The
Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories will expire at 7 PM Monday for all of West Michigan. I’m off to speak to the Ottawa Co. Townships Annual Dinner at the Pinnacle Center this evening. Snow showers will diminish to flurries, with flurries continuing tomorrow. A stronger Arctic cold front approaches on Wednesday with more snow or a brief mix changing to snow. Then VERY COLD air arrives (850 mb temperature to -16C Friday AM)…so lake-effect snow is likely. Saturday we get a clipper system and at least light snow. Sunday even COLDER air arrives (-18C – (or 0F) at 850 mb Sunday AM), with more lake-effect. More snow and colder than average for next week Keep the winter coats and snow shovels handy!!
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November 30th, 2008 at 8:59 pm by Bill Steffen under Bill's Blog, Weather
I just came in from clearing the snow off my tent in the backyard and it looks like there is about 3″ on the grass. The driveway has about 2″ on it and it is snowing lightly. Temp is 32.9
Lowell Area Schools
2 HOUR DELAY – 67% CHANCE
CLOSED – 56% CHANCE
RUN ON MAIN ROADS ONLY – 96% CHANCE
Saranac Community Schools
2 HOUR DELAY – 95% CHANCE
CLOSED – 76% CHANCE
Rockford Public Schools
2 HOUR DELAY – 68% CHANCE
CLOSED – 43% CHANCE
East Grand Rapids Public Schools
2 HOUR DELAY – 22% CHANCE
CLOSED – 15% CHANCE
Grand Rapids Public Schools
2 HOUR DELAY – 45% CHANCE
CLOSED – 32% CHANCE
Grandville Public Schools
2 HOUR DELAY – 48% CHANCE
CLOSED – 39% CHANCE
Northview Public Schools
2 HOUR DELAY – 45% CHANCE
CLOSED – 32% CHANCE
Ionia Public Schools
2 HOUR DELAY – 95% CHANCE
CLOSED – 76% CHANCE
MY PREDICTIONS
Lowell Area Schools
CLOSED
Saranac Community Schools
CLOSED
Rockford Public Schools
CLOSED
East Grand Rapids Public Schools
2 HOUR DELAY
Grand Rapids Public Schools
CLOSED
Grandville Public Schools
CLOSED
Northview Public Schools
2 HOUR DELAY
Ionia Public Schools
CLOSED
what about Jenison Brennan
Well I am going to bed all. Check back in the AM. Night!
Jenison Public Schools
2 HOUR DELAY – 2.5%
CLOSED – 1.2%
MY PREDICTION
Jenison Public Schools
OPEN
PREDICTION FOR THURSDAY
Jenison Public Schools
CLOSED
well i think jenison will be open maybe idk depends if its gunna freeze oh well im outta school so i have to work now and dont get snowdays
Brennan..what are your thoughts about the wed-thurs time frame
I don’t know yet.. 6-12 maybe? KENT > WEST
wind direction?
im just gathering thoughts right now
NWS says WNW flow
i feel like the only one here
good we need that
Agree.. im going to bed KEEP you all updated about school closings and more at 5am! NIGHT!
I’m singin’ the Dry Slot Blues!
Central Montcalm Public School: Closed Tomorrow
Faith Community Christian School: Closed Tomorrow
Grattan Academy: Closed Tomorrow
Greenville Public Schools: Closed Tomorrow
Nuvo College of Cosmetology: Closed Tomorrow
Threshold Academy: Closed.
Is unity christain high school closed?
lol Brennan thought u were spending time with ur bed lol
no Kathy
CLICK MY NAME FOR SCHOOL CLOSING MAP
has everyone left?
it hasnt stopped snowing here today, but we have been in the light snow since about 4 p.m. about 2.5-3.5″ here though
been snowing all day here since around ora lil after noon
HEY PEOPLE IN MONTCALM YOU’VE HAD ENOUGH SHARE THE LOVE LOL!!
hahah
lol
Here in SW Wyoming near Grandville, we have about 5 inches of snow. It’s been snowing since about noon today. Started fast and furious, then tapered off around 4 or 5, then back to snowing really good since then. I’m about 3 miles from M-6, by the Byron Center Exit. I wonder why they would take those accident victims to Spectrum Butterworth in GR when the new Metro hospital is just an exit away?
