2 products issued by NWS for: 3 Miles SSW Comstock MI
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. $$
Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1024 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 MIZ056>059-064>067-071>074-101130- /O.CON.KGRR.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/ OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-INGHAM-VAN BUREN- KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JENISON...GRAND RAPIDS...IONIA... ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING... SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON 1024 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL INTO THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE. ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD SEE UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW. * OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THEN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO LIGHTEN UP PRIOR TO DAYBREAK. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY AS NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH PERSIST. IMPACTS... * THE HEAVY SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND RESULT IN SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. * AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY INTO WEDNESDAY. USE CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY DAYBREAK...THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL STILL IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. * THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE COMMUNITIES WILL BE THE MOST IMPACTED BY THE BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES MAY DIP TO AROUND A HALF MILE IN BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$