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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Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
357 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

MIZ056>059-064>067-071>074-100500-
/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
357 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WHICH WILL BRING
   STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL INTO THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE.

 * A HEAVIER BURST OF SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
   EVENING. THE SNOW WILL LIGHTEN UP LATE TONIGHT.

 * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
   AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH.

IMPACTS...

 * THE HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND
   RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. THE EVENING
   COMMUTE HOME WILL BE IMPACTED.

 * AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY IN
   OPEN COUNTRY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST
   TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

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

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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