Not sure how much we have here in Muskegon, looks like maybe 3 inches, but the road out front is snow covered and slippery.
Hi Bill,
I just went out at 12:00 a.m. and took a measurment of the snow on top of our patio table…9.75 inches in Belding! Good thing we already have the day off tomorrow or we’d be racking up a snow day already!
Wow Jodi that’s a lot!
2″ here in Nunica. That is on the car, about 1.5 on the driveway. Heading out to plow.
i have 6 inches now and snowing lightly.
Hardly anything here in north Holland. Just enough to cover the grass.
4 1/2″ here at my place just did the walk around and average measure on the flat front yard!
For the storm winding back up at midnight, it’s still not doing anything over here. (Holland).
I for one would rather have a snow day tomorrow than later in the week.
I’m still not prepared for winter.
Must have been the gorgeous autumn/Indian Summer we had that spoiled me.
Its one thirty AM and we have four inches of heavy wet snow. Its been snowing steady since early evening. No wind at all. Not a heavy blinding snow just pretty steady. If it keeps up through tommrow we are going to have at least six inches. If it were the colder fluffier stuff it would measure more. My DH will definatly be breaking out the tractor for the first time tommrow.
It sure is pretty, its sticking to the branches, looks like a Currier and Ives Christmas card here
michigan is sure a beautiful state.
God Bless all stay safe.
5.5 here in St.Johns,
Snowing lightly, but with larger flakes….32*
about same conditions here Bob, big flakes snow is light. around 4in here
should say here in Portland
I have just 2.2″ on the snow board and 3″ on the grassy areas and less then a inch on the sidewalk with a liquid content of .42″ so the warm temps must have taken quite a toll on the snow amounts here at my place. 31° here now with light snow still falling.
SlimJim
4″ of snow here in Fruitport Township… sure looks neat out there with it all sticking to the trees and so forth.
Not sure how much I got. Looks to be at least 4 inches. Not looking forward to the trip into work or home today!
STORM = DUD!
I drive from Cedar Springs to Kalamazoo (I94/9th st). Lest at 4:30 and arrived at work about 6:10. The trip took about 20 minutes longer then normal. Cedar Springs (Shaner/17 mile) Shanner needs plowing but 17 is plowed, wet and slushy with aobut 6 inches on ground at home. Kent County freeways were wet to slushy about 5 inches. Allegan needed to be plowed but had less snow about 4-5 inches. Kalamazoo was plowed and less snow, about 3-4 inches. No cars in ditch on way to work. Speeds from 35 (allegan) to 55 (Kalamazoo) on freeways. Wife is now on her way to work and says Kent County has not changed much, just more light out to see what is going on. Another 1 to 3 inches today should not matter as people are out and about and the roads should be much better on the way home.
Thank you for the update Fred! It is really appreciated!
WE’ve got a total of 2… 2.5 inches about. Barely any snow over night.
My wife drives from Cedar Springs to Caledonia. She says back roads not plowed. Main roads are slushy and plowed. 131 (Cedar Springs) to I96 the passing lane is slippery. She sees the plow trucks are out. Lots of extra traffic (I-96 from 131 to Beltline to 28th to M-6), she thinks they all thought to leave early like her. M-6 is wet, very little slush. M-37 to Caledonia is slushy and slippery. Took her about 15 minutes extra to get to work.
Jennifer K (NE GR by Plainfield/East Beltline junction) Says:
December 1st, 2008 at 7:41 am
Not sure how much I got. Looks to be at least 4 inches. Not looking forward to the trip into work or home today!
Same story, different year………
Looks like I got 5-6 inches here, Whats the story with the LES this week, how much snow and I think it is going to be a W to WSW wind so we should get the LES.