND A HALF MILE
   AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER
   WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
   AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
   IF YOU TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
   IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
418 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-101115-
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
418 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES
EXCEEDING AN INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES. STORM TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 3
TO 6 INCHES ALONG THE U.S.-10 CORRIDOR...TO AS MUCH AS 6 TO 10
INCHES SOUTH OF I-96.

NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW A MILE AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AND WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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